Small Businesses Resources
Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project
Find options for financing assistive technology through grants and loans sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Information Technology (IT) Centers
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has established ten regional centers to provide information, training and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Primer for Small Business
Overview of the basic employment provisions of the ADA as they relate to employees and job applicants.
Assistance for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
Association for Enterprise Opportunity
At Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities
Beyond 50.04 - A Report to the Nation on Consumers in the Marketplace
Business Incubators Fact Sheet
Business Leadership Network (BLN)
Information from the Job Accommodations Network (JAN) on how to develop a business plan to work through all the factors that will have an impact on the successful start-up, operation and management of a business.
Business Tax Credits & Deductions for Employment of People with Disabilities
Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Responsible for ensuring that small businesses are treated fairly and have an opportunity to compete and be selected for a fair amount of HUD's prime and subcontracting opportunities.
Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
Disability Employment 101 for Your Business
Brochure for small- and medium-sized businesses interested in increasing their hiring pool by recruiting well-qualified employees with disabilities. This brochure is also available in text form.
Disabled Businesspersons Association
Employer Assistance & Resource Network (EARN)
Entrepreneurship: Federal Government Resources
List of federal government resources that provide assistance to small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Accessible Tax Products
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Job Accommodations Network (JAN) Entrepreneurship Resources
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Resources for Small Business
Provides access to information, guidelines and training programs to help small businesses find and fix hazards and prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.
Office of Small Business Programs
Information from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP).
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business
A nonprofit association that provides information, counseling and mentoring free of charge to entrepreneurs starting a small business. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
START-UP USA Self-Employment Webcast Series 2009
START-UP/ USA - Self-Employment Technical Assistance, Resources & Training
Provides technical assistance, resources and training to individuals throughout the country who are interested in pursuing self-employment. Site offers a Web cast series in which successful entrepreneurs share their secrets for success and online seminars on topics including self-employment for individuals with disabilities.
Self-Employment, Telecommuting & Establishing a Small Business as Employment Outcomes
Small Business & Self-Employed Tax Center
Information on tax news and tax-related responsibilities for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Small Business Administration (SBA) - Microloan Program
Small Business Administration (SBA) Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Information
Small Business Administration (SBA) Local Offices
Find your local SBA office and resources relevant to small businesses.
Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Veterans Business Development
Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Women's Business Ownership
Promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provides access to credit and capital, federal contracts and international trade opportunities.
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
Small Businesses & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Small Employers & Reasonable Accommodation
Fact sheet provides a brief, easy-to-read discussion of the obligation to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities, with an emphasis on issues relevant to small businesses.
Starting a Business Fact Sheet
State Economic Development & Funding Resources
Tax Forms for Small Businesses
Links to federal and state tax forms and publications for small businesses and the self-employed. You can call (800) 829-3676 to order forms and publications through the mail.
Contains information about the disabled access credit for small businesses and the tax deduction for businesses of any size that help offset some of the costs of improving accessibility for customers or employees with disabilities.
U.S. House Small Business Committee
Working Partners for an Alcohol- & Drug-Free Workplace