Valuable Business Links

The internet is an excellent source of information for the entrepreneur who wants to start a business or improve it. The links listed below are the most relevant.

www.sba.gov - General information about SBA guaranteed loans, business plans, forms, etc. Check LIBRARY for over 200 booklets on business, marketing, financial and operations plans. Check FORMS for information on financial and loan information.

http://www.lehigh.edu/~insbdc/research.htm - Small Business Development Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA has an excellent list for local, regional, state, and national resources.

www.score.org - Variety of information from the national SCORE website including links to other sources.

www.irs.gov - Apply for your Employer Identification Number (EIN) and obtain various tax information resources.

www.paopen4business.state.pa.us - Get your Sales Tax number, pay your sales taxes and register for employee taxes. Register a fictitious name.

www.revenue.state.pa.us - Pennsylvania rules regarding legal requirements for business.

www.lehighvalleyfinancing.org - Identifies the business lending institutions in the Lehigh Valley.

www.lehighvalleychamber.org - Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce for networking with business professionals.

www.epbj.com - Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal is a weekly business newspaper serving business owners, managers and professionals in an eight-county region: Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Northern Berks, and Northern Montgomery.

www.entrepreneur.com - More general information for entrepreneurs.

Small Business National SCORE resources, Click here