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Accounting WEB, Financial Calculators
www.accountingweb.com/tools/calculators.html
Can access mortgage, investment, lease, personal finance, retirement calculators.
AECbytes
www.aecbytes.com
Online publication focused on researching, analyzing, reviewing technology products and services for the building industry. Visitors can access newsletter, product reviews, features, viewpoints, Tips and Tricks series.
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
www.acca.org
Business Tools includes government affairs updates; members-only marketing tips; legal resources; job margin calculator; benchmarking studies and research reports to measure company performance; consumer brochure program.
Air Force Contracting
ww3.safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting/
Business Center includes "Selling to the United States Air Force" guide, procurement forecasts and business development assistance links.
AllBusiness.com
www.allbusiness.com
This informational portal for small business owners offers resources for all areas of business operation, such as employment, technology, e-commerce, sales and marketing, operation, finance, tax and accounting, business planning, insurance and legal. Resources include guides, advice, how-to articles, downloadable forms and agreements, blogs, business news, business directory, product comparisons,links to product and service providers. Includes business startup kit. Can preview business guides, forms, contracts, agreements; purchase them online.
American City Business Journal
www.bizjournals.com
Resource portal for small, medium and large businesses. Registered users can access topical feature articles, news updates by industry or by metro area; job openings; woman-owned business resources; franchise center; financing articles; business classifieds; business tips library. Sales leads are available to subscribers.
American Council of Engineering Companies
www.acec.org
Includes business resources for consulting engineers. Offers publications and contracts for sale or for free download. Coalitions and Forums provides information about CASE Risk Management Program; Small Firm Council member directory and publications.
American Institute of Architects
www.aia.org
Best Practices compendium of practical knowledge acquired by AIA members in their architecture practices includes articles on client relations, international practice, marketing, business management, ownership transition, information technology, project management, contract issues.
Amortization Schedule Calculator
www.bankrate.com/brm/amortization-calculator.asp
Can calculate monthly mortgage and loan payments and the impact of extra mortgage payments; can create amortization table.
Associated General Contractors of America
www.agc.org
Construction Marketing lists management, marketing and personnel management publications for sale; offers construction marketing seminars.
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
www.acfe.com
Fraud Resource Center includes "How to Prevent Small Business Fraud" manual; "Occupational Fraud and Abuse" online presentation; sample fraud policy; PricewaterhouseCoopers "Global Economic Crime Survey 2003." Offers online webinar on "Fraud and Abuse in Construction and Major Capital Projects."
Association of Professional Design Firms
www.apdf.org
Provides latest issue of Designbiz newsletter, which covers firm ownership and management issues. Offers for sale Financial Handbook for Design Firms and Contract Terms and Conditions Reference for Product Design Consultants.
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Bandwidth Meter from CNet Internet Services
reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html
Provides a tool to measure Web connection speeds from offices or through DSL, cable or dial-up connections.
Building a Successful Construction Company
www.constructbiz.com
Registered visitors can download Business Plan Workbook, Project Management Procedures Workbook, worksheets.
Building Futures Council
www.thebfc.com
Organization of senior executives from all areas of the construction/engineering/architecture industry. Lists Board of Directors members. Publications includes: Critical Issues Facing the Building and Construction Community; Cyber-toothed Tigers: A New Breed of E-Commerce-Oriented A/E/C Firm Changing the Rules; Design-Build as an Alternative Construction Delivery Method for Public Owners; Economic Management of the Urban Built Environment; Environmental Issues Facing the Building and Construction Industry; Exploratory Study on Responsibility, Liability, and Accountability for Risks in Construction; The Fate of Affirmative Action in the 21st Century; Outsourcing as an Effective Management Alternative for Private and Public Owners; Risk Assessment Planning for the Construction Industry.
Business Owners' Idea Café
www.businessownersideacafe.com
Online community for business idea sharing, networking, mentoring, other resources. Includes discussion forums, business tax resources, grant and loan centers, tips and articles on running a business, business owner spotlight profiles, publications available for sale, periodicals available for free subscription to qualified applicants.
Business Roundtable
www.businessroundtable.org
Provides position statements, press releases, publications on issues of corporate governance, education and workforce, technology, economy, fiscal policy, health and retirement, security. BusinessLINC initiative aimed at stimulating economic growth in distressed cities and rural areas pairs large companies with small businesses to provide technical assistance, business advice, networking, investment, joint venturing, contracting opportunities.
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CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
www.toolkit.cch.com
Informational clearinghouse for small business owners. Contains information on starting, financing, managing and marketing a small business; sample business documents, financial spreadsheet templates, checklists and government forms; employment and labor resources and tests; tax information; advice column; link to Financial Planning Toolkit.
Certified Floorcovering Installers Association
www.cfiinstallers.com
Member Resources provides cost of business and cost of equipment forms, sample hazard communication form, guidelines on proposal writing.
Clemson University, Small Business Development Center
business.clemson.edu/sbdc/
University consortium offers services and training courses for small and medium-sized businesses. Includes downloadable Steps to Starting a Business, Business Start-Up Fact Sheet and Checklist, Business Planning Checklist; financial templates; training schedule; and start-up FAQs.
ConcreteSherpa.com
www.concretesherpa.com
Offers tips on business development, marketing, estimating, relationship management, technical issues, job site management for concrete contractors.
Connecticut Development Authority
www.cda.state.ct.us
Contains comprehensive business plan and financing plan outlines.
Connecticut Business and Industry Association
www.cbia.com
Contains small business tips and publications; describes business consulting services. Registered users can access employer publications, tools and resources; guides to federal and state human resources law compliance; view training opportunities; download forms; purchase human resources, legal and compliance books.
Construction Financial Management Association
www.cfma.org
Lists local chapters; events; training and online/self-study courses. Offers "Financial Management and Accounting for the Construction Industry," "Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry," other financial management publications for sale. Provides sample articles from Building Profits; can order articles and back issues online. Tax and Legislative Affairs provides updates on taxation and changes in laws.
Contractor Marketing
www.contractormarketing.com
Web site for Business Development Journal and Human Resources Journal. Can read Marketing Toolbox and other selected articles.
Conversion and Calculation Center
www.convertit.com
Provides loan and sales tax calculators under Currency Exchange Rates, then Financial Calculators.
Credit Union National Association
www.creditunion.coop
Includes mortgage, auto, savings and loans calculators.
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Department of Labor
www.dol.gov
Office of Disability Employment Policy provides fact sheets on worksite accommodations; worker's compensation policy development fact sheet; ADA Primer for Small Businesses; and recruiting and hiring fact sheets.
Department of Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization gives information about monthly business counseling sessions and includes full text of its publications.
Design-Build Institute of America
www.dbia.org
Online catalog lists business publications available.
.dotWHAT!?
dotwhat.net/
Provides background information on, tools for computer file extensions, mainly for Microsoft Windows, MAC OC X and Unix-based operating systems. Can search by keyword or browse alphabetically and by type.
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Economic Crime in the Construction Industry
www.pwc.com/extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/
docid/eb00469a25c1f4ddca25719c0038061b
Produced by Price Waterhouse Coopers, this supplement to the 2003 Global Economic Crime Survey examines data from 184 construction companies in 44 countries worldwide; compiles results on economic crimes, including asset misappropriation, bribery, corruption; suggests a rigorous ethics code and improving project control systems as remedies.
Enterpreneur.com State-by-State Guide to Doing Business
www.entrepreneur.com/stateguide/
Based on the Small Business Administration's "2004 State Small Business Economic Profiles" report, this study profiles total number of firms, small-business income, industrial composition, job growth, and minority and women-owned businesses in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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File.Extensions
www.file-extensions.org
Extensive collection of computer file name extensions organized alphabetically or by type provides information and instructions for opening, converting and backing up the files.
FMI
www.fminet.com
Contains articles on business development, management consulting and investment banking for the construction industry, including "2003 Year-End Report: Private Capital Investment in the Building and Construction Products Industry," "Acquisition and Strategy: The Fundamentals for Contractors," "M&A Trends in 2004 in the Construction Industry," "Tax Law Changes: Implications and Opportunities for Owners."
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Goliath
goliath.ecnext.com
Offers for sale business plans, business encyclopedia articles, courses.
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Home Depot Business ToolBox
www.hdbusinesstoolbox.com/default.aspx
Professional and business customers can register to access business planning and human resources tools; contractor forms; customer service, financial, labor, safety documents and templates; technology resources.
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Inc. Online
www.inc.com
Provides online resource for growing companies; business directory; topical how-to guides; current and archival magazine articles and columns; sample policies, agreements, worksheets, checklists and other tools for registered users; topical discussion forums; event and seminar listings; classified ads for businesses and assets for sale. Links to business resources, statistics, "top" lists.
Inflation Calculator
www.westegg.com/inflation/
Adjusts any amount of money for inflation between any two years from 1800 to present, using data from the Consumer Price Index.
Institute for Business and Home Safety
www.ibhs.org
Open for Business Resource Page includes Web-based, interactive property protection and planning tool available to small business customers of member insurers; business disaster recovery plan; Disaster Planning Toolkit for the Small Business Owner; "Getting Back to Business – A Guide for the Small Business Owner Following Disaster."
Institute of Certified Construction Financial Professionals
www.iccifp.org
Provides information about certification program, exam resources, list of certificate holders.
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.ustreas.gov
Provides federal tax information for businesses, including tax calendars, tax information pertaining to starting and operating small businesses, employee benefit plans and electronic filing; full text of IRS tax publications for businesses; browse list of tax forms or search for particular forms; download current and prior year's forms and publications; order print or CD-ROM versions of tax forms; links to state tax forms. Offers workshops for small businesses; tax resources for construction and other business communities. Includes tax FAQs organized by category.
Internal Revenue Service, Construction Tax Center
www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/
article/0,,id=185182,00.html
Construction industry tax resources include federal tax course curriculum, tax tips, recordkeeping guidance, overview of statutes and regulations, trends, statistics, audit technique guides, industry fact sheet, accounting tips, home construction contracts tax guide, and links to small business information.
Internal Revenue Service E-File
www.irs.gov/efile/index.html
Offers electronic filing for individual taxpayers and businesses. Includes electronic forms and instructions; lists private IRS partners that offer e-file and electronic payment services; provides information about EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System).
Internet Crime Complaint Center
www.ic3.gov/
Partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center, IFCC's mission is to address fraud committed over the Internet. Can file fraud complaint online. Provides information about types of Internet frauds, fraud statistics and alerts.
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Maine Finance Authority
www.famemaine.com
Includes guide to business plans basics.
Mason Contractors Association of America
www.masoncontractors.org
Business Resources includes masonry contractor marketing and planning tools.
Measurement Control and Automation Association
www.measure.org
Lists publications available for sale, including a salary survey, marketing research reports and Business Conditions Report.
Mechanical Contractors Association of America
www.mcaa.org
Publications catalog lists publications on management/business issues.
Minority Business Development Agency
www.mbda.gov
Information portal geared toward minority businesses, with the goal of assisting in business development. Provides directory of local centers; beginner essentials guide; links to resources on market access, capital access, e-commerce, education and training, government contracting, business management. Includes business and venture capital glossaries.
MoreBusiness.com
www.morebusiness.com
Collection of articles, tips, links on starting, planning, operating a business. Includes sample business plans, contracts, agreements, checklists.
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National Association of Home Builders
www.nahb.com
Provides business management materials and tips.
National Center for Employee Ownership
www.nceo.org
Nonprofit membership and research organization that provides information on employee stock ownership plans, employee stock options and employee participation programs. Contains membership information, online publications and columns, catalog of publications available for sale and listings of upcoming nationwide workshops.
National Concrete Masonry Association
www.ncma.org
Catalog lists marketing publications available for sale.
National Contract Management Association
www.ncmahq.org
Links to Internet contracting and small business resources. Registered users can access online content from Contract Management magazine and Journal of Contract Management; users can search articles database by keyword. Hard copy and companion digital edition of annual Contract Management Resource Guide, annual Contract Management Salary Survey are available for purchase.
National Do Not Call Registry
www.donotcall.gov
Nationwide registry that allows consumers who do not want to receive telemarketing calls to register their home and mobile phone numbers online.
National Systems Contractors Association
www.nsca.org
Discussion Forums, A/E Toolkit makes more than 60 marketing and business development articles available for free to registered users. Members can access financial analysis report; labor installation standards; market intelligence briefings; business development resources.
National Tax Association
www.ntanet.org
Provides links to federal, state tax and revenue agencies; U.S. tax databases; online tax resources; National Tax Journal archive since 1988, with latest two years of issues available to members and older issues available for free.
National Utility Locating Contractors Association
www.nulca.org
Lists management publications available for sale.
New York City Web Site
www.ci.nyc.ny.us
Business Resources include Guide to Starting and Growing Your Business in New York City.
Nolo
www.nolo.com
Provides free legal guides, articles, checklists and FAQs on business, human resources, patents and copyrights, wills and estates, property, finance, family law, immigration, rights and disputes. Calculators contains retirement, small business, real estate, debt and bankruptcy, affordability, other consumer calculators.
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Oregon Small Business Development Centers
www.bizcenter.org
Contains online business tools and business courses; guide to business plans; database of business tips; business links.
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Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors Association
www.phccweb.org
Contractor Resource Center includes business management documents; Facts and Stats business management article archive; offers project management courses, business management seminars. Marketing Resource Center includes consumer publications. Online Toolbox store offers business and technical materials for sale.
PSMJ Resources, Inc.
www.psmj.com
Free Tools includes calculator that allows users to benchmark a company's performance against the most profitable A/E/C firms. Calculators are provided for Overhead Rate, Utilization Rate, Net Revenues per Staff, AR Aging, Net Fee Multiplier. Downloadable program allows users to input their performance results, assign a different priority to each measure, create individual snapshot reports. Offers publications and benchmark tools for sale.
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SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
www.score.org
Can locate Service Corps of Retired Executives chapters and can ask business questions online. Learning Center includes guide to finding a business mentor; tips on business planning, finance and capital, legal issues, sales, taxes, training and other topics; resources for woman, minority, young and veteran entrepreneurs. Business Toolbox includes business quizzes; small business statistics; business templates; sample business plans; database of business book reviews; online workshops; daily tips; Internet Marketing Workbook; link to free financial benchmarking service. Small Business Private Loan Guide is available to registered users.
Six Best Practices for Selecting Construction Software
www.ctsguides.com/construction_best_practices_cfma.pdf
Provides full text of article published in Construction Financial Management Association's "Building Profits."
Small Business Administration
www.sbaonline.sba.gov
Provides resources for starting and managing a small business, including financial management, business planning, marketing, personnel management, disaster assistance; workshops and training; small business size standards. Links to Service Corps of Retired Executives for business counseling; SBA district offices; Small Business Information Centers; and Small Business Development Centers, which provide management assistance. Includes information about electronic commerce and mentor network that pairs small and large businesses. Financing Your Business includes information about loan programs; loan forms; list of certified and preferred lenders; loan statistics; investment company financing statistics for small businesses; publications on financial management; listings of financing workshops; and statutes and regulations. Financing includes directory of financing information, government and private loan programs, information organized by topic. Office of Surety Guarantees provides information on SBA guarantees of bid, payment and performance bands for contracts up to $2 million for small businesses; surety guarantees; surety bond forms; and area office contacts. Small Business Advocate provides regulatory alerts; law library of reports, forms, statutes, regulations; and yearly state small business profiles.
Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov
Can apply for Social Security retirement and spousal benefits, estimate benefit amounts, request Social Security statements and check eligibility for benefits online. Can locate nearest field office by ZIP code. Employer resources include wage reporting forms, publications and filing information; online publications; catalog of more than 100 publications that can be requested by fax; subscription information; and past and current issues of SSA/IRS Reporter. Provides information for the self-employed. Includes Social Security Totalization agreements with 20 countries. Business Services Online offers W2 filing; Social Security number verification; full text of Social Security Act and regulations; Social Security Handbook; summaries of recent legislation affecting Social Security benefits and programs; Social Security and Acquiescence Rulings.
Society for Marketing Professional Services
www.smps.org
Provides training and materials on marketing professional services by A/E/C firms and companies. Offers proposal and RFP handbooks and marketing materials for sale online. Marketing Resource Center provides links to topical resources, including marketing research, marketing planning, client/business development, SOQs/proposals, promotional activities and information/organizational management. Provides calendar; posts resumes and job openings in the A/E/C marketing field (available to members only).
StopBadWare.org
www.stopbadware.org
Online campaign led by Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society and Oxford University's Oxford Internet Institute aimed at fighting spyware, which is hidden software that tracks user's online activity and feeds information back to marketers, who in turn deploy targeted ads, pop-ups and otherwise misuse the computers of others. Visitors can submit technical reports online.
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Tax Resources on the Web
www.taxtopics.net
Provides links to government and other tax resources for individuals and businesses; organized alphabetically by topic. Federal Tax Library includes U.S. Code, regulations, IRS documents, federal and state forms and publications, court decisions, rates, indices, acts, legislation, online e-filing. California Tax Library includes statutes, forms, rates, publications, employer information.
TheContractorsGroup.com
www.thecontractorsgroup.com
Includes topical discussion forums; information about software programs; newsletter. Offers construction, legal, project management, employment, Spanish-language, California mechanic's lien forms that users can purchase online, download, fill in and print. Offers AIA forms for sale. Includes articles on contracts, legal issues, licensing, business licenses, employment, bidding, bonding/insurance, other issues affecting contractors. Classifieds include employment and business opportunities; materials and supplies for sale; services wanted or offered; vehicles and equipment for sale. Directory lists contractors, service providers and resources by category.
TotalBusiness.com
www.totalbusiness.com
Provides resources for starting, managing, growing, selling a business. Offers more than 300 free tutorials and more than 1,000 articles on business start up, financing, sales and marketing, building a Web site, setting up an office, hiring employees, selling a business, and small business legal, accounting, taxation. Offers free business forms kits.
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UK-Builder
www.uk-builder.com
Contains tips and advice for builders on customer relations, health and safety, ladder safety, and employment issues. Can purchase small works and large works contracts online. Includes industry directory.
University of Georgia Business Outreach Services, Small Business Development Center
www.sbdc.uga.edu
This partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration provides a Directory of Economic Development Resources; government and business links; business consulting broadcasts; continuing education schedule; Business Sense article archive. Document Portal includes Guide to Health Insurance Options for Small Businesses; Points of Contact for Small Business Entrepreneurs; Economic Development Financing Packet; Business Start-Up Basics; business development questionnaire; Georgia Minority Supplier Directory; Georgia Income Tax Guide; business and tax forms.
U.S. Business Advisor
www.business.gov
Provides businesses with one-stop access to government information. Includes links to government resources, forms and Web sites on business development, financial assistance, taxes, laws and regulations, international trade, workplace issues, buying from and selling to the U.S. government. Includes information on electronic commerce. Research and Resources links to business information on the Internet by topic, produced both by federal government and by non-governmental sources.
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What Is My IP
www.whatismyip.com/
Provides users with their IP addresses when they visit this site. Includes Internet speed test, IP address lookup, IP WHOIS lookup, host name lookup; information on IP addresses and how they work.
Womenbiz.gov
www.womenbiz.gov
Informational portal designed to help women-owned enterprises to conduct business with the government. Includes tips on getting started; subcontracting directories and opportunities; agency procurement information; national directory of women-owned and disadvantaged enterprises; databases of government business opportunities; links to other support agencies, centers and resources.
Work.com: How-to Guides for Your Business
www.work.com
Provides guides for small businesses organized by topic, region, business type. Topics include employees, government, Internet and e-commerce, law, management, money and finance, operations, sales and marketing, start-up, technology. Guides link to vendors, other resources. Readers can rate, comment on guides.
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ZweigWhite
www.zweigwhite.com
Consulting company offers compensation surveys; benchmark, trend, best practices publications; online training modules.
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