Resources
The following resources provide valuable information for entrepreneurs regarding federal and national small business assistance, Colorado small business assistance, entrepreneurial associations and resources, technology and e commerce, business and finance, financing assistance, startups and new ventures, and assistance targeted toward women, international, and minority entrepreneurs.
- Federal/National Small Business Assistance:
- Economic Development Administration
- National Association for the Self Employed (NASE)
- Procurement Marketing & Access Network
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
- Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
- State Small Business Assistance:
- Office of Small Business
- Colorado Enterprise Fund
- Entrepreneurial Resources & Associations:
- AllBusiness.com
- Association for Enterprise Opportunity
- Edward Lowe Foundation
- Entrepreneur.com
- Making It!
- Public Counsel
- The Indus Entrepreneurs
- Technology & E-Commerce:
- Communication Technology Cluster
- Socal Tech
- TechCoast Venture Network
- Financing Assistance:
- Operation Hope Loan Center
- Resources for Startups & New Ventures:
- Draper Fisher Jurvetson Entrepreneur Resources
- FindLaw.com
- Garage.com
- National Venture Capital Association
- Private Equity Network
- Small Business Resource Guide
- VentureOne Research
- Venture Capital Resource Library
- Business & Finance Resources:
- Bloomberg Online
- Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE)
- Creative Investment Research
- Direct Stock Market
- FINweb
- Red Herring
- NASDAQ
- New York Stock Exchange
- SEC Filings
- The Capital Network
- Yahoo Finance
- Periodicals & Magazines:
- Business Week
- Forbes
- Fortune Inc.
- Minority Business Entrepreneur (MBE)
- Business Assistance for Women Entrepreneurs:
- American Business Women's Association (ABWA)
- Asian Women in Business (AWIB)
- Catalyst Women
- Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE)
- Ms. Foundation for Women
- National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
- National Foundation of Women Business Owners (NFWBO)
- National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC)
- National Women's Business Council (NWBC)
- Business Assistance for International & Minority Entrepreneurs:
- Asian American Economic Development Enterprises
- Asian Pacific Management Forum
- BlackEnterprise.com
- HispanicBusiness.com
- Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
- National Minority Business Council (NMBC)