| Intellectual Property Resources |
Description |
| The Delphion Intellectual Property Network |
Search for IP. This is an incredible resource, subscription-based. |
| U.S. Patents & Trademarks Office |
Research registered trademarks. |
| Legal Resources |
Description |
| Find Law: Small Business |
Links, information, plan models, and legal forms |
| Nixon Peabody |
Good articles from an HTR sponsor. |
| Nolo.com |
Self-help legal information. Contracts, and forms, legal encyclopedia |
| Patent Innovations LLC |
Website for a local 21st Century Patent Practice. |
| Market Research Resources |
Description |
| Business Wire |
Press releases |
| KnowX public record |
Lots of public data suitable for reference checks, competitive analysis. Fees by report. |
| Network Solutions Internic Whois |
Look up any URL (com, net, or org) to find out the owner. |
| PR Newswire |
Press releases |
| Periodical Resources |
Description |
| Fast Company |
Magazine covering entrepreneurs, especially technology. |
| MIT Tech Review |
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| Red Herring |
Similar to Upside |
| San Jose Mercury News |
Silicon Valley newspaper covers the local beat. |
| Silicon Valley News |
Related to San Jose Mercury News. This is the more technology oriented information. |
| The Industry Standard |
Business coverage of the Internet. Lots of useful statistics. |
| Ziff Davis Publishing |
Access to all Ziff Davis online magazines such as PC Week, Yahoo Life |
| Reference Resources |
Description |
| Biz Info Library |
Entrepreneurs searching for information on starting and growing their business have a new tool at their disposal. The Biz Info Library, launched during EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, is an online collection of articles featuring practical, results-focused information. Along with some of the top publishers on small business and entrepreneurial success, content providers include world-renowned authors and leading business experts. The online collection is a collaborative effort of The James J. Hill Reference Library, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Edward Lowe Foundation and is free to all users. |
| BLGventures |
BLG Ventures, is a virtual incubator for women and minority-owned technology businesses located throughout the U.S. Its mission is to: 1.Identify outstanding women and minority-owned technology companies
2.Provide them with access to capital by introducing them to venture capitalists and
3.Provide the emerging growth companies with access to premier professional service providers. |
| Business Resource Center |
Provided by MoreBusiness, the site for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs provides a wealth of templates, how-tos, and tools to assist the small business owner. |
| CEO Express |
Portal for daily news, business research, internet research, travel, shopping |
| Compensation by Job |
Compensation data from federal government for many job types. |
| EntreWorld |
EntreWorld is the website for the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurship, with a host of resources and information to support starting a growing a business. |
| Hoover's Online |
Database of profiles for public and private companies. |
| Inc. magazine |
Inc. 500 fastest growing firms. Various resources |
| InfoTrac |
Search the local library card catalog. Even better, use your library card account number and the second URL and you can get profiles of almost any company (revenue, employees, description) |
| Institute of Management |
Salary benchmarks and other compensation info. |
| Intuit Inc. |
Small business resources, quicken software, links to Business, Employees, Benefits and Retirement, Tax and Accounting, Marketing, Office Technology, and Legal Issues info. |
| Kauffman Foundation |
Entrepreneurial resources |
| Monroe County Library |
Search the local library card catalog. Even better, use your library card account number and the second URL and you can get profiles of almost any company (revenue, employees, description) |
| National Business |
Incubator trade association with resource links. |
| Quicken Start-up resources |
Links to useful information and helpful assistance for start-ups and new businesses. |
| The Business |
The Business Resource Center contains daily news, ideas, templates, worksheets, sample business plans and more that can help small businesses grow. It also includes interactive discuss forums, search engines business links to resources. |
| The Small Business Knowledge Base |
Hosted by BizMove, this site provides a wealth of resources applicable to all aspects of starting a new business. |
| US Small Business Administration |
Links and references to generic small business information. |
