Starting & Managing
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Choose & Register Your Business
- Starting a Business
- How to Start a Business
- Write Your Business Plan
- Choose Your Business Structure
- Choose & Register Your Business
- Choose Your Business Location & Equipment
- Business Licenses & Permits
- Learn About Business Laws
- Business Financials
- Finance Your Business
- Filing & Paying Taxes
- Hire & Retain Employees
Choosing and registering your business name is a key step to legally operating your business and potentially obtaining financial aid from the government.
Starting a Business
- How to Start a Business
- Is Entrepreneurship For You?
- 20 Questions Before Starting
- 10 Steps to Starting a Business
- Understand Your Market
- Business Data & Statistics
- Business Types
- Green Businesses
- Startups & High Growth Businesses
- Home-Based Businesses
- Online Businesses
- Franchise Businesses
- Buying Existing Businesses
- Self Employed & Independent Contractors
- Women-Owned Businesses
- Veteran-Owned Businesses
- People with Disabilities
- Young Entrepreneurs
- Encore Entrepreneurs
- Minority-Owned Businesses
- Native Americans
- Find a Mentor or Counselor
- Write Your Business Plan
- Choose Your Business Structure
- Choose & Register Your Business
- Choose Your Business Location & Equipment
- Business Licenses & Permits
- Learn About Business Laws
- Advertising & Marketing Law
- Employment & Labor Law
- Finance Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Online Business Law
- Privacy Law
- Environmental Regulations
- Regulation of Financial Contracts
- Workplace Safety & Health Law
- Foreign Workers & Employee Eligibility
- Contact a Government Agency
- Federal Compliance Contacts and Resources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- Department of State (DOS)
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Department of the Interior (DOI)
- Department of the Treasury
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Federal Housing Finance Agency
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal Reserve Board
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Small Business Administration
- Social Security Administration
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Assistance with Regulatory Compliance
- Economic Development Agencies
- Federal Compliance Contacts and Resources
- Business Financials
- Finance Your Business
- Filing & Paying Taxes
- Hire & Retain Employees