| Category |
Site |
Information
Provided |
| Chambers of Commerce |
Campbell
Cupertino
Los
Altos
Los Gatos
Milpitas
Morgan Hill
Mountain View
Palo
Alto
San Jose
Santa Clara
Saratoga
Sunnyvale
Black
Chamber
|
A local resource center
for small businesses located in your town.
Silicon Valley SCORE also does
free counseling at most of these locations.
Appointments can be made by calling the chamber
directly.
|
|
Lender in Low-income communities |
Opportunity
Fund |
Invests in people who
are working to build financial, personal and
shared assets in low-income communities. |
|
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 Brokers |
BizBen.com |
Online network of dedicated site users
consisting of buyers, owner/sellers,
intermediaries, landlords, brokers, agents,
advisors and others looking to buy or sell:
established businesses, commercial real estate
(& commercial real estate leasing), franchise
resales, new franchises, & new business
opportunities (licensing ventures, etc.) in
California |
|
Business Plans |
Business Plans
|
Planning Wizard; Sample
Business Plans; Sample Marketing Plans; Sample
Startup Plans, Established Plans, Product Plans,
Service Plans. |
|
Fictitious Business Names |
DBAstore |
"DBA" is "Doing Business
As". This company helps businesses set up and
register their fictitious business name. |
|
Legal Services |
CT Corp |
Provides
registered agent services and corporate business
compliance. |
|
Startup Help |
StartupNation |
"For Entrepreneurs, by
Entrepreneurs". Useful tips for startups. See
the "Ten
Steps for Opening a Business" |
|
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 |
|
General Topic Videos |
bizwisetv.com |
Cisco sponsored videos
on a variety of business topics. |
|
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
|
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 Information |
Selling a Small Business |
A quick list of things
to consider if you are preparing to sell your
small business |
|
Market Research |
Econovue |
Get useful local market
research on local small businesses |
|
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. |
|
Websites |
Website Development |
Internet simplified |
|
Web Site Marketing
|
Web Marketing Information Center |
Tools & Guides; Business
Forms; News & Trends; Buyers Guide; Products &
Promotions; Industry Library; Related Links;
Quicken Solutions. |
|
Restaraunts |
Estimating Sales Volume
(Restaraunt material comes from
San Francisco SCORE
Licenses in California
Determining amounts for Cash Flow Items
Daily Sales (Excel)
12 Month Profit and Loss (Excel)
Pre-opening Capital Needed (Excel)
Break-Even Analysis (Excel)
Cash Flow (Excel)
|
|
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 |
|
Spreadsheet Templates |
Microsoft |
Microsoft Office
templates for various businesses |
