FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Business.gov
http://www.business.gov
Central location / gateway for all federal government agencies that work with businesses and the resources they provide.
The
Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov 1-800-U-ASK-SBA
Info on SBA loan guarantees. Extensive library of small business information guides. Information on starting, financing, and managing your small business.
The Internal
Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov 1-800-829-1040
Site has all IRS forms including SS-4 Form, which is the application for a Federal EIN number, and payroll tax processing forms (W4, etc). Also has online training manual and video for small business owners.
Business
Law.gov
http://www.businesslaw.gov
Central site for legal issues concerning small business owners.
The US Patent
and Trademark Office / Copyrights
http://www.uspto.gov 1-800-786-9199
http://www.copyright.gov 1-800-786-9199
Information on patents and trademarks. Online search and application.
The US Department
of Agriculture - Rural Development
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov
Rural economic development programs for businesses in small communities.
The US Department
of Labor
http://www.usdol.gov 1-866-4-USA-DOL
Fair Labor Standards, OSHA, benefits, and other HR related issues.
The US Census
http://www.census.gov 301-763-4636
Demographic
data both on population and on business.
Copyright 2003, University of Kansas - Kansas Small Business Development Center
Hyperlinks to external commercial sites is not necessarily an endorsement of the products sold by these companies. The links are provided as an information resource.
The Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Cooperative Agreement No. 3-603001-2-0017-8. The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration through such funding does not constitute and expressed or implied endorsement of the co-sponsors' or participants' opinions, products or services. SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. A partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing (KDOCH).