Internet Resources
OPEN From American Express
Get business and marketing plan templates, useful information on managing debt and other resource links.
Financial Ratio Analysis from American Express
Business financial ratios — their meaning and formulas to understand your business
The United States Small Business Administration
The SBA website offers information about starting, financing, and managing small businesses, as well as great business opportunities.
The SBA's Small Business Planner
Check out this portion of the site to find helpful tips on constructing a business plan.
Office of Women's Business Ownership and Entrepeneural Development (Office of the US Small Business Administration)
The Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) exists to establish and oversee a network of Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) throughout the United States.
The Rady Center for Executive Development
The Rady Center identifies, trains and develops high-potential entrepreneurs and executives.
The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship
This portion of the site offers helpful resources on how to write a business plan, start a business, and get a product to market.
Phila.gov
Regardless of whether or not you are from the Philadelphia area, this site offers invaluable information on starting and operating your business.
Springboard Enterprises
Springboard Enterprises offers programs that educate, showcase and support women entrepreneurs as they seek equity capital and grow their companies.
Stanford Center for Professional Development
Stanford University offers intensive online courses on ìLeveraging the Customer Relationship and ìManaging without Authority.
E-Magnify
With a focus on entrepreneurship, e-magnify offers convenient access to a unique mix of business resources, educational offerings, articles, and practical advice to help women of all ages learn, network, grow, and succeed.
FastTrac
FastTrac is a practical, hands-on business development program designed to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage and grow a successful business.
Women's Opportunities Resource Center
WORC provides training, individual business assistance, job placement, and access to business and financial resources.
Jump Up
JumpUp, the place to get your new business started, is a website which includes free tools and resources, a workspace to organize your business, and a community of business owners. The website was created by Intuit, the makers of Quicken, QuickBooks, and TurboTax.
Business Help
Contact these organizations to obtain information about local resources.
The Small Business Development Centers
There are over 63 Small Business Development Centers across the country, with at least one in every state. These centers provide small businesses with management and technical assistance. This link takes you to their site locater. In addition to the main office there are satellite locations in each state.
Will It Fly?
Where Enterprising Minds Get Their Wings™. With expert prep modules designed to speed up knowledge transfer and support users at their time of need, Willitfly.com provides a quick way to find out if you are ready to perform according to best practices for important business tasks.
Business Credit
Equifax
Equifax compiles credit reporting data from many sources and creates a credit file that reflects your personal credit history including your FICOÆ score.
CreditExpert
The only credit monitoring and identity fraud protection service of its kind, Credit Expert is simple to use and free for 30 days. View your credit report online and take control of your credit history today.
TransUnion
Trans Union helps businesses around the world make better business decisions at every stage of the customer lifecycle, including acquisition, customer management, collections and throughout the entire residential loan process.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The FTC credit webpage has plenty of information, whether you're shopping for a mortgage or auto loan, checking the accuracy of your credit report, dealing with debt collectors, or looking for ways to protect your personal financial information.
Business Groups
National Association for the Self-Employed
NASE understands the unique needs of micro-business owners and removes many of the hurdles to starting and growing a business by offering advice and advocacy.
The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
The only dues-based national organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs in all types of businesses, NAWBO has over 75 chapters.
Women's Work
Women's Work aims to provide resources for people who want to move from corporations to smaller firms or to setting up their own businesses.
American Business Women's Association
ABWA aims to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition.
The Association for Enterprise Opportunity
AEO supports the development of strong and effective U.S. microenterprise programs to assist under served entrepreneurs in starting, stabilizing, and expanding businesses.
Medalia Monitor
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