Entrepreneurial Assistance Sites
Listed in Alphabetical Order

America’s Business Funding Directory – A very useful financing tool, this site includes a searchable database of financing and includes a free, downloadable Funding Workbook that can help guide you in your search for capital. http://www.businessfinance.com/

American Demographics Marketing Tools – provides an on-line source for publications, research tools and services. http://www.demographics.com/

Business Owners Toolkit – an in-depth exploration of the business planning process, plus samples for different kinds of business. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/tools.asp

Bizplanit.com - an internet-based business plan consulting firm, BizPlanIt.com creates customized business plans. The BizPlanIt.com site offers a detailed analysis of each section of the business plan, along with good links to books that can assist you with writing one. http://www.bizplanit.com

Bplans.com - More than a dozen sample business plans, including the JavaNet Café and IceCafe (a shave ice shop), along with detailed explanations of the graphs and spreadsheets necessary for a business plan. http://www.bplans.com

Canada/British Columbia Business Service Center – provides various resources, including an five session, on-line small business workshop, links to web sites for small businesses, and an interactive business planner. http://www.sb.gov.bc.ca/smallbus/sbhome.html

Capital Connection – provides description of finance web sites, services and consultants, venture funds, angel networks and other non-traditional funding services. It also contains a business plan format, web site tutorial, publicity survey and business fitness quiz. http://www.capital-connection.com

Edge Online – This site provides matchmaking service between small businesses that need money and money people, extensive resource list and expert advice. It is sponsored by quarterly Entrepreneurial Edge magazine, the official publication of the Edward Lowe Foundation. http://edge.lowe.org/

EntreWorld – an online information resource for entrepreneurs and supporters of entrepreneurship. EntreWorld provides a solution to information overload on the Web by providing highly filtered information coded by stage of business development. This website leads to information of people, places or things you need to keep your business on track; this shows a place to begin--and end--your search. Also, the site has an adobe acrobat file that critiques business plans. http://www.entreworld.org/About/FastTrac.cfm and http://www.entreworld.com

Frontier: The Resource for Entrepreneurs – Presented by Business Week: Online, this site provides a variety of tools and articles for the entrepreneur, including a searchable database of financing sources. http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/

Garage.com – A service to both entrepreneurs and investors, Garage.com helps high technology enterprises obtain seed level financing via mentoring and access to their investor network, which views investment opportunities via their searchable online database called “Heaven.” Garage.com also includes an extensive library of free, online resources. http://www.garage.com/

Hoover’s Online – Centered around it’s proprietary company and industry information, Hoover’s has extended its expertise to provide a business-oriented perspective on other topics important to our users: money management, career development, news, and business travel. Hoover’s touts its site as most comprehensive source of business information, designed to be the first and only site business people need. Period. http://www.hoovers.com/hoov/promo/exec.html

How to Start a Business – a great online resource, this site offers hundreds of links to resources and information for entrepreneurs. http://home.inreach.com/sbdc/book/

Idea Café – The “Financing Your Biz” section is a valuable resource for entrepreneurs trying to determine what type of financing they should pursue. It includes a budget calculator and summaries on different types of financing. http://www.ideacafe.com/

Inc.com – This site presents a large amount of information on raising capital through its assortment of articles, tools and research. In addition, inc.com’s relationship with its “Solutions Providers” allows the user to access an expanded array of resources. http://www.inc.com/

MoreBusiness.com - MoreBusiness.com, a comprehensive resource for small businesses, contains tips, articles, ideas, templates, worksheets, sample business plans, tools, financial benchmarks, sample contracts, and much more to help grow your business.
http://www.morebusiness.com/

Online Women’s Business Center – A good place to begin your education into the basics of venture financing, this site provides a extensive list of articles with easy to use, practical advice. http://www.onlinewbc.gov/

Redherring – The premier business technology magazine, Redherring.com offers a tremendous amount of industry information, at the pace of the Internet. A must read for every technology executive. http://www.redherring.com

Upside - dedicated to providing its customers with high quality, insightful media products that uniquely position the company as a leader in the information technology field. Upside covers key business issues and trends affecting high-tech companies in computing, software, telecommunications, and e-commerce. http://www.upside.com

U.S. Small Business Administration – an excellent site that offers guidance and links to programs for entrepreneurs interested in starting, financing or expanding a business. The site includes in-depth information on everything from writing a business plan to applying for federal funding. http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov

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