Faith & Community Business Resources
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Business Plans
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Wall Street Journal Startup Info - This site deals with starting and maintaining a new business. There is also a section for Creating a Business Plan Online.
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Bplans.com Business Planning Resource - For entrepreneurs and small business. Includes free sample business plans, sample marketing plans, plan outlines, tips, start-up business, financing, and venture capital.
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BizPlanIt - Has free resources which includes tips, advice, and examples.
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SBA - Business Plan Outline - Has a complete outline for writing a business plan. There is a tutorial and self-paced activity.
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American Express: Small Business Exchange - Articles and tips for small business. There is also a section for Creating an Effective Business Plan, which can be found using the Site Map.
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Business Planning Center - Provides business planning resources, example business plans, analysis of business strategy, and business planning products.
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SmallBusinessPoint.com - Assists entrepreneurs and small business in designing, developing, writing, and executing business, marketing, and financial plans.
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AllBusiness.com Business Plans - Online resource for writing business plans.
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CEOExpress - CEOExpress has many informative business links.
Tax Information
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about.com - has a "Taxes" section, under the "Financial Management" link that provides articles and tips on many different tax areas, specifically for entrepreneurs.
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Tax Prophet - has articles and discussions on various tax areas for US and foreign, entrepreneurs, and small companies; also has an FAQ section and links to other tax and law sites.
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Lawhorn & Company - website contains a large list of links and information for different tax areas and issues, including select Internal Revenue Service Materials dealing with faith and community organizations:
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Tax Web, IRS - source of federal, state, and local tax-related developments; also has links to federal and state sponsored tax sites.
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Government Sites
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United States Chamber of Commerce - The United States Chamber of Commerce web site.
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American Jobs Creation Act (Library of Congress Information) - 2004 designed to make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad.
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FedWorld.gov - offers multiple distribution channels to disseminate information to the public; allows you to search, locate, order and acquire government and business information
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Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization - through the US Department of Commerce; responsible for promoting the use of small, women-owned, and minority business in compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies.
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GovSpot - free resource center offering links to government and civic sites.
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The Federal Marketplace - Federal procurement and acquisition procedures to assist businesses in winning federal contracts.
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Small Business Administration Home Page (SBA) - The SBA was created to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interest of small business concerns to preserve free competitive enterprise.
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Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) - Provides services to small business.
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U.S. Business Advisor - The one-stop electronic link to federal government information, services, and transactions.
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U.S. Department of Commerce Information Services - Promotes American businesses and trade.
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IRS - All of the IRS forms and information on-line.
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Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act (H.R. 235)
Guidance from Private Organizations
American Center for Law and Justice, Permissible and Impermissible Activities of Non-Profit Organizations and Public Charities Under Federal Campaign Finance and Tax Laws (PDF format)
Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Churches & Politics: A Guide for Religious Leaders
Interfaith Alliance, Houses of Worship and Campaigns
Liberty Counsel, Pastors, Churces and Politics: What May Pastors and Churches Do?
Pew Forum, Politics and the Pulpit 2004: A Guide to the Internal Revenue Restrictions on the Political Activity of Religious Organizations
Southern Baptist Convention, Legal Dos and Don'ts
Southern Baptist Convention, ERLC election kit
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Political Activity Guidelines for Catholic Organizations
Law
Internet Marketing
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The Art of Business Web Site Promotion - has advice and information, as well as other valuable tips, on making the best use of content in your web site and search engines for promoting/marketing your site.
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Outreach - faith based communication and marketing tools to help ministries effectively communicate their messages.
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WILSON internet - see their Web Marketing tab and "Web Marketing Info Center", provides links to numerous resources and articles, and can sign up for FREE email newsletter.
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ClickZ Network - "The Ultimate Resource for Doing Business Online", has countless articles on all aspects of marketing online.
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Allen.com - specifically for helping apply One-to-One marketing using personalization techniques.
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The Internet Marketing Center - has tips on promoting web site and any business and FREE monthly newsletter; provides new and different ideas for marketing on internet.
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Guerilla Marketing Online - this is a weekly online magazine, which targets small businesses and entrepreneurs; it also has online consulting.
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dmnews.com - source of daily articles and stories regarding online marketing.
Insurance
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Insurance Services Network - "demystify the insurance business".
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Insure Market - has information on what can be covered, business owner policies, ways to save money as well as advice and expert tips.
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Insurance Industry Internet Network - largest collection of insurance related sites.
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Insure.com - provides information on the basic types of insurance, such as weather, home-based business, disability, group health plans, and workers compensation.
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Insurance Information Institute - provides information on finding the right agent, filing a claim, saving money; also includes a directory of insurance associations and current news items.
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InsWeb - a free service that makes it easier to shop for quotes from the nation's leading insurance companies.
Entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurs - A Special Section - The New York Times has a special online section for entrepreneurs.
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USA Today Small Business Center - The USA Today has a Small Business Center web site.
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Business EKG - provides comparitive information on your business' financial health.
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Price Waterhouse Entrepreneur Center - Price Waterhouse Coopers has an Entrepreneur Resource Center for financial advice, capital sources and business plans.
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About.com - Small Business - Get general entrepreneur information.
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Is it time to close your business? - Article from Microsoft BCentral. 5 Signs to watch out for.
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The Ten Commandments - A list of the Ten Commandments for Managing a Young Growing Business
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Business Week Online - Small Business - Business Week has a daily update with interesting articles for entrepreneurs.
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Small Business Advancement National Center - The Small Business Advancement National Center is a multi-faceted small business counseling and electronic resource information center.
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Women's Biz News - There is a really good online newsletter called Women's Biz News. It is a great source of information for women in business and entrepreneurship.
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The Small Business Advisor - good source of news, advice and tips, has a FREE newsletter.
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RISE Business - RISE stands for Research Institute for Small and Emerging Business; develops and sponsors groundbreaking research on issues impacting the formation and growth of small and emerging businesses.
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entreworld.org - "A world of resources for entrepreneurs", includes information on starting and growing a business, as well as providing support for entreprenuers. This site also hosts an online discussion group to chat with other entrepreneurs.
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EntrepreneurMag.com - "The Online Small Business Authority." There is a featured section on Writing a Business Plan.
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The Small Business Journal - Provides free articles, resources, and business tools to help small businesses grow.
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Business Owner's Toolkit - Includes news and advice, model business plans, industry data, and free e-mail counseling through SCORE.
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National Business Incubation Association - Devoted to the business incubation industry.
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BusinessCity Internet Resource Center - Links site to 300 "best" business sites.
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VISA Small Business - Small business resource links to financing, current articles from entrepreneurial magazines, government-related listings, and information for women and minorities.
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The Business Resource Center - Information to help grow a business.
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The Road to Entrepreneurial Success - Provides information on starting a business.
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Office Depot Resources - Office Depot offers short tips about various business issues. It also has some helpful downloadable forms.
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Starting Your Own Business - This site has type to help you become a successful business owner.
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Business & Finance - Catalog of business and finance resources for small business.
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International Business Brokers Association - Information for if you want to buy or sell a business.
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BizMarket Florida - Web site dedicated to advertising businesses and franchises for sale in the state of Florida.
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The Capital Connection - The Entrepreneur's Resource for Finance.
Commerce
Family Business
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Genus Resources - Advises families on successful transition of ownership and management to the next generation. Site showcases full array of company services, consultants' biographies, and articles library.
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Family Firm Institute (FFI) - organization dedicated to providing continuing education and networking opportunities; also provide information on the latest trends and developments in family business.
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Wisconsin Family Business Forum - fosters healthy family business through education, information, newtworking, research and life experiences.
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Family Business Magazine - Includes a family business bulletin board, a commentary, family business bookstore, planning tips, and ideas from the current issue of the magazine.
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Family Business Net Center - Provides family business owners with an extensive library of articles, a weekly feature article and a list of educational affiliates that provide programs and resources for family business owners.
Securities Information
Resources for Reporters
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