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• Starting a Small Business
• Company and Industry Research
• Consumer Research
• Government Contracting

  Business News

• Philadelphia Business Journal
• BizJournals
• World Industrial Reporter

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  Starting a Small Business

• General

  • PA Business One-Stop Shop
  • Forms from PA Department of State Corporation Bureau
  • Planning, Launching, Managing, and Growing Your Business
  • Entrepreneur’s Resource Center
  • KnowThis.com
  • AllBusiness.com
  • Fiscal Tiger Small Business Learning Center
  • SCORE for Black Entrepreneurs
  • Resources for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (POC) Entrepreneurs
  • Resources for GLBTQIA Entrepreneurs
  • Resources for Women Entrepreneurs

• Business Plans

  • SCORE Business Planning and Financial Statements
  • SBA Business Planning
  • SBA and Palo Alto Software Sample Business Plan
  • How to Write a Business Plan

• Financing

  • Funding Programs from the SBA
  • Funding & Program Finder from PA DCED
  • GovLoans.gov
  • Small Business Credit Survey
  • Small Business Loan Guide
  • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

• Franchising

  • FTC Franchises and Business Opportunities
  • Franchise Zone from Entrepreneur Magazine
  • Franchise Registry
  • International Franchise Association
  • Small Business Loans for Franchise Financing

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  Company and Industry Research

• General

  • Industry Resources Reports
  • ThomasNet
  • Hoovers
  • EDGAR (SEC Filings and Forms)
  • GreenBiz.com
  • Inc.com: Green Business

• Pennsylvania

  • Statistics on Pennsylvania’s Workforce and Economy
  • Pennsylvania State Data Center
  • County Business Patterns

• National

  • Better Business Bureau
  • Industries at a Glance
  • DSIRE: Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
  • Economic Indicators from the US Government Publishing Office
  • Council of Economic Advisors
  • Consumer Price Indexes
  • Federal Reserve
  • Corporate Registration
  • DataUSA
  • BizStats.com
  • Tax Statistics from the IRS
  • Statistics of US Businesses
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • US Census Bureau’s Business Surveys
  • CPI Inflation Calculator
  • NAICS Code Lookup
  • NAICS Concordances
  • SIC Code Lookup
  • NAICS to SIC Crosswalk and SIC to NAICS Crosswalk
  • Melissa Data Lookup Directory

• International

  • Geography and Maps Resources
  • International Trade Administration
  • Export.gov
  • Basic Guide to Exporting
  • SBA Office of International Trade
  • globalEDGE
  • Kompass
  • Europages
  • Research and Business Intelligence - Canada
  • FRED Economic Data

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  Consumer Research

• US Census
• Chester County Planning Commission
• PA State Data Center
• Population and Housing Unit Estimates
• ESRI Free Tapestry Report
• Consumer Expenditure Surveys

  Government Contracting

• Official U.S. government website for people who make, receive, and manage federal awards
• How to Become a Federal Government Contractor
• SBA federal contracting resources
• SCORE: Government Regulations and Contracting Resources
• SCORE: Government small business contracting slips
• SCORE: How to score government contract work for your small business
• SCORE: Become an Accomplished Government Contractor

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