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Small Business Resource Links
The Art of the Start
From startup to venture funding, visit garage.com and see why Guy
Kawasaki says, "When you get pregnant, you read What to Expect When
You're Expecting. When you get laid off, you read What Color is Your
Parachute? When you get entrepreneurial, you read The
Art of the Start : The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone
Starting Anything!
The Art of the Start is a weapon of mass construction.”
Guy Kawasaki's goal was to provide the definitive guide for anyone starting anything. It builds upon his experience as an evangelist, entrepreneur, and most recently, as a venture capitalist who found, fixed, and funded startups.
Over the past 47 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration
(www.sba.gov)
has grown in terms of total assistance provided and its array of programs
tailored to encourage small enterprises in all areas. SBA's
programs now include financial and federal contract procurement assistance,
management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities
and armed forces veterans.
The SBA also provides loans to victims of natural disasters
and specialized advice and assistance in international trade. Nearly
20 million small businesses have received direct or indirect help
from one or another of those SBA programs since 1953, as the
agency has become the government's most cost-effective instrument
for economic development. In fact, SBA's current business loan
portfolio of roughly 219,000 loans worth more than $45 billion makes
it the largest single financial backer of U.S. businesses in the nation.
 Entrepreneur
Magazine is one of the premiere sources for small business information
(www.entrepreneur.com).
This website has articles on every aspect of starting and growing
a business. Entrepreneur annually researches franchise opportunities
and reports on the top franchises.
 The
Small Business Technology Institute (sbtechnologyinstitute.org)
was created to foster the adoption of information technologies among
small businesses. SBTI provides information technology awareness,
education, counseling and support services to businesses with 1 to
300 employees, with a focus on disadvantaged categories. The organization
also provides technology developers and vendors with market intelligence
and knowledge to ensure the development of products more closely meeting
the needs of small businesses.
Constant Contact® (constantcontact.com),
Do-It-Yourself Email Marketing® is the leading web-based email
marketing service used by over 60,000 small businesses and associations.
With Constant Contact, you can create email newsletters and
announcements that get immediate and measurable results.
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