Business Links
These links to Internet sites provided by other organizations are provided for educational and informational purposes only. A link does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of an organization or publication. The order of the links in the list does not express or imply any ranking of an organization or site. The views expressed at the site of the organization are not necessarily those of Southeastern Small Business Development Center.
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Business Information-General and Articles of Business Interest
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Entrepreneur.com-great site for business articles www.entrepreneur.com/
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Inc Magazine-search for general business trends at this popular business website www.inc.com/magazine
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Intuit-great site for FREE QuickBooks Simple Start, Payroll, Website design, Incorporate and much more from a well-known and trusted company, Intuit. http://smallbusiness.intuit.com/small-business/free-business-tools.jsp
Business License, Patents and Government Compliance
- Iowa Department of Economic Development-find out what licenses you might need for a business in Iowa www.iowalifechanging.com
- Iowa Secretary of State-register your partnership or corporation, search corporation names www.sos.state.ia.us
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-compliance and regulations for worker safety www.osha.gov
- U.S. Copyright Office-find out how to apply for a copyright www.copyright.gov
- U.S. Patent Office-find out how to apply for a patent www.uspto.gov
Chambers
- Burlington/West Burlington Chamber of Commerce www.growburlington.com
- Fort Madison Area Chamber of Commerce www.fortmadison.com
- Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce www.keokukchamber.com
- Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce http://www.mountpleasantiowa.org/
Des Moines County
- Des Moines County www.co.des-moines.ia.us
- City of Burlington www.burlingtoniowa.org
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City of Danville www.city-data.com/city/Danville-Iowa.html
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City of Mediapolis http://www.mediapolisiowa.net
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City of Middletown www.middletowniowa.com
Henry County http://www.henrycountyiowa.us
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City of Mt. Pleasant www.mountpleasantiowa.org
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City of Wayland www.waylandiowa.com
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City of Winfield www.winfieldiowa.com
Lee County www.leecounty.org/Services/homepage.htm
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City of Donnelson www.donnellsoniowa.com
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City of Fort Madison www.city-data.com/city/Fort-Madison-Iowa.html
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City of Keokuk www.keokuk.com
- City of St. Paul www.city-data.com/city/St.-Paul-Iowa.html
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City of West Point www.westpointiowa.com/Services
Louisa County www.louisacountyiowa.org
- City of Columbus Junction www.cjiowa.com
- City of Letts www.city-data.com/city/Letts-Iowa.html
- City of Wapello www.city-data.com/city/Wapello-Iowa.html
Demographics and Marketing
- Bureau of Labor Statistics-contains labor related statistics www.bls.gov
- Dunn & Bradstreet www.smallbusiness.dnb.com
- Iowa State University Extension-contains demographic information for all 99 counties of Iowa www.extension.iastate.edu/store/DataForDecisionMakers.aspx
- National SBDC Research Network-great website for industry market research www.sbdcnet.org
- U.S. Census Bureau-contains the latest U.S. census demographic information www.census.gov
- U.S. Postal Service www.usps.gov
Regional and National Business Resource Partner
- Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) http://www.asbdc-us.org
- Iowa Small Business Development Centers (Iowa SBDC) www.iowasbdc.org
- John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) www.jpec.org
- Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) www.iowalifechanging.com
- Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) www.score.org
- Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (SEIRPC) www.seirpc.com
- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) www.sba.gov
Taxes
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-Federal employment taxes www.irs.gov
- Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance (IDRF)-State of Iowa employment taxes http://www.iowa.gov/tax
- Iowa Workforce Development (IWD)-State of Iowa unemployment tax www.iowaworkforce.org
