Small Business Tools and Resources
Take advantage of the many local and national resources, most available to you at no cost. Following is a partial list of resources available through the internet:
www.thepeoplechronicles.com/non-profits/score-best-kept-secrets/ - SCORE The Best Kept Secret Podcast Series
www.sba.gov - U.S. Small Business Administration,vast amounts of information; detailed information on developing business plans; on-line library, business loans
www.irs.gov/smallbiz - Internal Revenue Service - Forms, Tax Help
www.copyright.gov/help/faq/ - Copyright information
www.frannet.com - Franchising information and guidance
www.berkschamber.org - Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry
www.northeastberkschamber.com - Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce
www.readingpa.com - Greater Berks Development Fund
www.newpa.com/webfm_send/1439 - Entrepreneur's Guide - Starting and Growing a Business in Pennsylvania
www.paopen4business.state.pa.us - PA state forms, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)on business startups
www.benfranklin.org - Ben Franklin Technology Partners
www.penntap.psu.edu - Penn State Technical Assistance Program
www.cch.com - Business Owners Information Toolkit
www.startupjournal.com - Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs
www.mycorporation.com - Incorporation Information
www.inc.com - Inc. Magazine Business Information
www.nolo.com - Commercial site selling legal information;good library for free business information
www.morebusiness.com - Templates and samples of business, marketing, and advertising plans
www.benchmarkindex.com - Provides benchmarking to other businesses
www.welcomebiz.com - Extensive resource starting-up a business
www.bizplanit.com/free/software.html - Business plan resources
www.business-plan.com - Listing of business seminars; workshops; books; software
www.bizstats.com - Operational and financial performance data and metrics
www.bplans.com - Several business plans for personal services, restaurants, distributor, etc.
www.morebusiness.com - Samples of business plans, marketing plans, contracts