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Business - One-Stop Shop/Gateway

• Business.gov www.business.gov
• SBA http://www.sba.gov/
• SBA Office of Advocacy/Research http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/
• GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/

Business Plan

• SBA www.sba.gov/
• SBA Small Business Planner www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/index.html
• SBA Startup Guide http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/getready/SERV_SBPLANNER_STGUIDE.html
• SBA Podcasts http://www.sba.gov/tools/audiovideo/Podcasts/index.html
• SCORE® - Counselors to America's Small Business www.score.org/
• SCORE Learning Center http://www.score.org/learning_center.html
• SCORE Business Templates http://www.score.org/template_gallery.html
• SBDC (Small Business Development Center) Network http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbdc/index.html
• SBDC Locator http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbdc/sbdclocator/index.html
• SBDC en Español http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbdc/sbdcen/index.html
• US Census Bureau www.census.gov/
• Economic Census http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
• American Community Survey (Main Page) http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) http://www.bls.gov/cex/
• Annual Retail Trade Survey http://bhs.econ.census.gov/BHS/ARTS/About.html
• County Business Patterns http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html

Business Statistics, Advocacy, and Small Business Assitance

• Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov/
• House Small Business Committee www.house.gov/smbiz/
• SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business www.score.org/
• US Dept. of Commerce www.commerce.gov/
• US Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship http://sbc.senate.gov/

County Business Patterns

• County Business Patterns http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
• US Census NAICS page http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
• US Postal Service Zip Code Lookup http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp

Demographics

• US Census Bureau www.census.gov/

Employment

• IRS - Employer ID Numbers http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html
• IRS - Online Classroom http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=97726,00.html
• Departmet of Labor www.dol.gov/
• BLS Wages and Wage Data http://www.bls.gov/bls/wages.htm
• BLS Wages by Area and Occupation http://www.bls.gov/bls/wages.htm
• FMLA Compliance Assistance http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/
• America's Job Bank http://www.ajb.org/
• Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/
• BLS Career Guide to Industries http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm
• Census LED Local Employment Dynamics http://lehd.dsd.census.gov/led/index.html
• License Boards - Arizona http://az.gov/webapp/portal/topic.jsp?id=1161, http://az.gov/webapp/portal/subtopic.jsp?id=1168&name=Business
• Colorado: http://www.colorado.gov/colorado/permits.html
• New Mexico: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/index.html
• Utah: http://www.dopl.utah.gov/
• Wyoming: http://plboards.state.wy.us/

Financial Assistance

• SBA http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/index.html

Government Procurement

• FedBizOpps www.fedbizopps.gov/
• FBO Daily www.fbodaily.com
• CCR/PRO-Net Contracting Registration http://www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/register/index.html
• SBA Online Contracting Courses http://www.sba.gov/services/training/onlinecourses/index.html
• STAT-USA Database www.stat-usa.gov/

Industry Research

• Economic Census http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
• US Securities and Exchange Commission and EDGAR http://www.sec.gov/
• BLS Career Guide to Industries http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
• Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/
• BLA Department of Labor Homepage http://www.bls.gov/

International Business/Global

• STAT-USA http://www.stat-usa.gov/
• EXPORT.GOV - US Govt. Export Portal www.export.gov
• US Department of State http://www.state.gov/travelandbusiness/
• International Trade Administration http://trade.gov/index.asp
• US Commercial Service http://www.buyusa.gov/home/
• Office of the US Trade Representative http://www.ustr.gov/
• CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
• National Export Strategy 2006 http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/nes2006FINAL.pdf
• US Customs and Border Patrol http://www.cbp.gov/
• Harmonized Tarriff Schedule for Imports http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/index.htm
• Schedule B Export Codes http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/
• Importing into the United States http://www.cbp.gov/nafta/cgov/pdf/iius.pdf
• A Basic Guide to Exporting http://www.unzco.com/basicguide/index.html
• Census Foreign Trade Statistics http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
• Export-Import Bank of the United States http://www.exim.gov/
• US Commercial Service Market Research Library http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
• Office of the US Trade Representative (for Treaties and Agreements) http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements/Section_Index.html

NAICS/SIC

• US Census http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
• Ask Dr. NAICS http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/drnaics.htm
• 2002 NAICS Code and Titles http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/naicod02.htm
• NAICS/SIC Correspondence Tables http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm

Organizational and Agency Resources

Official state web sites:

• Arizona Department of Commerce http://www.azcommerce.com/Home
• Arizona Secretary of State http://www.azsos.gov/
• Arizona Corporation Commission http://www.cc.state.az.us/
• Colorado Business Center http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/main.htm
• Colorado: Doing Business in Colorado http://www.colorado.gov/colorado-doing-business/
• Colorado Business Resource Guide http://www.state.co.us/oed/business-resource-guide/index.cfm
• New Mexico home page http://www.newmexico.gov/
• New Mexico Employment, Business, & Economic Growth http://www.newmexico.gov/business.php
• Utah home page http://www.utah.gov/
• Utah Business http://business.utah.gov/business/
• Wyoming home page http://wyoming.gov/
• Wyoming Chambers of Commerce http://wyoming.gov/state/business_and_industry/chamber.asp
• Wyoming Business Council http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/contacts/contacts_regional.aspx

Other agencies and organizations:

• Arizona State Data Center http://www.workforce.az.gov/default.asp?pageid=125
• Colorado State Data Center http://dola.colorado.gov/dlg/demog/index.html
• New Mexico State Data Center http:www.unm.edu/~bber/
• Utah State Data Center http://www.governor.utah.gov/DEA/DataCenter.html
• Wyoming State Data Center http://eadiv.state.wy.us/wsdc/wsdc.asp

Patents, Trademarks, Copyright

• USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) www.uspto.gov/

Regulations and Compliance / Taxes

• Business.gov www.business.gov
• Regulations.gov www.regulations.gov
• Federal Register http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
• FTC (Federal Trade Commission) www.ftc.gov/
• FTC Business Page http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/business.htm
• FTC Identity Theft Page http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
• FTC Business Publications http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-tmark.htm#bized
• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) www.osha.gov
• OSHA Fact Sheets http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/toc_fact.html
• OSHA Small Business Page http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/index.html
• US Dept. of Labor www.dol.gov/
• IRS www.irs.gov/
• IRS Tax Information for Business http://www.irs.gov/businesses/index.html
• IRS Self-Employed and Small Business One-Stop Resource http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html
• IRS Compliance and Enforcement http://www.irs.gov/compliance/index.html
• IRS (Internal Revenue Service) www.irs.gov/
• ADA Americans With Disabilities Act http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
• ADA Technical Assistance Manuals & Publications Including ADA Guide for Small Business http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/publicat.htm#Anchor-ADA-35326
• ADA Business Compliance http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/business.htm

State Regulatory Offices

• Arizona - Industrial Commission of Arizona http://www.ica.state.az.us/
• Colorado - Colorado Department of Labor and Employment http://www.coworkforce.com/
• New Mexico - New Mexico Department of Labor http://www.dol.state.nm.us/
• Utah - Labor Commission of Utah http://laborcommission.utah.gov/indacc/indacc.htm
• Wyoming - Wyoming Department of Employment http://wydoe.state.wy.us/

STAT-USA

• STAT-USA http://www.stat-usa.gov/
• State of the Nation http://www.stat-usa.gov/sotn
• GLOBUS and NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) http://www.stat-usa.gov/ntdb
• USA Trade Online http://www.usatradeonline.gov/
• STAT-USA Training Center http://home.stat-usa.gov/training

Women and Minority Owned

• SBA Special Audiences http://www.sba.gov/services/specialaudiences/index.html.