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Business Resources
While we try to provide helpful links, we cannot guarantee the
accuracy or business ethics of these Web sites. As with all sites, use
your good judgment.
Related Organizations
 | The
East Bay Entrepreneur Center's mission "is to provide you with a
full range of support services to start and grow your
business." It offers many classes. |
| The Oakland One-Stop
Capital Shop (OSCS) "provides owners of small businesses and
entrepreneurs in Oakland with training, resources, and information to assist
in their success." |
| The Oakland Business
Development Corporation (OBDC) is designed "to help entrepreneurs
access financing and training to successfully start or expand their small
businesses". |
| The Berkeley Office of
Economic Development "has a team of highly trained
professionals who specialize in giving you the information and
assistance you need to make your project or venture a
success". |
| The Economic Development Alliance For
Business "provides regional and community profile information, economic and
demographic data and resource information as well as site location, financing, regulatory, advocacy, international trade, business-to-business
and business-to-research institution networking and business-to-government
networking to address issues like transportation, workforce development,
education, business climate and sustainable development issues". |
| The Berkeley Solutions Group
(Haas Business School): "The
Berkeley Solutions Group is an organization run and staffed by MBA
students that provides consulting services to entrepreneurs, small
business, and non-profit organizations that cannot afford professional
consulting fees." |
| The
SBA*Cisco Systems*San Jose Entrepreneur Center:
"The Center's mission to provide entrepreneurs with a full range of
support services-in one convenient location-to help them succeed in
today's competitive economy."
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Technology
Ventures Corporation (TVC):
"TVC serves as a facilitator, helping entrepreneurs develop business
cases around technologies and obtain funding from across the country for
business formations and expansions." |
Resource Sites
| AllBusiness.com:
"Covering business, financing, law, technology and other issues for
entrepreneurs and growing businesses. Features expert advice, online
tools, downloadable forms, and other resources." Offers a site search. |
| Business Owner's Toolkit:
"We provide small business owners tactical information, services, news, sample documents and tools to help them start, run and grow a successful small
business." Offers a site search. |
| YoungEntrepreneur.com:
"Young Entrepreneur.com, the best online resource for ANYONE starting their own business." |
| Entrepreneurs'
Help Page: "This web site distributes basic
information on legal, financial, and management issues that commonly
affect (or afflict!) people who are just starting up their
businesses." |
| SCORE (Service Corps of Retired
Executives): "With more than 11,000 volunteer business counselors, SCORE provides small business mentoring and advice on the full range of business topics. You can Find SCORE in your local community to meet with a SCORE counselor face-to-face or use Get Email Counseling—to receive free and confidential business advice." |
| Idea Cafe's CyberSchmooze
Bulletin Board |
| Business Know-How National Small Business Network Bulletin Board
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| California's
Guide to Starting a Business. "When
starting a new business, there are many important decisions to make and
many rules and procedures that must be addressed. While there is no
single source for all filing requirements, the following steps have been
developed to assist you in starting your business." |
| To
sign up for EmeryNet's list of job openings, first, sign up with Topica
here.
(In signing up for the job openings list,
set
the "Read" field to "Using Topica Web Site Only," since
otherwise you'll receive hundreds of job emails each month.) Once you've
signed up,
click here
to access the list of job
openings.
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Business Plans
Equity Financing
- Venture Capital and
Angel Investors
| Fred’s
List of Venture Capitalists by Fred Davis. |
| Equity Financing
by Business Owner's Toolkit (scroll down for links to the articles) |
| Finance
and Accounting Center
by AllBusiness.com |
| Q&A:
Small Business and the SEC: "A guide to help
you understand how to raise capital and comply with the federal securities
laws." Includes information on going public. |
| Tips for Those Seeking Venture Capital
by The Business Law Site |
| Access to
Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net): "The Access to
Capital Electronic Network (ACE-Net) is a national securities offering listing
service that allows venture capitalists, and institutional and individual
accredited investors to find small, growing companies through a secure Internet
database." |
| The
Private Equity Network: "...a web-enabled
meeting place for Investors, Advisors, and Entrepreneurs of privately held
businesses. Whether you have an idea for a new business, need capital to grow or
expand an existing business, or have money or services to offer, NVST.com can
help you find what you're looking for." |
| vFinance.com: "Updated information on Venture Capital news with searchable
directories of Venture Capital firms, Investment Banks, Business Plans and
related services." |
| Inc.com: A series of guides regarding venture capital. "Learn how to target the right VCs, make a perfect pitch, put together an attractive business plan, and more."
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Employees
Health Insurance
| National Association for the Self-Employed, a non-profit
entity that offers health insurance to its members. If you have
questions, contact ERN member Bill Clevenger, 925-519-1867 b.clevenger@nase.org.
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