FAQ's for Small Business
Get answers to your questions! Use this FAQ to get insights
into Marketing, Financial Statements and many more issues.
Start Up Guide from US Small Business
Administration
This comprehensive guide provides a clear roadmap when you
start a business. Getting Started, Business Plan, Financing
Your Business Start Up, Writing Loan Proposals, and many
more interesting topics covered in detail here.
Tax Guide for Small Business
IRS information about taxes relevant for Small Businesses.
A handy alphabetical index covering diverse topics aids
effective navigation of this extremely useful publication.
Government Resources
Internal Revenue
Service
Get the lowdown on current Federal tax regulations and
other tax information at the Internal Revenue Services Web
site, where you can also download tax forms and
instructions. Its Small Business Corner offers advice on
starting and operating your own business.
FedWorld
John Q. Public meets Uncle Sam at FedWorld. You will find a
wealth of government and business information-everything
from government standards to 17,000 trade-related documents
and up-to-date analyses of major U.S. industries. Browse
databases, download forms, purchase reports and link to
scores of other related sites.
U.S. Business
Advisor
Billed as the one-stop electronic link to government for
business, the U.S. Business Advisor is a collection of
links to other government agencies. Topics include doing
business with the government, international trade, finance,
labor and employment, general business, and laws and
regulations.
U.S.
Small Business Administration
No matter what stage your business is at, you will find a
wealth of information here on starting, running and
expanding. Get step-by-step information on launching a
business, find out about SBA loan programs, take an online
course or register your business in Pro-Net for government
contracting opportunities.
Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
OSHAs pages provide a wealth of information related to the
agencies workplace safety standards and regulations. You
can search for OSHA regulatory rules, and delve into a
number of other databases that include information such as
recordkeeping guidelines, speeches and congressional
testimony.
News Resources
CNN
Interactive
News sites do not get more thorough than this. You will
find up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest news events,
complete with audio, video, and tons of links to related
stories and background material. CNN Remote delivers news
updates to your Desktop every five minutes. A Customize
feature helps you choose the news you want to see by
letting you build your own profile or selecting a
Quickstart profile.
Fortune.com
In addition to comprehensive business coverage, the online
version of Fortune offers Fortune & Your Company, a
section geared to small businesses. You will find articles
on taxes, marketing, management, technology, financing a
business and more.
Inc.
Online
The online version of this popular entrepreneurial magazine
regularly offers articles of interest to small-business
owners. The Virtual Consultant has searchable databases
with information such as businesses up for sale, company
profiles and demographics. There are also worksheets you
can use to determine the cost of growth, long-term
financial goals and other key business calculations.