Commercial Links

Category	Site	Information Provided
Chambers of Commerce	Campbell Cupertino Los Altos Los Gatos Milpitas Morgan Hill Mountain View Palo Alto San Jose Santa Clara Saratoga Sunnyvale Black Chamber Hispanic	A local resource center for small businesses located in your town. Silicon Valley SCORE also does free counseling at most of these locations. Appointments can be made by calling the chamber directly.
White Paper	Download	Right Product, Right Market, Right Time
Lender for Small Businesses and Start Ups.	CDC Small Business Finance	Whether you need working capital, want to buy a business, or need to purchase a commercial building or heavy equipment, get the loan that best supports your vision. Unlike a bank, CDC Small Business Finance is a not-for-profit economic development lender.
Lender in Low-income communities	O pportunity Fund	Invests in people who are working to build financial, personal and shared assets in low-income communities.
Business Brokers	California Assoc of Businesses Brokers	Website features include easy search function by type and location of business, email alert system for buyers looking for specific types or location , and for advertisers of California businesses for sale, a cost effective way
Business for Sale	BuzBuySell.com	The Internet's largest, most popular business-for-sale site with over 20,000 listings. Manufacturing businesses account for 13% of the businesses listed; wholesale/retail for 45%; and services make up roughly 35%.
Business for Sale	BizBen.com	Online network of dedicated site users consisting of buyers, owner/sellers, intermediaries, landlords, brokers, agents, advisors and others looking to buy or sell: established businesses, commercial real estate (& commercial real estate leasing), franchise resales, new franchises, & new business opportunities (licensing ventures, etc.) in California
Business Plans	Business Plans Marketing Plans	Planning Wizard; Sample Business Plans; Sample Marketing Plans; Sample Startup Plans, Established Plans, Product Plans, Service Plans.
Legal Services	CT Corp	Provides registered agent services and corporate business compliance.
Startup Help	StartupNation	"For Entrepreneurs, by Entrepreneurs". Useful tips for startups. See the "Ten Steps for Opening a Business"
Internet Services	SBC Yahoo! Small Business	A one-stop success center where you can enhance every aspect of your online operations.Their flexible, comprehensive services include: Web Hosting, Merchant Solutions, Business Email, Domains , Marketing Tools , Internet Access, and HotJobs Recruiting Services
General Topic Videos	bizwisetv.com	Cisco sponsored videos on a variety of business topics.
Nonprofits	GuideStar	Information on Nonprofit organizations
Small Business Information	Quicken Small Business	Tools & Guides; Business Forms; News & Trends; Buyers Guide; Products & Promotions; Industry Library; Related Links; Quicken Solutions.
Small Business Information	AllBusiness	Provides quality information, products, services, and solutions to small and growing businesses. You can access a comprehensive set of information, tools, and services to start and grow a business, solve business problems, raise capital, enhance sales and marketing, obtain strategic advice, and leverage the business community.
Small Business Information	Verio Business Center	Starting, Growing, & Managing a Business; Planning Tools; Sample Business Plans, & Marketing Plans, Planning Software; Business Planning Articles.
Small Business Information	Selling a Small Business	A quick list of things to consider if you are preparing to sell your small business
Small Business Information	Tips for Managing your Workforce	Tips for motivating, scheduling, holding meetings and other things a small business might need
Statistics	BizStats	Business Statistics
Websites	Website Development	Internet simplified
Web Site Marketing	M arketing Plans	Tools & Guides; Business Forms; News & Trends; Buyers Guide; Products & Promotions; Industry Library; Related Links; Quicken Solutions.
Restaraunts	Estimating Sales Volume (Restaraunt material comes from San Francisco SCORE Licenses in California Determining amounts for Cash Flow Items Daily Sales (Excel) 12 Month Profit and Loss (Excel) Pre-opening Capital Needed (Excel) Break-Even Analysis (Excel) Cash Flow (Excel)
Small & Home Business	Small Business Tools	Forms, handbooks, posters, software, and other resources and services.
Technology Magazine	Technology for Small Business	Technology magazine aimed at small businesses
Spreadsheet Templates	Microsoft	Microsoft Office templates for various businesses

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