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Useful Web Links
General Small Business Links
- Small Business Resources at http://www.smallbusinessresources.com - Website devoted to small businesses
- Business Nation.com at http://www.businessnation.com/ - Small business search engine with some predefined search categories
- BizMove.com at http://www.bizmove.com - Small business knowledge base
- AllBusiness.com at http://www.allbusiness.com - Small business resource page
- Inc.com at http://www.inc.com - Online version of Inc. Magazine
Useful Agency Sites
- Business.gov at http://www.business.gov - Government site with links to various business topics, including legal and financial information
- U.S. Small Business Administration at http://www.sba.gov
- Fedstats (a Federal Government Database) at http://www.fedstats.gov
- Alabama Department of Revenue at http://www.ador.state.al.us
- United States Postal Service at http://www.usps.gov
- IRS at http://www.irs.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau at http://www.census.gov
- UA Center for Business and Economic Research at http://cber.cba.ua.edu
Sample Individual Association Sites
- National Restaurant Association at http://www.restaurant.org
- American Booksellers Association at http://www.bookweb.org
- Building Owners and Managers Association at http://www.boma.org
- American Floral Industry Association at http://www.afia.net
- Forest Resources Association at http://www.apulpa.org
- General Merchandise Distributors Council at http://gmdc.com
- National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops at http://www.narts.org
- National Retail Federation at http://www.nrf.com
- Society for Foodservice Management at http://www.sfm-online.org
- North American Retail Hardware Association at http://www.nrha.org
- Automotive Service Association at http://www.asashop.org
- National Cosmetology Association at http://www.salonprofessionals.org
Good General Search Sites
- Yahoo directory of trade associations at http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Organizations/Trade_Associations/?o=a
- OceanCareers.com at http://www.oceancareers.com/2.0/pro_societies_full.php - Listing of ocean-related professional societies
- American Society of Assocation Executives at http://www.asaecenter.org/Directories/AssociationSearch.cfm - Trade association searchable directory
- Google at http://www.google.com
- About.com at http://www.about.com
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