Online Resources for the Small Business Owner
Resources for the Small Business Owner
The web sites listed below have been gathered from a variety of sources and by no means
represent everything available to the person wishing to start a business. However, we hope
this list will get you started down the path toward launching a successful enterprise. In your
work, if you find additional valuable resources let us know so we can share the information
with others.
The Business Enterprise Center Staff
Resource
Business Enterprise
Center
Contacts
Bill Ford –
541-829-9468 (cell)
Barb Sloan 541-758-4009 (BEC)
SCORE
URL or email address
http://www.thebec.com/
(web home page)
email: thebec@thebec.com
http://www.score.org/
Information/Comments
A regional small business accelerator
providing reasonable,
accessible facilities as well as
programs, training, and
coaching for its small business
clients.
Salem SCORE - Chapter 0460
495 State Street, Suite 511
Salem, OR 97303
PHONE: (503) 370-2896
EMAIL: score460@open.org
CHAPTER'S HOME PAGE
Willamette SCORE - Chapter 0416
NOTE: For Medford branch, please
call (541) 608-8528
instead, 1401 Willamette Street
Eugene, OR 97401
PHONE: (541) 465-6600 FAX: (541)
484-4942
EMAIL: score@eugenechamber.com
CHAPTER'S HOME PAGE
Portland SCORE - Chapter 0011
ODS Tower, 601 SW Second
Avenue, Suite 950
Portland, OR 97204
PHONE: (503) 326-3441 FAX: (503)
326-2808
EMAIL: scorepdx.chair@wa-net.com
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Last updated: 8/31/2009
Online Resources for the Small Business Owner
MicroBusiness
Classes
Willamette
Neighborhood Housing
Services
http://www.corvallisnhs.org/
microenterprise_program.ht
ml
541.752.7220
OSU
Austin Entrepreneur
Program
OSU
Austin Family
Business Program
OSU
College of Business
LBCC
Alan Fudge – 541-9174931
http://www.bus.oregonstate.
edu/programs/austin_entrep
.htm
http://www.bus.oregonstate.
edu/programs/austin.htm
http://www.bus.oregonstate.
edu/
http://cf.linnbenton.edu/bdc/
web.cfm?pgID=531
Willamette Neighborhood Housing
Services and Linn-Benton
Community College's Small Business
Development Center
have teamed together to offer an
entrepreneurial development
program for low to moderate income
individuals, combining
classroom-based education and oneon-one assistance.
12 session workshop ($60.00 per
person.
Austin Family Business Program
workshops, seminars and conferences
address issues unique to family
businesses. Topics include
communication, working together dayto-day, preparing the next generation,
planning succession and estate
planning.
Business Development Center Program listed
Free Business Resources from the WEB
General Business Resources:
http://business.gov/
http://www.sba.gov/
http://www.tannedfeet.com/
http://www.gosmallbiz.com/
http://www.entrepreneur.com/
http://www.bizmove.com/
http://www.allbusiness.com/
http://www.businesstown.com/
http://www.startupbusinessschool.com/
http://www.ehow.com/guide_8-business.html
http://books.google.com/books?id=IUwInqMdlkcC&pg=PA574&lpg=PA574&dq=Benton+County,+
OR+BuBusine+startups&source=bl&ots=rZZTSfx_O7&sig=Dee_ubKVuGCmLJq_pea2Z7P1_Jc&hl=en&ei=VuySSp67
KIWyswPGKIWy&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false
http://www.myownbusiness.org/
http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/starting/archive/2006/st0504.htm
http://www.lbl.gov/Tech-Transfer/researchers/entrepreneurpubs/start_business.pdf
Last updated: 8/31/2009
Online Resources for the Small Business Owner
http://www.suite101.com/course.cfm/16707/seminar
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwsbp/entrepre.htm
Business Plan Help:
http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html
http://www.businessknowhow.com/business-plan.htm
http://www.score.org/template_gallery.html
http://www.businessplans.org/
Business Forms:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/formnet
http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/business/legal.php
http://www.score.org/template_gallery.html
Legal:
http://www.copyright.gov/
http://resources.lawinfo.com/Oregon.html
http://business-law.freeadvice.com/
Human Resources:
http://www.shrm.org/
http://www.hrvillage.com
http://www.entrepreneur.com/formnet/humanresourcesforms.html
http://www.salary.com/
Marketing:
http://www.quickmba.com/marketing/plan/
http://www.morebusiness.com/templates_worksheets/bplans/printpre.brc
http://www.businessplans.org/Market.html
http://money.howstuffworks.com/marketing-plan.htm
Data Lookup:
http://www.bizstats.com/
http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/index.htm
http://www.census.gov/
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/categories/10
Finance:
http://www.grants.gov/
http://www.entrepreneur.com/money/
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html
Management:
http://www.adviceonmanagement.com/
Last updated: 8/31/2009
Online Resources for the Small Business Owner
Inventory:
http://www.inventoryops.com/
Free Business Magazine Subscriptions:
http://www.tradepub.com/
Last updated: 8/31/2009