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Financial Partners

• Small Business Administration: http://www.sba.gov
• Research Valley Partnership: http://www.researchvalley.org
• Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce: http://www.bcschamber.org
  

Supporters

• University of Houston SBDC Network: http://www.sbdcnetwork.uh.edu/
• City of Bryan: http://www.bryantx.gov/
• City of College Station: http://www.cstx.gov/
• Brazos County: http://www.co.brazos.tx.us/
  

IRS Tax Center

Research

• http://library.tamu.edu/portal/site/Library/menuitem.7850720f75ed552ebd078f3019008a0c/
  Small Business Start-Up Plans – Selected sources from the Texas A&M Library system.

Business Links

• http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/
  SBDC Net – Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse
• http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/ecodev/sba/guide/view
  Economic Development & Tourism – Business advice in areas such as start-up, legal structure, taxes, licenses & permits and so forth.
• http://www.allbusiness.com/
  AllBusiness – Various sample forms & contracts, business advice in areas such as start-up, legal, finance & accounting, insurance and so forth.
• http://www.uschamber.com/sb
  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Center (SBC) is a one-stop shop for small businesses, containing everything from practical business advice to the latest small business news from Washington, D.C. The SBC is designed to meet the ever-changing needs of small business owners, with unique insight on how to reduce costs, save time, and increase revenue.
• http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/
  Internal Revenue Service – The official IRS web site for small businesses. Includes an "online classroom" and information regarding Employer identification numbers (EIN), business structure, employment taxes, and other small business resources.
• http://www.bbb.org/
  Better Business Bureau – The BBB's Core Services include Business Reliability Reports, Dispute Resolution, Truth-in-Advertising, Consumer and Business Education, and Charity Review.
• http://www.brazoscad.org/
  Brazos County Appraisal District – This web site will let you look up property owners, tax information, and appraisal values.
• http://www.toolkit.cch.com/
  CCH Business Owner's Toolkit – Help with business, tax, and legal questions. Business tools and news and trends that affect small business.
• http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/
  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality – The lead environmental agency for the state.
• http://www.ftc.gov/
  Federal Trade Commission – The Federal Trade Commission enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. The Commission seeks to ensure that the nation's markets function competitively. In general, the Commission's efforts are directed toward stopping actions that threaten consumers' opportunities to exercise informed choice.
• http://www.inventors.org/
  Houston Inventors Association – Member driven organization which seeks to help inventors by sharing experiences in technical areas and first-hand knowledge of the difficulties in getting from raw idea to marketable product.
• http://www.houstontech.org/
  Houston Technology Center – A business accelerator that incubates emerging technology companies within several key industries: Energy, Information Technology, Life Sciences, Nanotechnology, Earth Sciences and NASA-originated technologies.
• http://www.inc.com/
  Inc Magazine – Web site for the magazine. Information, services, and tools for start-up and existing businesses.
• http://www.inventorsdigest.com/
  Inventors' Digest – Web site for the magazine. Idea evaluation, funding, prototypes & models, patents & trademarks, patent searches, manufacturers, etc.
• http://www.entreworld.org/
  EntreWorld – More than 1,000 Web resources for entrepreneurs reviewed and organized for easy reference.
• http://www.legaldocs.com/
  Legaldocs – This site allows you to prepare customized legal documents directly online. Several forms are free of charge; including: Request for Credit Report, Request to Correct Credit Report, Demand for Payment Letter, and a General Contract.
• http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/
  Rural Business Cooperative Service – The mission of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service is "to enhance the quality of life for rural Americans by providing leadership in building competitive businesses including sustainable cooperatives that can prosper in the global marketplace."
• http://www.agr.state.tx.us/
  Texas Department of Agriculture – The official website. Market news, licensing and pesticide regulations, facts about fruits and vegetables and find a place to pick your own produce.
• http://www.tbpc.state.tx.us/
  Texas Building and Procurement Commission – The official web site. How to buy from & sell to the State, how to get on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL), becoming HUB certified, and QISV certified, etc.
• http://www.censusscope.org/
  CensusScope – Online tool for investigating US demographic trends, from the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan.
• http://www.uspto.gov/
  United States Patent and Trademark Office – The official web site. Electronic filing & status information, perform online search for patents & trademarks.
• http://www.usps.com/
  United States Postal Service – The official web site. Find ZIP codes, calculate postage, and locate post offices.
• http://www.thomasregister.com/
  Thomas Register – Thomas Register lists more than 173,000 American and Canadian manufacturing companies. Perform online searches.
• http://www.salaryexpert.com/
  Salary Expert – This site offers free data on pay levels and benefits for some 30,000 different jobs. Select a job title from the drop-down menu, type in a ZIP code and click on "Go" to retrieve salary data.
• http://www.entrepreneur.com/                                                                                                                                            Entrepreneur magazine - This site offers a variety of articles on topics that may be of interest to small business owners.

Export Resources

• http://www.export.gov/cs
  Assistance for small business owners who want to find new markets for their products and services, provide assistance with trade promotion and partnering.

Resources for Women Business Owners

• http://www.abwi.org/
  Alliance of Business Women International - A non-profit organization founded in 1995 to encourage and support business women involved or interested in international trade opportunities.
• http://www.abwahq.org/
  American Business Women's Association - An an association established to bring together business women of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition.
• http://www.csulb.edu/~sbsluss/
  Association of Colleges and Libraries Resource Sites for Women - Biographies of Prominent Business Women, Directories of Women Owned (or Managed) Businesses, and Resources for Business Start Ups.
• http://www.bwni.com/
  Business Women's Network Interactive - A premier source of information, resources, contacts and opportunities to ensure your stature and success in the work world of today!
• http://www.fwi.org/
  Financial Women International Inc. - Helping women achieve success in the financial services industry.
• http://www.nafe.com/
  The National Association for Female Executives - The largest women's professional association and the largest women business owners' organization in the country - empowering its members to achieve career success and financial security.
• http://www.nfwbo.org/
  Center for Women's Business Research, founded as the National Foundation for Women Business Owners, is the premier source of knowledge about women business owners and their enterprises worldwide.
• http://www.nawbo.org/
  The National Association of Women Business Owners propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide.
• http://www.onlinewbc.gov/
  Online Women's Business Center - Department of the SBA that is involved in helping women start up and run their own small businesses.
• http://www.wbenc.org/
  Women's Business Enterprise - A coalition of corporations, regionally focused women's business organizations and representatives of the Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) community.
• http://www.womenbiz.gov/
  Womenbiz.gov - The gateway for women-owned businesses selling to the federal government.

Community Links

• Blinn College: http://www.blinn.edu
• B/CS Convention & Visitors' Bureau: http://www.bryan-collegestation.org/
• Hearne Chamber of Commerce: http://www.hearnechamber.com
• Int'l Association of Business Communicators: http://www.iabc-bv.org