U.S. Government Resources

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA):

• Starting your business
• Financing your business
• Managing your business
• Business Opportunities
• En Espanol
• SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership
• Minority Business Development Agency
• Office of Small Disadvantages Business Utilization - Directory of Contacts by Federal AgencY

• The Small Business Community on IRS.gov
• The U.S. Census Bureau
• Commerce Business Daily
• Office of Electronic Government
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• General Services Administration

State Resources:

• The Business Registration Guide
• Virginia Department of Taxation
• Virginia State Corporation Commission
• Virginia Department of Business Assistance
• Virginia Employment Commission
• Virginia Government
• Virginia Chamber of Commerce
• Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise
• Virginia Economic Development Partnership
• eVirginia
• Virginia Economic Bridge

• American Association of Small Business Development Centers
• American Management Association
• Better Business Bureau
• The National Association for Female Executives
• Nation Association of Women Business Owners
• Women's Business Enterprise
• National Federation of Independent Business

• Business 2.0
• Fast Company
• Fortune Magazine
• Guerrilla Marketing
• Inc. Online
• Industry Week Growing Companies
• Inside Business
• National Public Radio
• StartupJournal.com
• Virginia Business

• Business.com
• American Express
• EntreBiz.com
• The Business Plans Resource Center
• Industry Research
• Marketing Associations Worldwide
• Inside Business
• Business Insurance Basics
• Online Dictionary of Computing
• Export 911 Worldwide sources
• Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
• Womenbiz.gov
• Sample Business Plans
• SBDC National Information Clearing House
• IdeaCafe