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Government
Illinois Business Sevices
www100.state.il.us/business
Information you need to run a business in Illinois.
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
http://www.commerce.state.il.us/
Information on services for small businesses and community development programs.
Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov
Offers IRS tax forms, tax preparation information and educational documents that can be downloaded.
National Federation of Independent Business
http://www.nfib.org
News, advice, and resources for small businesses.
U.S. Business Advisor
http://www.business.gov
One-stop access to government information, services and transactions.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
Government statisctics and resources.
U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.loc.gov/copyright
Copyright information and a searchable database.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/
Patent and trademark information with searchable databases.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov/
Public company inofrmation, filings, and research tools.
U.S. Small Business Administration Online
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
America's small business resource.
Business Publications
Inc.com
http://www.inc.com/
Inc. magazine online.
Fortune Small Business
http://www.fortune.com/smallbusiness/
Fortune Small Business magazine online.
Crain's Chicago Business
http://www.crainschicagobusiness.com/
Business news resources.
Smart Business
http://www.smartbusinessmag.com/
Business and technology.
Wall Street Journal
http://www.wsj.com/
Business news, economy, politics.
Computing and Technology
C|NET
http://www.cnet.com/
Computing and technology resources, news, and reports.
ZD Net
http://www.zdnet.com/
Computing and technology resources, news, and reports.
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Associations and Organizations
American Marketing Association
http://www.marketingpower.com/
Marketing resources.
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
http://www.chicagolandchamber.org/
Entrepreneurial Edge
http://www.lowe.org/
Information and research tools for entrepreneurs.
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
http://www.il-chamber.org
Illinois Manufacturers' Association
http://www.ima-net.org
News and business information for Illinois manufacturers.
Illinois Retail Merchants Association
http://www.irma.org
News and business information for Illinois merchants.
Leadership Greater McHenry County
www.leadershipgmc.org
Foster and develop comunity leaders-leadership that is concerned for all of the public processes.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
http://www.uschamber.com
Legal
LawGuru.com
http://www.lawguru.com/
Legal questions, answers, and research.
Small Business Law Center
biz.courttv.findlaw.com
A comprehensive guide to the legal issues involved in the launch or management of a business.
General Resources
Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com/
Full texts of reference, verse, and literature books online.
BizBuySell
http://www.bizbuysell.com/
The Internet's largest, most popular business-for-sale site with over 15,000 listings in our databases.
Business Owners Idea Cafe Inc.
http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/
A fun approach to serious business.
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/
News, tools, and resources for small business.
CEO Express
http://www.ceoexpress.com/
A business Web portal.
MoreBusiness.com
http://www.morebusiness.com/
Tools and information for entrepreneurs.
NetPad Business Resource Center
http://www.netpad.com/
Internet resources for businesses.
Office.com Inc.
http://www.office.com/
Small business resources and tools.
Wageweb
http://www.wageweb.com/
Salary survey statistics.
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