Small-business Internet resources

Our favorite links:

1. Entrepreneurship
2. Finance
3. General business
4. Business resources
5. Business services
6. Internet resources
7. Starting points and search engines

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur Magazine's Small-Business Square -- Features daily news, chat rooms, message boards, interactive course work, the SOHO Mall and online versions of Entrepreneur, Business Start-Ups and Entrepreneur International.

Entrepreneur OnLine -- Designed to get commercial companies like yours involved with providing their information to entrepreneurs throughout the Internet world.

Entrepreneur Weekly -- Entrepreneur Weekly is weekly newsletter on Internet marketing that should be of considerable help to small companies that want to sell on the Web.

Entrepreneurial Edge Online -- Offers the in-depth valuable information you need to successfully start or grow a small or entrepreneurial business. Hundreds of articles and training modules are downloadable for free.

Entrepreneurs Bookstore, The -- How-to reports for the entrepreneur; includes MLM, mail order businesses and much more.

Entrepreneurs on the Web -- Is a site where entrepreneurs throughout the world can find useful business information and offer their goods and services to other entrepreneurs.

Home-Based Business Resource Center -- If you are a small-business person or an entrepreneur, they have the resources to make your business an outstanding success.

SBDC of Northeast Texas -- A site full of useful information for all entrepreneurs, not just Texans.

The Virtual Entrepreneur -- Provides you with reliable entrepreneurial information and access to on-line resources.

Working from Home Center -- A complete resource guide for those who work at home.

Finance

Accel Partners -- A private venture capital firm with a capital base of more than $350 million.

America's Business Funding Directory -- The first business capital search engine.

Asia Magazine -- Asia provides tremendous markets for increased profits, and AsiaMag provides a way for your organization to reach them.

Atlas Venture -- A partnership of venture capital firms, with $100 million in funding, focusing on life sciences and information technology.

Barron's Online -- Includes market perspectives, investment ideas and expert insights for individuals.

BarterNet -- A consortium of barter networks. Conserve cash by bartering goods and services and get products at rock-bottom prices.

CNNfn - The Financial Network -- Brought to you by CNN.

FinanceHub -- An encompassing site of financial information, particularly the "Venture Capital on the Web" area.

FinanceNet -- Includes a section about government asset sales, with links to online discussions and mailing lists.

The Financial Information Link Library -- A collection of worldwide links to net-based financial information, arranged by country and indexed alphabetically.

MoneyHunter -- A venture capital/small business Web site that features extensive venture capital resources and links. The "Mentor" section features a prominent entrepreneur every week and their tips for other growing businesses.

Mutual Fund Guide -- The Mining Company -- A site aimed at mutual funds that contains features and categories ranging from choosing a financial planner, the basics of mutual funds, newsletters and much more.

Mutual Funds Magazine Online -- If you're interested in mutual funds, you'll love this site!

Olympic Venture Partners -- This $100 million-plus fund invests in early-stage, technology-oriented companies in the western third of North America.

Smith Barney Access -- Provides information on investment ideas, financial planning, product and services information.

StreetEYE Index -- The definitive directory and search engine of Internet resources relevant to investors and investment professionals.

TaxTalk -- Plain & Simple -- Easily understood tax advice and information.

The World Bank -- Is "the" place to go for information and the latest news about the World Bank, including the organization's background and mission.

General business

Better Business Bureau -- Provides a publications directory, members list and contact information for BBBs throughout the country. Other services include the bureau's newsletter, scam alerts and, of course, filing a complaint online.

Business Resource Center -- Very comprehensive site containing information on marketing, management and financing your business.

Business Week -- Complete contents of current issue, both domestic and international editions, plus BW Daily Briefing, BW Enterprise for small business, and more.

ldea Cafe: The Small Business Channel -- A fun approach to serious business.

Service Corps Of Retired Executives (S.C.O.R.E.) -- This organization provides free, confidential, one-to-one counseling to small-business owners and those interested in starting businesses.

Small Business Administration -- Provides online help for U.S. small businesses, SBA offices and S.C.O.R.E. Information available includes training aids, government contract information and explanation of loan programs.

The Small Business Journal -- The Small Business Journal is a magazine for entrepreneurs and owners of small businesses.

Smallbiz -- A regular publication from Microsoft.

Small-Business Learning Library

Small-Business Legal Survival -- Features a monthly newsletter, checklists, forms and other useful legal information.

Small-Business Resource Center -- A compilation of useful information for entrepreneurs everywhere. Anyone who runs a small business -- or wants to -- will find a variety of helpful information here.

Smart Business Supersite -- Thousands of free how-to resources geared specifically to help you run your business smarter.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers -- Began and followed the industrial revolution by creating a "register" or directory of American manufacturers to enable companies to find the makers of parts, products, machines and more. This database now contains 155,000 companies and 114,000 brand names -- with online catalogs, free literature by fax available, e-mail links to companies and links to company Web sites.

The White House Conference on Small Business site -- Designed to assist in the implementation of the 1995 White House Conference recommendations by facilitating communication between the delegates and Washington decision makers.

WomenBiz -- For the woman business owner or the future entrepreneur. "Here you will find a wealth of information to take on your journey. Take what you want, give what you may. Learn -- prosper -- give."

Business resources

Accounting Specialists Directory -- Designed to assist individuals and businesses find specialized accounting expertise and information. The directory offers a choice of accounting specialists in more than 100 categories, a comprehensive list of specialized news links, a free help desk and a "Big 6" accounting industry watch.

Everything E-mail -- E-mail is much more than just sending a message!

Financial Encyclopedia -- The site is heavy into technology terminology, with loads of network and database terms covering the stock exchanges, currency and other money matters relevant to nations large and small.

Fortune -- Fortune Magazine online

IRS Digital Daily -- The IRS goes online with a surprisingly lighthearted and informative site.

The Marketing Resource Center -- A center created to provide valuable resource material to assist small business operators in growing their business.

MicroPatent Patent Server -- Provides access to any U.S. patent issued since 1976. Patents are online 48 hours after being issued and can be searched for free. (The fee to download a patent is 25¢ a page.)

Microsoft Small Business Resource -- Check out Microsoft's solutions and information for small businesses - updated monthly.

Small Business News Online -- Offers solutions to the daily challenges of growing a business. Topics include management, finance, marketing, technology, health care and personnel.

U.S. Business Advisor -- The U.S. Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions.

United States Post Office -- The official online post office where visitors can find useful postal information, including ZIP codes.

Business services

AT&T Small Business Services -- Resources and services for your small business.

American Express -- "Don't leave home without it."

Federal Express -- An overnight shipping service with online tracking feature and more.

NYNEX Interactive Yellow Pages -- An online version of NYNEX's yellow pages for the Northeast; contains information from 500 phone books that allow you to search by business name or category.

UPS -- An overnight shipping service with an online tracking feature and more.

Internet resources

Imperative! -- Creating powerful new tools to help businesses leverage the opportunity that the Internet provides.

iWORLD -- This Internet media company features publication information, discussion groups, conference information and more.

Yahoo! -- A hierarchical subject-oriented guide for the World Wide Web and Internet. Yahoo! lists sites and categorizes them into appropriate subject categories.

Starting points and search engines

AltaVista -- Digital Corporation's new search engine is getting the best of reviews!

excite! -- One of the best engines for Web and Usenet searches.

InfoSeek -- A great business list with a search engine and more.

LinkStar -- Do business through the NASE's personalized search engine.

The Postmaster -- A great starting place to announce your site or check-out their "cool" list.

Promote-It! -- Use Promote-It! to quickly, accurately, and easily submit your URL to 325 search engines and directories.

StartingPoint -- The name says it all -- it is a starting point to find what you're seeking.

Webcrawler -- One of the easiest search tools available.

Yahoo! -- The original private listing service has grown and offers more than you can use!