Free Information and Resources on Starting a Small Business

The following is a comprehensive list of sites with great information and resources for small business startups.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/ – This site offers free information on hot topics such as marketing, increasing sales, franchise opportunities, home based business and legal advice. It covers information on all the possible areas about starting a small business. In addition, it has a great feature section called “Ask Entrepreneur?” where you can ask any question you want and receive an answer from an actual entrepreneur almost instantly.

http://www.inc.com/ – This site has information targeted for small business owners and entrepreneurs. The site has cool sections, such as, “Innovation” and “Leadership and Managing” with current information and trends. It also features in-depth information on how to grow your business.

http://www.score.org/ – What’s special about this site is that you can consider it like your very own online business counselor. You can almost get personalized advice for any aspect of your small business. The site also offers business tools, online workshops and e-newsletters.

http://www.sba.gov/ – This site is provided by the US government. The site is full of information and resources to help new and already established business owners. Two of the most unique features of this site are the “Small Business Planner” where you can get resources, tools and information for all phases of starting a small business in one area. The other cool feature is “local resources” where you can target your small business needs within your local area.

http://www.startupnation.com/ -This site started not as a site, but as a nationwide radio for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs. They would regularly feature angel investors and people would phone in asking questions on venture capitol and giving their elevator pitch. Now, they still do all of that, but online as well.