BusinessLaw.gov

With a focus on providing legal and regulatory information for small businesses, this site gathers up hard-to-find research and resources into one useful package for time- and cash-strapped small business owners. Topics range from plain English guides to starting (or ending) a business and managing employees to specialized issues such as e-commerce and exporting.

The site also acts as a gateway to federal, state and local … [ Read more ]

SBA Loans: Myths and Realities

By understanding what the Small Business Adminstration does and doesn’t do, business owners can be in a better position to take advantage of this often misunderstood government program.

MPlans.com

The creators of business planning software and site BPlans.com now bring us MPlans.com, a website devoted to the art of marketing plans. Do you need to create a marketing plan? Browse the site to find a business like yours, then review the sample plan. Cut and paste. Or you could choose to read “OnTarget,” the free Web book on the site, which is all about … [ Read more ]

My Own Business – A Free Internet Course On How To Start A Business

“Too often people fail in business because they make avoidable mistakes! My Own Business is an online, eleven-session course providing the basic do’s and don’ts for entrepreneurs. The course is intended for both start-up and already operating entrepreneurs. With audio Sound Bytes, quizzes, feed back and a tool to create your own business plan, the site is fully interactive.

Developed from the “real world” experience … [ Read more ]

CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit

The CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit offers the SOHO Guidebook to answer your business, tax, and legal questions and to get practical tips that will help you work smarter, save money, and stay in compliance with the law. Or try out some of the business tools and see how you can get the job done easier and save significant time and dollars in the process. And … [ Read more ]

BusinessTown

Created by Adams Media, a publisher of small business books and software titles, BusinessTown is a resource for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Thanks to content from the Adams Media library of publications, the site contains hundreds of articles covering 25 separate business topics — from the expected advertising, legal and marketing to time management, turn around and valuing a business.

FrugalFun.com

At the site, you’ll find articles and tips on marketing on a budget. I find the site disorganized and the search feature is not focused enough. You may want to jump to the ‘Down To Business: A Magazine for Entrepreneurs and Marketers’ link on the right-hand side of the page. Here you will find the closest thing to an organized selection of many … [ Read more ]

Small Business 2001 – Market Share

What businesses are small companies really in — and where are they scarce?