Library Guides: Free Business Resources and Websites: Best Best for Assistance

Portals (Begin Here!)

State and Territory Business Resources
From USA.gov - Choose your state and find local business assistance centers, resources and links to other useful state websites.
State Sponsored Portals for Business Research
*Begin here to find a link to your state library system portal - an "entryway" to libraries and resources which many states provide their residents. As a state resident you may only need to obtain a library card to use the resources.

Adapted from Free Business Websites, Horn Library, Babson College.

Begin with the Small Business Administration and SCORE.

Small Business Administration
Everything you need to know about starting and running a small business.
The SBA offers the State Economic Profiles. To find the one for your state, type STATE ECONOMIC PROFILES in the search box.
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBEC)
Find rankings of the states on "Policy Measures and Costs Impacting Small Business and Entrepreneurship".
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Find assistance from a retired executive in your industry.
USAGov - Small Business Landing page
An integrated-government-website platform for business that uses interactive wizards to guide the user down the appropriate path.
Contracting Opportunities
Find a business opportunity offered by the U.S. government.
Small Business Lending Fund
From the U.S. Treasury: Provides capital to community banks to encourage lending to small businesses.
State Corporations
Find your Secretary of State Office for research on corporations filed with the state.
U.S. General Services Administration
Programs to support small businesses (training, business opportunities, tools & resources).