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The "Business Advice" section provides hundreds of how-to articles, expert advice, and downloadable (for a fee) business forms and agreements.
AskNow provides immediate and reliable information
24 hours a day, 7 days a week through live, online
chat with business librarians throughout California.
From the convenience of your home or office, you
can obtain quick answers to your questions. This
service is also available in Spanish.
This subset of the meta site business.com provides extensive links to Small Business categories, including business plans, managing growth, franchising, minority-owned businesses, family-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, etc.
The site contains a comprehensive Small Business Resource Directory, including Web site links, entrepreneur resources, small business news, and much more.
Developed and maintained by the U.S. Small Business Administration,
this is a one-stop portal to any kind of Federal form or information
that a small business owner needs to access; the topics range from
Federal government services (including training and financial assistance)
to applicable laws and regulations.
This guide to starting a business in California is maintained by
the Secretary of State; it is available in English and Spanish.
Businesses for sale in California can be identified by type of
business, geographic area, date, cost, and keyword.
Downloadable checklists, model business plans, forms, and other documents are available here free of charge.
The site contains online resources for entrepreneurs and small business owners, and archives The Entrepreneur's Notebook, a column sponsored by EC2 and published weekly in the Los Angeles Business Journal.
There is a “world of resources” including articles and research links here, divided into the broad categories of Starting Your Business, Growing Your Business, and Supporting Entrepreneurship. The Biz Info Center is especially noteworthy.
This site tailors its information to family-owned and closely owned companies, covering such topics as sibling rivalry and inter-generational issues.
From the California Healthcare Foundation, this site provides "independent,
unbiased information" to help "small business owners in California"
decide whether to offer health insurance to employees and to choose
the best plan for their company and employees. It includes legal
considerations, who is eligible for coverage, and a step-by-step
planning guide for setting up a business health plan.
Part of the award-winning HowStuffWorks destination site, this
is an unusual resource for anyone who wants to know how different
aspects of business work, from E-commerce to banner ads.
The Edward Lowe Foundation champions the entrepreneurial spirit
by encouraging "second-stage" business owners to peer
network and take their company to the next level. A second-stage
business is past the start-up stage but not yet professionally managed.
The Service Corps of Retired Executives gives small business owners free guidance in establishing and maintaining successful enterprises. The Web site offers disaster advice; locations of local chapters; links to calculators, free software, business plans, trade shows, and other business resources; news and informational articles; and free, confidential counseling by e-mail and in person. Counselors representing more than 600 skills are available to assist in locating investors, setting goals, veterans’ business issues, and other matters.
This site contains a wide variety of online information for the entrepreneur and small business owner.
Designed for work-at-home-moms, the site contains an extensive list of small
business resources.
An online gallery of templates used by small businesses, such as
business plans and bank loan requests, created by the Seattle, Washington
chapter of SCORE.
Practical hands-on, how-to’s, and ideas for operating a small business are gathered here.
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