Links
Tax and Legal Links:
Tax Information For Business – IRS
https://www.irs.gov/businesses
Legal Forms and Model Documents
Legal and Tax Answers for Nonprofit Organizations
http://www.answers.com/topic/nonprofit
Nolo Home Page – Legal definitions & books
Louisiana State Bar Association
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Technology Links:
NASA Tech Briefs – Engineering Solutions for Design and Manufacturing
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
Louisiana Business & Technology Center
https://www.lsu.edu/innovationpark/
Start-Up Info Links:
First Stop Shop (Business Licenses)
Secretary of State
https://www.sos.la.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce
Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (forms)
http://www.laworks.net/WorkersComp/OWC_MainMenu.asp
Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation
Tangipahoa Parish Chambers of Commerce
http://www.2chambers.com/
ABC’s of Small Business and Entrepreneur Success
Info Louisiana
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
Sample Business Plans
http://www.bplans.com/sp/index.cfm
Sample Business Plans and Marketing Plans
Demographic Links:
American Demographics Magazine
https://www.worldcat.org/title/american-demographics/oclc/4369249
BEA Home Page
Bureau of Justice Statistics Home page
Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp
National Center for Education Statistics
The DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
U.S. Census Bureau
Louisiana Population Data Center
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
Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions
Louisiana Credit Union League
Bankrate.com
www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Government Links:
Department of Environmental Quality Small Business Assistance
www.deq.louisiana.gov/assistance/sbap
Louisiana Rural Development
Louisiana Recovery Authority
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
US Patent and Trademark Office
Louisiana Department of Labor Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration
http://www.laworks.net/workerscomp/owc_mainmenu.asp
Louisiana Department of Insurance
US Securities and Exchange Commission
Other Helpful Links and Info:
Louisiana Engineering Society
Insurance Information Institute
Business Know-How – information and ideas for home and small business
Idea Cafe – designed to help entrepreneurs succeed inreaching their business goals
Franchise Handbook Online
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