Resources for Entrepreneurs
The Capital Formation Institute is an international research and
educational entity in the fields of early stage capital financing and
enterprise creation and growth. It sponsors and conducts leading edge
research projects by recruiting researchers, soliciting program and
project funding support from both public and private sources, and by
organizing and conducting educational conferences, seminars, and
workshops in the U.S. and worldwide.
SBDCs provide management assistance to current and prospective
small business owners. They offer one-stop assistance to individuals
and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and
guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations.
GEM is the world’s largest and longest-standing study of entrepreneurial
activity. GEM conducts research in 34 countries around the world. The
results of GEM data analysis are used as key benchmarking indicators
by regional, national and supranational authorities around the world.
ACA is North America's professional alliance of angel groups, bringing
together 200 angel organizations in the United States and Canada to
share best practices, network, and help develop data about the field of
angel investing.
NASVF is an organization of private, public and nonprofit organizations
committed to building their local economies by investing and facilitating
investment in local entrepreneurs. Research projects provide members
with a national survey of risk capital resources, a library of reports on
state capital programs and strategies, and an analysis of best practices.
NVCA is a trade association that represents the venture capital industry.
It is a member-based organization, representing over 400 venture capital
firms and organizations who manage pools of risk equity capital
designated to be invested in young, emerging companies.
Venture Blog is the most popular Internet blogging site related to
enterprise formation, growth, and funding.
Business.org provides diverse information for assistance with enterprise
development, including: business opportunities, business schools,
business to business marketing, starting a business, business grants,
and business software.
Business.com is the Internet's only business-focused search engine and
directory. The Business.com directory contains more than 400,000
listings within 65,000 industry, product and service subcategories.
AllBusiness.com helps entrepreneurs, small and growing businesses,
consultants and business professionals address real-world business
questions and present practical solutions. It offers resources
including how-to articles, business forms, contracts and agreements,
expert advice, blogs, business news, business directory listings, product
comparisons, business guides, and a small business association.
Moody's Economy.com is a leading independent provider of economic,
financial, country, and industry research. Its research has many
dimensions: country analysis, financial markets, industrial markets, and
regional markets. Its information and services are used in a variety of
ways, including: strategic planning, product and sales forecasting, risk
and sensitivity management, and as investment research.
MarketResearch.com is the world's largest and continuously updated
collection of market research. It offers more than 110,000 market
research reports from over 550 leading global publishers. Its Research
Specialists have in-depth knowledge of the publishers and the various
types of reports in their respective industries.
From The Wall Street Journal, the Startup Journal lists current stories
and offers resources for entrepreneurs to research the market, secure
financing, open a shop, hire employees, and run the enterprise.
Business Plan Archive collects and preserves business plans and related
planning documents from the Dot Com era. It features over 3,400
historical business plans and related documents.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board establishes and improves
standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and
education of the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of financial
information.
The USPTO offers a comprehensive set of services that assist with
patent and trademark searches, provide information on the application
process, and offer links to various related sites.