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Badger Link
BadgerLink is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. Its goal is to provide access to quality online information resources for Wisconsin residents in cooperation with the state's public, school, academic, and special libraries and Internet Service Providers.

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.

Business.gov
The Business Gateway to the U.S. Government. Business.gov, the official business link to the U.S. Government, is managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in a partnership with 21 other federal agencies. This partnership, known as Business Gateway, is a Presidential E-government initiative that provides a single access point to government services and information to help the nation's businesses with their operations.

Business.gov helps businesses save time and money spent on regulatory compliance by providing quick and easy access to business laws, government regulations, forms and agency contacts.

Chippewa Valley Angel Investors Network
The Chippewa Valley Angel Investors Network provides an important portion of the regional economic development infrastructure by providing private equity capital to bridge the gap between initial seed funding and institutional financing.

MerchantCircle.com
A privately-funded business based in Silicon Valley, dedicated to helping businesses get more customers quickly, easily and cost effectively. MerchantCircle is free to join, and the tools for finding new customers and building your reputation are free to all registered users.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
NAICS is a unique system for classifying business establishments. NAICS is the premier industry classification system used by statistical agencies of the United States.

Open Directory Project - Cadott
The Open Directory Project (ODP) is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. Dale Lotts from Knight Rider Consulting, Inc. is the volunteer editor for the Cadott section of the ODP.

S.C.O.R.E.
The Sevice Score of Retired Executives. "Counselors to America's Small Business" is America's premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs.

Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) helps Americans start, build and grow businesses.  The SBA was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. 

U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

UWEC Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
The mission of the Wisconsin SBDC is to:

• champion business creation and growth through entrepreneurial education
• develop the regional capacity to support entrepreneurs
• deliver higher levels of quantifiable economic impact than taxpayer investment requires

Wisconsin Business Wizard
The State of Wisconsin Business Wizard. Using a series of five question-and-answer pages, the Wizard provides customized information to help you start and operate a Wisconsin-based business. By investing a few minutes of your time, the Business Wizard will help you to:

• Determine licensing, permitting and regulatory requirements
• Obtain necessary application forms
• Identify available state resources
• Access other valuable business-related information.

Wisconsin Common Market
Wiconsin Common Market (WCM) is an on-line shopping mall comprised of over 200 Wisconsin artists, crafters, merchants and farmers. These small, Wisconsin businesses provide an eclectic array of unique products and gifts including original artwork, woodcrafts, apparel, specialty foods, furniture, regional services and more.

Wisconsin Entrepreneur’s Toolkit
The Entrepreneur's Toolkit provides business start-up information and assistance, networking contacts and technical resources all on one CD. The information caters to individuals interested in starting any type of business including retail, service or technology companies. This CD was developed by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Bureau of Entrepreneurship, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Technology Council. To view the Toolkit online, visit the website above. To have a CD mailed to you, please contact the department of commerce at 1-800-HELP-BUSiness.