Useful Links

• Links of interest to entrepreneurs and small business owners
• Our favorite links!
• Links for searching the Internet

RELATED LINKS

The entrepreneur and small business owner should find the following links interesting and useful. They all relate in one way or another to starting and operating a small business. Some of these links will take you to others which may also prove to be of some benefit to you. Lastly, we have included links relating to using the Internet as a business tool including tools for generating your own home page and sites to use to "advertise" your new page.

Merchant Equipment Store - Merchant Account Services - Offers merchant account services and credit card processing for small businesses including retail, restaurant, eCommerce, and mail order.

• Trade Show Displays - Thompson Kerr builds trade show displays and booths for small businesses across the United States.
• Furnace Filters - IAQsource is one-stop shopping for furnace filters & indoor air quality products
• Rapid Prototyping - Metro Rapid Prototyping & stereolithography is at the cutting edge of rapid prototype technology.
• Refrigerator Filters - Fast, safe and easy source to get your replacement refrigerator water filters
• The Tax Guide - tax information for the UK
• Brainybusiness.com - a small business website from the UK - considerable information!
• 24-7 Press Release Newswire - Press release distribution and news syndicate. Specializing in press distribution to targeted media outlets.
• OnLine Labels - a wide variety of labels for laser and inkjet printers
• Sample Business Plans - a directory of sample business plans for retail, non-profit, food, hotel.
• MyNewCompany.com - a one-stop resource for starting, managing and growing a small business. Services include: incorporation, llc formation, startup checklists, small business management and more.
• AdGuides. Advertise your business in specialized magazines and newspapers that target specific niche markets.
• Axle Ventures. A business plan consulting firm that combines business plan consulting with market research and startup funding services to provide a complete strategic business planning service.
• Superior Labels Inexpensive Address labels for your business! Starting as low as a penny per label, Superior Labels offers a large variety of label sizes, font choices, text colors, monograms, clipart and photos.
• 1st Place. Looking to achieve high search engine rankings? Check these folks out.
• Benefitmall.com. Benefitmall is a free online resource to assist small business owners in securing their group dental, disability, health, and life insurance needs.
• QuickbooksUsers.com - The online community of QuickBooks and QuickBooks Pro users and experts. Free support, tips, software, other resources.
• The BizSeller.com: A fast and confidential way for small business owners to find pre-qualified business buyers.
• RetailOwner.com: the small business resource created specifically for retail owners.
• HerHomeOffice.com. HerHomeOffice for finding, running, operating, expanding and starting a work at home business, online home-based career or business opportunity.
• Lawyers.com. Legal information and resources for small business - excellent site!
• Home Based Business Resource Center. Free step-by-step information on how you can start your own profitable home-based mail order business.
• DirectMailQuotes.com - This site will let you e-mail the specs of your next direct mail project to your local lettershops for bidding. Also on the site is detailed information on postal rates and regulations, as well as articles on effective graphic design, copy writing and marketing tips.
• The Small Business Advocate. The website of the Small Business Advocate radioshow which broadcasts Monday through Friday on radio and via the website. Live and interactive!
• US Patent and Trademark Office. Everything you always wanted to know about trademarks and patents. A very informative resource.
• The Small Business Administration. A major source of information for small businesses.
• SCORE. Ask SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business. This site lists SCORE (Service Core of Retired Executives) volunteers who you may e-mail for business advice and free small-business counseling.
• US Chamber of Commerce. Excellent source for small business information. Check out their Small Business Institute.
• Central Source Yellow Pages. Yellow pages searchable by State and Country.
• MediaFinder. A database of newsletters, magazines, journals, & catalogs by subject category.
• Resource Center for the Home Based Information Business. Secrets on how to start and operate a profitable home based information business; booklets, videos, etc.
• Small Business Advancement National Center. A wide variety of information of interest to the small business owner and entrepreneur. Check them out!
• Business Incorporating Guide Up to date information to allow you to incorporate in any state easily and quickly.
• smallbizNet Full-text 4,000 document database, monthly business topic features, content-rich links, and books from leading publishers.
• Shel Horowitz's Frugal Fun website includes many free and useful resources for marketers, including several excerpts from Marketing Without Megabucks: How to Sell Anything on a Shoestring
• Custom Fit Marketing, a Canadian site serving the marketing needs of small businesses
• Yellow.CA, a Canadian yellow pages! Very useful.
• The Riverdale Community Business Centre , A Canadian site providing information and services for people starting or expanding a small business.
• Bplans.com. Sample business plans organized by category and supporting information on theprocess of writing a business plan.
• Specialty Cases. Carrying cases for computers and accessories.
• Pertinent Information Ltd. is a Canadian center for information to help businesses grow faster.  Information is provided by industry professionals with widespread experience in both the private and the public sectors.
Clarisys. A Canadian based accounting software developer that provides FREE accounting software to small businesses around the world.
• BizPlanIt. Free tips, advice, articles, links, resources, and more for writing great business plans.
• MyLogo. Logo Creators for small and medium sized businesses.
• Creative Trademark Services. Protect your Business/Product/Domain Name NOW...Before its too late!
• CFA. Learn how to collect any past due receivables!
• Managing a Small Business Guides and tips for your business
• Pinnacle Displays: Portable trade show displays for small business. Affordable full-size graphics you can design yourself. Advice, pricing, related links.
• CTS: Accounting Software for small business including independent reviews
• Made For Success: Website and FREE e-zine devoted to helping you succeed and achieve your dreams!
• The Business Source. The fastest way to learn the ideas and strategies of leading business authorities. Summaries of top business books and speeches - free summary.
• Center for Business Planning. Business planning, marketing planning, and business strategy information, advice, and software. Features online interactive business consulting, sample small business plans and outlines.
• STAWRS. One-stop guide for employer tax and wage information.
• Home-Based Travel Agent Resource Center Online articles, tips, techniques and strategies.
• Power Homebiz Guides. An online magazine designed to stimulate the entrepreneurial mind.
• Small Biz Manager.com: A wide variety of small business and home office resources.

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