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  Directories 
http://www.tfir.com Thomas Food Industry Register
http://www.thomasregister.com Thomas Register of Manufacturing

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  Government 
www.house.gov./smbiz The House Small Business Committee
www.govcon.com helps business land government contracts. Buyers and sellers exchange info and to deals. Membership is free.
www.cc.state.az.us/corp Arizona Corporation Commission
www.azcommerce.com Arizona Dept of Commerce
www.adeq.state.az.us Arizona Dept of Environmental Quality
www.sosaz.com Arizona Secretary of State
www.revenue.state.az.us Arizona Dept of Revenue
www.azleg.state.az.us Arizona Legislative Information Services
www.dol.gov Bureau of Labor
http://www.businesslaw.gov Business Law
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright Copyright information
www.ftc.gov Federal Trade Commission
www.irs.ustreas.gov, http://www.irs.gov/smallbiz Internal Revenue Service
www.doc.gov U.S. Dept of Commerce
www.ita.doc.gov International Trade Administration
www.firstgov.gov U.S. Government Website
www.uspto.gov U.S. Patents and Trademarks
www.sba.gov U.S. Small Business Administration
www.business.gov U.S. Business Advisor
www.census.gov U.S. Census
www.gpoaccess/index.html Federal Register
www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html North American Industry Classification System
www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/bus_info/sm_bus/index.html Small Business Corner
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html NAICS-the new system that will replace the SIC to compare and track the economics in North America.
http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html SIC Private and public statistics.
www.irs.ustreas.gov IRS official site for information and downloading forms
www.bls.gov/data Bureau of Labor
http://www.census.gov Census
http://factfinder.census.gov American Factfinder (US Census)

  International Trade 
www.exporthotline.com Online Export Hotline
www.fita.org Federation of International Trade Associations
www.franchise.org International Franchise Association
www.fita.org International Trade

  Internet and Technology   
www.industrystandard.com
www.wired.com
www.redherring.com
www.zdnet.com
www.ask.com
www.toolkit.cch.com Business Owner’s Toolkit has a great deal of information on pricing strategies as well as link to sources of important secondary data.
www.emarketer.com A comprehensive site that provides statistics and information about every e-commerce topic imaginable from Internet advertising and marketing to current and upcoming market trends to the secrets of Web page design.

  Legal 
www.nolo.com Nolo turns out everything from business self-help books to software packages.
www.findlaw.com has a small business center with info on contracts, employment issues and operations.
www.Morebusiness.com is a site where you can download templates for contracts and agreements.
www.legaldocs.com Allows you to prepare customized legal documents online. Some are free; others are fee based ranging from $2.50 to $27.75

  Marketing 
www.bizweb2000.com an online marketing resource center where you’ll find internet marketing help and web site promotion tips for small and home-based business.
www.wizardofads.com offers tips on writing great ad copy.
www.yudkin.com offers strategies fro attracting new customers.
www.gmarketing.com The official Guerrilla Marketing Web site includes a sign-up box for Jay Levinson’s weekly marketing newsletter.
www.gmarketingcoach.com Guerrilla Marketing site featuring strategies for small businesses.
www.smalltownmarketing.com contains free articles and tips on how to market and advertise a small business at low costs.
www.draytonbird.com A leading direct marketing firm offers this site which features answers to 277 common marketing and direct marketing questions, articles, examples and case histories.
http://www.intellifact.com/ Business research on the internet.
http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/howto/search.htm How to learn about industry
http://gopher.nypl.org/research/sibl/company/companyinfo.html How to learn about a specific company - New York Public Library

  Organizations 
www.soho.org is a virtual community of small- office and home office professionals. It is dedicated to providing members with reference tools, technical support SOHO news.
www.lowe.org a not-for-profit organization that provides information, research and education that support emerging-growth entrepreneurs.
www.uschamber.com/sb/default The US Chamber of Commerce Small Business Center provides information on economic policies affecting small business, educational and training programs.
http://www.gfec.org/BRandE/index.htm Local Business Assistance

  Procurement 
www.aptan.com AZ Procurement Technical Assistance Network
http://eweb1.sba.gov/hubzone/internet Hubzone
http://pro-net.sba.gov, www.sba.gov ProNet (free advertising)

  Taxes 
www. irs.gov/business Internal Revenue Service
www.arizonatax.com Information on all areas of Arizona taxation, including sales, use, property, state income, including residency and unitary, city sales and various others.
www.revenue.state.az.us Arizona Department of Revenue main page. ... Annual Report. Arizona Tax Expenditures. Bonded Indebtedness Report ...

  Miscellaneous Sites 
www.nsba.biz National Small Business Association is a bi-partisan advocate for small businesses in Washington D.C.
www.entrepreneur.com Community for small business owners
http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/busquedas.htm Buscando en la Red Mundialen
http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/bplans.htm Sample Business Plans/Business Planning Guides
www.entreworld.com Contacts for small business owners

  Additional Resources 
Northland Pioneer College SBDC Downloads
Click here for a list of additional print resources helpful to Small Business Owners