Helpful Resources

Small Business Development Resources

Small Business Lending Corporation
http://www.smallbizlending.com/resources/workshop/sba.htm 

Small Business Administration
(Business planning information including writing a business plan.)
http://www.bplans.com/samples/sba.cfm

SBA On-Line Small Business Course
http://www.sba.gov/training/entrepreneurship.html 

Marketing Plan Resources
http://www.mplans.com/spm/index.cfm?a=mc 

Small Business Resource Center
http://www2.nypl.org/smallbiz/index.html                                                

NOLO Small Business Site
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/index.cfm

Community Development Venture Capital Alliance
http://www.cdvca.org/library.html        

Empire State Development–Small Business
http://www.nylovessmallbiz.com/home.asp        

New York State On-line Permit Assistance and Licensing
http://www.nys-permits.org/

CCH Small Business Owner’s Toolkit
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/       

Free Management Library (many useful categories of information and web links): http://www.managementhelp.org/

Not-for-Profit Resources:

Tools for Schools, Inc
1916 Park Avenue, Room 504
New York, NY 10037
646-548-9675
www.toolsforschoolssolutions.org
Provides contributions of office furniture, computers and supplies to schools and non-profit organizations.

Per Scholas, Inc.
800.877.4068
Non-profit organization that provides rebuilt computers to schools, non-profits and the low income community at a reduced price.
www.perscholas.org 

Materials for the Arts
33-00 Northern Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Long Island City, N.Y. 11101
(718) 729-3001
Free supplies for NYC arts and cultural organizations and schools
http://www.mfta.org/home.html

Affordable Housing Resources:

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