Government

lllinois Small Business Development Center
Shah Center
www.shahcenter.mchenry.edu/sbdc.asp
For start-up or existing McHenry County businesses that employ up to 500 people.

Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
www.commerce.state.il.us
Information on services for small businesses and community development programs.

Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov
Offers IRS tax forms, tax preparation information and educational documents that can be downloaded.

National Federation of Independent Business
www.nfib.org
News, advice, and resources for small businesses.

U.S. Business Advisor
www.business.gov
One-stop access to government information, services and transactions.

U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov
Government statisctics and resources.

U.S. Copyright Office
www.loc.gov/copyright
Copyright information and a searchable database.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
Patent and trademark information with searchable databases.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Public company inofrmation, filings, and research tools.

U.S. Small Business Administration Online
www.sbaonline.sba.gov
America's small business resource.

Business Publications

Inc.com
www.inc.com
Inc. magazine online.

Fortune Small Business
www.fortune.com/smallbusiness
Fortune Small Business magazine online.

Crain's Chicago Business
www.crainschicagobusiness.com
Business news resources.

Smart Business
www.smartbusinessmag.com
Business and technology.

Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com
Business news, economy, politics.

Computing and Technology

C|NET
www.cnet.com
Computing and technology resources, news, and reports.

ZD Net
www.zdnet.com
Computing and technology resources, news, and reports.

Associations and Organizations

American Marketing Association
www.marketingpower.com
Marketing resources.

Entrepreneurial Edge
www.lowe.org
Information and research tools for entrepreneurs.

Illinois Manufacturers' Association
www.ima-net.org
News and business information for Illinois manufacturers.

Illinois Retail Merchants Association
www.irma.org
News and business information for Illinois merchants.

Legal

LawGuru.com
www.lawguru.com
Legal questions, answers, and research.

Small Business Law Center
biz.courttv.findlaw.com
A comprehensive guide to the legal issues involved in the launch or management of a business.

General Resources

Bartleby.com
www.bartleby.com
Full texts of reference, verse, and literature books online.

BizBuySell
www.bizbuysell.com
The Internet's largest, most popular business-for-sale site with over 15,000 listings in our databases.

Business Owners Idea Cafe Inc.
www.businessownersideacafe.com
A fun approach to serious business.

CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
www.toolkit.cch.com
News, tools, and resources for small business.

CEO Express
www.ceoexpress.com
A business Web portal.

MoreBusiness.com
www.morebusiness.com
Tools and information for entrepreneurs.

NetPad Business Resource Center
www.netpad.com
Internet resources for businesses.

Office.com Inc.
www.office.com
Small business resources and tools.

Wageweb
www.wageweb.com
Salary survey statistics.