Entrepreneurship

Advice on all aspects of business ownership, from starting, financing and marketing to getting out (selling or planning for succession).

A short overview of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations.

Just learning the lingo? This resource can help!

Find global and national reports on the outlook for entrepreneurship around the world.

The Wall Street Journal has put together a first-rate site for entrepreneurs that has great advice and helpful tools.

Springwise scans the globe for the most promising, unique and innovative business ventures, ideas and concepts that are ready for regional or international adaptation, expansion, partnering, investments or cooperation.

Forbes Advisor has a helpful guide for starting a business that covers all the territory from start-up funding to marketing to recruiting employees.

Find out what the latest trends are in various parts of the world.

Get support for your small business venture from the SBA. See especially their Office of Advocacy site which covers topics such as competition & mergers, environmental issues, finance, procurement, safety, labor & health, state & local issues, taxes, telecommunications, e-commerce, women & minorities.

If you are starting a business in Wisconsin, this site offers assistance in many forms. Whether you are just investigating the possibilities or in the midst of starting your own business, this is an invaluable source of information and assistance.

The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center supports entrepreneurs and business owners through no-cost, confidential consulting and targeted educational programs. Regional SBDC experts facilitate improvement and growth for small and emerging mid-size companies and help launch successful new enterprises.

Access the power of your university with Wisconsin SBDC Network professional business consultants. Get knowledge, tools and connections that work for you. Identify market opportunities and make informed decisions so you can build wealth.

This non-profit program specializes in assessing new products, inventions and market expansion opportunities for inventors, manufacturers and technology businesses. This is a fee-based service.

Link to business and tax forms and publications, including corporation and partnership registration forms, income tax forms, sales and use tax forms, excise tax forms, unemployment insurance and much more.

This page lists books on small business topics available at the Library of Congress.

This source lists U.S. Government contracting opportunities.

Find out how to do business with state governments by linking to state procurement sites.

Find out how to do business with state and local governments in Wisconsin. Includes information on contacting state agency procurement staff. This service allows you to register your company in a statewide government procurement database.

Searchable listing of more than 30,000 trade events. Search by industry, date, title of event, city, state or country.

These companies have been publicly-traded for at least 3 years, have revenues and market capitalization of at least $50 million with sizzling sales and earnings per share growth rates.

The largest franchises in the U.S. and Canada based on financial strength and stability, growth rate and size.

The Inc. 5000: America 's Fastest Growing Private Companies ranks companies on their 5-year annual growth rate.