Professional Outplacement Assistance Center (POAC)

AllBusiness - Starting a Business
http://www.allbusiness.com/business_advice/Center.asp?ID=25

Be the Boss
http://www.betheboss.com

BizOffice.com
http://www.bizoffice.com/

Bplans.com
http://www.bplans.com/

Business.gov
http://www.business.gov/

Business Owner's Idea Cafe 
http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/

Considering Self-Employment - What to Think About Before Starting a Business (PDF document, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/1999/Summer/art02.pdf

Entrepreneurs Information and Resources from About.com
http://entrepreneurs.about.com

EntreWorld.com
http://www.entrepreneurship.org/

Handbook for Small Business
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html

Home Business Research.com
http://www.homebusinessresearch.com/

MoreBusiness.com
http://www.morebusiness.com

National Small Business Network Resource Directory
http://www.businessknowhow.net

Netpreneur Exchange
http://netpreneur.org/index.asp?bhcp=1

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/

On-Line Business Course: Getting Started
http://www.myownbusiness.org/course_sba.html#getstarted

Pyramid Scheme Alert
http://www.pyramidschemealert.org/

Sample Business Plans
http://www.allbusiness.com/business_advice/BusinessPlans/index-1746.html

SBA-Starting Your Own Business Main Page
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/

SCORE Quizzes 
http://www.score.org/business_quiz.html

SmallBizSearch.com
http://smallbizsearch.com/

StartUPbiz.com
http://www.startupbiz.com/

StartupJournal
http://www.startupjournal.com/

State Start-Up Requirements
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/article-29698.html

The Entrepreneurs' Help Page 
http://www.tannedfeet.com/

Trademark Electronic Search System (Tess)
http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm

Tutorial: Starting an Online Business
http://www.oncallgeeks.com/tutorial/

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