Government Sites — Federal

Americans with Disabilities Act

http://www.usdoj.gov/
crt/ada

Information and technical assistance on the ADA by the U. S. Department of Justice.

BusinessLaw.gov

http://www.business.gov/

Home page, operated by the U. S. Small Business Administration, with links to legal and regulatory information, and plain English guides for starting a business, handling finances, managing employees, and other topics.

CIA, The World Factbook

http://www.cia.gov/cia/
publications/factbook/

US government profiles of countries and territories around the world

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

http://www.eeoc.gov/

EEOC site with basic introduction to employers’ rights and responsibilities under the federal equal employment opportunity laws.

Federal agencies (through Library of Congress site)

http://lcweb.loc.gov/
global/executive/fed.html

A Library of Congress resource page with links to most federal agencies.

Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Part of the U.S. General Service Administration, the FCIC’s Small Business Links offer information for persons planning or owning small businesses, including information on procure-ment, taxes, woman and minority-owned businesses, human resources, financial and legal issues.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

http://www.fdic.gov/

Home page with links to statistical data, pertinent regulations, and FAQs.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

http://www.frbsf.org/

Home page. The current FRBSF discount rate, used to determine the usury ceiling in California , is posted at http://www.frbsf.org/banking/
data/discount/index.html.

Federal Trade Commission

http://www.ftc.gov/
ftc/business

Home page for businesses, with links to business publications, advertising guidance, fair packaging and labeling, antitrust law guide, and other topics. Information concerning the Hart-Scott Rodino pre-merger notification requirements is at: http://www.ftc.gov/bc/
hsr/introguides/intro
guides.htm

FirstGov.gov

http://www.firstgov.gov/
Business/Business_
Gateway.shtml

The official web portal of the U.S. government, with links to information on contracting with the U.S. government, export licenses, business financial assistance, and many other topics.

Internal Revenue Service

http://www.irs.gov/

Home page; access to downloadable IRS forms and publications.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

http://www.osha.gov/

Home page.

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

http://www.dol.gov/esa/
ofccp/index.htm

Home page with statutory, regulatory, and compliance information regarding nondiscrim-ination requirements for federal contractors.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

http://www.occ.treas.gov/

Home page with links to reports and other resources for banking industry professionals as well as public inform-ation about the national banking system.

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

http://www.ustr.gov/index.html

Home page.

U.S. Department of State, Treaties in Force

http://www.state.gov/
s/l/c8455.htm

U.S. State Department list of treaties and other international agreements of the United States .

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

http://www.sec.gov/

Home page with links to information for small businesses; online access to proposed and final rules, SEC releases, policy statements, and other commission notices and information; search-able database of all electronic company filings since 1994.

SEC Edgar

http://www.sec.gov/
edgar.shtml

SEC Edgar main page, with access to electronic filings and forms.

Small Business Administration

http://www.sba.gov

Home page with extensive links to federal and other resources for small businesses.

Social Security Administration

http://www.ssa.gov/

Home page. SSA forms are available online at http://www.ssa.gov/
online/forms.html

U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm

Home page with links to immigration laws and forms.

U. S. Copyright Office

http://www.loc.gov/copyright/

Home page with links to copyright registration and other information.

U.S. Department of Commerce

http://www.commerce.gov

Home page.

U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division

http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/
public/guidelines/
guidelin.htm

Link to Antitrust Division Guidelines and Policy Statements.

U.S. Department of Labor

http://www.dol.gov/

Home page with links to statutory and regulatory information, labor statistics, small business regulatory compliance assistance, and other information.

U.S. Department of Labor, Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)

http://www.oalj.dol.gov/libdot.htm

Dictionary of job titles and standardized job descriptions; useful for job placement, occupational research, career guidance, labor-market information, curriculum development and long-range job planning. Last updated in 1991, the DOT has now been replaced by O*NET OnLine, http://online.onetcenter.org/.

U.S. Department of State

http://www.state.gov/

Home page with links to international commercial laws and guides.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/

Home page.

U.S. Government Printing Ofice

http://www.gpo.gov/

Home page with links to products and services, including online searchable copies of the United States Code and the Code of Federal Regulations.

U.S. International Trade Commission

http://www.usitc.gov/

Home page with rules, regulations, reports, and other information including an extensive list of links to international trade resources.

U. S. Patent and Trademark Office

http://www.uspto.gov/

Home page with downloadable forms and information on patent applications and trademark registrations.

Government Sites — International

Private International Law Database: Trade/Business Transactions Law , U.S. Department of State

http://www.state.gov/
www/global/legal_affairs/
transaction_law.html

Access to treaties in force for the United States , other international instruments, and information on current negotiations and projects concerning private international law. Updated through January 1, 2001. For treaty actions since President Bush took office, see http://www.state.gov/
s/l/c3428.htm.

Electronic Embassy Website

http://www.embassy.org/

Information on all foreign embassies in Washington , D.C.

Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)

http://hcch.e-vision.nl/
index_en.php?act=text.display&tid=1

Home page.

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Secretariat

http://www.nafta-sec-alena
.org/DefaultSite/index_e.aspx

Home page with link to text of NAFTA.

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

http://www.uncitral.org/

Home page with links to UNICITRAL texts, including conventions, model laws, guides to enactment, legislative guides, legislative recommendations, and model contract rules. In particular, this website includes the text of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

CISG Database at Pace University School of Law, Pace Law Library, Institute of International Commercial Law

http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/

Site dedicated to U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), with annotated text of CISG, CISG in different languages, cases organized by countries, and related CISG material.

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)

http://www.unidroit.org/
english/home.htm

Home page.

Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR)

http://www.sedar.com

Home page of the Canadian equivalent to the SEC's EDGAR. Provides access to corporate filings of Canadian companies with Canada 's securities regulatory authorities.

Government Sites — International

Private International Law Database: Trade/Business Transactions Law , U.S. Department of State

http://www.state.gov/
www/global/legal_affairs/
transaction_law.html

Access to treaties in force for the United States , other international instruments, and information on current negotiations and projects concerning private international law. Updated through January 1, 2001. For treaty actions since President Bush took office, see http://www.state.gov/
s/l/c3428.htm.

Electronic Embassy Website

http://www.embassy.org/

Information on all foreign embassies in Washington , D.C.

Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)

http://hcch.e-vision.nl/
index_en.php?act=text.display&tid=1

Home page.

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Secretariat

http://www.nafta-sec-alena
.org/DefaultSite/index_e.aspx

Home page with link to text of NAFTA.

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

http://www.uncitral.org/

Home page with links to UNICITRAL texts, including conventions, model laws, guides to enactment, legislative guides, legislative recommendations, and model contract rules. In particular, this website includes the text of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

CISG Database at Pace University School of Law, Pace Law Library, Institute of International Commercial Law

http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/

Site dedicated to U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), with annotated text of CISG, CISG in different languages, cases organized by countries, and related CISG material.

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)

http://www.unidroit.org/
english/home.htm

Home page.

Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR)

http://www.sedar.com

Home page of the Canadian equivalent to the SEC's EDGAR. Provides access to corporate filings of Canadian companies with Canada 's securities regulatory authorities.

Government Sites — California: Secretary of State

California Secretary of State: California Business Portal

http://www.ss.ca.gov/
business/business.htm

Home page.

Forms

http://www.ss.ca.gov/
business/bpd_forms.htm

Directory of forms and samples for different business filings including UCC forms; some in fill-in format.

Business Filings:

Corporations

http://www.ss.ca.gov/
business/corp/corporate.htm

Corporations main page with links to filing tips to meet statutory minimum requirements, name availability, FAQs and more.

Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
llc/llc.htm

LLC main page with links to forms and fees, name availability, FAQs and more.

Limited Partnerships

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
lp/lp.htm

Limited partnerships main page with links to forms and fees, name availability, FAQs and more.

General Partnerships

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
gp/gp.htm

General partnerships main page with links to forms and fees, name availability, FAQs and more.

Limited Liability Partnerships

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
llp/llp.htm

Limited liability partnership main page with links to forms and fees, name availability, FAQs and more.

Trademarks and Service Marks

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
ts/ts.htm

Trademarks and service marks main page with links to forms and fees, name availability, FAQs, private service companies and more.

Miscellaneous Filings

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
other/bp_other.htm

Links to filing requirements for unincorporated common interest development associations, unincorp-orated associations, unincorporated nonprofit associations, foreign lending institutions and foreign partnerships.

California Business Search

http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/list.html

Fill-in boxes to check records online for corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability companies.

Starting a Business

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
resources.htm

A step-by-step guide for starting a business in California ; available in English or Spanish.

e-file Statement of Information

https://businessfilings.ss.ca.gov/

Fill-in boxes to file a Statement of Information for a corporation online.

Notary Public

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
notary/notary.htm

Notary public main page, with links to topics such as obtaining a notary public commission, handbook, authentications, apostille or certification, forms and fees.

Uniform Commercial Code

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
ucc/ucc.htm

UCC main page with links to financing statement forms, amendment forms, requests for information, revised Article 9 (as of July 1, 2001) and FAQs.

UCC Connect

https://uccconnect.ss.ca.gov/
acct/acct-login.asp

California Secretary of State's online UCC service that enables users to perform transactions such as inquiries about financing statement filings, making financing statement filings, requesting copies of financing statements, placing bulk orders, and more-all online.

International Business Relations Program

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
ibrp/ibrp.htm

Main page in English or Spanish with international resources and business tips; intended to assist foreign corpor-ations with various filing procedures.

Business Program Division, New Law Summary

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/
bpd_newleg.htm

Summaries and links to new state laws affecting businesses.

Government Sites — California: Other

California Department of Corporations, Securities Regulation Division

http://www.corp.ca.gov/
srd/security.htm

Access to forms, departmental publications, Commissioner's releases, opinions, and notices, franchising information, and other topics.

California Department of Fair Employment and Housing

http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/

Home page.

California Department of Insurance, Workers' Compensation Information

http://www.dir.ca.gov/
dwc/dwc_home_page.htm

Access to information on workers' compensation insurance.

California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)

http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh

Access to information concerning the CalOSHA program.

California Employment Development Department (EDD)

http://www.edd.ca.gov

Home page; information concerning job placement and referrals, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, employment and training, labor market information, payroll taxes, and other topics.

California Franchise Tax Board (FTB)

http://www.ftb.ca.gov/

Home page, links to downloadable state tax forms and publications.

California Legislative Counsel

http://www.legislative
counsel.ca.gov/

Full text of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments, as well as their status, history, votes, analyses, and veto messages.

California Legislative Information

http://calbar.ca.gov/
state/calbar/calbar_generic
.jsp?cid=10137&id=10452

Web page maintained by the State Bar of California with many helpful links regarding California's legislative process, pending bills, legislative calendar, committees, and other topics.

California Business Legislation Resource

http://www.calbar.ca.gov/
state/calbar/calbar_sections
_generic.jsp?sCategoryPath
=/Home/Attorney%20Resources/
Sections/Business%20Law

Click on "Legislation" in left-hand menu. Provides links to recent business law legislative developments, from the State Bar of California, Business Law Section.

California Permit Handbook; License Handbook

http://commerce.ca.gov/state/
ttca/ttca_business_display.jsp

Links to California Commerce and Economic Development Program handbooks on permits and licenses.

California state agencies

http://my.ca.gov/state/
portal/myca_homepage.jsp

At main State of California website, scroll down and click on “State Agency Index” on the right hand sidebar under “Quick Hits.” The index lists all California agencies, departments, and commissions in alphabetical order, with links to each.

California State Association of Counties

http://www.csac.counties.org

Home page with links to all California counties except Tuolumne County (for Tuolumne County , see its Chamber of Commerce site at http://www.tcchamber.com/)

California State Board of Equalization

http://www.boe.ca.gov/

Home page with access to information about sales and use taxes, sellers' permits, forms, and publications.

California Commerce & Economic Development Program (formerly, California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency)

http://commerce.ca.gov/state/
ttca/ttca_homepage.jsp

Home page.

Private Agency Sites

ABA Section of Business Law

http://www.abanet.org/
buslaw/home.html

Home page with links to publications and other resources for business lawyers.

Active Capital

http://activecapital.org/

Site dedicated to helping individual accredited investors, SBICs, and institutional venture capitalists find small, growing companies through a secure Internet database, and providing ongoing training and research for entrepreneurs and small investors.

AllBusiness

http://www.allbusiness.com

Small business portal, with links to forms, directories, and resources on many topics.

American Arbitration Association

http://www.adr.org/

Home page with links to rules and procedures.

Annual Reports.com

http://www.annualreports.com/

Free service offering links to annual reports of public companies.

BenefitsLink

http://www.benefitslink.com

Compliance information and tools for employee benefit plan sponsors, service-providers and participants.

Better Business Bureau

http://www.bbb.org/

Home page.

The Biz-Tech Network by Brint Institute, LLC

http://www.brint.com/

Portal with a meta-index of business, management, and information technology topics; it also provides search capabilities and full text articles on related issues.

Business.com

http://www.business.com/

Business search engine and directory intended to help users find companies, products, services, and other business-related information; some features are fee-based.

Business Law Section of the State Bar of California

http://www.calbar.ca.gov/
state/calbar/calbar_sections_
generic.jsp?sCategoryPath=/
Home/Attorney%20Resources/
Sections/Business%20Law

Home page with links to standing committees, programs and publications.

Business 2.0 Web Guide

http://www.business2.com/
b2/webguide

Directory of business links on the web.

Business Week Online

http://www.businessweek.com/

Articles, links and opportunity to subscribe to free newsletter.

CNN Money

http://money.cnn.com/

General business news offered by CNN and Money magazine.

Corporate Finance Sourcebook

http://www.financesource
book.com/

Link for ordering popular guidebook published by National Register Publishing, which features over 1500 top investment sources and 1700 service firms for business entrepreneurs.

Corporate Information

http://www.corporate
information.com/

Research reports on public, private, domestic, and foreign corporations.

The Corporate Library

http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com/

The Corporate Library is an independent research firm providing corporate governance data, analysis, and risk assessment tools.

DeVry University Business Administration Portal

http://www.academicinfo.net/
busmeta.html

Portal with annotated links to a variety of business-related topics.

Dun & Bradstreet

http://www.dnb.com/

Home page of Dun & Bradstreet. Subscribers can request reports and run online queries in proprietary databases.

Edgar Online, Inc.

http://www.edgar-online.com/

Edgar Online, Inc. is a private company, not affiliated with the SEC, specializing in the extraction, packaging and distribution of public company information contained in SEC filings.

Enterpreneur.com

http://www.entrepreneur.com/
mag

Free access to Entrepreneur magazine articles back to 1997.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

http://www.fasb.org/

Access to FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Standards and other resources.

Findlaw Business Center

http://biz.findlaw.com/

Portal with links to articles and guides on starting a business, taxes and accounting, small business legal concerns, and more. Part of West Group.

FindNews.org

http://www.findnews.org/
business-news/small-
business.html

Online news directory with links to other news-oriented sites and small business portals.

Garage Technology Ventures

http://www.garage.com/

Venture capital fund for emerging technology companies.

Google Small Business Directory

http://directory.google.com/Top/
Business/Small_Business/

A directory of small business resources.

Hieros Gamos Small Business Center

http://www.hg.org/sbcenter.html

Portal with links to topics such as starting a business, choosing a legal structure, and financing.

Hoover 's Online

http://www.hoovers.com/

Subscription-based site with industry snapshots, company profiles, earnings and other information.

JAMS

http://www.jamsadr.com/index.asp

Home page with information about JAMS mediation and arbitration services and a search engine to assist in locating qualified mediators and arbitrators. The website also offers a downloadable guide to dispute resolution clauses in commercial contracts.

MarketResearch.com

http://www.marketresearch.com/

Free database of market research reports representing all market and industry sectors.

MegaLaw.com Small Business Portal

http://www.megalaw.com/top/
smbusiness.php

Portal with links to federal agencies and other websites related to small businesses.

NASDAQ and American Stock Exchanges (mirrored site)

http://www.nasdaq.com/
and
http://www.amex.com/

Comprehensive current information on market performance and investments.

National Association of Secretaries of State, Business Registration and Filing Services

http://www.nass.org/
busreg/busreg.html

Access to most state business and corporations divisions from a single webpage.

National Association of Seed and Venture Funds

http://www.nasvf.org/

Network of private, public, and non-profit organizations investing and facilitating investment in entrepreneurs.

National Business Association

http://www.nationalbusiness.org/

Nonprofit association's site for the self-employed and small business community.

National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)

http://www.nvca.org/

Home page with links to members and other resources.

New York Stock Exchange

http://www.nyse.com/

SComprehensive, current information on market performance and investments.

News Cuts

http://www.newscuts.com/
Small.Business.shtml

Free and fee-based small business news service.

Open Directory Project - Small Business

http://www.dmoz.org/Business/
Small_Business/

Free site with links to topics such as business plan, finance, home office, and start-up, edited by volunteers.

Public Register's Annual Report Service

http://www.annualreport
service.com/

Free access to annual reports of over 2200 companies. Site also has links to the SEC's Edgar database for filings.

Reuters

http://today.reuters.com/
news/default.aspx

Database providing research reports on companies and industries.Database providing research reports on companies and industries.

SEC News Digest Reports

http://www.alppublishing.com/
sec/index.html

Jefren Publishing Co., Inc. site with SEC's daily News Digest Reports organized by subject category. Reports are downloadable and searchable.

The Small Business Portal

http://www.thesmallbusiness
portal.com/

Links to topics such as starting a business, franchise advice, financing, and home-based businesses.

Standard & Poor's

http://www.standardandpoors.com

Home page, with search engine for public company credit ratings and other features.

Tripod by Terra Lycos

http://www.tripod.lycos.com/
smallbiz/index.html

Portal with tips on starting an online business, yellow pages, some free and some fee-based services.

U.S. GAAP Website

http://cpaclass.com/gaap

Comprehensive source of information on generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.

Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition

http://online.wsj.com

General business and financial news

Washburn University School of Law Small Business Portal

http://www.washlaw.edu/
subject/small.business.html

Portal with links to a forms library, business and economic data.

Yahoo! Finance

http://biz.yahoo.com/i/

Free company profiles and stock charts for over 9000 public companies.

Yahoo! Small Business

http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/

Portal with links to topics such as creating a website, promoting a business, and selling online.

10k Wizard

http://www.10kwizard.com

Private, subscription-based service offering advanced online search and retrieval of SEC filings, including the ability to perform keyword searches.