Useful
Small Business Associations
Direct
Marketing Association
The Direct Marketing Association (The DMA) is the oldest
and largest trade association for users and suppliers
in the direct, database and interactive marketing fields.
American
Marketing Association
American Marketing Association supplies marketing professionals
with the information, products and services required
to succeed in their jobs and careers.
The
American Management Association
The American Management Association is dedicated to
building the knowledge, skills and behaviors that will
help business professionals and their organizations
grow and prosper.
The
Entrepreneurial EDGE
Over 1,415 ideas to help you Grow Your Business. With
articles, links, books, reports, and more
American
Business Women’s Association (ABWA)
ABWA brings together businesswomen of diverse occupations
and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves
and others grow personally and professionally
Small
Business Development Centers (SBDC)
Small Business Development Centers provide management
assistance to current and prospective small business
owners. SBDCs offer one-stop assistance to small businesses
by providing a wide variety of information and guidance
in central and easily accessible branch locations.
Office
of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO)
The Office of Women's Business Ownership is here to
counsel, teach, encourage and inspire.
Service Corps Of Retired
Executives (SCORE)
The SCORE Association is a national, nonprofit association
with 11,500 volunteer members and 389 chapters throughout
the United States and its territories. SCORE is a resource
partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The
Low Documentation Loan Program (LOWDOC)
LowDocis one of the SBA's most popular programs. Once
ou have met your lender's requirements for credit, LowDoc
offers a simple, one-page SBA application form and rapid
turnaround on approvals for loans of up to $100,000.
State
Programs
State Economic Development Programs can help you grow
your small business. The programs vary from state to
state. The department is listed in your telephone book.
For
local programs in your area, look under “U.S. Government”
in the telephone directory or use the following to assist:
Small
Business Answer Desk 800 827 5722
Office of Public Communications 202 205 6743
Online
Resources
MarketingProfs
MarketingProfs specialize in providing both strategic
and tactical marketing know-how to Internet and offline
marketing professionals through a combination of provocative
articles and commentary.
MarketingSherpa,
Inc.
MarketingSherpa, Inc. is a media company publishing
useful news, Case Studies, and best practices data about
Internet and integrated marketing for advertising, marketing
and PR professionals.
BizLand
BizLand is a rapidly-growing small business community
of more than one million people who share ideas and
advice with each other.
Clickz
A large archive of articles on marketing tactics to
more.
Small
Business Marketing
This site requires a lot of time..many resources and
links.
Working
Women
An online women’s resource
Financial
Resources
Women’s
World Banking
WWB's mission is to expand low income women’s economic
participation and power by opening access to finance,
information and markets.
Venture
Clubs
Venture Clubs are a superb way to learn about building
and financing your company as well as one of the best
networking opportunities available. You can find a local
chapter in your area.
Guerilla
Financing by Bruce Blechman
Community
Colleges
Local colleges offer continuing education courses in
many topics of interest to small business owners. Entrepreneurship
courses have grown in past 5 years.
Books
- Tax and Financial
Small
Time Operator: How to Start Your Own Small Business,
Keep Your Books, Pay Your Taxes, and Stay out of Trouble!
A certified public accountant provides detailed advice
about operating a successful small business, including
bookkeeping and tax payment. This new edition includes
a section on doing business on the Internet. Photos,
illustrations, charts, tables, worksheets
Don't
Let the IRS Destroy Your Small Business: 76 Mistakes
to Avoid
In this lively book, veteran tax attorney Michael Savage
provides essential tax advice to small business owners,
many of whom pay exorbitant tax fees for mistakes that
may have easily been avoided.
422
Tax Deductions for Businesses and Self-Employed Individuals
Fully revised and updated, this guide is aimed at all
businesses, independent professionals and contractors,
freelancers, and home and Internet businesses. The hundreds
of tax breaks listed are not loopholes or questionable
areas of the law, but legitimate business deductions
that accountants forget to ask their clients about or
that the IRS chooses not to mention on its tax forms.
Books - Marketing and General Topics
What
No One Ever Tells You about Starting Your Own Business:
Real Life Start-up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs
Addressing small businesses' common and uncommon miscues
with advice and insight from more than 100 entrepreneurs
who have made the mistakes, but survived, this resource
is like having an expert whispering in one's ear.
The
E-Myth Revisited
In this first new and totally revised edition of the
150,000-copy underground bestseller, The E-Myth, Michael
Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own
business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get
in the way of running a business.
The
American Bar Association Legal Guide for Small Business
The ABA Legal Guide for Small Business is the complete
and easy guide to understanding the small-business owner's
legal responsibilities and options. This guide takes
you from the day you start your business right through
to the day you sell it or retire.
Permission
Marketing
If you have time to read only one Internet marketing
book, make it this one. Godin, an Internet pioneer and
VP of direct marketing at Yahoo!, shares his visionary
approach of inviting customers to be part of the marketing
process, and capturing them for life.
Don't forget audio
tape!
The
Complete MBA for Dummies
How to get up to speed on the fundamentals of an MBA
education — without spending $40,000 and two more
years in school!
The
Engaged Customer
In this valuable guide to niche marketing, Brondmo,
the head of an Internet direct marketing firm, leads
readers step by step through preparing for and launching
an e-mail campaign.
Gale
Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Associations
This is a resource for addresses,phone numbers both
business, professional, and trade associations. Inside
are thousands of business and professional trade organizations.
It is available at most libraries or by calling 800
877 4253
Information
Please Business Almanac & Sourcebook
This compendium for small businesses covers topics ranging
from business law and government to communications,
corporate administration, finance, human resources,
marketing, office management, and much more!
Online
Magazine Resources for Small Businesses
Entrepreneur
Magazine
Inc.
Magazine
Business
Week
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