Small Business Information in the Internet
Demographics/Industries/Markets
American Fact Finder--your community profile; population and housing; and industry business facts.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System
North American Industrial Classification System ( NAICS)
Statistical Abstracts of United States
Statistics of U.S. Business--Your source for firms, establishments, employment, annual payroll, and estimated receipts ( down to state level)
Venture Capital
ACE-NET(The Angel Capital Electronic
Network). You can search for and examine interesting and growing businesses seeking
$250,000 to $5 million dollars in equity financing. To be considered, entrepreneurs must
first complete an Entrepreneur Application online. An accredited investor must have a net
worth of $1,000,000 or have an annual income of more than $200,000. ACE-NET is sponsored
by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S.Small Business Administration.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Moneytree Survey
gathers information quarterly on more than 1000 venture-capital firms. This site also
tracks total amounts invested in various industries, and describes individual companies
that receive venture capital funding. Intersoft Solutions offers a nationwide directory of
venture capital firms which can be searched for a fee for possible sources of financing.
Intersoft Solutions offers
a nationwide directory of venture capital firms which can be searched for a fee for
possible sources of financing.
National Business Incubation Association provides links
to the home pages of major NBIA members worldwide as well as other organizations and
institutes involved with entrepreneurial activity.
Venture Capital Resource Library contains a
directory of venture-capital firms that can be
searched by industry sector, will allow you to post your business online as an investment
opportunity,and contains other tips and links for capital-seekers.
MoneyHunter is the online version of the popular public television show MoneyHunt, aimed at entrepreneurs seeking capital to start, buy or grow a business.
Magazines
Inc. Magazine calls itself the "web site for
growing companies", and offers practical details, taken from its highly successful
magazine, for aiding a multitude of small businesses.
Entrepreneur Magazine provides the full-text
of its current issue with daily updates and interesting tips on all aspects of starting,
running and expanding a small business.
Success Online offers the highlights of this
popular entrepreneur's magazine.
Starting up
Business Plan
BPLANS.com has free samples of business palns for selected busines categories.
Business Forms