Chapter 1 Entrepreneurs: The Driving Force Behind Small Business

Web Destinations

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  • General Entrepreneurial Information – Government and Education Sponsored Centers
  • General Entrepreneurial Information – Commercially Sponsored Sites
  • Specialty Entrepreneurial Resources
  • Entrepreneurial Publications
  • Family Owned Business Resources
  • Minority Business resources
  • Technology Resources for Entrepreneurs
  • Home-Based Businesses
  • Entrepreneurial Organizations
  • Entrepreneurial Examples

Before You Start Checklist

General Entrepreneurial Information – Government and Education Sponsored Centers

  • AdvancingWomen.com – Entrepreneur
  • American Home Business Association
  • Babson College Entrepreneurship Homepage
  • Babson College: Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
  • Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education
  • Center for Women’s Business Research
  • Center for Entrepreneurship Education and Development
  • Entrepreneurial Management Center
  • Entreworld.org, Resources for Entrepreneurs
  • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
  • Global Entrepreneurship Institute
  • Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation – Hass School of Business at Berkely
  • Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship – University of Oregon
  • MIT Entrepreneurship Center
  • National Association for the Self-Employed
  • New York University Stern School of Business – Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Small Business Advancement National Center – University of Central Arkansas
  • SBDC - Small Business Entrepreneurship Council
  • USASBE - United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • U.S. Business Advisor
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • U.S. Small Business Administration
  • General Entrepreneurial Information – Commercially Sponsored Sites
  • BizOffice.com Small Business and Home-based Business Resources
  • Idea Café Small Business Ideas and Information
  • Lavamind: Gazillionaire
  • Let's Talk Business Network
  • MindNet: Starting a Business?
  • Office.com, The Intranet for Small Business
  • Quick MBA.com – Entrepreneurship
  • Small Business Advisor
  • Small Business Network from American Express
  • Smart Online, Tools to Power Your Business
  • Symantec Small Business Resource Cente
  • USA Home-based Business Information Superhighway
  • Yahoo! Small Business
  • ZeroMillion.com – Entrepreneurship

Specialty Entrepreneurial Resources

  • CoupleBiz.com
  • Working Solo

Entrepreneurial Publications

  • BusinessWeek Online: Small Business
  • Entrepreneur Magazine
  • Entreworld.org, Resources for Entrepreneurs
  • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
  • Failure Magazine
  • Fortune Small Business - FSB
  • Inc. Magazine

Family Owned Business Resources

  • Family Business: The Magazine for Family Companies
  • Fambiz.com
  • Family Business Lifestylings
  • Family Business Management
  • Frankenberg Group: Family Business Resources
  • University of New Hampshire Family Business Center
  • University of Massachusetts Family Business Center
  • University of Toledo Center for Family Business

Minority Business Resources

  • Minority Business Development Agency - U.S. Dept. of Commerce
  • Minority Business Entrepreneur (MBE) Magazine
  • National Association for the Self-Employed
  • National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
  • National Federation of Independent Businesses - NFIB
  • National Small Business Association
  • New York University Stern School of Business – Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • PharmaFab Incorporated
  • SBA Office of Minority Enterprise Development

Technology Resources for Entrepreneurs

  • Cooltronics
  • Pitney Bowes “Roadmaps to Business Success Survey”
  • Quicken Small Business
  • Skywire Software LLC

Home-Based Businesses

  • Biz Office: Small and Home-Based Business Resources
  • Bizy Moms
  • Home Business Magazine
  • HomeBusiness.com
  • HomeWorkingMom.com
  • Insuring Your Home Business – Insurance Information Institute
  • SOHO America - Resources for Small Office Home Office Entrepreneurs
  • USA Homebased Business Information Super Highway

Entrepreneurial Organizations

  • Derby Management – Entrepreneurial Organizations
  • University of Texas at Austin -– Entrepreneurial Organizations
  • Young Entrepreneur’s Organization

Entrepreneurial Examples

  • Funko Inc.
  • Wine Vault & Bistro
  • TerraCycle Inc.
  • Timbuk2