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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
  
• Area Profile for Las Cruces and Dona Ana Co.
  
• Artist? New Mexico Creates
  
• Business assistance for Native Americans
  
• 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
  
• Developing Technology from a National Lab? Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC)
  
• Federal regulations for restaurants and the food industry
  
• Food Business in New Mexico
  
• Food establishment plan application for New Mexico
  
• Food Product Development Laboratory
  
• Free Online Workshops
  
• Have a specific technical or business problem? Sandia New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program
  
• 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
  
• How to Start a Restaurant guide from allfoodbusiness.com
  
• 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
  
• Manufacturer negatively impacted by imports? Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
  
• Manufacturing Consulting
  
• Mastercard offers a free Business Plan Workbook.
  
• Minority business? Here's help
  
• Need to attract foot traffic? Effective Signage
  
• New Mexico Economic Data
  
• New Mexico Employment and Wage Information
  
• New Mexico food safety resources
  
• New Mexico food service and processing regulations
  
• New Mexico Labor Information
  
• NM State Univ. Arrowhead Center: Business plan assistance
  
• Quality Center for Business at San Juan College
  
• Ranchers: Costs and Returns in New Mexico
  
• Researching Companies Online: A step-by-step tutorial
  
• Resources for Veteran Entrepreneurs
  ....Resources for veteran entrepreneurs
  ....VetBiz registry
  
• Restaurant Crime Vulnerability Checklist
  
• Restaurant management advice from restaurantvoice.com
  
• Sample business plan and business plan outline
  
• Santa Fe Business Incubator
  
• SBA Patriot Loans
  
• SBDC and SCORE: Business plan free help
  
• Small Business Administration's website
  
• Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and SCORE
  
• South Valley Economic Development Center
  
• Templates for restaurant management
  
• USDA food safety resources
  
• Using innovation and new ideas
  ....I-bridge linking ideas with innovation
  ....Patents, avoiding scams and more
  ....Springwise business ideas
  
• WESST Womens Economic Self-Sufficiency Team) Corp Enterprise Center
  
• Why do a business plan
  
• Womens Economic Self-Sufficiency Team
  

• 1 loan; 3 cards; 5 vendo
  
• 10 Marketing Plan Tips to Help Get a Bank Loan email course
  
• Access2Capital: a guide to lenders and capital investors for New Mexico entrepreneurs
  
• Accion Microloans
  
• 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
  
• 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
  
• Coronado Ventures Forum
  
• Current or former military? SBA Patriot Express Loans
  
• Disabled? New Mexico SeedLoans for equipment
  
• Does your business create positive social benefits? The Loan Fund
  
• Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
  
• Finance New Mexico: A webtool to identify financing options
  
• Find the Right Accounting Software
  ....Business accounting software
  ....Free online bookkeeping
  ....Quickbooks free Simple Start software
  
• Finding the right accounting software
  
• 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 small community or rural area? SBA Rural Lender Advantage Program
  
• Loan Repayment Calculator
  
• Military Reservists Loans
  
• New Mexico Angels
  
• New Mexico Community Capital
  
• Participate in Trade Reporting
  ....Business trade reporting
  ....D&B Trade Reporting
  ....Sign up for D&B Trade Reporting
  
• Personal guarantees
  
• Political Refugee Loan Program
  
• Raising Equity Learning Center
  
• Recovery Zone Facility Bonds
  ....Loans for businesses in high unemployment areas
  ....Recovery Act community allocations
  
• SBA 504 loan program for industrial or commercial buildings
  
• 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
  
• 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
  

• Child Care Corporate Income Tax Credit
  
• Economic Recovery Act: Business Incentives
  
• Economic Stimulus Bill
  
• Hiring in a rural area? New Mexico Rural Jobs Tax Credit
  
• 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
  
• Manufacturers selling out-of-state: Sales Factor Option for Corporate Income Tax
  
• New Business Facility? Community Development Incentive Act
  
• New Mexico High-Wage Job Tax Credit
  
• New Mexico industry clusters
  
• New Mexico Manufacturers Investment Tax Credit
  
• Technology Jobs Tax Credit for Research Expenditures
  

• 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
  • Liquor Licenses and Other Permits
  • Local Requirements
  • Overview of Business Requirements for Sole Proprietors
  • Patents Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
• Business Start-Up Kit for Corporations
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Business Insurance
  • Corporate Bylaws
  • Election of S Corporation Status
  • First Board of Directors Meeting
  • First Board of Directors Meeting
  • First Shareholder's Meeting
  • Initial Report for Corporations
  • Issuing Stock
  • Liquor Licenses and Other Permits
  • Local Requirements
  • Overview of Corporate Requirements
  • Patents Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Professional Corporations
  • Reserve your Corporate Name
  • Securities Regulations
  • Selecting your Corporate Name
• Business Start-Up Kit for Limited Liability Companies
  • Articles of Organization
  • Business Insurance
  • Granting Member Status
  • Liquor Licenses and Other Permits
  • Local Requirements
  • Operating Agreement
  • Overview of Business Requirements for LLCs
  • Patents Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Selecting your LLC's Name
• Business Start-Up Kit for Partnerships
  • Business Insurance
  • Liquor Licenses and Other Permits
  • Local Requirements
  • Overview of Business Requirements for Partnerships
  • Partnership Agreement
  • Patents Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights

• IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center
  
• IRS Video Portal
  
• National Compliance Assistance Centers
  
• Paying Yourself: Sole Proprietors
• Paying Yourself: Corporations
• Paying Yourself: Limited Liability Companies
• Paying Yourself: Partnerships
• Quarterly Requirements for Sole Proprietors
  • Federal Income Tax Payments: 1040ES
  • New Mexico Quarterly Gross Receipts Tax Payments
  • Quarterly State Income Tax Payment: PIT ES
  • Schedule SE Social Security Self-Employment Tax
• Quarterly Requirements for Corporations
  • CIT-ES Corporation Estimated Income Tax Payment
  • Federal Income Tax Payments: 1040ES
  • Federal Income Tax Payments: S Corp
  • New Mexico Quarterly Gross Receipts Tax Payments
  • Quarterly Federal Tax Deposit - C Corp.
  • Quarterly State Income Tax Payment: PIT ES
  • Schedule SE Social Security Self-Employment Tax
• Quarterly Requirements for Limited Liability Companies
  • Federal Income Tax Payments
  • Federal Income Tax Payments: 1040ES
  • New Mexico Quarterly Gross Receipts Tax Payments
  • Quarterly State Income Tax Payment: PIT ES
  • Schedule SE Social Security Self-Employment Tax
• Quarterly Requirements for Partnerships
  • Federal Income Tax Payments
  • Federal Income Tax Payments: 1040ES
  • New Mexico Quarterly Gross Receipts Tax Payments
  • Quarterly State Income Tax Payment: PIT ES
  • 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 Shareholder's Meeting
  • Business Property Tax
  • New Mexico Annual Tax Return for S-Corps - Form PTE
  • New Mexico CIT-1 Annual Tax Return for C Corporations
  • New Mexico PTE Annual Tax Return for S Corporations
• Annual Requirements for Limited Liability Companies
  • 1065 with Schedule K-1s
  • 1099M Statement for Independent Contractors
  • Annual Tax Return: IRS 1040 Schedule C
  • Business Property Tax
  • New Mexico Annual Tax Return for LLCs
  • Schedule C with IRS 1040
• Annual Requirements for Partnerships
  • 1099M Statement for Independent Contractors
  • Business Property Tax
  • New Mexico Annual State Return for Partnerships form PTE
• 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)
  • 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
  • New Mexico Smoking Restrictions
  • 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

• Access to health insurance: New Mexico Health Insurance Alliance
  
• Available tax deductions for health costs
  ....Health tax deductions
  ....Medical reimbursement plans Section 105
  
• Controlling workers compensation costs
  
• Develop a drug-free workplace program
  
• 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 and Training
  
• Full text Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  
• Hire from targeted group to receive Work Opportunity Tax Credit
  
• Hiring a risky job applicant? Free federal employee bond
  ....Federal bonding program
  ....Find the state administrator
  
• Independent contractors (and all businesses) must pay gross receipts tax
  
• 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 jobs/find employees at New Mexico Workforce Connection
  
• 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
• 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
  • W-4 Federal Allowance Certificate
  • Workers Compensation
• Filling in the Gaps
  • OSHA Requirements
  • Reporting Tip Income
  • Required Posters
  • Required Posters
• Paying Others
  • Earned Income Credit
  • FICA and Federal Income Tax Payment Coupon
  • Paying Withheld Income Tax
  • Reporting Tip Income
• Quarterly Requirements for Employers
  • 8109: FUTA Tax Payments
  • Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
  • ES903 Employer's Quarterly Wage and Contribution Report
• Annual Requirements for Employers
  • Annual FUTA Tax Return

• American Management Assoc. courses and certification
  
• Business Training from Cooperative Extension
  ....Entrepreneur articles from Extension Services
  ....Entrepreneurship strategy videos from Cooperative Extension
  
• Computer training (including Quickbooks) from Dona Ana Community College (DACC)
  
• Customized training through Dona Ana Community College
  
• Food safety training
  
• Franklin Covey courses on leadership and management from DACC
  
• Free safety training
  
• GeoLearning: Access to 80 to 300 online courses
  
• Hazard alerts for the Construction Industry
  
• Need specialized training? CNM Workforce Training Center
  
• New Mexico ISO 9000 Certification
  
• New Mexico Job Training Incentive Program
  
• New Mexico Workers Comp safety video library
  
• Online Spanish courses from DACC
  
• Recommendations for computer users from Cornell University
  
• SafeServ food and alcohol certification from the New Mexico Restaurant Association
  
• Safety Begins with ME! Free industrial safety program (4 hour of videos)
  
• SCORE
  
• Small Business Development Centers
  
• Soft (people) skills training
  
• Spanish language guides
  
• Step Up Program: Reimbursement for new technology integration and production processes
  
• WESST Business Training in Albuquerque, Roswell and Santa Fe
  
• 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
  
• Financial Scorecard
  
• How secure is your business? eScan Security Tool
  
• Idea Management Assessment: Is your company positioned for innovation?
  
• 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
  
• Quality New Mexico: Workshops and Award Program
  
• Seek performance excellence: Baldrige National Quality Program
  ....Are We Making Progress?
  ....Performance management
  ....Self-analysis worksheet
  
• Small Business Report Card
  

• Agricultural export help through Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association
  
• Agricultural export help through Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association (WUSATA)
  
• 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
  
• Border Compliance Assistance Center
  
• Consulting, contracting & exporting opportunities with UN Development Business
  
• Doing business in Mexico
  
• 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
  
• Leads, Events, Research & More! www.Export.gov
  
• Loans and Export Credit Insurance
  ....Export loans and credit insurance
  ....Import export financing and credit insurance
  
• New Mexico companies with exports financed through the Ex-Im Bank
  
• New Mexico International Business Accelerator
  
• New Mexico Office of International Trade: Free Consulting
  
• Qualified trade leads in Mexico and Colombia through SBDCGlobal
  
• Register your business on NM Trade Ref
  
• 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
  
• Trade Promotion for New Mexico Companies
  
• TradePort; Free Import and Export Trade Tutorial
  
• U.S.Commercial Service
  
• US Commercial Service
  
• US Export Assistance Center
  
• US/Mexico Border Information
  

• American Indian Chamber of Commerce New Mexico
  
• Better Business Bureau
  
• Buy from chamber members
  
• Find locally grown food at LocalHarvest.org
  
• Find Native American businesses
  
• Why Buy Locally? The 3-50 Project
  

• 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
  
• Need Sales Leads or Competitive Information?
  
• Need sales leads or competitor information?
  
• Online classes to grow your business
  
• Sell at Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market
  
• 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
  
• Tourism business? Advertise your business on newmexico.org
  

• 8 steps to doing business with the government
  
• Avoiding the bid process
  
• Bid opportunities at Los Alamos National Lab
  
• 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
  
• 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
  
• 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
  
• New Mexico E-Procurement: Bid Opportunities with local governments
  
• New Mexico Economic Recovery website
  
• Northern New Mexico Supplier Alliance
  
• 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 Assistance for Native Americans
  
• Register as a vendor with the State of New Mexico
  
• SBA 8(a) program for minority businesses
  
• Selling to cities? Prevailing and livable wage
  
• Selling to Sandia National Labs
  
• Selling to the City of Las Cruces
  
• Selling to the federal government
  ....5 steps to government contracting
  ....Selling to the federal government
  ....Sub-contract opportunities
  
• Selling to the state of New Mexico
  
• Short-term minority/women loan program for federal transportation-related projects
  
• Small Business Program at Los Alamos National Lab
  
• Spaceport America RFP/Bid Information
  
• State bid opportunities for $20,000 or more
  
• 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
  
• Vendor and Bid Opportunities
  

• 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
  
• Business Energy Rebates from PNM
  
• 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 Energy New Mexico
  ....Carbon calculator
  ....NM Green Collaborative
  
• Green Suppliers
  ....Green suppliers
  ....Green suppliers program
  
• Green Zia Environmental Excellence Recognition 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
  
• National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC)
  
• New Mexico Pollution Prevention Program
  
• New Mexico Recycling Coalition: Business Recycling
  
• New Mexico Small Business Environmental 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
  
• The Sustainable Office Toolkit
  ....Green office toolkit
  ....Green office toolkit
  
• Use Green Printers
  ....Green Living Tips
  ....What is a green printer
  
• 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
  
• Once you have a plan - legal requirements
  
• Preventing robbery, Preventing Shop Theft, and Preventing Fraud
  
• Resources for Restaurants
  
• Restaurant management advice from restaurantvoice.com
  
• 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
  
• New Mexico Veterans Business Resource Center
  
• 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
  
• 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