RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

US. Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/

IRS: Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/index.html

Yahoo! Small Business
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index

Smallbusiness.com
http://www.smallbusiness.com/wiki/

Florida Small Business Center
http://www.floridasbdc.com/

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation - Business licensing and regulations.
http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/

State of Florida Office of the Small Business Advocate
http://www.floridaosba.org

State of Florida Small Business Regulatory Advisory Council
http://www.floridasbrac.org

Growfl.org – Taking small businesses to the next level
http://www.growfl.com/

U.S. Department of Commerce
Minority Business Development Association
http://www.mbda.gov

Florida Black Business Investment Board:
http://www.fbbib.com

Department of Management Services (Connecting minority vendors with government spenders)
http://dms.myflorida.com/other_programs/office_of_supplier_diversity_osd

Business.gov. - Official business link to the US Government - Florida Small Business Guide
http://www.business.gov/states/florida

SCORE - Counselors for America’s Small Businesses
http://www.score.org/index.html

Virtual Entrepeneur – Easily locate local, regional, state and global resources for starting, relocating,or expanding your business.
http://www.flvec.com

Florida First Capital Financial Corporation (FFCFC)
http://www.ffcfc.com/

Florida CDC’s (PDF)
http://www.eflorida.com/uploadedFiles/I_want_to/FLCDCs.pdf

Federal Financial Programs
http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/index.html

Statewide Purchasing System (SPURS)
https://vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com/login.jhtml;$sessionid$PT2TZXIAAAB43KXAWNUSBHY;$ti$3;$ts$1178916207150?_requestid=4625

Federal Government Procurement Opportunities:

FebBizOpps
http://www.fedbizopps.gov/

Pro-Net
http://pro-net.sba.gov/