Helpful Links

Information on Starting a Business

CCH Business Owner's Toolkit - provides information on all areas of starting and running a small business along with downloadable sample business plans and business forms.

My Own Business - A Free Internet Course On How To Start A Business

Small Business Administration's Starting Your Business Web Site - Startup Tools, Checklists and Resources to Help You  
 

SBDC Facebook account. Provides quick info about the WKU SBDC and allows you to join social networks with others who know and love the SBDC. 

Constant Contact is a resource to help your business with email marketing campaigns and surveys. Reach hundreds of people with the click of a button.

Quickbooks-Top rated accounting software for small businesses.

KSBDC-Kentucky Small Business Development Center's webiste includes helpful publications and links to other business information.

Secretary of State-Information for businesses including business filings, trademarks, and other business records.

SBA Resource Guide-SBA .pdf file containing information on SBDC centers, financing options, ways to grow your business, etc.

Research Links

Manta provides information on U.S. companies by city or state.

Infospace searches by city/state/zip code and then by category or business name to find businesses with 1-100 mile radius.  

Zapdata provides information like contact names, fax numbers, and detailed firmographic info on more than 14 million U.S. businesses.

WayBack Machine helps you browse through 30 billion web pages archived from 1996 to present. 

Zoominfo is a unique summarization search engine that finds, understands, and extracts the latest online information about people and companies and instantly delivers it in consice and useful summaries. 

Business Information Solutions shows basic demographic data, psychographic profiles, and comparisons with national averages. 

BizTool Kit provides free access to premium business tools and resources to help your business grow and suceed.