Women’s Business Development Center
The Connecticut women’s business development center aims to increase economic independence for women and provides various training opportunities for small business owners and professionals.
 

Financing Your Small Business

This Guide lists some basic financing sources available at the Ferguson Library for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Directories and handbooks is a good way of getting started. You can locate names and addresses of companies and their executives. The following directories and handbooks may help entrepreneurs locate information about financing a business.

For further information regarding this topic, you can search the library catalog contact a reference librarian.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance – This publication of the Office of Management and Budget describes federally administered grant programs that provide assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Corporate Finance Sourcebook – A comprehensive guide to capital investment resources and financial services available to the business community.

Encyclopedia of Associations – This multi-volume set profiles more than 20,000 nonprofit American organizations.

Pratt’s Guide to Venture Capital Sources – This invaluable guide describes venture capital firms, small business investment corporations, corporate venture groups, selected consultants and professional service providers.
 

Small Business Internet Resources

Small Business Websites
Listed below are websites of interest to small business owners.

African American Business Link
The AABL offers a business directory, online shopping, and a complete line of web publishing and communication products that link businesses, consumers, manufacturers and vendors.

Business.gov
Guides the potential business owner through the maze of government rules and regulations; provides access to services and resources to help one start, grow and succeed in business.

Center for Veteran’s Enterprise
Web portal for veteran owned businesses.

Center for Women’s Business Research
Premier source for information on women business owners and their enterprises worldwide.

Connecticut Small Business Development Center
A statewide organization provides professional consulting to the small and medium-sized business community without charge. Also provides quarterly schedule of small business education programs.

Crain's New York Business
Provides news, statistics, politics and market facts relating to New York business.

Entreworld.com
The Ewing Marion Kaufman Foundation Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Inc. site contains a collection of searchable links to business resources. It's organized into three main sections: starting your business, growing your business, and supporting entrepreneurship.

Fast Company
The Fast Company highlights new practices that are shaping the future of business.

FirstGov
U.S. Government site providing various kinds of information. The Small Business Resources is especially helpful for entrepreneurs.

Internal Revenue Service
This site contains a great deal of information for both individual and business taxpayers, as well as downloadable tax forms, instructions and IRS publications. Individuals can use an interactive tool called Tax Trails to find answers to frequently asked questions about exemptions, deductions and credits.

Library of Congress Business Reference Page
The site contains a number of helpful articles and links for the small business owner.

Managing a Small Business
The Liraz Publishing Company site contains useful articles and tips for small business owners, including: goal setting, management, being an entrepreneur, planning, marketing, and cutting expenses.

Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
The MBDA mission is a federal agency whose mission is to support the growth of minority-owned businesses in America.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code
Developed jointly by United States, Canada, and Mexico to provide new compatibility in statistics about business activity in North America.

National Association of Women Business Owners
National professional association that represents the interests of women entrepreneurs in every type of business.

National Minority Supplier Development Council
A direct link between corporate America and minority owned businesses.

Online Women's Business Center
"This interactive business skills training web site is dedicated to helping entrepreneurial women realize their goals and aspirations for their personal and professional development." It provides them with the tools necessary for planning their economic independence through owning their own business. The information includes articles, resource databases, online forums, and message boards.

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Each month the SCORE site offers new guest features, workshop "how-to" tips, client successes, and free resources. Visitors are able to search the site to find the SCORE center in their area.

Veterans Corporation
Business resources for veterans looking on information for business startup and beyond.