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Resources:
Agencies

 
IEN (Illinois Entrepreneurship Network)
DCEO (Illinois Department of Economic Opportunity)
NWREC (Northwest Regional Entrepreneurship Center)
RRVEC (Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center)
SBDC (Small Business Development Center)
BOSS Project (Business Opportunities for Self Success)
CCEDC (Carroll County Economic Development Corporation)
Whiteside County Enterprise Zone
IDOT (Illinois Department of Transportation)
SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business
GSA (US General Services Administration - How to sell to the Government
PTAC (Department of Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Centers) - More info on selling to the Government
Federal Business Opportunities - More info on selling to the Government
EDA (Economic Development Administration)
USDA (US Department of Agriculture)
University of Illinois Extension – workshops, information and outreach

 

Information
 
CDFA (Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance) - Grants, loans, etc. and how to get them
Entrepreneur Magazine
Fast Company Magazine
Inc. Magazine
Business Week
MSN Money - Business and financial headlines from top sources
State of Illinois Business Portal
- Info on starting and running a business
Home-Based Business Ideas - Partial list of possible home-based businesses
RUPRI (Rural Policy Research Institute) - Great information on entrepreneurism

Kauffman Foundation - world's largest foundation devoted to entrepreneurship

 

Site Location
 
LocationOne - Sites and buildings available to start or expand your business
Savanna Depot Park - located on the Burlington-Northern Railroad in rural Savanna just off Illinois Route 84, adjacent to the Mississippi River and Lost Mound Unit, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
 
Tools

 
  [Computer hardware & software]
FREE Quickbooks Simple Start - Free accounting software
Adobe Creative Suite - Office productivity software including Acrobat Pro
Trend Micro - Antivirus security software, protection for adware, spyware, malware

Buy.com - $10 coupon off of computer & software
 
  [Website tools]

GoDaddy.com - Domain names and web site hosting
eBay Stores - Open an eBay store and sell to a world wide market
eBay Sellers Tools - Tools to help improve listings, tracking, marketing, and more
ProStores - easy to set up web store with easy collaboration with your eBay store, free trial
International Payment Solutions – Cost-effective electronic payment
Paypal
- Popular online payment method

Yahoo Search Marketing - Pay-Per-Click search marketing on Yahoo
Overture Keyword Selector- Help you find good keywords to bid on for your search engine marketing
Google Business Solutions- AdWords & AdSense (paid advertisement), Analytics (free statistics), and more
Webmonkey programming tutorials- free php, asp, javascript tutorials
Webmonkey site building tutorials
Webmonkey E-business tutorials
JavaScript Made Easy- Tutorials and script libraries
Tamingthebeast.net - Free DHTML, Flash, Javascript and Myspace code generators
Free webmaster tools
 
  [Other tools]
smallbizbooks.com - Wide selection of books for small business owners from Entrepreneur.com
Starbucks Coffee - Stay awake with some good coffee while burning the midnight oil :)
PhotoStamps- Custom stamps with your logo or picture
Stamps.com- Print postage from your computer

 

 

"The world shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."
   ~ Anais Nin

 

 
 

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