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Small Business Development

Online Journals

Entrepreneur Magazine  
This site includes full text articles from Entrepreneur Magazine as well as access to Business Home Office Magazine and Business Start-Ups Magazine. In addition, users may use chat rooms, forums and ExpoLINK( tradeshow list), 300 free business forms, and links to other sites.

Entrepreneur's Mind  
Based on the print magazine of the same name, this site contains anecdotal stories of successful business professionals.

Entrepreneurial Edge Online  
Offers articles, interactive tools, training modules and discussion forums for entrepreneurs. Replaces the printed quarterly journal of the same name

Florida Trends  
"The Magazine of Florida business and industry"

Small Business Journal  
Aimed at companies that employ fewer than 100 people, this bimonthly publication offers current and past content from the print journal.

Small Business News  
Contains full text copies of articles from this publication that caters to small and growing companies

Small Business Taxes & Management  
Provides information for financial management of small businesses

  

 

Legal

Florida Government and Law

Corporations Online  

Division of Corporations  http://www.dos.state.fl.us/doc

Enterprise Florida  

Florida Access to Government (My Florida)  

Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation  

Florida Department of Revenue  http://sun6.dms.state.fl.us/dor

Florida Division of Workers' Compensation  http://www.fldfs.com/WC

Florida Electronic Federal Depository Library  

Florida Small Business  

How to Form a Corporation LLC or Partnership in Florida. 1999. (Ref. KFF 213.5 Z9 B74) See also How to Form a Corporation in Florida  (netLibrary).

Purchasing Direct  http://dms.myflorida.com/dms/state_purchasing

Starting a Business in Florida  http://www.dos.state.fl.us/startbus/index.html


Other Legal Sources

American Bar Association Legal Guide for Small Business. 2000. (KF 1659 Z9 A43)
Business Law.gov  http://www.businesslaw.gov

Findlaw for Business  

Law for the Small Business Owner. 2001. (Ref. KF 889.3 J39)

The Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small Business. 2001. (Ref. KF 1659 Z9 S76 and  netLibrary) & Emerald Coast Library

Nolo's Law for All  

U.S. Business Advisor  

Associations

Better Business Bureau  
Includes some full text guides, pamphlets and news reports.  Other sections in this site are a database of local companies and complaint forms.

Federation of International Trade Associations  
Includes a few tools that point to trade lead sources and that announce trade seminars and shows

Florida's Chambers of Commerce  http://www.floridaguide.com/chambers
Provides links to all city and/or county chambers in Florida

National Association of the Self-Employed  
Known for its lobby efforts in Washington, this agency also provides a good directory of other Internet sources, as well as TaxTalk a library of information about tax issues.

National Federation of Independent Business  
This web site keeps up with important issues and legislation at the state and federal levels.

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)  
Provides contacts with retired executive volunteers who offer counseling to beginning entrepreneurs. The web page also provides links to valuable information resources.

Small Business Survival Committee  http://www.sbsc.org
This committee is actually a lobbying group that represents small business owners.