Business
Entrepreneurship
Advice and "How to" Resources

• BPubs.com--links to full-text articles and publications
• Breakeven Calculator -- a means to calculate the volume of sales at which variable and fixed costs are recovered
• Business Forms & Letters -- blank copies of standard forms and letters useful for small businesses.
• Cash Flow Forecasting With Spreadsheets
• Contracts Law: An Overview
• Daily Fund Rate Sheet
• EnterWeb: the Enterprise Development Web Site--topical categories include entrepreneurship, incubators, and microcredit. Site listings are extensively annotated and rated.
• Evolution of Business Incubation -- .pdf format
• Franchise Directory
• Franchise Handbook Online--basic starting point for anyone wanting to find out about franchise opportunities.
• Inc. Online-- the small business magazine provides here copies of some of its articles, but also information above and beyond the articles. The stuff that didn't fit includes case studies, interactive worksheets, product information, demos of software and shareware.
• Iowa Business Taxes -- download business tax forms and get answers to tax questions.
• Iowa Department of Economic Development: Entrepreneurial Resources
• Minority Small Business Development Agency
• National Foundation for Women Business Owners
• Partnerships: A Legal Overview
• Retail Small Business Resource Center
• Sample Business Plans--though really there's a lot more than just business plans at this award-winning site for the would-be entrepreneur, including a whole business-planning resource center, an ask an expert feature, marketing plans, advice on international business, and more.
• SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)--free business advice, by e-mail; or get one on one help with a business advisor.
• The Small Business Knowledge Base--The Small Business Knowledge Base is a comprehensive free resource of small business information. Packed with hundreds of guides and worksheets, it includes marketing, financial management and more.
• Starting A Business In Iowa -- information about everything you need to do to start a business in Iowa.
• Venture Capital Resource Library--links to venture capital sources, and general entrepreneurial resources--business plan template, links to financial services, SEC rules, tax code info, and more.
• Women Owned -- resources for women starting a business. This is a commercial site, so watch for bias or it trying to sell you something!