Links Library

General Resources

BusinessTown - www.businesstown.com
Business.gov - www.business.gov
Compliance Assistance Centers - explains environmental requirements for your type of business www.assistancecenters.net
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) - www.sba.gov
SCORE Business Counselors - www.score.org
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Grand Valley State University - http://www.gvsu.edu/cei/
Small Business Advancement National Center - University of Central Arkansas - general information and knowledge for entrepreneurs, includes business plan template - www.sbaer.uca.edu
Inc. Magazine Online: The website for growing companies - www.inc.com/home
U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization - www.osdbu.dot.gov/
National Business Incubation Association - www.nbia.org
Business Know-How - www.businessknowhow.com
Idea Cafe: The Small Business Channel - www.businessownersideacafe.com
Small Business Advisor - www.isquare.com
Startup Nation - www.startupnation.com
All About Law - www.freelegalforms.net
Home Business On-Line Legal Forms - www.homebusinessonline.com
Biz Info Library - www.bizinfolibrary.org
Insuring Your Business - www.iii.org/smallbusiness/intro
National Inventor Fraud Center - www.inventorfraud.com

Women's Business Information

National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) - www.nawbo.org
Women's Business Enterprise National Council - www.wbenc.org
SBA Online Women's Business Center - www.onlinewbc.gov
Michigan Women's Marketplace - Online Women's Business Community - www.miwomen.com

Marketing & Research

FedStats - online statistics from 70 federal agencies including labor force and industrial sectors by county and city - www.fedstats.gov
Advertising Age/American Demographics - www.adage.com
Easi Demographics www.easidemographics.com/
International Council of Shopping Centers - radius profile by location - http://icsc.org/
US Census Bureau Factfinder - www.census.gov/home/saff
US Postal Service - including zip code look up and address information - www.usps.com/ncsc
North American Industry Classification System - www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
FDIC Regional Economic Conditions - www2.fdic.gov/recon
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov/

Sites for Michigan Businesses

Michigan Economic Development Corporation - www.michiganadvantage.org

Michigan Labor Market Information - http://www.milmi.org/
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality - www.michigan.gov/deq
Michigan Census - www.michigan.gov/census
W.E. UpJohn Institute for Employment Research - www.upjohninstitute.org
Michigan Electronic Library - http://mel.org/
Travel, Tourism & Recreation Resource Center - www.tourismcenter.msu.edu
Michigan State University Extension Services - http://www.msue.msu.edu/
Michigan Agriculture Statistical Services - www.nass.usda.gov/mi/aam
Michigan Department of Agriculture - www.michigan.gov/mda
Small Business Association of Michigan - www.sbam.org
Michigan Business & Professional Association - Michigan Food & Beverage Association - www.michbusiness.org

Human Resources Sites

Venture Capital Sites