The following
Web sites have been selected by Bowman Librarians as examples
of sites appropriate for college research. Keep in mind, however,
that free Web resources are rarely filtered, often making it difficult
to determine the content's accuracy. Use our guide Evaluating Web Resources to help you review the authority,
currency, and objectivity or bias of every site you use.
US
Small Business Association (SBA)
http://www.sba.gov
This government site is a major entry point for information on
starting and running a small business. Includes excellent tutorials,
news, research, links to business opportunities, lenders, other
government agencies and more. It also features a chat room on
relevant topics of interest to entrepreneurs, as well as links
to other important sites, including the Online Women’s Business
Center.
Entrepreneur.com
http://www.entrepreneur.com
A content-rich Web site, sponsored by Entrepreneur magazine.
Includes How-To Guides, steps for starting a business, a small
business encyclopedia and more.
Minority
Business Development Agency (MBDA)
http://www.mbda.gov
A division of the Department of Commerce, MBDA provides funding
for minority-owned businesses. The site features a database of
minority-owned firms, contract and funding locators, federal news,
a research library and success stories. Registration (free) is
required for some services and tools.
eVenturing
http://www.eventuring.org
Sponsored by the non-profit Kauffman Foundation Center for Entrepreneurship,
this site calls itself “the entrepreneur's trusted guide
to high growth.” It features a daily blog, a glossary, tools
and templates and entrepreneurs' stories.
Entrepreneur’s
Resource Center
http://edwardlowe.org/index.peer?page=CNTcontent
Sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation, a non-profit Michigan-based
organization that provides services primarily to “second-stage”
business owners, the site features topic-based articles by real
world entrepreneurs, and features a peer-group locator to help
entrepreneurs network with one another and with other useful business
organizations.
Score
http://www.score.org/
The site name is an acronym for “Service Corps of Retired
Executives.” SCORE is a partner with the SBA and has 13,000+
volunteer retired executives who provide free counseling to small
business owners. The site includes a Learning Center, Business
Toolbox, a mentor locator, links to small business services and
more.
