The Internet is a valuable resource for small
businesses. These sites offer free information that is useful to
small businesses. The table below contains a number of sites
that should be useful to our clients.
| 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. |
| Support |
San Jose Entrepreneur Center |
The Center's
mission to provide entrepreneurs with a full range of support
services-in one convenient location-to help them succeed in today's
competitive economy. |
| Support |
Silicon
Valley Small Business Development Center |
The SBDC offers numerous services to small
business. These services include free expert consulting
services, concentrated training, information resources,
multiple locations and various seminars. |
| General Information |
SBA
– Starting Your Business
SBA
Web Home Page
San
Francisco District SBA
|
Startup Kit; First Steps; Research;
Training; Business Plans; Counseling Help; Patents &
Trademarks; Shareware; Outside Resources; Workshops; Business
Resources, and Export Assistance. |
| State Government |
State
of California
California
Office of Small Business
|
Resources for doing business in California |
| Business Permit Requirements |
CalGold |
This database provides
detailed information on the business permit, license and
registration requirements from all levels of government.
The information identified is specific to the type of
business and its location in California. |
Government
e-Commerce websites |
Compiled by
East Bay SCORE |
List of useful Federal (and one
California) Government websites. (PDF) |
| Veterans |
SBA - Reservists |
Getting veterans back to business -
Veteran's small business resource guide.
You can download a PDF version -
click here (6.6MB) |
| Federal Registration Requirements |
Central Contractor Registration |
The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department
of Defense, the Office of Management and Budget and the
General Services Administration have taken steps to
simplify the federal contracting process by creating an
integrated database of small businesses that want to do
business with the government. |
| International Trade |
International
Trade and Investment
International
Trade
|
Resources for doing business internationally |
| Research |
The Library
of Congress |
Many on-line assets available |
| Selling to government agencies |
California
Procurement Training and Assistance Center
General Services Administration |
How governments buy; how to get registered,
certified, & listed; essential contacts in every agency;
contract requirements & regulations; how to find bid
opportunities & do businesss with agencies electronically. |
| Patents and Trademarks |
US
Patent and Trademark Office |
General Information about Patents &
Trademarks; Searchable Databases; Inventor Resources;
Printable Forms; Document Formats |
| Business Law |
Business
Law |
An online resource guide designed to provide
legal and regulatory information to America's small businesses.
Topics covered range from the most basic and crucial,
such as choosing a business structure or hiring a lawyer,
to highly specialized issues such as e-commerce and exporting. |
| Statistics |
STAT-USA/Internet |
A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade
community, providing authoritative information from the
Federal government. |
| International |
SME Toolkit |
The SME Toolkit is a
project of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)
Department of the World Bank Group. The SME Department (www.ifc.org/sme)
combines the market perspective of the International
Finance Corporation with the policy expertise of the World
Bank to promote local small business growth in developing
nations |
