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Business Plan Inventory

Southwestern Iowa Small Business Development Center
Iowa Western Community College 2700 College Rd. Box 4C

Council Bluffs, Iowa 51502
712 325-3350 or (800) 432-5852 ext 3350 FAX 712-325-3408 or E-mail: spitts@iwcc.edu

www.iabusnet.org

BUSINESS PLANNING & GENERAL RESOURCES
www.iabusnet.org This is the Iowa Small Business Development Centers Website. Thewebsite offers many articles and tools for small business start-ups and existing businesses www.sba.gov The Small Business Administration’s website offers more resources and tools including sample business, marketing plans, sample policy manuals and loan information. www.iowasmart.com Iowasmart.com is The Iowa Department of Economic Developments guide to doing business in Iowa. It includes stateprograms, information on permits, regulations, etc. www.score.org This website offers info on business planning, marketing, etc. http://www.nebs.com/ This is the Nebs company website. Click on the tab that says Business Tools and you will find business plan, newsletter, and direct mail tools. You will also find a lease vs. buy analysis, a business start-up preparation analysis, and a loan amortizationcalculator. www.toolkit.cch.com This is CCH Business Owner's Toolkit, Total know-how for Small Business. It includes a vast amount of general information on everything from starting a business, finance, and marketing to building wealth, protecting your assets, and getting out of business. http://www.nolo.com/ This is NOLO Law for All. It offers a lot of good legal and general information as wellas books on the subject. www.businessownersideacafe.com Business Owner's Idea Cafe is a fun little website that offers some interesting articles and info on grants. www.missouribusiness.net This is the Missouri Business Development Network website. It has a lot of useful information and links to other helpful sites. www.businesstown.com This is a website with a variety of information. Their mottois All Business No Bull. www.business.gov U.S. Business Advisor website is sponsored by the SBA and provides a number of links such as business development, financial assistance, taxes, laws and regulations, international trade, workplace issues, buying and selling. www.gsa.gov It is the government online shopping and ordering system that provides access to thousands of contractors and millions ofservices and products. www.ccr.go It is the Central Contractor Registration’s website and it has a self-certifying database under Dynamic Small Business Search tag. www.quickmba.com The Quick MBA website motto is Knowledge to Power Your Business. It includes 'book knowledge' type information on a variety of business areas. www.marketingpower.com This is the American Marketing Associations officialwebsite. It offers marketing templates, sales tools, and case studies. http://www.superpages.com SuperPages is a website by Verizon and it is like an Internet Yellow Pages. It is a great site to research competitors, suppliers, and potential business clients/customers. www.census.gov The U.S. Census Bureau. It offers information about population estimates, projections and profile, economiccensus, surveys of business owners, etc. www.fedstats.gov This is a gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies. www.zapdata.com With a free user name and pass word, you receive free industry reports and can work the database for additional information. www.officedepot.com This is Office Depots' website. Click on Business Center for a variety of business information from start-up to goingout of business. Use catalog to build equipment list of necessary items. www.quickbooks.com Use this site to find information about QuickBooks and sample forms. www.iowachamber.org - The Iowa Chamber of Commerce Executives home page with a useful directory listing Iowa Chamber of Commerce’s and their key contacts. http://www.acinet.org Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements,...