BUSINESS LINK

 

Services to Employers (AEFLA) Grant Funds

Funds that provide educational opportunities for those adults seeking: basic skills upgrades, General Educational Development (GED) exam preparation, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and basic workplace computer skills. http://www.tn.gov/laborwfd/et_services_employers.html

 

PDF Converter Software
Information on how to access PDF converter software.  This software allows you to open PDF files in word processing programs, type in your information, and save as a word processing file.
http://www.grants.gov/assets/PDFConversion.pdf

 

About Small Business Information
This resource Web site has a set of links (left side of home page) to help your new business achieve sustainability and growth.  http://sbinformation.about.com/

 

Business Town
How to write a business plan, weigh financing options, and review the legal business structures
http://www.businesstown.com/gettingstarted

 

Business Out Post
Provides small business owners and home-based business entrepreneurs with free information, ideas, assistance, opportunities, and encouragement when starting and operating their own business. Click on the Planning link for articles.  http://www.smallbusinessoutpost.com

 

BiZine
Web site provides small business marketing and home-based business resources and news.
http://www.bizine.com

 

Find Law
This site provides samples of business contracts and has other resource links.  http://forms.lp.findlaw.com/

 

How to Write a Press Release
A step-by-step guidance about what goes in a press release and how to write one effectively.  Choose business and type in How to write a press release? in the search bar.  This will take you to choices.
http://www.ehow.com

 

How to Write a Business Proposal (articles)
This web site offers some good, short articles about how to write a business proposal.
http://www.captureplanning.com/!hc_how_to_write_a_proposal.cfm?p=awhch2

 

Mind Connect on
Web site has a variety of business resources. You can search for articles on any business topic including project management.  http://www.mindconnection.com

 

Small Business Association: Marketing Basics
Learn about the basics of marketing geared to the small business owner.  http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/marketing/basics.html

 

Small Business Now
Web site gives tips for small office and/or home office success and provides articles on how to build up referrals and how to develop a marketing niche.  http://www.smallbusinessnow.com

 

Small Business Administration,Business Plan Basics
SBA web site presents information and samples on how to develop a business plan, and how it defines your business, identifies your goals, and serves as your business resume. The documents and samples on this site also include a current and pro forma balance sheet, an income statement, and a cash flow analysis.
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html

 

Tec Terms Dictionary
Web site allows you to look up frequently used technology terms.  http://www.techterms.org/

 

The Wall Street Journal for Entrepreneurs
online journal with links to questions and answers about starting a business.   http://www.startupjournal.com

 

U.S. Small Business Administration
This site will teach you about SBA-backed loans, government contracting opportunities, disaster assistance, and training programs for for-profit enterprises.  http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/index.html

Writing a Mission Statement
A strong Mission Statement is not just for non profit organizations.  This site gives help in developing your Mission Statement.  article by Ron Meshanko has some excellent tips and insight as to what our mission statement should say.   http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/03/21.html

 

MARKETING

 

Why Develop a Web Presence?
Find out what steps the University of South Carolina took to create a more robust Web presence.
http://www.sc.edu/webpresence/why_develop.html

 

Marketing Plans, Programs, and Small Business Management
Information for small businesses interested in developing a market plan.
http://www.websitemarketingplan.com/index3b.htm

 

Marketing Teacher
This site provides a short article on the 4 P's-Price, Place, Product and Promotion.  http://www.marketingteacher.com/Lessons/lesson_marketing_mix.htm

 

STATS AND FACT FINDING LINKS

 

You Are Where You Live—Claritas
Site provides access to free market research information from one of the top providers of precision marketing solutions in the United States.  http://www.clusterbigip1.claritas.com/MyBestSegments/Default.jsp?ID=20

 

American Fact Finder
Offers popular information, tables, and maps for the 50 states—their counties, cities, and towns—and American Indian reservations.  http://www.factfinder.census.gov

 

The American Stastical Association
Provides the proper collection and use of survey data. It contains brochures about survey research including "What Is a Survey?," "How to Plan a Survey," "What Are Focus Groups," and "More About Mail Surveys."
http://www.amstat.org/sections/srms

 

Council of American Survey Research Organizations
CASRO is the trade association for survey research businesses. This site has a section called "Surveys And You" that answers basic questions about survey research.  http://www.casro.org

 

Business Know How
Click search Business Know How on the left of the page.  Type in How Do You Separate the Home from the Office? then you can choose your topics.    http://www.businessknowhow.com/homeoffice/sephomeoff

 

Home Business Tool
Provides start-up, expansion, and promotion information for home-based businesses.  http://www.homebiztools.com

For More information contact us at 901-837-6199 or e-mail at mpatrick@idesignbusinesslink.com

 

 

NOT-FOR-PROFIT

 

Internal Revenue Service

 

This federal government Web site has a link to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporation application kit and instructions 

http://www.irs.gov

 

Special Events

 

Special Events is the premier magazine of the special events industry in North America. Offering free subscription.  Sponsoring an annual trade show called The Special Event.  http://www.specialevents.com

 

Event Solutions

Event Solutions is a magazine for the production of successful events. Receive a free subscription. They sponsor an annual trade show called Expo, presenting annual Spotlight Awards, and they publish a Black Book resource guide.  http://www.event-solutions.com

 

2008 Business Tax Stimulus Information

Type the web address in the browser.  This may take a few minutes to load.  Click on-line seminar.You can minimize the screen while it loads.  The video has many tax saving cuts for 2008.  If the page has moved, you will be taken to SBA.  Select the New Resource Center button on the right and then click on-line seminar. http://www.sba.gov/stimulus