The Internet is a valuable resource for small businesses.  These sites offer free information that is useful to small businesses.  The table below contains a number of  sites that should be useful to our clients.

CENTRAL COAST SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
The SBDC offers numerous services to small business. These services include free expert consulting services, concentrated training, information resources, multiple locations and various seminars.

San Francisco District SBA
Startup Kit; First Steps; Research; Training; Business Plans; Counseling Help; Patents & Trademarks; Shareware; Outside Resources; Workshops; Business Resources, and Export Assistance.

Central Contractor Registration
The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Defense, the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration have taken steps to simplify the federal contracting process by creating an integrated database of small businesses that want to do business with the government.

The Library of Congress
Many on-line assets available.

General Services Administration
How governments buy; how to get registered, certified, & listed; essential contacts in every agency; contract requirements & regulations; how to find bid opportunities & do businesss with agencies electronically.

US Patent and Trademark Office
General Information about Patents & Trademarks; Searchable Databases; Inventor Resources; Printable Forms; Document Formats.

Business Law
An online resource guide designed to provide legal and regulatory information to America's small businesses. Topics covered range from the most basic and crucial, such as choosing a business structure or hiring a lawyer, to highly specialized issues such as e-commerce and exporting.

STAT-USA/Internet
A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal government.

De Anza College - San Jose State University Business Incubator  
The Incubator will contribute to the economic security of low to middle-income residents by supporting service-based businesses that will generate jobs and build wealth to create self-sufficiency through entrepreneurial success.