Useful Resources

Company/Industry/Market Reports
College and Careers
Entrepreneurship Magazines & Newsletters
Marketing /Research Statistics
Search Engines
Small Business Supporting Organizations
Wholesale Information
Venture Capital
Youth Entrepreneurship Resources Information

Company/Industry/Market Reports
IdeaVillage.org- A incubator and resource center for entrepreneurship
USATrade.gov - International commercial resources
Dun & Bradstreet - Information solutions for businesses
Hoovers Online Company Information - On-line business network
MarketGuide.com - Market Investor Guide
SEC.gov - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

College and Careers
Abetterchance.org - Since the founding of A Better Chance in 1964, its mission has rested on a single goal to substantially increase the number of well-educated minority youth capable of assuming positions of responsibility and leadership in American society.
CareerBuilder.com - nationwide job openings, plus practical career advice: interview tips, cover letter and resume writing tricks, and help with negotiating your salary
HeadHunter.net- Commercial bulletin board
CareerWomen.com - online career Q&A, links to women professional organizations and regional groups
Collegeboard.com
Embark.com - Serves everyone involved in the transition to higher education.
Collegenet.com - College and financial aid information
Collegescholarships.com
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) - an organization dedicated to informing, supporting, and inspiring college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation.
CoolWorks.com - work opportunities at resorts, theme parks, and vacation areas
Fastweb.com - Sign-up for scholarship information online
Finaid.org
Free-4u.com - Scholarships, Grants, Fellowship, Awards and Funds News Magazine. Your most current scholarship Information completely free. Updated Daily.
GRIP Magazine - Internet resource for grants, loans, and financial aid listings for pre-college students.

Harvard University Business School - A video archive that capture insights from leading members of the Harvard entrepreneurial community.
Jobtrak - Opportunities for college students
Molis/Minority scholarships - This search service provides information about scholarship opportunities for qualified minority applicants.
Monster.com - job openings, online career counselors, live chats, and an extensive database of employer profiles.
Petersons Education Directories
Scholarship Resource Network - search engine and database of private scholarships designed to assist students identify sources for undergraduate through postgraduate study.

Entrepreneurship Magazines/Newsletters
Black Enterprise
Build A Business Plan
Entrepreneur Issues - The Electronic Journal for Growing Businesses
Entrepreneur Magazine
Fast Company
Netscape Netbusiness - Fortune Magazine-provided content for Small Businesses.
Global Entrepreneurship Institute (gCase.org) - Non-profit "open source" online resource for high tech entrepreneurs.
Inc. - Family-owned business resources for multi-generational companies and those just starting out.
Success Magazine Magazine for entrepreneurs

Marketing/Research Statistics
BizStats.com
Demographics.com - provides American demographic statistics and market information
Fedstats - One stop shopping for Federal statistics
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U. S. Census Bureau - Information to help your research, service or product development.
Stat-USA - a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, its a resource for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal government.

Search Engines
Everything Black - Internet search engine

Small Business Supporting Organizations
NFIB - National Federation of Independent Businesses
NBIA - National Business Incubation Association
SCORE - Free online consulting for small businesses
Small Business Resource Network - Helpful advice from more than 100 small business & Internet experts
U. S. Small Business Administration

Youth Entrepreneurship Resources
Academies of Entrepreneurship - A Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship initiative in New Orleans, Louisiana Academy of Entrepreneurship - An affiliate of the Allied Academies. provides the academic community with a forum for the discussion, publication and dissemination of research into the field of entrepreneurship.
eWeb
EcEdWeb - Economic Education Web
Economics America - National Council on Economic Education
LTBN - Entrepreneurial support community.
EDTEC - (Education, Training and Enterprise Center) Provides your entrepreneurs with training.
ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
Junior Achievement - Community of opportunity creators for kids.
Kidsway - a new organization that specializes in entrepreneurship for youth. Check them out for materials, newsletters and training.
The Mint - Economic and entrepreneurial resources for Middle-School and High-School students, teachers and parents.
NFTE - National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Oklahoma Entrepreneurship Institute
The School-To-Work Internet Gateway - Provides students with knowledge and skills that will allow them to opt for college, additional training, or jobs.
Young Americans Education Foundation - Created for young people interested in working for themselves

Wholesale Information
Consumer World - Buying guides, toll-free numbers, etc.
Wholesale Central - Connecting retailers, wholesalers, and consumers
GiftWholesale.com - Wholesale products and suppliers.
ProductExpress - Browse the online catalog

Venture Capital
www.upside.com - Electronic site for the Upside magazine that covers high tech venture capital network
www.redherring.com - Site for Red Herring, which covers high tech venture capital. Online material is tailored more towards the VC community itself.
www.nvca.com - Headquarters for the National Venture Capital Association
www.techcapital.com - Online magazine dealing with venture capital
www.witcapital.com - Leader among a number of sites creating a market for IPOs
www.garage.com - Assists start-ups wishing to acquire funding.
www.v-capital.com.au - List publicly traded microcap issues.