| Government Resources |
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Commerce Business Daily - |
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Department
of Labor's Women's Bureau - This program addresses questions of
employers investing in family-friendly policies. |
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Employment
Law Guide - This guide covers laws and regulations regarding wages and
hours of work, safety and health standards, pension and benefit plans, federal contracts, and more. Useful for
employers and employees in setting and understanding company polices and practices. |
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Minority Business
Development Agency - MBDA, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
encourages the creation, growth and expansion of minority-owned businesses in the United
States. |
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Office of Advocacy - This SBA office voices the concerns of small business in the federal government
and is a source for small business statistics. |
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Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization - The Department of
Transportation's Bonding Program offers certified minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business
enterprises (DBEs) an opportunity to obtain bid, payment and performance bonds for transportation-related
projects. |
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Office
of Small Business Programs - Department of Labor - Offers procurement
opportunities for small, disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses, serves as the Department's central
referral point for small business regulatory compliance information and questions and manages the
Department's minority colleges and universities program. |
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Office of Women's Business Ownership Entrepreneurial
Development - Has information on various marketing, finance,
management and technology issues as well as information on child care and for entrepreneurs with
disabilities. |
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Office of Women's Business Ownership Entrepreneurial
Development - Site provides information on loan packages and getting
into the federal procurement and export markets, loan guaranty programs to help those who cannot get
lending through conventional channels finance their businesses and offers training, advice and
counseling. |
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Online Listing of Women's Business Centers - Each center provides assistance and/or training in finance, management,
marketing, procurement and the Internet, as well addressing specialized topics such as home-based
businesses, corporate executive downsizing and welfare-to-work. All provide individual business counseling
and access to the SBA's programs and services; a number are also intermediaries for the SBA's MicroLoan and
Loan Prequalification programs. |
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Small Business
Administration (SBA) - SBA provides financial, technical and
management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. |
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Women-21.gov for
Women Entrepeneurs - A one-stop federal resource for targeted
information, registration for online programs, and networking opportunities to help women entrepreneurs
navigate the ever-changing business world. |
| Private Resources |
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All-Biz.com Network - A resource for small businesses and entrepreneurs, it provides topical information,
access to experts in all business disciplines, management tools, promotional programs, business related
products and services and Internet related functions to help business owners and entrepreneurs expand and
manage their companies. |
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American Business
Women's Association - Brings together businesswomen of diverse
occupations and provides opportunities for networking support. |
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Digital-Women - A place to gather resources, business, sales and marketing tips, home business
ideas, and to network with other business women and women owned businesses. |
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Minority Business
Entrepreneur (MBE) - A bimonthly publication for and about minority and
women business owners. |
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National
Association of Women Business Owners® - Since 1975, NAWBO has
helped women evolve their businesses by sharing resources and providing a single voice to shape economic
and public policy. National Association of Women Business Owners is the only dues-based national
organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs across all industries. |
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Small Business Development
Center - The SBDC National Information Clearinghouse provides research
support to Small Business Development Centers and has information of interest to the small business planner.
Information Pathfinders leads to guides to rural business, research companies, and a Spanish language guide
to searching the Internet. Internet Resources has links in more than twenty categories, from start-ups and
buying/selling a business to e-commerce and employee and tax information. |
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Smartbiz.com
- Addresses women and minority issues and includes information on discrimination, harassment, equal pay
opportunities, organizations and regulations. |
