Government Sites for Small Business

United States

Small Business Administration

http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/

SBA information on starting, financing, and expanding a business.

Economic Statistics and Research on Small Business

http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/

Provided by the Small Business Administration, this site has many links providing statistics on small businesses.

SCORE

http://www.score.org/

Service Corps of Retired Executives is a resource partner with the Small Business Administration. They offer free confidential question support through e-mail.

National SBIR Conference Center

http://www.zyn.com/sbir/

National Small Business Innovation Research Program funds firms with 500 or fewer employees to perform cutting-edge R&D that addresses the nation's most critical scientific and engineering needs.

Bureau of Economic Analysis

http://www.bea.doc.gov/

U.S. Copyright Office

http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

U.S. Business Advisor

http://www.business.gov/

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

http://www.osha.gov/

Library of Congress

http://ftp.loc.gov/

U.S. Department of Commerce

http://www.doc.gov/

Commerce Business Daily

http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/index.html

The Commerce Business Daily (CBD) lists notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other procurement information

Daily Economic News

http://www.stat-usa.gov/BEN/daily.html

Includes state and local government bond rates as well as currency exchange rates and treasury information.

U.S. Census Statistics by State

http://www.census.gov/datamap/www/

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

http://www.bts.gov/

Supplied by U.S. Department of Transportation

Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://stats.bls.gov/

Tennessee

Regulations and Environmental Permitting in the State of Tennessee

http://www.tech2020.org/
vbrc/permit.htm

Article provided by Performance Development Corporation

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD)

http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/ecd.htm

The business development and small business division sites have information regarding contacts, organizations, and initiatives support businesses.

Tennessee's Export Office (TEO)

http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/export.htm

The purpose of the TEO is to promote Tennessee goods/services in foreign markets, provide technical assistance and to create a positive international business climate for trade.

Tennessee Taxes

http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/taxes.htm

Tennessee Business Regulations

http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/busregl.htm

State Search

http://www.nasire.org/ss/

StateSearch is a service of the National Association of State Information Resource Executives and is designed to serve as a topical clearinghouse to state government information on the Internet.

Tennessee Dept. of Revenue - Starting a New Business

http://www.state.tn.us/
revenue/new_bus.htm

Instructions for starting a business in Tennessee.

Division of Business Services

http://www.state.tn.us/sos/service.htm

Secretary of State, Division of Business Services .includes forms and information on filing (ex., trademark registration forms).

Tennessee's Technology-Intensive and Knowledge-Intensive Firms

http://www.state.tn.us/sos/service.htm

Searchable business directory of the 3,200 firms that meet the criteria of 1) utilization of and heavy dependence on and/or 2) products or services high in content of scientific and engineering knowledge and technology processes or equipment and devices.

Tennessee's State Universities and Community Colleges

http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/univers.htm

Includes the home pages for the Tennessee Board of Regents institutions. Many of the websites include course catalogs and are quite informative.

Tennessee Technology Centers

http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/ttc.htm

Organized by city, it includes the address, phone number and directors name (and e-mail if available) for the Tennessee Technology Centers

Tennessee County Profiles

http://www.tnedc.org/cprofile.html

The Tennessee County Profile contains key economic development information provided by the Tennessee Department of Economic Development.

Tennessee Community Connections

http://www.tn.bellsouth.com/tedc/ connect/connect.html

Primarily economic development sites organized by community or county in Tennessee.

United States
Small Business Administration http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/		SBA information on starting, financing, and expanding a business.
Economic Statistics and Research on Small Business http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/		Provided by the Small Business Administration, this site has many links providing statistics on small businesses.
SCORE http://www.score.org/		Service Corps of Retired Executives is a resource partner with the Small Business Administration. They offer free confidential question support through e-mail.
National SBIR Conference Center http://www.zyn.com/sbir/		National Small Business Innovation Research Program funds firms with 500 or fewer employees to perform cutting-edge R&D that addresses the nation's most critical scientific and engineering needs.
Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.doc.gov/
U.S. Copyright Office http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
U.S. Business Advisor http://www.business.gov/
Occupational Safety & Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/
Library of Congress http://ftp.loc.gov/
U.S. Department of Commerce http://www.doc.gov/
Commerce Business Daily http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/index.html		The Commerce Business Daily (CBD) lists notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other procurement information
Daily Economic News http://www.stat-usa.gov/BEN/daily.html		Includes state and local government bond rates as well as currency exchange rates and treasury information.
U.S. Census Statistics by State http://www.census.gov/datamap/www/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics http://www.bts.gov/		Supplied by U.S. Department of Transportation
Bureau of Labor Statistics http://stats.bls.gov/
Tennessee
	Regulations and Environmental Permitting in the State of Tennessee http://www.tech2020.org/ vbrc/permit.htm	Article provided by Performance Development Corporation
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/ecd.htm		The business development and small business division sites have information regarding contacts, organizations, and initiatives support businesses.
Tennessee's Export Office (TEO) http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/export.htm		The purpose of the TEO is to promote Tennessee goods/services in foreign markets, provide technical assistance and to create a positive international business climate for trade.
Tennessee Taxes http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/taxes.htm
Tennessee Business Regulations http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/busregl.htm
State Search http://www.nasire.org/ss/		StateSearch is a service of the National Association of State Information Resource Executives and is designed to serve as a topical clearinghouse to state government information on the Internet.
Tennessee Dept. of Revenue - Starting a New Business http://www.state.tn.us/ revenue/new_bus.htm		Instructions for starting a business in Tennessee.
Division of Business Services http://www.state.tn.us/sos/service.htm		Secretary of State, Division of Business Services .includes forms and information on filing (ex., trademark registration forms).
Tennessee's Technology-Intensive and Knowledge-Intensive Firms http://www.state.tn.us/sos/service.htm		Searchable business directory of the 3,200 firms that meet the criteria of 1) utilization of and heavy dependence on and/or 2) products or services high in content of scientific and engineering knowledge and technology processes or equipment and devices.
Tennessee's State Universities and Community Colleges http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/univers.htm		Includes the home pages for the Tennessee Board of Regents institutions. Many of the websites include course catalogs and are quite informative.
Tennessee Technology Centers http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/ttc.htm		Organized by city, it includes the address, phone number and directors name (and e-mail if available) for the Tennessee Technology Centers
Tennessee County Profiles http://www.tnedc.org/cprofile.html		The Tennessee County Profile contains key economic development information provided by the Tennessee Department of Economic Development.
Tennessee Community Connections http://www.tn.bellsouth.com/tedc/ connect/connect.html		Primarily economic development sites organized by community or county in Tennessee.