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Business Development Resources
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- Wisconsin Business Start-up Guide
- Tourism Business Development Toolbox
- My New Business
- Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN) provides integrated statewide support to entrepreneurs
- WEN Resource Center – A range of easy-to-use web-based tools that will help you start or grow a business
- Inventors and Entrepreneurs Clubs
- On-Line Business Tax Registration
- Employer ID Numbers (EIN) – How to Apply
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Business Financing
- SBA – Business Plan Basics
- United States Department of Agriculture – Rural and Community Development
- Rural Development, Business and Cooperative Programs
- Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Home Page
- Grants Information Collection – About Us
- Wisconsin Department of Commerce: Revolving Loan Fund Technical Assistance Program -
- Business and Community Development
- Grow North Regional Economic Development Corporation, Inc.
- North Central Advantage Technology Zone
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Business Plan Examples
- SBA – Business Plan Basics
- Sample Business Plans and Business Plan Examples – Bplans.com
- Business Plan Center with a Library of Real Business Plans
- Business Plan Archive
- businessPlanWorkbook
- Business Plan Examples
- Write a Business Plan that Works
- Business Assistance Program Application
- businessPlanWorkbook.pdf (application/pdf Object)
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University of Wisconsin-Extension
- UWEX Center for Community Economic Development – Let’s Talk Business
- Center for Community Economic Development
- Wisconsin Department of Commerce: Revolving Loan Fund Technical Assistance Program -
- North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
- Center for Community Economic Development
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Entrepreneurship
- Build Your Business Wizard
- U.S. Patents
- Wisconsin Small Business Development Center
- Tourism Business Development Toolbox
- GS1 US -BarCode Info
- SBA – Small Business Startup Guide
- Home-Based Business Association of Wisconsin, Inc.:
- Wisconsin Department of Commerce: Entrepreneurs Toolkit -
- Wisconsin Build Your Business – Networks
- Department of Administration – General Overview
- Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN) provides integrated statewide support to entrepreneurs in all industries and developmental stages: Starting a business, Finance and accounting, Marketing, Product development, Business plans, Intellectual property, Competitive research
- The Risk Management Association
- Forward Wisconsin: economic development, financial information, relocation consulting services, find a site or building, expanding businesses, workforce assistance, WI business resources, state cost comparisons, resources for economic developers
- Entrepreneurial Resources – Resources for Entrepreneurs – Gaebler Ventures – Chicago, Illinois
- Free Document Downloads: Legal and HR agreements, Form Letters, Spreadsheets, Tax Forms etc
- Right on the Money!
- Small Business Resources
- Business Tutorials
- U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
- Internet Public Library: Entrepreneurship
- The National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship
- Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
- Business & Small Business Entrepreneur
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business, eJournal USA: Economic Perspectives, January 2006
- SCORE
- CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit
- Business Owner’s Toolkit
- Edward Lowe Foundation
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Marketing and Business Development
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Marketing Ideas
- A Marketing Glossary
- How to Write A Marketing Plan Tutorial From KnowThis.com
- 100+ Marketing Ideas
- 7 Low-Cost, High-Impact Small Business Marketing Tools – Aggressive Small Business Marketing, Advertising & Entrepreneurship
- My New Business
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search
- small town marketing
- Small Business Marketing Ideas and Strategies
- Small Business Marketing Ideas, Marketing Plans and Best Practices
- Travel Marketing
- Marketing – Marketing Strategy – Marketing Plan – Marketing Careers and Jobs
- Articles on Public Speaking, Marketing, Motivation and More!
- American Marketing Association – www.marketingpower.com
- Brandweek Branding | Brand Marketing, News| Internet Branding, Strategy from Brandweek
- Guerrilla Marketing Online – The Official Site
- Growing Your Business SCORE
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Pricing Strategies
- SBA Pricing Strategies
- MARKET DRIVEN PRICING STRATEGIES
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Promotional Specalties Products
- PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT SUPPLIERS Resources
- Free business forms
- CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit | Sample Bank Loan Application and Review Forms
- Marketing.org – Home of the Business Marketing Association
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Customer Service
- Seven Steps to Service Recovery
- What is Service Recovery — And Why Do You Need It?
- Service Recovery: Create Loyal Customers for Life
- The CEO Refresher – Service Recovery
- Service Recovery Practices
- Complaint Handling and Service Recovery Benchmarking Association
- 7 Steps of Service Recovery
- Johns Hopkins Service Excellence – Standards & Scripts
- 7 Steps to Service Recovery
- Deming Service REcovery
- The big fix: service recovery can turn angry customers into lifelong patrons Here’s how to do it Pool & Spa News – Find Articles
- Customer Service
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Public Relations
- Mat Release Companies
- How to pitch a story
- How to Write a Pitch Letter That Will Generate Tons of Free Publicity
- NPR : How to Suggest a Story Idea
- Some Sample Feature Story Pitch Letters
- Story Pitching
- How to Pitch Your Story
- Story Pitching Ideas
- Press Releases — How to Write a Press Release, Sample Press Release Template
- Guide to Writing Successful Press Releases
- Sample Press Release
- The Need To Niche, Paul James
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Web Site / Search Engine Optimozation
- Search Engine Watch: Tips About Internet Search Engines & Search Engine Submission
- Submit Websites to Search Engines like Google | Free Site Submission | Search Engine List | Website Ranking
- Search Engine Optimization – Low Cost, High Impact Marketing
- Low Budget, High Impact, Running a One-Person Business Article – Inc. Article
- How Google Finds Your Needle in the Web’s Haystack
- Web Marketing Today Weekly E-Mail Newsletter (Free Edition)
- SEO Articles – SiteReference
- Open Source Web Development Tutorials – Dev Shed
- Submitting a Site to the Open Directory
- Open Source Web Design – Download and upload free web designs.
- Open Web Design – Home
- HTML CODES CHEAT SHEET
- Web Tools – FREE website, guestbook, counter, forum, calendar, or over 20 other FREE interactive web tools!
- Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Fourth Edition)
- Google Webmaster Tools
- Whois lookup and Domain name search
- Web Ranking Alexa Web Search
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Mobi Mobil Phone Web Development
- dotMobi
- W3C Mobile Web Initiative
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Radio Advertising
- Radio Advertising Effectiveness Lab
- How to work with an Ad Agency. Should you? Small Business/Home Office Tips SOHO
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Industrial Classification and Research Resources
- 2002 NAICS Codes
- Badgerlink : Wisconsin’s connection to the world of information
- Forward Wisconsin: economic development, financial information, relocation consulting services, find a site or building, expanding businesses, workforce assistance, WI business resources, state cost comparisons, resources for economic developers
- U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
- InfoSpace
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search
- Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
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Census Data and Research
- Badgerlink : Wisconsin’s connection to the world of information
- UpNorth Info. Information on the great northwoods of Northern Wisconsin and the Western U.P. of Michigan
- State and County QuickFacts
- Labor Market Analyst/Economist
- Census Bureau Home Page
- 2002 Economic Census
- American FactFinder
- 2002 Economic Census
