| Government Resources |
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Commerce Business Daily - |
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Department of
Labor's Women's Bureau - This program addresses questions of employers
investing in family-friendly policies. |
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Employment Law
Guide - This guide covers laws and regulations regarding wages and hours of
work, safety and health standards, pension and benefit plans, federal contracts, and more. Useful for employers and
employees in setting and understanding company polices and practices. |
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Minority Business Development
Agency - MBDA, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, encourages the
creation, growth and expansion of minority-owned businesses in the United States. |
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Office of Advocacy - This SBA office voices the concerns of small business in the federal government and is a
source for small business statistics. |
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Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization - The Department of Transportation's Bonding
Program offers certified minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) an opportunity to
obtain bid, payment and performance bonds for transportation-related projects. |
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Office of Small
Business Programs - Department of Labor - Offers procurement opportunities for
small, disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses, serves as the Department's central referral point for small
business regulatory compliance information and questions and manages the Department's minority colleges and
universities program. |
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Office of Women's Business Ownership Entrepreneurial
Development - Has information on various marketing, finance, management and
technology issues as well as information on child care and for entrepreneurs with disabilities. |
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Office of Women's Business Ownership Entrepreneurial Development - Site provides information on loan packages and getting into the federal procurement and
export markets, loan guaranty programs to help those who cannot get lending through conventional channels finance
their businesses and offers training, advice and counseling. |
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Online Listing of Women's Business Centers - Each center provides assistance and/or training in finance, management, marketing,
procurement and the Internet, as well addressing specialized topics such as home-based businesses, corporate
executive downsizing and welfare-to-work. All provide individual business counseling and access to the SBA's
programs and services; a number are also intermediaries for the SBA's MicroLoan and Loan Prequalification
programs. |
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Small Business Administration
(SBA) - SBA provides financial, technical and management assistance to help
Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. |
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Women-21.gov for Women
Entrepeneurs - A one-stop federal resource for targeted information, registration
for online programs, and networking opportunities to help women entrepreneurs navigate the ever-changing business
world. |
| Private Resources |
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All-Biz.com Network - A resource for small businesses and entrepreneurs, it provides topical information, access
to experts in all business disciplines, management tools, promotional programs, business related products and services
and Internet related functions to help business owners and entrepreneurs expand and manage their
companies. |
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American Business Women's
Association - Brings together businesswomen of diverse occupations and
provides opportunities for networking support. |
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Digital-Women -
A place to gather resources, business, sales and marketing tips, home business ideas, and to network with other
business women and women owned businesses. |
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Minority Business Entrepreneur
(MBE) - A bimonthly publication for and about minority and women business
owners. |
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National
Association of Women Business Owners® - Since 1975, NAWBO has helped
women evolve their businesses by sharing resources and providing a single voice to shape economic and public policy.
National Association of Women Business Owners is the only dues-based national organization representing the
interests of all women entrepreneurs across all industries. |
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Small Business Development
Center - The SBDC National Information Clearinghouse provides research support
to Small Business Development Centers and has information of interest to the small business planner. Information
Pathfinders leads to guides to rural business, research companies, and a Spanish language guide to searching the
Internet. Internet Resources has links in more than twenty categories, from start-ups and buying/selling a business to e-
commerce and employee and tax information. |
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Smartbiz.com -
Addresses women and minority issues and includes information on discrimination, harassment, equal pay opportunities,
organizations and regulations. |
