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Starting a Business

SBA - Start and manage your business	www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/
U.S. Federal Government business web sites	www.usa.gov/Business/Business_Gateway.shtml www.business.gov/
Legal and regulatory information for California	www.ftb.ca.gov/businesses/index.shtml
Free business counseling, information and templates for startup and achieving business success	www.score.org Also click How To and Business Tools www.score.org/ask_score.html
Legal Business Structures	www.hg.org/busstructure
Selective business management articles and ideas	www.entrepreneur.com/management
Industry specific guides to start and manage a business	www.mhprofessional.com/category/?cat=3653 www.amazon.com www.borders.com www.barnesandnoble.com At www.google.comsearch forguide for a small business

Licenses and Permits

License and permit needed in California per your industry, city, county, state and Federal	www.calgold.ca.gov
Stockton business license application form (.PDF)	www.stocktongov.com/business/businesslicense.cfm
Stockton permits – a checklist	www.stocktongov.com/business/BusinessChecklist.cfm
Stockton online renewal of business license	www.stocktongov.com/adminservices/c2g/licenserenewal.cfm
Lodi business license application	www.lodi.gov/finance/bus_lic/bus_tax_license.html
Manteca business license application	Go to 1001 W. Center St., Manteca  825-2328
Tracy business license application	www.ci.tracy.ca.us/departments/finance/business_licenses/
San Joaquin County business licenses and permits	www.sjgov.org/dynamic.aspx?id=1830
Fictitious name filing in San Joaquin County and newspaper list	www.sjgov.org/Recorder/fictitious.htm

Business Plans

SBA - writing a business plan	www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/writeabusinessplan
Sample business plans for many industries	www.bplans.com/samples/sba.cfm (actual plans)
Spreadsheet templates for use in business plans and financial planning	www.score.org then click Business Tools then Template Gallery

Definition of the Market

SBA - Marketing and Price	www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/manage/marketandprice
Marketing Basics	www.marketing.about.com/od/marketingbasics/a/smmktgbasics.htm
eMarketing on the Web	www.netmba.com/marketing/market/definition/ Near bottom of web site also click Market Segmentation

Marketing and Sales Strategy

Market & Sales in Business Plan	www.homebusiness.about.com/od/businessplans/a/writing-plan
Marketing Strategy Development	www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/marketing_strategy.html
Sales and Marketing Strategy	sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/marketing/a/markstrategyte_2.htm
eMarketing on the Web	www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/manage/technology/index.html and www.wilsonweb.com/ and sbdcnet.org/SBIC/e-com.php

Financing

SBA Guaranty Programs – a slideshow guide	http://app1.sba.gov/training/sbafp/
Spreadsheet templates for use in business plans and financial planning	www.score.org then click Business Tools then Template Gallery
Seek lender via Small Business Lending Center web site	http://www.credentrust.com/pbo/scoresmallbusinesslendingcenter/

Lenders  Lender loans and SBA guaranty loans            (note https below is not http)

Wells Fargo Bank	https://www.wellsfargo.com/biz/
US Bank National Association	www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/home.cfm?Pg=Bus
Wachovia SBA Lending	https://www.wachovia.com/business
Bank of the West	https://www.bankofthewest.com/BOW/home_sl.html then click Small Business then Loans and Lines of Credit
Bank Of America	https://www.bankofamerica.com/smallbusiness/index.jsp
Union Bank	https://www.unionbank.com then click Small Business (at top) then Loans, Lines, Leases, and Credit Cards
San Joaquin Angels Investment	sanjoaquinangels.angelgroups.net

Taxes

Business property tax in San Joaquin County	www.co.san-joaquin.ca.us/assessor/busprop.htm
Sales tax, property tax, excise tax, fuel tax and environmental fees in California	www.boe.ca.gov/info/taxoverview.htm
Business income taxes in California	www.ftb.ca.gov
Employer payroll taxes in California	www.edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Taxes/File_and_Pay.htm
Federal EIN, tax forms and publications	www.irs.gov/smallbiz

SCORE® Stockton believes the information and references herein are accurate on August 20, 2009, but users are advised to use web Search for any mishits

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