The Internet is a valuable resource for small businesses.
Many of these Internet Web sites are promoting and marketing a product or
service to businesses, such as health insurance, business forms, legal
documents, and assistance in establishing Web sites. Often these sites
offer free information that is useful to small businesses to attract them
to their Web sites. The table below contains a number of these Web sites
that may be useful to our clients. These sites do change so be sure and
check them out periodically to see that they continue to offer useful
information to our clients.
| Lender in Low-income
communities |
Lenders for
Community Development |
Invests in people who are
working to build financial, personal and shared assets
in low-income communities. |
| Business Brokers |
Sunbelt |
Help you buy or sell a
business in the following areas: 1) General businesses
that usually have gross sales of $1,000,000 or less per
year and have 20 or less employees, 2) Franchise Sales/Re-sales,
and 3) Mergers and Acquisitions. |
| Business Brokers |
California Businesses For Sale |
Website features include
easy search function by type and location of business,
email alert system for buyers looking for specific types
or location , and for advertisers of California businesses
for sale, a cost effective way |
| Business Brokers |
BuzBuySell.com |
The
Internet's largest, most popular business-for-sale site
with over 20,000 listings. Manufacturing businesses
account for 13% of the businesses listed; wholesale/retail
for 45%; and services make up roughly 35%. |
| Business Finance |
Financing Your Business |
Types of Financing; Loan Agreements; Basic
Financial Package; Women & Minority Loans; Emotional
Self-Exam; Sources of Money (Debt, Equity, & Creative
Financing (Friends & Family, Customers & Suppliers,
Factors, Inventory.) |
| Business Plans |
Business
Plans
|
Planning Wizard; Sample Business Plans;
Sample Marketing Plans; Sample Startup Plans, Established
Plans, Product Plans, Service Plans. |
| Business Plans |
Sample Bus Plans |
Sample business plans
from Business Plan Pro. SCORE has this software on
the PCs in the San Jose office. |
| Fictitious Business Names |
DBAstore |
"DBA" is "Doing Business
As". This company helps businesses set up and
register their fictitious business name. |
|
Internet Services |
SBC Yahoo! Small Business |
A one-stop success center
where you can enhance every aspect of your online
operations. Their flexible,
comprehensive services include:
Web Hosting,
Merchant Solutions,
Business Email,
Domains,
Marketing Tools,
Internet
Access,
and
HotJobs Recruiting Services |
| Marketing |
Marketing
Today |
Direct Mail; Internet Marketing; Promotional
Marketing; Television Advertising; Miscellaneous Marketing;
Incentive Marketing; Print Advertising; Radio Advertising;
Trade Show Marketing; Marketing Software. |
| Marketing |
4smallbusiness |
Providing the knowledge
and experience of professionals who have used the Internet
to sell products, conduct research, advertise online,
improve communication and streamline business processes. |
|
General Topic Videos |
bizwisetv.com |
Cisco sponsored videos on a variety of business topics. |
|
Mergers & Acquisitions |
USBX
Advisory Services |
Offering the
following services: Exclusive Sales and Divestitures,
Acquisition Advice, Management Buyouts, Recapitalizations,
Valuation Services, and Acquisition Finance |
Small Business Information
|
Quicken
Small Business |
Tools & Guides; Business Forms; News
& Trends; Buyers Guide; Products & Promotions;
Industry Library; Related Links; Quicken Solutions. |
Small Business Information
|
Yahoo
Small Business |
Small Business Topics; Building a Business
Online; Business Tools; Package Tracking; Miscellaneous
Services; Featured Articles; Small Business Solutions. |
Small Business Information
|
Business
Owner's Toolkit |
Starting & Planning a Business; Getting
Financing; Office and Equipment; Employees; Managing Finances;
Controlling Taxes; Getting Out of Business. |
| Small Business Information |
AllBusiness |
Provides quality
information, products, services, and solutions to small
and growing businesses. You can
access a comprehensive set of information, tools, and
services to start and grow a business, solve business
problems, raise capital, enhance sales and marketing,
obtain strategic advice, and leverage the business
community. |
Small Business Information
|
Verio
Business Center |
Starting, Growing, & Managing a Business;
Planning Tools; Sample Business Plans, & Marketing
Plans, Planning Software; Business Planning Articles. |
| Small Business Links |
Improve my business |
Provides over 40
categories of useful business links. |
Small Business Resources
|
Small
Business Knowledge Base |
Starting a Business; Financial Management;
Internet Business; Personal Skills;Sales & Marketing;
Personnel Management; Int’l Trade; Buying a Business.. |
Small Business Resources
|
News
& Resources |
Advice Center and more from Microsoft. |
Venture Capital
|
Venture
Capital Resource Library |
Press Releases; Directory Listings; Resources;
VC News & Data; Trade Shows; Venture Capital Angels;
Business Plans. |
Web Site Development
|
Helping
Small Businesses Grow & Prosper Online |
Web Site Development and Marketing Information;
Site Design; Marketing and Promoting Web Sites; Electronic
Commerce; Domain Names; Analyzing Traffic. |
Web Site Marketing
|
Web
Marketing Information Center |
Tools & Guides; Business Forms; News
& Trends; Buyers Guide; Products & Promotions;
Industry Library; Related Links; Quicken Solutions. |
|
Small & Home Business |
Business
Know-How |
Forms, handbooks,
posters, software, and other resources and services. |
| Manufacturing |
MANEX |
Consulting services to small and large businesses on
manufacturing issues. |
| Technology Magazine |
Technology for Small Business |
Technology magazine aimed at small businesses |
| Real Estate Calculator |
RPMW |
An
essential tool when planning to buy, hold or sell property
- Excel Spreadsheet |
|
Profit & Cash Flow
Calculator |
RealEasyBooks |
You
enter/change critical assumption(s) only and get a 4-year
(1st year by month) projection of profit and
cash flow
of any
small business - Excel
Spreadsheet |
| Spreadsheet Templates |
Microsoft |
Microsoft Office templates for various businesses |
