
With budget deficits growing, government-sponsored programs for small businesses are being cut back or altered. Yet many government resources are still available, including programs specifically designed to stimulate business growth in distressed urban areas. The following list of Internet links will help you find the government resources available and guide you to the program best suited to meet your requirements, as well as pointing you to other private resources available for growing businesses.
Government Sites
Small Business Administration (www.sba.gov/hotlist, www.sba.gov/hubzone) -- Provides 3,799 links to resources ranging from starting a business, to travel, to welfare-to-work. Also information on the HUBZone program.
US Department of Labor (www.dol.gov/audience/aud-employers.htm)-- Resources for workforce issues directed at employers.
Economic Development Administration (www.osec.doc.gov/eda/html/2b1a_entrepbus.htm) -- Resources on business development and entrepreneurship from the EDA.
Other Sites
Workforce Advantage (www.workforceadvantage.org) -- a joint project of ICIC and Jobs For the Future with case studies on the use of public funds for workforce development, as well as a list of public resources available by state.
National Commission on Entrepreneurship (www.ncoe.org/hotlinks/) -- Provides links to a variety of public and private resources available to entrepreneurs.
Edward Lowe Foundation (www.edwardlowe.org) -- Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and aiding entrepreneurs through peer learning.
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (www.emfk.org) -- This organization provides their own set of resources aimed at supporting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs.
