Businesses for Sale: BizBuySell

http://www.bizbuysell.com/

Browse the business-for-sale listings, register for email contact when specific business types become available, or list your small business for sale at this popular spot which has been operating since 1996.

CCH Business Owner's Toolkit

http://www.toolkit.cch.com

Step by step help for getting a business off the ground. Commerce Clearing House is a publisher of reference sources for business and government.

Entrepreneur Magazine

http://www.entrepreneur.com

This small business magazine has gone online with an easy to navigate and informative website.

Environmental Protection Agency Small Business Gateway

http://www.epa.gov/smallbusiness/

The U.S. EPA provides information on environmental laws and regulations, and contacts for technical assistance geared to the small business owner.

Fitzgerald Institute, University of Akron: How to Start a Small Business in Akron, Ohio

http://www3.uakron.edu/cba/fitzgerald/startbusiness.htm

The University of Akron's Enterpreneurship program includes "How to Start a Business," a Business Plan Competition, and descriptions of the University's program.

International Trade Resources

http://ascpl.lib.oh.us/internetresources/bg/intnltrade.html

A collection of governmental and private sources for export assistance compiled by librarians at the Akron(Ohio)-Summit County Public Library.

Local Chambers of Commerce

http://ascpl.lib.oh.us/internetresources/bg/chambers.html

Provides links to the various chambers of commerce in the Akron area.

National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)

http://www.nvca-e-series.org/scriptcontent/membersites.cfm

List of member companies and links to those with web sites for businesspeople seeking financing.

Ohio Department of Development: Small business development and start up information

http://www.odod.state.oh.us/Entrepreneurship/local_center.htm

The Small Business Development Centers of Ohio (SBDC of Ohio) provide free, professional, in-depth and confidential business consulting and training to new and existing entrepreneurs.

The Right Site

http://easidemographics.com/

Create free demographic reports (including Ring Studies and Maps) based on the 2000 Census, with updated reports available for a fee. You'll need to log-in, but there's no charge for the basic reports.

Small Business Administration

http://www.sba.gov/

A comprehensive site for all the SBA's information and services. The section labled "Grants" under "Financing your Business" provides a link to federal grant resources.

Small Business Grants and Loans

http://ascpl.lib.oh.us/internetresources/bg/grants.html

A collection of governmental and private sources for funding your small business compiled by librarians at the Akron(Ohio)-Summit County Public Library.

Starting Your Business: A Guide to Resources for the Akron-Area Entrepreneur

http://ascpl.lib.oh.us/internetresources/bg/startbiz.html

This guide, prepared by the librarians in the Business & Government Division of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, describes resources available through the Library or other local agencies that will set the entrepreneur on the road to success.

U.S. Business Advisor

http://www.business.gov/

This site provides businesses with access to federal government information, services and transactions. There are links to laws and regulations, international trade, financial assistance, and business development.

Women's Business Ownership

http://www.sba.gov/financing/special/women.html

U.S. Small Business Administration's network of women's business owner representatives in every district office, more than 100 mentoring roundtables, women-owned venture capital companies, and over 80 women's business centers in 47 states.

Last Modified September 23, 2005