Your Librarian
Jeffrey Kushkowski
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Contact:
Professor
Head of Instruction Services
Business, Economics, and Education Librarian
150 Parks Library
Phone: 515 294-2408
Head of Instruction Services
Business, Economics, and Education Librarian
150 Parks Library
Phone: 515 294-2408
Adapted from Free Business Websites, Horn Library, Babson College.
Portals (Begin Here!)
- State and Territory Business ResourcesFrom 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.
Best Bets
Begin with the Small Business Administration and SCORE.
- Small Business AdministrationEverything 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 pageAn integrated-government-website platform for business that uses interactive wizards to guide the user down the appropriate path.
- Contracting OpportunitiesFind a business opportunity offered by the U.S. government.
- Small Business Lending FundFrom the U.S. Treasury: Provides capital to community banks to encourage lending to small businesses.
- State CorporationsFind your Secretary of State Office for research on corporations filed with the state.
- U.S. General Services AdministrationPrograms to support small businesses (training, business opportunities, tools & resources).