Resources for Entrepreneurship
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Blogs
AngelNotes
David S. Rose’s is founder and CEO of Rose Tech Ventures, an early stage investment fund, incubator, and support infrastructure. AngelNotes offers his views on the early stage ecosystem.
Ask the VC
Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson are the co-authors of AsktheVC. Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur for more than twenty years and co-founded Mobius Venture Capital. Mendelson has over a decade of experience in the venture capital and technology industries in a multitude of investing, operational and engineering roles. He co-founded the Foundry Group and was a managing director and general counsel for Mobius Venture Capital.
Both Sides of the Table
Mark Suster, partner with GRP Partners, is a two-time entrepreneur focusing on early-stage technology companies.
Feld Thoughts
Brad Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur for more than 20 years. In addition to his investing efforts, Feld has been active with several non-profit organizations and currently is chairman of the National Center for Women & Information Technology.
Groundswell: How People With Social Technologies Are Changing Everything
Groundswell is a bestselling book based on analysis by Forrester Research filled with practical, data-based strategies for companies that want to harness the power of social technologies like blogs, social networks, and YouTube. It features full case studies, a complete road map for social strategy, and data from around the world.
The Entrepreneur on Campus
Tom Kruczek is the executive director of the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. He has experience growing and selling businesses in the building materials, consulting and hospitality industries.
The Entrepreneurial Mind - Dr. Jeff Cornwall
Professor Jeff Cornwall currently serves as the Jack C. Massey Chair in Entrepreneurship at Belmont University. Previously, he was the Sandra Schulze Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota and was on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the University of Kentucky.
The Future of Less
What the wireless, paperless, and cashless revolutions mean to you.
VC Confidential
Matt McCall is the co-founder and managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson Portage Venture Partners. He is responsible for managing the firm’s investments in Cognitive Concepts, Everdream, Feedburner, Imago Scientific, Lefthand Networks, Siimpel & TicketsNow.
Business Plans
Outline of a Business Plan
From the Department of Entrepreneurships and Emerging Enterprises, tips on what goes into a business plan.
Business Plan Resource Support Site
From Syracuse University’s Library, a clearinghouse of online resources for creating business plans.
“Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans”
Guidelines from the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises for creating business plans for the Panasci Business Plan Competition.
E-Commerce
Basic Guide to E-Commerce
An online library offering information on product development, managing an e-team, developing an online store, and more.
E-Commerce Times
Part of ECT News Network, an e-business and technology news publisher, which posts targeted industry articles.
General Resources
Businessinsurance.org
A small business resource guide to help you succeed as a manager.
Business Fillings Incorporated
A service that helps entrepreneurs become incorporated.
Entrepreneur.com
A magazine and e-zine with articles, blogs, and discussions on all issues related to entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship.org
A public-private partnership between The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration focused on leveraging best practices in entrepreneurial leadership to advance economic growth around the world.
Five Resources to Help Small Businesses Survive the Slowdown
Five resources from the FOX Business Small Business Center to help small businesses during the economic slowdown.
How to Make Your Business Dream a Reality
Coming up with ideas is easy. Executing on them is the hard part. These tips from Scott Belsky, founder of Behance and author of Making Ideas Happen, can help get you started.
ideas.com
A provider of enterprise revenue management and optimization solutions.
International Entrepreneurship
A resource for global entrepreneurs, international business students, women's entrepreneurship, and academic entrepreneurship.
Internet Marketing AMA
Provides marketing information/resources, education/training, and professional networking.
KAS Placement
KAS Placement is a sales and marketing staffing agency that places executive level employees throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Moneyhunt.com
A TV show that gives entrepreneurs a real look inside the world of raising capital and growing a business.
North American Classification System
The NAICS is the standard used by federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
Prentice Hall Entrepreneur and Small Business Resource Website
Information about how to launch a company or make an existing small business more successful.
Small Business School
A weekly, half-hour television show about and for small business owners.
StartupNation
A free service founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs as a one-stop shop for online entrepreneurship content and resources.
The Power of Story
A PowerPoint presentation on why story matters, what it does, and how it works as a communication tool.
Twenty-eight Common Entry-level Interview Questions and Answers
Twenty-eight Common Interview Questions by KAS Sales Recruiters and Marketing Headhunters
U.S. Web
Offers strategic Internet services to help clients achieve revenue, profit, market share, and customer loyalty objectives through Internet strategies and systems.
"Where Good Ideas Come From"
Steven Johnson, author of the bestselling book Everything Bad Is Good for You, provides the exciting and encouraging story of how we generate the ideas that push our careers, our lives, our society, and our culture forward in his video "Where Good Ideas Come From".
Zoomerang.com
A self-service alternative for conducting accurate comprehensive online surveys with a minimum of cost and effort.
Government
Federal Reserve Board—Survey of Small Business Finances
Collects information on small businesses (fewer than 500 employees) in the U.S. including information on owner characteristics, firm size, use of financial services, and the income and balance sheets of the firm.
Small Business Administration
An independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the U.S.
High School Student Suggestions
Business websites suggested by high school seniors:
Law
FindLaw’s Small Business Center
Provides information and resources for small business owners, and help for entrepreneurs seeking to get a business idea off the ground.
Free Patent Analytics and Patent Search
A search engine for patents.
Prentice Hall Small Business & Entrepreneurship Law Resources
A clearinghouse for law-related resources for small business owners.
Do I Need a Business License or Permit?
A list of some of the various licenses and permits you may be required to file before launching your business.
Intellectual Property Law
Frequently asked questions about intellectual property law (IP) and brief, general answers. Basic concepts and liability issues related to trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, and patents are also discussed.
Magazines & Journals
Black Enterprise—Entrepreneurs
A magazine and e-zine that includes information on franchises, start-ups, and technology for entrepreneurs.
Business Week (www.businessweek.com/smallbiz)
A global source of essential business insight that inspires leaders to turn ideas into action. Tthe SmallBiz section is for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Fast Company
A magazine and e-zine that discusses best and “next” practices to help a new breed of leaders work smarter and more effectively.
Forbes
A magazine and e-zine with articles about entrepreneurship, women, technology, personal finance, and other business-related issues.
Inc.com
An e-zine that delivers advice, tools, and services to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses more successfully.
Wired
A magazine and e-zine with articles, blogs, and discussions on issues related to technology and business.
Wall Street Journal—Small Business
A daily newspaper and e-zine for and about small business owners.
Venture Capital
FastUpfront.com
An unsecured cash advance program for businesses.
Garage Technology Ventures
A seed-stage and early-stage venture capital fund looking to invest in extraordinary entrepreneurs who have the ability to build great teams and great companies.
National Venture Capital Association
Promotes entrepreneurial growth by connecting entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
Small Business Center
Provides information on small business loans, grants, and venture capital.
Small Business Loans and Cash Advances
Provides emerging companies with easy access to capital.
Venture Capital Funding Research Reports
Specializes in tracking and analyzing venture capital activity with a database of more than 9,400 U.S.-based, venture-funded companies, more than 18,000 funding transactions, and more than 100,000 executives, directors, and advisors.
Venture Associates
Information on raising private money, preparation of Private Memorandums (Reg D), writing business plans, going public and Initial Public Offerings (IPOs and DPOs), business plan outlines, venture capital, venture capital clubs, and “How To” books about entrepreneurship.
Veterans
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
A curriculum that describes how to help consumers develop a business plan, containing chapters on assessment, a recommended self-employment process, information about self-employment resources, the use of PASS plans for self-employment, and strategies for supported self-employment.
Small Business Notes, Military Veteran Small Business Resources
Provides information and resources for veterans looking to start or currently operating a small business.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation and Emlpoyment Services
Dedicated to supporting qualified veterans who are exploring business ownership, expanding a business, or moving into the Federal marketplace.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, The Center for Veterans Enterprise Web Portal
Dedicated to helping to improve the business climate for veterans, to minimize access barriers, and to inform the public about the benefits of working with veteran-owned small businesses.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, The Center for Veterans Enterprise Web Portal, Financing Information Page
This Web site provides veterans with information on the availability and steps necessary to acquire grants for veteran’s starting or running their own businesses.
U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Veterans Business Development
Maximizes the availability, applicability and usability of all administration small business programs for veterans, service-disabled veterans, reserve component members, and their dependents or survivors.
U.S. Small Business Administration, Patriot Express
Provides information on the Patriot Express Loan Initiative, which can carry a value of up to $500,000.
Veterans Corporation
Charged with creating and enhancing entrepreneurial business opportunities for veterans, including service-disabled veterans.
Veterans Entrepreneurship Task Force
Advocates for the support of America's service disabled and other veteran-owned entrepreneurial enterprises, as one way for veterans to provide economic security and prosperity for their families and for the communities they live in.
Women in Entrepreneurship
Key4Women: KeyBank Women’s Business Program
Small business services for women.
Ladies Who Launch: Entrepreneurship and Creativity as a Lifestyle
An organization dedicated to promoting women in the field of entrepreneurship.
Lessons From Female Owners Around the World
Stories of female owners from countries as geographically, politically, and socially diverse as Afghanistan and Mexico.
National Association of Women Business Owners
An organization that connects more than 10 million women business owners to promote equality and ingenuity.
WISE Womens’ Business Center
A resource for women entrepreneurs at all stages of business development, located in the South Side Innovation Center in Syracuse.
Women and Angel Investing: An Untapped Pool of Equity for Entrepreneurism
Insight and recommendations from leading female angel investors.
Women Entrepreneur
A magazine and e-zine with articles, blogs, and discussions on all issues related to women entrepreneurs.
Women TIES
Dedicated to creating a local, state and regional marketplace for women entrepreneurs in New York State and promoting, fostering, and forging strong economic connections between women entrepreneurs.
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