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Links
Links for the entrepreneur. Web
based resources, listed by category, which are of interest to those
starting a business.
Assumed Names
Business Plans
Chambers of Commerce:
Local area Chambers of Commerce information.
Employment Information and
Regulations: Guidance on key issues facing employers
Events: A listing
of conferences and other networking and learning opportunities.
- Dallas/Ft. Worth Business & Technology Events
Calendar: Information on Dallas/Ft. Worth business events.
- EntreNet: Links to members of EntreNet, non-profit
groups that have associated with STARTech
- GeekMeet: GeekMeet is the largest Pure Networking
group for technology professionals in North Texas. Over 15,000
technology professionals have attended their events in the last three
years. There is sure to be someone there who can help in your
networking for funding (and new team members).
- MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth: Puts on
monthly educational and networking events targeted at entrepreneurs.
Frequently financing is part of the program. They also sponsor events
with other related groups and have regular mailings.
- STARTech: An online listing of all the events
sponsored by non-profit STARTech Foundation and incubator accellerator
STARTech Early Ventures.
Funding and Grants
- Business
Finance: Information on business funding resources and has a
database of over 4,000 sources of business capital.
- BusinessFinance.com:
Information on several SBA financing programs.
- Capital
Southwest: One of the largest venture capital firms in the
Southwest.
- Finance
a Business (SBA): Information on several SBA financing programs.
- Garage
Technology Ventures: Information on venture capital for emerging
technology companies.
- Sevin
Rosen: A venture capital firm with over 20 years experience.
- Startup Journal: Information on deducting home
office expenses on your income tax.
- Startup Venture Toolbox: The Startup Venture Toolbox
was created by David Rex of Jackson Walker. The goal of the Toolbox is
to provide entrepreneurs with the tools and assistance necessary to
help achieve their desired goals as well as to provide a forum for the
exploration of entrepreneurial ideas and issues. The Toolbox is
organized in teh order that most entrepreneurs follow in taking their
ventures from idea to IPO. The site includes the Funding Source Advisor
and Database with perhaps the most extensive list of Texas-area funding
sources in existance.
- Texas
Venture Post: A non-profit matching system between Angel investers
and the seed stage.
- The
MoneyTree Survey: The MoneyTree Survey is a quarterly study of
venture capital investment activity in the United States. As a
collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers, Venture Economics and the
National Venture Capital Association, it is the only industry-endorsed
research of its kind. The MoneyTree Survey is the definitive source of
information on emerging companies that receive financing and the
venture capital firms that provide it. The study is a staple of the
financial community, entrepreneurs, government policymakers and the
business press worldwide.
- Turbo
Tax: A link to one of the most widely used tax preparation software
packages for homes and small businesses, producecd by Quicken.
- VFinance.Com:
Information on Venture Capital, also a free business template.
General
- About.com's Entrepreneur Link: Information from an
on line resource pool for small business owners.
- Austin Ventures Online Resources: Assorted tips and
tricks from a venture capital firm.
- Center for Veterans Enterprise: Information for
Veterans and business.
- Dallas Business Journal: Information on Dallas
business news and information sources.
- Dallas
Business Journal - Book of Lists: Business listings of hundreds of
Dallas area companies, in their fields, by ranking.
- Entrepreneur.com:
Information on a number of useful forms you can use in your business.
- EntreWorld
Search Engine: A search engine specifically targetted at
entrepreneurs like yourself.
- Finch
Commercial Realty: Realty leasing services in the Dallas area.
- Finding Distributors: Entrepreneur.com article on
distribution and marketing.
- Getting out of your business: Entrepreneurs Toolkit
article on how to get out of your business if/when you wish to exit.
- Home Business: Information on Home Business,
including both opportunities and challenges.
- Idea
Cafe: Information on the basics of getting your idea off the
ground, from e-commerce design to logo-embroidered apparel.
- Jim
Blassingame, Small Business Advocate: Information on small
business, both opportunities and challanges.
- MacFarlan: Real Estate investment management firm.
- Mohr
Partners: International corporate real estate consulting.
- National
Association for the Self-Employed (NASE): Information for small
businesses and the self-employed. Has discount programs and general
information.
- North
Texas Small Business Development Center (NTSBDC): Information for
prospective and current business owners in Dallas County with all
aspects of business management. The North Texas SBDC is a partnership
program between the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Bill J.
Priest INstitute for Economic Development, a division of the Dallas
County Community College District.
- SBC Business Solutions: Communications services
products for business users.
- Small
Business Administration (SBA): Home page for the US Small Business
Administration site, which contains a range of useful links, tips,
courses and advice.
- Small Business Administration Bios: Bios of interest
specifically to the Dallas area.
- Small
Business Development Centers: General coaching (from SBDC and
SCORE) as well as advice on funding options.
- Start-Up EPA: Creating a Business Plan: Guidelines
on how to create a business plan, why you need one, and what it can do
for you.
- Start-Up
Journal: Published by the Wall Street Journal - information of
interest to those starting a business.
- Startup
Journal: Information on business planning solutions.
- Wall
Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs: Creating a business plan
for your small business.
- Welcome
Business USA: Information on business checklists to help you make
sure you are not missing important steps in starting and running your
business. Has wealth of resources, how-to articles for business.
- Yahoo! Small Business - Start-Up Basics: Current
info on hot start-up areas and more.
Home Based Business:
A special section covering home based business.
Legal - General
Market Research
- U.S.
Census Bureau: Information on basic demographics on the U.S.
population. Can be used for market research.
Vendors
- Dun
& Bradstreet: Information on thousands of vendors, searchable
by service, category and location.
- Thomas
Register: Information on finding companies and products
manufactured in North America.
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