Links

 

Tax and Legal Links:

 

Tax Information For Business - IRS

https://www.irs.gov/businesses

Legal Forms and Model Documents

https://www.uslegalforms.com/

Legal and Tax Answers for Nonprofit Organizations

http://www.answers.com/topic/nonprofit

Nolo Home Page - Legal definitions & books

www.nolo.com

Louisiana State Bar Association

www.lsba.org

Society of Louisiana CPAs

www.lcpa.org

 

Technology Links:

 

NASA Tech Briefs - Engineering Solutions for Design and Manufacturing

http://nasa.techbriefs.com/

Services for Inventors - Education, Product Development, Machine Design, Consulting

http://www.octs.com/invntsvc.htm#SvcFAQ

 

NASA Tech Briefs - Engineering Solutions for Design and Manufacturing

http://nasa.techbriefs.com/

Louisiana Business & Technology Center

https://www.lsu.edu/innovationpark/

 

Start-Up Info Links:

 

First Stop Shop (Business Licenses)

https://nola.gov/onestop/

Secretary of State

https://www.sos.la.gov/Pages/default.aspx

 

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)

www.score.org

U.S. Chamber Of Commerce

https://www.uschamber.com/

Office of Workers' Compensation Administration (forms)

http://www.laworks.net/WorkersComp/OWC_MainMenu.asp

Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation

http://www.tedf.org/

Tangipahoa Parish Chambers of Commerce
http://www.2chambers.com/

ABC's of Small Business and Entrepreneur Success

http://www.liraz.com/

Info Louisiana

http://louisiana.gov/

 

Take The Entrepreneur Quiz

http://www.liraz.com/webquiz.htm

Community and Development Corp

https://cdconline.org/community-development

Business Name Check

https://coraweb.sos.la.gov/commercialsearch/commercialsearch.aspx

Louisiana Licensing Guide

https://www.laworks.net/downloads/lmi/licensingguide.pdf

 

Business Plan Information Links:

 

Business Plans

http://www.bplans.com/

 

Sample Business Plans

http://www.bplans.com/sp/index.cfm

Sample Business Plans and Marketing Plans

http://www.bplans.com/sp/

 

Demographic Links:


American Demographics Magazine

https://www.worldcat.org/title/american-demographics/oclc/4369249

BEA Home Page

http://www.bea.gov/

Bureau of Justice Statistics Home page

https://bjs.gov/

Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/

National Agricultural Statistics Service

http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp

National Center for Education Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/

The DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

http://www.bts.gov/

U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/

Louisiana Population Data Center

http://lapop.lsu.edu/

Louisiana State Census Data Center

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/la

Center for Veterans Enterprise

https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/

 

Financing Links:

 

Louisiana Bankers Association

www.lba.org

 

Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions

www.ofi.state.la.us

Louisiana Credit Union League

www.lcul.com

Bankrate.com

www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp

Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

https://beta.sam.gov/

 

Government Links:

 

Department of Environmental Quality Small Business Assistance

www.deq.louisiana.gov/assistance/sbap

Louisiana Rural Development

https://www.rd.usda.gov/la

Louisiana Recovery Authority

www.lra.louisiana.gov

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

www.doc.gov/osdbu/

US Patent and Trademark Office

www.uspto.gov

Louisiana Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Administration

http://www.laworks.net/workerscomp/owc_mainmenu.asp

Louisiana Department of Insurance

www.ldi.state.la.us

US Securities and Exchange Commission

www.sec.gov

 

Other Helpful Links and Info:

 

Louisiana Engineering Society

www.les-state.org

Insurance Information Institute

www.iii.org

Business Know-How - information and ideas for home and small business

www.businessknowhow.com/

Idea Cafe - designed to help entrepreneurs succeed inreaching their business goals

www.ideacafe.com

Franchise Handbook Online

www.franchise1.com

 

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