Entrepreneurship Resources
This section, “Entrepreneurship Resources,” contains American entrepreneurial sources. Entrepreneurs will find links divided into General (online help sites for entrepreneurs), Education (a list of academic entrepreneurship centers), Financing (sources for raising capital), Government (US domestic), Publications (small business magazines), Small Business Resources, and a list of Venture Capitalists in the US.
Business Valuations
Buying a Business
BizQuest.com
BizBuySell.com
BusinessBroker.net
BusinessesforSale.com
International Business Brokers Association
MergerNetwork.com
Entrepreneurship Blogs
Small Biz Resource
The Global Small Business Blog
Entrepreneurship Magazines/Newspapers
BusinessWeek Small Business Section
Entrepreneur.com
Inc.com
USA Today Small Business
Wall Street Journal Startup Journal
Entrepreneurship Centers/Universities
Disney Entrepreneur Center
Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul University
University of Chicago Booth School of Business Polsky Center For Entrepreneurship
The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson
Lewis Center at Babson
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)
Entrepreneurship Organizations
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Global Entrepreneurship Week
International Council for Small Business (ICSB)
National Association for the Self-Employed
National Federation of Independent Business
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Public Forum Institute: National dialogue on entrepreneurship
SCORE – Get Advice fronm Successful Business Advisors
Small Business Devlopment Centers
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Center
Entrepreneurship Websites
Entrepreneur World
Intuit’s JumpUp.com
Microsoft Small Business
Small Business Labs
Small Business Trends
SME Toolkit
Startup Owl
Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship
World Entrepreneurship Forum
Young Entrepreneurs of America
Young Money
YouNoodle
Franchise Websites
International Franchise Association
FranchiseHandbook.com
Franchise Personality Test
Government Websites
IRS Guide to Small Business Resources
U.S. Export Bureau Guide to Market Access and Compliance
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Market Data Sources
US Census Bureau
US Chamber of Commerce
Hoovers
MarketResearch.com
Social Entrepreneurship
Changemakers
Global Fund for Women
Global Girlfriend
Global Goods Partners
Goods of Conscience
Grameen Bank
KickStart
Kiva
NextBillion.net
Pro Mujer
Roshan Vikas Foundation
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
SEVEN Fund
Skoll Foundation
SKS Microfinance
Social Edge
Up From the Dust
Trade Shows
Venture Capital
List of VC Firms
National Venture Capital Association
vFinance