Institute for Justice: Clinic on Entrepreneurship: Tips and Resources for Entrepreneurs

There is a vast amount of information both online and in print available to entrepreneurs. The following is a sampling of sites and resources that entrepreneurs, especially those in the Chicago area, might find useful.

Entrepreneurship

Business Resource Center http://www.morebusiness.com/
EntreWorld http://www.EntreWorld.org/Default.cfm
National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship http://www.publicforuminstitute.org/nde
Global Entrepreneurship Institute http://www.gcase.org
National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) http://www.nbia.org
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship http://www.nfte.com
Netscape Search engine http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/smallbusiness/index.html
Online Women’s Bus. Center http://www.onlinewbc.org
National Federation of Independant Business http://www.nfib.com

Business Planning

Business Planning & Strategy http://sbinformation.about.com/MSUB6.HTM?pid=2737&cob=home
Entrepreneur Magazine http://www.entrepreneurmag.com/page.hts?N=876&Ad=D

Financing

Accion http://www.accionchicago.org
Faith Corp http://www.state.il.us/dhr/housenet/private/ faithcorp/index.htm
Shore Bank http://www.sbk.com
Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/financing/index.html
Small Business Low Doc Loan http://www.sba.gov/financing/lendinvest/lowdoc.html

Franchising

Franchising
www.franchise1.com/

The Franchise Partnership
http://www.franchisepartnership.com/

Franchise Directory
www.franchisedirect.com/

Government

City of Chicago http://egov.cityofchicago.org
Illinois Department of Revenue http://www.revenue.state.il.us/
Illinois, Secretary of State of http://www.sos.state.il.us
Illinois, State of http://www.state.il.us/
Illinois General Assembly http://www.legis.state.il.us
SBA http://www.sba.gov/
U.S. Business Advisor www.business.gov
U.S. Copyright http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
U.S. Patent & Trademarks http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/pats.html
(Tax-Exempt Status Info.) http://www.weblocator.com/attorney/il/ law/assocnon.html#50

Law Sites

American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/
Chicago Bar Association http://www.chicagobar.org
Law Bulletin & Links http://www.lawbulletin.com

Non-profit Organizations

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurs
http://www.sba.muohio.edu/pagecenter/jde/

Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship (Legal Clinic)
http://www.clinic.ij.org

AICPA (Accountants)
http://www.aicpa.org/

Kauffman Center on Entrep. Leadership
http://www.EntreWorld.org/

Midwest Society of Professional Consultants
http://www.mspc.org

Heartland Institute
www.heartland.org

National Association for the Self Employed
http://www.nase.org/

Periodicals

Black Enterprise http://www.blackenterprise.com
Crains Chicago Business http://www.crainschicagobusiness.com
Entrepreneur Magazine http://www.entrepreneurmag.com
Fortune Small Business http://www.fsb.com
Inc. Magazine http://www.inc.com

Trademark Search Companies

NameProtect.com http://www.nameprotect.com
Thomson & Thomson http://www.thomson-thomson.com/
Trademark Register, The http://www.trademarkreg.com/

Libraries

The University of Chicago’s D’Angelo Law Library http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/law/
Cornell University http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/library/
Harold Washington Library http://cpl.lib.uic.edu/001hwlc/001hwlc.html

Note: Use these sites and the information provided in them at your own risk. The IJ Clinic does not assume responsibility for or endorse the sites' content or the organizations that sponsor the sites.