Resource Links for Entrepreneurs
Angel Capital Resources
Individual investors who fund very young companies to help them get started and grow.
Garage.com: Matches investors with businesses in technology while providing expert advice, research and reference materials, and topical forums. http://www.Garage.com
Next Wave Stocks: A directory of 100 links to sources of angel funding. http://www.nextwavestocks.com/angeldirectory.html
Woman Owned.Com: Descriptive materials and links to other angel funding. http://www.womanowned.com/growth/funding/angel.htm
Venture Line: Goes to topics on angel investing contained throughout the site. http://www.womanowned.com/growth/funding/angel.htm
Federal Resources
Federal Communications Commission: An independent government agency that encourages competition in communications markets, protects the public interest, and develops and implements policy concerning interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. http://www.fcc.gov
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: As part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NTIA encourages innovation and competition, helps create jobs and provides more choices and better quality telecommunications products and services at lower prices. http://www.ntia.doc.gov
A Guide to Funding Resources: A comprehensive review of information on grants and obtaining grants available to local governments, small businesses, organizations, associations, groups, and individuals. www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ricpubs/funding/funding1.htm The Minority Telecommunications Development Program: Part of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a program that develops programs and services to support the development of economically viable minority and women-owned telecommunications businesses. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/opadhome/mtdpweb/outline.htm
National Women's Business Council: A bi-partisan federal government advisory panel created to advise the President and Congress on issues and recommendations of women in business. http://www.nwbc.gov
Minority Business Development Agency: An agency that provides business development services to minority entrepreneurs through a number of different programs. This site links to four agency programs. http://www.mbda.gov/
Rural Utilities Service: Information on the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS). Provides telecommunications lending to finance technical assistance and construction of telecommunications infrastructure in rural America. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rus/index.html
Small Business Administration District and Branch Offices: A shortcut to help find the nearest local SBA office and provides information on the people, programs and services in each state. http://www.sba.gov/regions/states.html
Small Business Development Centers: Provide technical and management assistance to current and prospective small businesses through a cooperative effort of the private sector; the educational community; and federal, state, and local governments. www.sba.gov/sbdc Office of Women's Business Ownership: Provides links to a network of Women's Business Centers and other resources valuable to all of those in small businesses. www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness SBA's Shareware Jumpstation: An on-line library reading room with documents to assist with starting, growing, and operating any small business. http://www.sba.gov/shareware
SBA Financing Your Business: Guide to programs using intermediaries, banks, and other lending institutions providing loans and venture capital financing to small businesses unable to secure financing through normal lending channels. http://www.sba.gov/financing
SBA Hot List: Extensive list of useful links to both public and private sources for financial information and services. http://www.sba.gov/hotlist/busfin.html
SBA Gopher of CLP and PLP Lenders: The most active and expert lenders qualify for the SBA's streamlined programs in which lenders are delegated partial or full authority to approve loans for faster service from SBA. http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/gopher/Local-Information/Certified-Preferred-Lenders
Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) Program: Licensed and regulated SBA program developed to fill the gap between the availability of venture capital and the needs of small businesses in start-up and growth situations. http://www.sba.gov/inv and www.sba.gov/gopher/Local-Information/Small-Business-Investment-Companies
Financial Resources
PWC Entrepreneur Resource Center: Answers many funding questions, provides financial models, templates, many examples. http://www.pwcv2r.com
PWC MoneyTree Survey: In cooperation with Venture One, provides extensive quarterly reports on venture capital investment in the U. S. http://www.pwcmoneytree.com/
General Resources
Michael D. Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship: A comprehensive site that facilitates, supports, and encourages entrepreneurship and new enterprise growth in the Mid-Atlantic region through outreach, education, and research. The information and links are useful in any geographic area. http://www.mbs.umd.edu/dingman
StartUpBiz.com: General information for all categories of new businesses. http://www.startupbiz.com/Library/Entrepreneurship.htm
State and Local Resources
National Association of Seed and Venture Funds: Association information on members from across the U. S. http://nasvf.org
State Specific Information: A feature of the Small Business Advisor, links to a variety of small business related information available for each state. http://www.sba.gov/regions/states.html
WEB Addresses for the 50 States: Links to the home pages of all 50 states. http://www.OMNIport.net/Addresses/states.html
Venture Capital Resources
LookSmart: Business and Finance section offer a range of choices on topics related to small business, government regulation, venture capital, useful associations, and many other issues. http://www.looksmart.com/e65300/e65319/e221722/r?1&
Mid-Atlantic Venture Association: Provides a forum for interaction of providers of private equity, their service providers, and successful entrepreneurs in Mid-Atlantic region. http://www.mava.org
National Association of Small Business Investment Companies: Represents investor members of licensed Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC). http://www.nasbic.org/
National Venture Capital Association: An association that defines, serves and represents the interests of the venture capital and private equity industries. It works to stimulate the flow of risk equity capital to emerging and developing companies. http://www.nvca.org
Venture Capital Directory: A service of Venture Capital Marketplace to list and link to financing opportunities for growing businesses. http://www.v-capital.com/vcdirectory.htm
Venture Capital OnLine: Information on aspects of the venture capital industry, including firms, news and research, IPOs, and other topics. http://www.vcapital.com
Venture Capital Resource Library: Extensive links to current information on sources of money, services, research, forms, and news about financing and venture capital. http://vfinance.com
Women and Minority Business Resources
Online Women's Business Center: A "must visit" site for anyone starting or operating a small business, seeking financing, preparing a business plan, or keeping up with changes in technology. Contains many links to other useful resources. http://www.onlinewbc.gov/
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO): Information on leading organization for the purpose of advocacy and building resources for women in business. http://www.nawbo.org/nawbo/nawbostart.nsf
All Business Network: Provides a network guide for minority business resources and services. http://www.all-biz.com/newroot/index.asp
Emerging Venture Network (EVN): Promoting access to equity capital financing for minority-led or founded companies. Details on events and activities. http://www.evn.org
Springboard Enterprises: Recruiting and coaching entrepreneurs for presenting at a series of venture forums for women-led companies. Details on previous forums and schedule of coming events. http://www.springboardenterprises.org
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