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Tools for Tough Economic Times

• 2010 HIRE Act to Encourage New Hiring
  
• 30-Day Business Turnaround
  ....30 Day Business Turnaround Program
  ....Fix your business
  ....How to turnaround a failing business
  
• Business loss? Refund prior years' federal taxes
  ....Net Operating Loss Carryback
  ....Video explaining the Net Operating Loss Carryback
  
• Downsizing or having major layoffs? Rapid Response Service
  
• Find Stimulus Projects in your Area
  
• How the Economic Stimulus Bill will affect Business
  
• Problems making debt payments? SBA America Recovery Capital Loan Program
  
• Recovery Zone Facility Bonds
  
• Required Employee Affidavit W-11 for HIRE Act
  
• Stimulus Money: 8 Steps to do Business with the Government
  

• 3 essential levels: Strategic plan; business plan; operational plan
  ....Business plan samples from bplans.com
  ....Free online business seminars
  
• Available sites
  
• Business Coach for McCook businesses
  
• Business Information Center (BIC)
  
• Business plan classes
  ....Find your local SBDC office
  ....Find your local SCORE chapter
  ....Local classes to help you write a business plan
  
• Business plan essentials
  
• Business plan tools
  ....Breakeven calculator
  ....Business plan calculators software books
  ....Business Plan Writer from MBDA
  ....Business valuation calculator
  ....Buy versus lease calculator
  ....Cash flow calculator
  ....Cash flow calculator
  ....Debt consolidation calculator
  ....Debt service calculator
  ....Financial ratios calculator
  ....Free Biz Toolkit from JJ Hill Library
  ....Free business plan templates from SCORE
  ....Inventory analysis calculator
  ....Investment return calculator
  ....Profit margin calculator
  ....Sample business plans
  ....Sign up for Biz Toolkit Pro
  
• Business Plan Writer's Workshop
  
• City and County GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Information
  
• Columbus SCORE
  
• Food industry? Entrepreneur Food Assistance Program from UNL
  
• Free Online Workshops
  
• Have an invention? Fastrac TechVenture training
  
• Hispanic Business Center for rural Nebraska
  
• Hormel Business Plan Competition
  
• How to do Market Research, Industry Research and Business Research
  ....How to Learn about an Industry or a Specific Company
  ....Industry Portals
  ....Tutorial on how to use the Internet and your library for business research
  ....Tutorials on how to use individual databases
  
• Information Sources for your Business Plan
  ....Free business statistics and financial ratios
  ....Industry information and analysis
  ....Information Sources for your Business Plan
  ....Reference for Business - business articles
  ....SBDCNet business information from SBDCs
  ....Statistics gathered by the federal government
  ....US Census American Community Survey
  
• Invest Nebraska Corporation
  
• Lincoln SCORE
  
• Manufacturer negatively impacted by imports? Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
  
• Mastercard offers a free Business Plan Workbook.
  
• McCook Entrepreneur Network
  
• Midwest Flood Recovery Information
  
• NBDC's TechVenture Program
  
• Nebraska Business Development Centers
  
• Nebraska Business Plan Competition
  
• Nebraska industry studies for food processing and manufacturing
  
• Nebraska Labor and Economic Information
  
• Nebraska Manufacturing Extension Partnership
  
• Nebraska Statistics
  
• NebraskaEDGE Entrepreneur Training
  
• Norfolk SCORE
  
• NuTech Ventures: Collaborating with Univ. of Nebraska to commercialize technology
  
• Omaha SCORE
  
• Purchasing a business? NBDC can help you with valuation
  
• Researching Companies Online: A step-by-step tutorial
  
• Resources for Veteran Entrepreneurs
  ....Resources for veteran entrepreneurs
  ....VetBiz registry
  
• Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP)
  
• SBA Patriot Loans
  
• SBDC and SCORE: Business plan free help
  
• Scott Technology Center: Virtual or on-site business incubator
  
• Small Business Administration's website
  
• Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and SCORE
  
• Using innovation and new ideas
  ....I-bridge linking ideas with innovation
  ....Patents, avoiding scams and more
  ....Springwise business ideas
  
• Venture Forward business training from NBDC
  
• Why do a business plan
  
• Women's business assistance center
  

• 1 loan; 3 cards; 5 vendo
  
• 10 Marketing Plan Tips to Help Get a Bank Loan email course
  
• Angel investors and venture capital
  ....Angel Capital Network
  ....Angel investors and venture capital
  ....Band Angels
  ....Bay Area Startup Network
  ....Bulldog Capital Partnership
  ....California Venture Forum
  ....Coachella Valley Angel Network
  ....DFJ Frontier angel investors
  ....East Bay Angel Investors
  ....Foothills Angel Investors
  ....Free venture capital workbook
  ....Investors Circle
  ....Los Angeles Venture Association
  ....Lyles Entrepreneur Center angel investor assistance
  ....National Venture Capital Association
  ....North Bay Angel investors
  ....Pasadena Angel Investors
  ....Pitch the Angels
  ....Sacramento angel investors
  ....San Diego angel investors
  ....San Joaquin angel investors
  ....Sierra angel investors
  ....Southern California Venture Network
  ....Tech Coast Angels
  ....US Angel Investor Network
  ....Venture Capital Angel Investor Network
  ....Vfinance
  
• Before you use your home equity or savings
  
• Beginning Farmer/Rancher Loan Program
  
• Business loan from Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska
  
• Business loans through West Central Nebraska Development District
  
• Buying a Franchise?
  ....Info on buying a franchise
  ....SBA streamlined loan application for franchises
  
• Can't qualify for a loan anywhere? Find an Opportunity Finance lender
  
• Community Development Resources Loan
  
• Current or former military? SBA Patriot Express Loans
  
• Directory of Nebraska Micro-enterprise Loan and Assistance Programs
  
• Disabled? Nebraska Abilities Fund
  
• Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
  
• Find the Right Accounting Software
  ....Business accounting software
  ....Free online bookkeeping
  ....Quickbooks free Simple Start software
  
• Finding the right accounting software
  
• Food producer? Whole Foods Local Producer Loan Program
  
• Free (and almost free) online invoicing and credit card processing tools
  ....Free online invoice tool
  ....Online invoicing and credit card processing
  
• How is your credit score calculated?
  
• If You are Creating Jobs
  
• If you don't own a home
  
• In a rural community? REAP Microloans
  
• In a small community or rural area? SBA Rural Lender Advantage Program
  
• Invest Nebraska Corporation
  
• Invest Nebraska's Operational Assistance Program
  
• Loan Repayment Calculator
  
• Local Option Municipal Programs
  
• Microenterprise Boost Award Program
  
• Military Reservists Loans
  
• Nebraska Angels
  
• Nebraska's Most Active SBA lenders
  
• Participate in Trade Reporting
  ....Business trade reporting
  ....D&B Trade Reporting
  ....Sign up for D&B Trade Reporting
  
• Personal guarantees
  
• Raising Equity Learning Center
  
• REAP Online Lending System
  
• Recovery Zone Facility Bonds
  ....Loans for businesses in high unemployment areas
  ....Recovery Act community allocations
  
• SBA 504 Loans for Industrial and Commercial Property
  
• SBA 7a Program for minority and disadvantaged businesses
  
• SBA Small Business Innovation Research
  ....Federal innovation research grants
  ....Federal research grants
  ....Sample proposals and tips for SBIR research projects
  
• Understanding Financial Statements
  ....Learn about financial statements
  ....Learn basic accounting
  ....Understand your financial statements
  
• USDA Rural Development Guaranteed Loan
  ....Nebraska USDA business programs
  ....Rural business loans
  
• USDA Value-Added Producer & Renewable Energy Grants
  ....Agriculture value-added and renewable energy loans
  ....Federal grants for marketing agricultural products
  
• Your Funding Toolkit
  ....11 steps to establish good business credit
  ....Get your business D&B number
  ....Get your credit score
  ....Things to do before you get a loan
  

• Accredited investor
  
• Business plan tools
  
• How to choose a credit card
  
• Individual Development Accounts
  
• Negotiating credit card interest rates
  ....Interest rate information
  ....Interest rate information
  
• Selling across state lines
  
• Who gets what percentage? Use this simulation tool
  

• Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program
  
• Economic Recovery Act: Business Incentives
  
• Economic Stimulus Bill
  
• HUB Zones
  ....Find HUB zone near you
  ....HUB zones for preferential government contracting
  ....Information about HUB zones
  
• Investing in a low-income community? New Markets Tax Credit
  ....Find list of agencies authorized to do New Markets tax credits
  ....New markets tax credit if you are investing in a low income area
  
• Location Assistance
  
• Nebraska Advantage and Rural Advantage Program
  
• Nebraska Advantage Microenterprise Tax Credit
  
• Nebraska Advantage Program
  
• Nebraska Research and Development Advantage
  
• Need help deciphering the Farm Bill? Free Hotline
  

• Are You a Licensed Professional?
  
• BizFilings offers a free Formation Assistant
  
• Corporation
  
• Entity Wizard
  
• Forming Your Business Out-of-state
  
• Independent Contractor
  
• Limited Liability Company
  
• Non Profit
  
• Partnership
  
• Sole Proprietor
  
• Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop for Small Business and the Self-Employed
  
• Business Start-Up Kit for Sole Proprietors
  • Business Insurance
  • Business Registration
  • Food/restaurant permit information and application
  • Liquor Licenses and Other Permits
  • Local Requirements
  • Overview of Business Requirements for Sole Proprietors
  • Patents Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Requirements for Food Establishment Operations
• Business Start-Up Kit for Corporations
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Business Insurance
  • Business Registration
  • Corporate Bylaws
  • Election of S Corporation Status
  • First Board of Directors Meeting
  • First Board of Directors Meeting
  • First Shareholder's Meeting
  • Food/restaurant permit information and application
  • Issuing Stock
  • Liquor Licenses and Other Permits
  • Local Requirements
  • Nebraska Initial Report for Corporations
  • Overview of Corporate Requirements
  • Patents Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Professional Corporations
  • Requirements for Food Establishment Operations
  • Securities Regulations
  • Selecting your Corporate Name
• Business Start-Up Kit for Limited Liability Companies
  • Business Insurance
  • Business Registration
  • Food/restaurant permit information and application
  • Granting Member Status
  • Liquor Licenses and Other Permits
  • Local Requirements
  • Nebraska Articles of Incorporation
  • Nebraska Initial Report for LLCs
  • Operating Agreement
  • Overview of Business Requirements for LLCs
  • Patents Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Requirements for Food Establishment Operations
  • Selecting your LLC's Name
• Business Start-Up Kit for Partnerships
  • Business Insurance
  • Business Registration
  • Food/restaurant permit information and application
  • Liquor Licenses and Other Permits
  • Local Requirements
  • Overview of Business Requirements for Partnerships
  • Partnership Agreement
  • Patents Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Requirements for Food Establishment Operations

• IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center
  
• IRS Video Portal
  
• National Compliance Assistance Centers
  
• Need help with environmental regulations? Nebraska Dept of Environmental Quality One-Stop
  
• Paying Yourself: Sole Proprietors
• Paying Yourself: Corporations
• Paying Yourself: Limited Liability Companies
• Paying Yourself: Partnerships
• Quarterly Requirements for Sole Proprietors
  • 1040N-ES Quarterly Estimated Income Tax
  • Federal Income Tax Payments: 1040ES
  • Form 10: Nebraska and Local Sales and Use Tax Return
  • Schedule SE Social Security Self-Employment Tax
• Quarterly Requirements for Corporations
  • 1040N-ES Quarterly Estimated Income Tax
  • Federal Income Tax Payments: 1040ES
  • Federal Income Tax Payments: S Corp
  • Form 10: Nebraska and Local Sales and Use Tax Return
  • Nebraska 1120N-ES Estimated Corporate Income Tax
  • Quarterly Federal Tax Deposit - C Corp.
  • Schedule SE Social Security Self-Employment Tax
• Quarterly Requirements for Limited Liability Companies
  • 1040N-ES Quarterly Estimated Income Tax
  • Federal Income Tax Payments
  • Federal Income Tax Payments: 1040ES
  • Form 10: Nebraska and Local Sales and Use Tax Return
  • Schedule SE Social Security Self-Employment Tax
• Quarterly Requirements for Partnerships
  • 1040N-ES Quarterly Estimated Income Tax
  • Federal Income Tax Payments
  • Federal Income Tax Payments: 1040ES
  • Form 10: Nebraska and Local Sales and Use Tax Return
  • Schedule SE Social Security Self-Employment Tax
• Annual Requirements for Sole Proprietors
  • 1099M Statement for Independent Contractors
  • Annual Tax Return: IRS 1040 Schedule C
  • Business Property Tax
  • Schedule C with IRS 1040
• Annual Requirements for Corporations
  • 1099Div Statement for Dividend Income
  • 1099M Statement for Independent Contractors
  • Annual Federal Return for C Corporations
  • Annual Federal Return for S Corporations
  • Annual Report for Corporations
  • Annual Shareholder's Meeting
  • Business Property Tax
  • Nebraska 1120-SN Annual Tax Return for S Corporations
  • Nebraska Annual Report for Corporations
  • Nebraska Form 1120N Annual Tax Return for C Corporations
• Annual Requirements for Limited Liability Companies
  • 1065 with Schedule K-1s
  • 1099M Statement for Independent Contractors
  • Annual Report for Limited Liability Companies
  • Annual Tax Return: IRS 1040 Schedule C
  • Business Property Tax
  • Nebraska Annual Report for LLCs
  • Nebraska Annual Tax Return for LLCs
  • Schedule C with IRS 1040
• Annual Requirements for Partnerships
  • 1065N Nebraska Annual Tax Return for Partnerships
  • 1099M Statement for Independent Contractors
  • Business Property Tax
• Filling in the Gaps: All businesses
  • ADA Information Line
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Apply for SBA certification program
  • Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
  • Bulk mail and other discounted mailing programs
  • Business reply envelopes (or postcards)
  • Buying from the Internet? Use Tax
  • Check HUB zone location
  • Country of origin marking
  • Create color postcards/letters/booklets and flyers
  • Customs forms
  • Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
  • Do Not Solicit Registry
  • Drugs, medical devices, bloodbanks
  • Dun & Bradstreet information
  • Export information and forms
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Firearms
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Food labeling requirements
  • Harmonized Tariff System
  • HUB zone information
  • Important Number: D&B, NAICs and others
  • Importing and Exporting and other Federal Permits
  • Information about tobacco requirements and permits
  • Job Accommodation Network
  • Mailing Permits and a Well Kept Secret
  • NAICS number
  • National Minority Supplier Development Council Certification
  • National Women Business Owners Corporation
  • Obtain a free D&B number
  • Obtain an SIC number
  • Preferred Vendor and SBA Certifications
  • Privacy Laws
  • Product Labeling: UPC and Barcodes
  • SBA certification programs
  • SBA self-certification as a small business
  • SBA size requirements for certification as a small business
  • SBA's Veterans Business Development Officers
  • Schedule B classification codes for exporting
  • Securities Exchange Commission
  • Shippers Export Declaration
  • Surety Bonding for Job Completion
  • Tax credit for ADA
  • Tobacco, firearms and alcohol
  • US Department of Agriculture Marketing and Regulatory Division
  • Women's Business Enterprise National Council

• Available tax deductions for health costs
  ....Health tax deductions
  ....Medical reimbursement plans Section 105
  
• Compliance Publications from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  
• Controlling workers compensation costs
  
• Develop a drug-free workplace program
  
• Downloadable safety plans from Nebraska OSHA Safety Consultation
  
• Drug-Free Workplace Employee Education
  
• E-Verify: Check work status with Homeland Security
  ....Check applicants work status
  ....Verify your new hires are eligible for work in US
  
• Employer requirements kit
  
• Finding the pay rate for your employees
  
• Free job description tools
  ....Find the right person: Interactive Hiring Tool
  ....Job Description Writer
  
• Free OSHA Safety Consultation
  
• Full text Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  
• Health and safety organizations for Nebraska employers
  ....Great Plains Safety and Health Organization
  ....Wellness Council of the Midlands
  
• Hiring a risky job applicant? Free federal employee bond
  ....Federal bonding program
  ....Find the state administrator
  
• IRS Withholding Charts - Biweekly - married
  
• IRS Withholding Charts - Biweekly - single
  
• IRS Withholding Charts - Irregular - married
  
• IRS Withholding Charts - Irregular - single
  
• Local employment agencies
  
• Management books & software
  
• New employee email
  
• Office of Disability: Searchable Online Accommodation Tool
  
• Online management classes
  
• Payroll tax calculator
  
• Post a Job: Nebraska JobLink
  
• Pre-employment legal search
  
• Safety resources
  
• Sexual harassment prevention training
  
• Things to know before doing an employment background check
  
• Types of workers: Independent contractors vs employees
  
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit
  ....Federal tax credit for hiring low income employees
  ....Form 1 for Work Opportunity Tax Credit
  ....Form 2 for Work Opportunity Tax Credit
  ....Who qualifies for WOTC
  
• Write an employee manual: free template
  
• Becoming an Employer
  • Overview of Employer/Employee Requirements
  • Overview of Labor Laws
  • Registering as an Employer
• Hiring Others
  • 20 Common Law Factors for Independent Contractor Classification
  • Are you an Employer?
  • Contract for Services
  • I-9: Immigration & Naturalization
  • Minimum Wage
  • New Hire Reporting
  • Overview of Labor Laws
  • W-4 Federal Allowance Certificate
  • Workers Compensation
• Filling in the Gaps
  • OSHA Requirements
  • Reporting Tip Income
  • Required Posters
  • Required Posters
• Paying Others
  • 501N (Monthly Withholding Deposit)
  • Earned Income Credit
  • FICA and Federal Income Tax Payment Coupon
  • Reporting Tip Income
• Quarterly Requirements for Employers
  • 8109: FUTA Tax Payments
  • Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
  • Quarterly Income Tax and Unemployment Tax Reports
• Annual Requirements for Employers
  • Annual FUTA Tax Return

• American Management Assoc. courses and certification
  
• Center for Enterprise at McCook Community College
  
• Customized business training from Univ. of Nebraska Omaha NBDC
  
• EDGE Entrepreneurial Training
  ....Nebraska EDGE training
  ....Nebraska EDGE training
  
• GeoLearning: Access to 80 to 300 online courses
  
• Hazard alerts for the Construction Industry
  
• MOEC safety training
  
• NBDC training events calendar
  
• Online and virtual classes from NBDC and University of Nebraska
  
• Recommendations for computer users from Cornell University
  
• Red meat industry safety training
  
• Responsible Beverage Service Training.
  
• Safety Begins with ME! Free industrial safety program (4 hour of videos)
  
• SCORE
  
• Selling out-of-state? Nebraska Customized Training Grant
  
• Small Business Development Centers
  ....Nebraska Small Business Development Center
  ....SBDC business classes
  
• Soft (people) skills training
  
• Spanish language guides
  
• TrainingLink
  
• Women's Business Centers
  

• Are you a second stage business?
  
• Best practices assessment in human resources
  
• Best practices assessment in industrial marketing and sales
  
• Best practices assessment in lean manufacturing
  
• Best practices assessment in manufacturing systems
  
• Best practices assessment in quality management
  
• Business Model Assessment
  
• Developing a quality management system: ISO 9000
  
• Edgerton Award from the Nebraska Performance Excellence Center
  
• Financial Scorecard
  
• How secure is your business? eScan Security Tool
  
• Idea Management Assessment: Is your company positioned for innovation?
  
• Lean Enterprise Manufacturing Training
  
• Mastercard also offers these short business online publications
  ....Free publications for managing your business
  ....Free Small Business Report Card
  
• Peer learning
  ....Find a business peer networking group
  ....Learn from business peers
  
• Seek performance excellence: Baldrige National Quality Program
  ....Are We Making Progress?
  ....Performance management
  ....Self-analysis worksheet
  
• Small Business Report Card
  

• Agricultural Exporters: USDA Export Credit Guarantee Program
  
• Are you export-ready? A short self-assessment
  
• Basic Guide to Exporting
  ....A Basic Guide to Exporting: Book
  ....A Basic Guide to Exporting: Online training version
  
• Books
  
• Consulting, contracting & exporting opportunities with UN Development Business
  
• Export and international trade assistance
  ....Learn to export
  ....US Commercial Service offices
  
• Export regulation and compliance training videos
  
• Export-U.com
  ....Free online classes about exporting from Export-U
  ....Free registration for Export-U online courses.
  
• Exporting Help:
  
• Exporting Help: US Commercial Service
  
• Foreign Trade Zones
  ....Foreign trade zone FAQs
  ....Foreign trade zones in the US
  
• Free market surveys - ExportNavigator
  
• Handling money overseas
  ....Find IBAN number - international bank account number
  ....Handling money overseas
  ....Swift number - or bank identification code
  
• How to complete a NAFTA Certificate of Origin form
  
• Industry newsletters and reports from the US Commercial Service
  
• International business consulting for food processing companies
  
• Leads, Events, Research & More! www.Export.gov
  
• Loans and export credit insurance
  ....Export loans and credit insurance
  ....Import export financing and credit insurance
  
• Nebraska Center in Japan
  
• Nebraska companies with exports financed through the Ex-Im Bank
  
• Nebraska International Trade Directory
  
• Qualified trade leads in Mexico and Colombia through SBDCGlobal
  
• Ready to Export? Here's help
  
• SBA Export Working Capital Program
  ....Export loans
  ....Export working capital loans
  
• SBA International Trade Loan Program 7a to improve competitiveness
  
• Think global: the good news and the bad news
  
• Trade Finance Guide: A Quick Reference for Exporters
  
• TradePort; Free Import and Export Trade Tutorial
  
• U.S.Commercial Service
  
• US Commercial Service
  
• US Export Assistance Center
  

• Better Business Bureau
  
• Buy from chamber members
  
• Find locally grown food at LocalHarvest.org
  
• Find Nebraska Businesses!
  
• Nebraska Buy Fresh Buy Local
  
• Why Buy Locally? The 3-50 Project
  
• Would forming a cooperative increase your sales?
  

• 28 Days to Better Selling
  ....Improve your sales
  ....Improve your selling techniques
  
• 8 Marketing Tips for Recession Stressed Entrepreneurs
  ....8 Marketing tips for recession stressed entrepreneurs
  ....Marketing Tips for recessionary times
  
• Access through Diversity Programs: Getting certified as a woman-owned business
  
• Banks seeking minority-, women- and disabled-owned businesses
  ....Bank of America supplier diversity
  ....Banks seeking minority women and disabled vendors
  ....Citibank supplier diversity
  ....Comerica supplier diversity
  ....HSBC supplier diversity
  ....Union Bank supplier diversity
  ....US Bank supplier diversity
  ....Wells Fargo supplier diversity
  
• Build an Online Word-of-Mouth Marketing Plan
  
• Capital One/VISA provides free online workshops
  
• Certified by a Minority Supplier Development Council? Financing to fulfill contracts and purchase orders
  
• Chamber: Networking opportunities
  
• Create and Mail Professional Postcards for under a Buck
  ....Create 4 color cards to market your business
  ....Create posters flyers and cards to market your business
  ....Low-cost do-it-yourself mailers
  
• Customer Survey Tool
  
• Daily email small business marketing courses and e-books from Famee Foundation
  ....Customer Pillars free e-book
  ....Free marketing courses for small business
  ....Free Marketing e-Book for small businesss
  ....Free small business marketing courses
  
• Email Marketing: Tips and Tools
  ....Calculate return on investment for email campaign
  ....CAN-SPAM email requirements
  ....Eliminate your code errors
  ....Help creating effective email campaigns
  ....Junk mail words to avoid
  ....Marketing tips and tools
  ....Permission based email marketing
  
• Lincoln City Library offers home use of their business databases
  
• Nebraska MarketMaker: connects agricultural producers with businesses in the food chain
  
• Nebraska's largest employers
  
• Need Sales Leads or Competitive Information?
  
• Need sales leads or competitor information?
  
• Online classes to grow your business
  
• Promote your food and ag products at www.ourbesttoyou.nebraska.gov
  ....Members receive a promotional kit to use the Our Best to You logo and promotional materials.
  ....The State of Nebraska sponsors www.ourbesttoyou.nebraska.gov to promote food products grown, raised, or processed in Nebraska
  
• Selling to large companies
  ....Find your SIC code here
  ....Get a free DUNS number
  ....Sell to large companies
  
• Tool to improve your press releases
  ....Business press release
  ....Free press release improvement tool
  ....Free website and press release grader tools
  
• Tourist-related business? Promote your business on visitnebraska.org
  
• Want to connect to the global marketplace? Grow Nebraska (all products, not just agricultural)
  

• Avoiding the bid process
  
• BidMatch: a free service to find bid opportunities
  
• Books about selling to the government
  
• CCR (Central Contractor Registration)
  ....CCR Central Contract Registration to sell the federal government
  ....Find businesses that sell to the federal government
  
• Contracting with the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR)
  
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise application for NDOR
  
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Bonding Assistance Program
  
• Economic Recovery: Find stimulus projects in your area
  ....Find currently authorized Recovery Act projects here
  ....Stimulus projects
  
• Federal opportunities for $25,000 and more
  
• Find federal sub-contracting opportunities
  
• Find state bid opportunities
  
• List of Federal Agencies and their Procurement Forecasts
  
• Minority or disadvantaged business? SBA 8(a) Program
  ....Info about SBA 8a program
  ....Learn if you are eligible for the SBA 8(a) program
  ....SBA 8a Program for minority and disadvantaged businesses
  
• Nebraska's website for the Economic Recovery
  
• Once you get a contract: paperwork and certified payroll
  ....Certified payroll form
  ....Certified payroll instructions
  ....EEO-1 Survey for government contractors
  ....Government procurement certified payroll
  ....Labor law posters required by the federal government
  
• Procurement Technology Assistance Centers (PTAC)
  
• SBA 8(a) program for minority businesses
  
• Selling to cities? Prevailing and livable wage
  
• Selling to the federal government
  ....5 steps to government contracting
  ....Selling to the federal government
  ....Sub-contract opportunities
  
• Selling to the state of Nebraska
  
• Short-term minority/women loan program for federal transportation-related projects
  
• These agencies want to do business with you
  ....Army local contacts for bid opportunities
  ....Department of Defense small business assistance for bid opportunities
  ....Department of Defense sub-contract opportunities
  ....Information on selling to the Department of Defense
  ....Information on selling to the US Army Corp
  ....US Army Corp local contacts
  ....US Army Corp small business assistance
  ....US Army Corp subcontracting opportunities
  ....US Defense Logistics local contacts for bid opportunities
  
• US Department of Transportation recognizes veteran-owned small businesses
  

• Buying from the Internet: Use Tax
  
• Classes to Maximize your Website's Effectiveness
  ....Learn how to improve your website
  ....Website training^Improve website
  
• Finding your Website: Keywords
  ....Keywords help people find your website
  ....Visit Google's keyword tool
  
• Free (and almost free) online invoicing and credit card processing tools
  
• How to evaluate websites for competitive intelligence
  
• Putting your Business on the Web
  ....How to put your business on the Internet
  ....Submit your website to search engines
  
• Selling on the Internet
  ....Email Marketing Return on Investment Calculator
  ....How to sell on the Internet
  ....Pay per Click Return on Investment Calculator
  ....Website Conversion Rate Calculator
  
• Tool to Grade your Website
  ....Grade your website
  ....Website grader for search engine optimization
  
• Tools to Track your Web Traffic
  
• Tools to Track your Website Traffic
  

• 10 Things you Should Never Buy Again
  
• Auto Repair: Top 10 Green Practices
  ....Bay Area Green Business Program
  ....Green practices auto repair
  
• BioMass Crop Assistance Program
  
• Business Analyzer Tool
  
• Calculate your Carbon Footprint
  
• ConServe Solutions for Sustainability: Virtual Green Restaurant
  
• Developing a Voluntary Environmental Management System ISO 14001
  ....Free environmental management system implementation guide
  ....Implement an environmental management system ISO 14000
  
• Energy savings in agriculture
  
• Energy savings in lighting
  
• Energy Star Products and Programs
  ....Apply for Energy Star certification
  ....Energy star products
  ....Energy star products
  
• Ergonomic stretch breaks for employees
  
• Ergonomic training materials
  ....Employee safety - back injury prevention
  ....Employee safety - desktop computer users
  ....Employee safety - easy ergonomics
  ....Employee safety - ergonomics in action
  ....Employee safety - fitting the task to the person
  ....Ergonomic and safety tools
  
• Find incentives by zip code
  
• Finding Certified Green Companies
  
• Food Service
  
• Getting Certified as a Green Business
  
• Green Alternative Chemicals and Processes Wizard from MIT
  
• Green Suppliers
  ....Green suppliers
  ....Green suppliers program
  
• Hotels: Top 10 Green Practices
  ....Green Hotels Association
  ....Green practices hotels
  
• In a leased building? A winning solution
  
• Industrial
  ....Industrial energy savings
  ....US Dept of Energy Best Practices Seminars
  
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
  ....Material safety data sheets
  ....Material safety data sheets from manufacturers
  ....MSDS safety cards
  
• Material Safety Data Sheets
  
• NBDC Energy efficiency assistance to small businesses
  
• NCR-SARE Farmer grant program for agricultural sustainability
  
• Nebraska Dept. of Environmental Quality Small Business and Public Assistance Program
  
• OSHA ergonomic e-tools
  
• P-2 Pollution Prevention
  
• P2 Pollution Prevention
  
• Printers: Top 10 Green Practices
  
• Reducing Waste and Discharges
  ....Reducing business waste
  ....Restaurant Guide to Waste Management
  
• Restaurants: Top 10 Green Practices
  
• Sample Safety and Health Programs
  
• The Sustainable Office Toolkit
  ....Green office toolkit
  ....Green office toolkit
  
• Use Green Printers
  ....Green Living Tips
  ....What is a green printer
  
• WasteCap Nebraska: assists businesses in reducing waste
  
• Ways to be Green: Landscapers
  
• Wineries: Top 10 Green Practices
  

• 10 Top Scam Warning Signs
  
• An Owner's Guide to Business Succession
  
• Calling across state lines?
  
• Choosing a retirement plan for your small business - video
  
• Comparing retirement choices
  
• Do Not Call Registry
  
• Federal regulations for restaurants and the food industry
  
• Free and low cost consulting
  
• Free restaurant safety training program
  
• Government issued numbers
  
• How secure is your business? eScan Security Tool
  
• How to Start a Restaurant guide from allfoodbusiness.com
  
• Information for businesses
  
• Information for consumers
  
• Manufacturing Resources
  
• Nebraska Safe Food Handler Practices and Conditions
  
• Once you have a plan - legal requirements
  
• Preventing robbery, Preventing Shop Theft, and Preventing Fraud
  
• Resources for Restaurants
  
• Restaurants: Top 10 Green Practices
  
• Roadway Safety Plus video training
  
• Robbery Prevention: Indoor and exterior opportunities and what to do if a robbery occurs
  
• Templates for restaurant management
  
• USDA food safety resources
  

• Business Interruption Insurance
  
• Business loss? Tax refund
  
• Did you or your employees lose pay because of the disaster?
  
• FEMA free, easy Business Emergency Plan
  
• Four steps to staying in business
  ....Disaster planning for business
  ....Federal disaster website
  ....Plan to Stay in Business from US Homeland Security
  
• Get copies of your tax returns
  
• Get copies of your tax returns
  ....IRS form 4506 Request copy of your tax returns
  ....Request copy of your tax returns - instructions
  
• Getting Back to Business, a pamphlet from the Institute of Business and Home Safety
  
• More Ideas for Businesses from the American Red Cross
  
• Open for Business: a Business Continuity Plan
  ....Business continuity plan
  ....Companies that provide online business continuity service
  ....Request Open for Business publication
  
• OSHA Evacuation Plans and Procedures e-Tool
  
• Request Disaster Plan Folder
  ....Organize your disaster plan
  ....Request Open for Business folder
  
• Safety and Health Disaster: Who to Contact
  
• SBA Disaster Loan Process
  
• SBA disaster loans
  ....SBA disaster loan paperwork
  ....SBA Disaster loans
  
• Steps You can Take
  
• Ways to Protect your Property
  
• What to include in a Workplace Disaster Supplies Kit
  

• Associations to help veteran-owned businesses
  ....Associations for vet-owned businesses
  ....California Disabled Veteran Business Alliance
  ....Service Disabled Veterans Association
  
• Center for Veteran Enterprise
  ....Veteran assistance program pages
  ....Veteran Business Assistance
  ....Veteran Vendor Information Pages
  
• Contracting opportunities with US Department of Transportation
  
• Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities
  
• Funding your Veteran Business
  ....US Center for Veterans Enterprise
  ....Veteran business funding sources
  ....Veterans Corp business help for veterans
  
• Military Reservist Loans
  
• Need more help? SBA Veteran Business Development officers
  
• Performance Bonding for Veteran Contractors
  
• Resources for Veteran Entrepreneurs
  
• SBA Veterans Guide: How to Win Federal Contracts free online course
  
• Small Business Development Center counseling
  
• The Veteran Corp's Access to Capital Program
  
• Veteran SBDC Counselors
  
• Veterans Business Outreach Center
  
• VetFran: Franchise Opportunities for Vets
  

• Add "Share" button
  
• Chamber of Commerce
  
• Facebook
  ....Create a Facebook page
  ....Facebook for Business Superguide
  
• LinkedIn
  
• Making a MySpace Page for your Business
  
• Meetup.com
  ....Find entrepreneur Meet-Up groups in your area
  ....Use meetup to network
  
• Monitor your business and industry on the web! Google Alert
  
• MySpace
  
• Setting up a Blog
  ....Create a blog
  ....Create a blog for your business
  ....Promote your blog
  
• Social networking
  
• Web Social Networking