We have gathered together several links to help you grow your business! (and some just for fun!)

Business Resources

http://www.womanowned.com: WomanOwned.com was founded in 1997 by Christina Blenk as a resource for other women business owners online. As a new business owner, Christina shared with her visitors the wisdom that she was learning through her own experiences. She still owns and operates her own web development studio in Columbus, Ohio. If you want to find out more about how Christina started her business, take the Business Quiz - she developed the quiz and the commentary directly from her own experiences.

http://www.bplans.com: Bplans.com contains the largest single collection of free sample business plans online. In addition to that, it has helpful tools and know-how for managing your business. Bplans.com includes practical advice on planning, interactive tools, and a panel of experts who have answered more than 1,400 questions from people like you. Bplans.com has also won several awards as a valuable "plain talk" resource.

http://www.score.org: SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to providing entrepreneurs with free, confidential face-to-face and email business counseling. Business counseling and workshops are offered at 389 chapter offices across the country.

http://novaplaza.com/library.shtml: The "Suite Address" on the Internet for Free Business Resources.

http://www.abusinessresource.com: A Business Resource is a business portal which contains business resource directory information and business web resources. You'll find hand-picked and quality reviewed resources that are targeted by category and specific to the topic and/or search criteria.

http://www.entrepreneur.com: Lots of information. Home site for the printed magazine.

http://www.eclaunchsite.com: All the articles, tools and resources you need to plan, build, launch and grow your e-business.

http://www.inventorshelpline.com: Free inventors kit. the first step in making your idea a product. This web site is dedicated to helping inventors protect and market their ideas. Here inventors are encouraged to use our search engine to get answers, receive feedback on their ideas, and read about current industry events. Also featured on the web site is a submission form and free inventors kit, tools which provide analysis at no cost.