Parrish - Entrepreneurship

American Association of Franchisees & Dealers - The AAHBB is a non-profit association that provides information and support for home-based business operations. A short list of resources for the home-based businessperson is available including information on insurance, marketing, and other opportunities

The BBB collects and reports information to help prospective buyers make informed decisions dealing with both businesses and charitable organizations. The BBB Core Services include Business Reliability Reports, Dispute Resolution, Truth-in Advertising, Consumer and Business Education, and Charity Review.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is the largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals.

Provides business articles for specific businesses. May provide actual sample business plan and financial data and/or guides to starting and operating business. Searchable by business.

Provides over 500 searchable sample business plans. Also advice for writing plans, marketing, advertising, growing or purchasing a business.

Presents a definition of entrepreneurship and contrasts entrepreneurship to small business. Provides a sample business plan outline that lists topics frequently covered by business plans, a business model. Provides tips for making a successful pitch to venture capitalists, including finding the right venture capital firm, building credibility, and delivering your presentation.

Provides links to entrepreneurial news and events. Provides how-to guides about many aspects of business including operations, leadership and strategy, business travel, sales, marketing, human resources, finance and capital, law and taxation, writing a business plan, customer service, and running a one-person business.

Provides sample business plans. Provides detailed, step-by-step guides for developing and writing a comprehensive business plan.

Provides help guides for planning, forming, and marketing a business.

The Development Report Card for the States (DRC) uses 67 measures to provide a relative, state-by-state assessment of economic development, assigning grades in three main areas: Performance (economic climate for a wage-earner), Business Vitality (economic climate for a business), and Development Capacity (how a state is positioned for the future).

A portal site that allows you to find information about various chambers of commerce.

Kauffman Entrepreneurs is the trusted guide for entrepreneurs on the path to high growth. The site provides original articles, written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, and aggregates the best of the best content on the Web related to starting and running high-impact companies.

Stanford Technology Ventures Program provides a wide array of resoruces for Entrepreneurship education including podcasts, videos and print resources. Topics include finance and venture capital, globalization, and social entrepreneurship to name a few.

A selection of 18 full-text FAQ sheets on topics such as Day to Day Management, Law & Insurance, Startup Issues, and Taxes are freely available. Also available is a primer on writing a business plan and a business to business directory.

Ed Lowe Foundation provides information, research and educational experiences for growing companies.

SBA site provides links to information about starting, financing, and expanding a business. A link at this site is ACE-Net, which gives new options to both small companies looking for investors, and investors looking for promising opportunities.

Provides resources for starting a business. Includes topics such as financial, legal, marketing, HR, and business strategy.

Provides links to information on franchising, e-commerce, financing, how-to's

Economic Statistics from the Small Business Administration.

National Technology Transfer Center - NTTC was established by congress to provide American companies and individuals with access to federal R&D to better enable them to compete in the international marketplace. It provides technology transfer support via several different areas: access to $70 billion worth of research and development, 100,000 research professionals at over 700 federal laboratories and universities; technology assessment services; product testing and prototyping, and professional training and development.