Small Business Administration (SBA)
Inspiring creativity in the American economy by developing and supporting entrepreneurs through a vast network of resource partners.

SBA Online Women’s Business Center
OWBO promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international trade opportunities

FirstGov.gov
Powerful search engine and ever-growing collection of topical and customer-focused links connects you to millions of web pages – from the federal government, local and tribal governments and to foreign nations around the world.

SBA Training including Business Plan Preparation
The Small Business Training Network is a virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise.

Microsoft Office Template Gallery
Excellent free template for use with Microsoft Word for preparation of a business plan. Also lists other templates of interest. Type “business plan” in search window.

BPlans.com - Business Planning Made Simple
Sample business plans, software. However, using above Word template works very well and may be simpler.

SCORE
SCORE national web site. Offers national email counseling with many experts in many fields. Includes many links of interest.

SCORE Newsletter
Subscribe to this excellent small business email monthly newsletter at SCORE.org

Small Business Chamber
Chamber of commerce specifically designed to meet to needs of small business owners

AARP Small Business Site
Good reference information. Can also sign up for their monthly Small Business email newsletter.

FindLaw - West Legal Directory
Find a lawyer

American Bar Association
Find a lawyer

NOLO - Law for All
“ Do it Yourself” legal information

Business Filings Incorporated
Online filing for incorporation. Keep in mind that in Tennessee S-Corps are currently more frequent than LLC’s. You need a good business attorney who balances tax and liability issues in deciding form of ownership.

U.S. Internal Revenue Service

U.S. Copyright Office

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Census Bureau
Demographic data helpful in writing a business plan

Export.gov - U.S. Goverment Export Portal
One stop shop for exporting

Tennessee Department of Revenue

Tennessee Dept. of Economic and Community Development
Information on business taxes, etc.

State of Tennessee

Memphis/Shelby County Public Library

CCH Business Owners Toolkit
Small business toolkit – starting, planning, financing, marketing

Business.com
Business links directory by many topics

BizStats.com
Financial statistics and ratios for many types of businesses.

My Own Business
A free Internet training course on how to start a business, how to write a business plan, etc.

Quicken Small Business Center
Forms of ownership, etc.

Dictionary of Small Business
Dictionary of small business terms

Superpages.com
Excellent tutorial on the Internet, especially Tutorial 103 on How to Market Your Business Online. Can also request excellent free brochure by Verizon and SCORE.

InternetOne.net a division of Grafix Unlimited
Memphis based web site design and hosting

Dell Host
Web site design and hosting.

Network Solutions
Web site domain name registration. Search first to see if anyone else is already using it.

GetHits.com
Get your web site listed on search engines.

Microsoft Business Central
Emarketing information, etc. for a price.

The Foundation Center
Helping grant seekers for philanthropic organizations succeed

Google
Excellent search engine to find information on any topic

Memphis Commercial Appeal
See Business Section.

Memphis Business Journal
See Sales and Marketing lists, etc. (for a fee).

Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce
See databases, lists, etc. (for a fee).

Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce
See Business Directory