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Labdhi Engineering & Co.

City: Mumbai Country: India Category #1: Manufacturing Category #2: International Business
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Regency Manor & Banquet Center

City: Southfield Country: United States Category #1: Events/Promotions Category #2: Entertainment
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GC Learning Services LLC

City: Snellville Country: United States Category #1: Training Category #2: Business Services
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eCapital Business Consultants

City: Las Vegas Country: United States Category #1: Financial/Investment Category #2: Real Estate
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Harris County Housing Authority

City: Houston Country: United States Category #1: Real Estate Category #2: Government
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Strategic 8

City: Marietta Country: United States Category #1: Business Services Category #2: Consulting Services
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City: Country: United States Category #1: Business Development Category #2: Entrepreneurial
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City: Atlanta Country: United States Category #1: Internet/Online Category #2: Journalism
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Bland Handyman Services (30+ Years of High Quality Service)

City: New Orleans Country: United States Category #1: Home Repairs Category #2: Construction
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ARK Estate Agency Lyd

City: Hastings Country: Barbados Category #1: Real Estate Category #2: Sales/Marketing
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JMI Administrative Consulting Services

City: Douglasville Country: United States Category #1: Business Services Category #2: HR/Staffing
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City: Fairfield Country: United States Category #1: Beauty and Spa Category #2: Bridal/Wedding
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City: Dubai Country: United Arab Emirates Category #1: International Business Category #2: Technology
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Harvard Business Review on Entrepreneurship
By Harvard Business Review Staff
From Business Plans to Venture Capital, something for any entrepreneur.
The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship
By William D. Bygrave and Bill Bygrave
Case studies to aid your response to the challenges you will face in your venture.
Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
By James C. Collins and William C. Lazier

Explains step by step how a firm can develop its vision and achieve greatness.

U.S. Minority / Women Business Classification Guidelines

Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE)
A business enterprise is classified as a minority-owned business if the company is at least 51 percent owned, controlled and operated by one or more individuals from a U.S. minority group such as:

African Americans: U.S. citizens having origins in any of the Black African racial groups.
Asian Americans: U.S. citizens whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific or the Northern Marianas, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Hispanic Americans: U.S. citizens of Spanish culture whose origins are Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands.
Native Americans: American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, Native Hawaiians.

Female/Woman/Women-Owned Business Enterprises (FBE/WBE)
A business enterprise is classified as a woman/women-owned business if the company is at least 51 percent owned, controlled, and operated by a woman or women.

U.S. MBE/FBE/WBE Certification Organizations

To ensure the legitimacy of a supplier ownership classification, many corporations, government agencies and other entities require your company to be certified as a MBE, FBE or WBE. Many entities accept certification status from the following organizations:

Primary Certification Organizations

National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and all of its affiliated regional councils 1040 Avenue of Americas, 2^nd Floor New York, NY 10018
Type of certification:	Minority-owned business certifications-regional/national
Processing Fee:	Fee to vendor
Validation Period:	Valid for 1year
Telephone:	212-944-2430
Fax:	212-719-9611
Web Address:	www.nmsdcus.org

NMSDC Regional Councils

ALABAMA
South Regions Minority
Business Council, Inc.
Birmingham: (205) 957-1883

ARIZONA
Grand Canyon Minority Supplier Development Council
Phoenix: (602) 495-9950

ARKANSAS /MISSISSIPPI
Arkansas Mississippi Minority Business Council, Inc.
Little Rock: (501) 374-7026

CALIFORNIA
Southern California Minority Business Development Council
Los Angeles: (213) 689-6960

Northern California Supplier Development Council
Oakland: (510) 686-2555

Council for Supplier Diversity
San Diego: (858) 537-2281

COLORADO
Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council
Denver: (303) 623-3037

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Minority Supplier
Development Council
Hamden: (203) 288-9744

FLORIDA
Florida Regional Minority Business Council
Miami: (305) 762-6151

Florida Minority Supplier
Development Council
Orlando: (407) 245-6062

GEORGIA
Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council
Atlanta: (404) 589-4929

ILLINOIS
Chicago Minority Business Development Council
Chicago: (312) 755-8880

INDIANA
Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council
Indianapolis: (317) 921-2110

KENTUCKY/ WEST VIRGINIA
Kentuckiana Minority
Business Council
Louisville: (502) 625-0136

LOUISIANA
Louisiana Minority Business Council
New Orleans: (504) 299-2960

MARYLAND
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Maryland/DC Minority Supplier Development Council
Silver Spring, MD
(301) 592-6700

MASSACHUSETTS
New England Minority Supplier Development Council
Boston: (617) 578-8900

MICHIGAN
Michigan Minority Business Development Council
Detroit: (313) 873-3200

MINNESOTA
Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council
Minneapolis: (612) 465-8881

MISSOURI
Mid America Minority Business Development Council
Kansas City: (816) 221-4200

St. Louis Minority Business Council
St. Louis: (314) 241-1143

NEBRASKA
Great Plains Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.
Omaha: (402) 614-9355

NEVADA
Nevada Minority Business Council, Inc.
Las Vegas: (702) 894-4477

NEW YORK
NY and NJ Minority Supplier Development Council
New York: (212) 502-5663

Upstate New York Regional Minority Purchasing Council
Buffalo: (716) 871-4120

NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA
Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Councils, Inc.
Charlotte: (704) 549-1000

OHIO
Northern Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council
Cleveland: (216) 363-6300

OHIO
South Central Ohio Minority Business Council
Columbus: (614) 225-6959

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Minority Supplier Development Council
Oklahoma City:
(405) 767-9900

PENNSYLVANIA
Minority Supplier Development Council of PA-NJ-DE
Philadelphia:
(215) 569-1005

Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council
Pittsburgh: (412) 391-4423

PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Supplier Development Council
San Juan: (787) 627-7272

TENNESSEE
Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council
Nashville: (615) 259-4699

TEXAS
Central & South Texas Minority Business Council Austin: (512) 386-8766

Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business Council
Dallas: (214) 630-0747

Houston Minority Business Council
Houston: (713) 271-7805

VIRGINIA
Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council
Richmond: (804) 320-2100

WASHINGTON
Northwest Minority Business Council
Tukwila: (206) 575-7748

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Supplier Development Council
Madison: (608) 241-5858

Small Business Administration's 8(a) or Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Programs 409 3rd St. SW Washington, DC 20416
Type of certification:	Minority and Women owned business certifications
Processing Fee:
Validation Period:
Telephone:	800-827-5722
Fax:
Web Address:	www.sba.gov

Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and all of its partner organizations 1120 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 950 Washington, D.C. 20036
Type of certification:	Women-owned business certifications
Processing Fee:	Fee to vendor
Validation Period:	Valid for 1 year
Telephone:	202-872-5515
Fax:	202-872-5505
Web Address:	www.wbenc.org

National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC) 1001 W. Jasmine Drive Suite G Lake Park, FL 33403
Type of certification:	Women-owned business certifications
Processing Fee:
Validation Period:
Telephone:	800-657-5066
Fax:	561-881-7364
Web Address:	www.nwboc.org

U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce 1329 18th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036
Type of certification:	Minority owned business certification
Processing Fee:
Validation Period:
Telephone:	202-296-5221
Fax:	202-296-5225
Web Address:	www.uspaacc.org

Other Certification Organizations

Supplier Clearinghouse Northern California Office: 1167 Mission Street, 4^th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103
Type of certification:	Minority and Women owned business certifications
Supplier Processing Fee:	No fee to vendor
Validation Period:	Valid for 3 years. (Vendors certified by other clearinghouse-approved agencies, such as the NMSDC will have a shortened Comparable Agency Verification filing process)
Telephones:	· Northern California – 800-359-7998
Web Address:	www.cpuc.ca.gov

State of California Department of General Services, Procurement Division, Office of Small Business and DVBE Services (OSBDS) Office Address: 707 3^rd Street, First Floor, Room 400 West Sacramento, CA 95605 Mailing Address: P. O. Box 989052 West Sacramento, CA 95798-9052
Type of certification:	For California-based Disabled-Veteran Businesses
Processing Fee:	No fee to vendor
Validation Period:	Up to 3 years
Telephone:	916-322-5060; 1-800-559-5529
Web Address:	www.osmb.dgs.ca.gov

Association for Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV) **for businesses located OUTSIDE of California** PO Box 20312 Stanford, CA 94309
Type of certification:	Disabled veteran business certifications
Processing Fee:	$138, site visit, if required, would have additional cost
Validation Period:	Valid for 1 year
Telephone:	650-949-3751
Web Address:	www.asdv.org

Cherokee Nation, Career Services, Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) PO Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465
Type of certification:	Minority owned business certification
Processing Fee:	Processing fee for granted certifications
Validation Period:	Valid for 1 year
Telephone:	Within Oklahoma: 800-256-0671 Outside Oklahoma: 918-456-0671
Web Address:	www.cherokee.org/services/commerce

City of Chicago Office of Compliance and Certification City Hall – Room 403 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60602-1284
Type of certification:	Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
Supplier Processing Fee:	Fee to Vendor
Validation Period:	3 years
Telephone:	312-744-0835
Web Address:	www.cityofchicago.org

State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Business Enterprise Program 100 West Randolph, Suite 4-400 Chicago, IL 60601
Type of certification:	Woman, minority and handicap business certifications
Supplier Processing Fee:	None
Validation Period:	Valid for 2 Years
Telephone:	312-814-4190
Web Address:	www.purchase.state.il.us

North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA) 624 Six Flags Drive, #216 Arlington, TX 76011
Type of certification:	Minority and Women-owned business certification
Supplier Processing Fee:	No fee to vendor
Validation Period:	Valid for 1 year
Telephone:	817-640-0606
Web Address:	www.ntcrca.org

South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA) 301 South Frio, Suite 310 San Antonio, TX 78207
Type of certification:	Disadvantaged, Minority and Women-owned business certifications
Supplier Processing Fee:	No fee to vendor
Validation Period:	Varies depending upon the type of certification; minimum one year
Telephone:	210-227-4722; 1-866-439-4722
Web Address:	www.sctrca.org

Texas Building and Procurement Commission, Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Office Address: 1711 San Jacinto Austin, TX 78701 Mailing Address: P. O. Box 13047 Austin, TX 78711-3047
Type of certification:	Minority and Women-owned business certifications
Supplier Processing Fee:	Fee to vendor
Validation Period:	Valid for 4 years.
Telephone:	512-463-6363
Web Address:	www.tbpc.state.tx.us/hub

SBA - Business Plan Basics

Business Plan Basics

A business plan precisely defines your business, identifies your goals, and serves as your firm's resume. The basic components include a current and pro forma balance sheet, an income statement, and a cash flow analysis. It helps you allocate resources properly, handle unforeseen complications, and make good business decisions. Because it provides specific and organized information about your company and how you will repay borrowed money, a good business plan is a crucial part of any loan application. Additionally, it informs sales personnel, suppliers, and others about your operations and goals.

>>> More info >>> http://sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html <<<

Writing the Plan

What goes in a business plan? The body can be divided into four distinct sections:

1) Description of the business
2) Marketing
3) Finances
4) Management

>>> More info >>> http://sba.gov/starting_business/planning/writingplan.html

Free Sample Business Plans

Please visit - http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm

SBA e-Business Institute (Free Online Training Courses)

Please visit - http://sba.gov/training/courses.html#busplan

Resources for Women Business Enterprises (WBEs)

American Business Women’s Association (ABWA)
ABWA’s mission is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for personal and professional growth through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.

Alliance of Business Women International (ABWI)
ABWI is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 to encourage and support businesswomen involved or interested in international trade opportunities.

Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO)
AEO provide entrepreneurs with training and technical assistance, micro-loans, access to market services and training, and/or economic literacy and asset development services.

Association of Women's Business Centers (AWBC)
The AWBC supports entrepreneurship among women as a way to achieve economic self-sufficiency, create wealth and participate in economic development through education, training, mentoring, business development and financing opportunities.

Athena Foundation
The Athena Foundation pairs woman-owned businesses with a group of local mentors who serve as a panel of advisors. Advisors work with business owners for one year, free of charge.

Business Utility Zone Gateway (BuzGate)
The site has a section devoted to supporting women’s efforts in starting, growing and succeeding in business. They offer free online tools and a virtual business incubator.

Center for Women’s Business Research
The Center for Women's Business Research provides groundbreaking research to document the economic and social contributions of women-owned firms, as well as consulting and public relations services to maximize the benefits of that knowledge.

Center for Women and Enterprise: Community Entrepreneurs Program
The Center for Women and Enterprise’s Community Entrepreneurs Program is an entrepreneurship training program designed for women who intend to start their own business to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Committee of 200
The mission of the Committee of 200 is to exemplify and promote entrepreneurship and corporate leadership among women. Each member has attained or exceeded a specific level of success tied to revenues and industry recognition.

Count Me In
Count Me In champions the cause of women's economic independence by providing access to business loans, consultation and education.

Digital Women
Digital Women is an international online community for women who are looking for a place to gather free resources, business tips, home business ideas, and a place to network.

Direct Selling Women's Association
The Direct Selling Women's Association is an international association that works to unite direct sellers around a shared vision of personal and financial success.

eWomenNetwork.com
eWomen Network is a membership-based women's networking organization in North America whose mission is to help women and their businesses succeed.

Franchise Solutions for Women
A resource for women interested in buying their own business or franchise. The site includes interviews with women franchise owners.

Home-Based Working Moms
Home-Based Working Moms is a professional association and online community of parents who work at home and those who aspire to do so.

Inc. Life Resources
In addition to providing resources and information on business and corporate life, Inc.’s Life Resource Center also focuses on the home-based entrepreneur and offers articles and tools on how to balance the demands of work and home.

Inc. Women In Business
Inc.’s Women in Business section provides advice and resources for woman-owned businesses, home businesses and female company leaders.

KeyBank
KeyBank's Small Business Services for Women is dedicated to female business owners and provides information on how to secure funding, forecast sales and manage accounts payable.

Ladies Who Launch
LadiesWhoLaunch.com is a diverse community of entrepreneurial women in various fields who find community, inspiration and support from Ladies Who Launch both online and through events and Incubators across the US and Canada.

Make Mine A Million $ Business Program
The program provides a combination of money, mentoring and marketing tools that women entrepreneurs need to help grow their businesses to a million dollars in revenue and beyond.

Mom Inventors
Mom Inventors was founded to facilitate all stages of the invention process for female entrepreneurs. On their Web site, they offer tools and resources to guide and inspire entrepreneurial success. They also maintain an online store.

Mompreneurs Online
Mompreneurs Online offers business ideas, strategies and networking opportunities for work-at-home moms.

National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)
NAFE provides resources and services to women through education, networking and public policy.

National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
NAWBO is a membership organization that provides resources and networking opportunities for women in business.

National Women Business Owners Corporation
A national not-for-profit corporation, NWBOC was established to increase competition for corporate and government contracts through implementation of an economic development strategy for women business owners.

National Women's Business Council (NWBC)
The NWBC is a bi-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations. The Council's mission is to promote policies and programs designed to support women's business enterprises.

Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT)
OWIT is a nonprofit, professional organization designed to promote women doing business in international trade by providing networking and educational opportunities.

Rich Woman
Rich Woman is devoted to increasing financial freedom by promoting entrepreneurial education and financial literacy among women. The site includes investment advice, forums, blogs, articles, networking opportunities and other resources.

Springboard Enterprises
Springboard Enterprises is a nonprofit that aims to increase women business owners' participation in equity capital markets. Springboard offers education, mentoring programs and connections with investors and business development professionals.

United States Women’s Chamber of Commerce
As the strategic force of the Women's Ownership Movement, the USWCC was established to amplify the economic opportunities and impact of women.

WebMomz.com
WebMomz is an online resource dedicated to empowering women in the areas of business, personal growth and family life.

WomanOwned.com
This site provides business information and networking assistance, as well as a number of tools and resources for female entrepreneurs. The site also includes a search engine of women business owners from numerous countries and industries.

Women-21.gov
Formerly known as Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century, Women-21.gov is a federal, one-stop shop for information and resources.

Women Entrepreneur
An online division of Entrepreneur magazine, Women Entrepreneur provides a wealth of information, advice and resources specifically for businesswomen.

Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) is a national bi-partisan public policy organization representing more than 500,000 women in business (and women business owners) nationwide.

Women Presidents' Organization (WPO)
Women Presidents' Organization (WPO) is for women whose businesses annually gross over two million dollars. The organization has forty-nine chapters in thirty-six cities throughout the U.S.

Womensbiz.us
Womensbiz is a free online magazine for women in all stages and types of business.

Women’s Business Center
Each center provides assistance and training in finance, management, marketing, and procurement. They also address topics such as home-based businesses and many are intermediaries for the SBA’s micro-loans and loan prequalification programs.

Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
WBENC is dedicated to enhancing opportunities for women's business enterprises in America's major business markets.

Women’s Venture Fund
The Women’s Venture Fund is a nonprofit organization that offers entrepreneurial skills training, small business loans and a network of business advisors to women of diverse backgrounds in order to establish thriving businesses in urban communities.

Working Mother
The online version of Working Mother magazine covers work and life issues important to career-committed mothers. The site also provides resources and information for female entrepreneurs and has a Franchise Guide.

World Association for Women Entrepreneurs (Le Femme de Chefs de Enterprise Mondiales, FCEM)
FCEM is nonprofit, non-governmental organization whose keys goals are to create awareness and reinforce the visibility of female business owners, foster professional growth and promote solidarity among female entrepreneurs worldwide.

Additional Entrepreneurial Resource Links

A Business Resource — www.abusinessresource.com

Provides links to a wide range of information resources pertaining to small businesses and business in general; also contains a nationwide directory of business and a "reverse business lookup."
Advanced Technology Development Center (GA) — www.atdc.org

Asian Enterprise — www.asianenterprise.com

According to its website, this publication’s goal is to provide “important information to a growing number of Asian Pacific American entrepreneurs, addressing issues that impact the Asian Pacific American business community, including WMBE policies and procedures, access to small business programs, public policy, legislative and fiscal impacts, procurement and business opportunities.”

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA

Florida State Small Business Center

Franchising Options

Hispanic Business News — www.hispanicbusiness.com

An invaluable resource for members of the Hispanic business community, this site’s many features include a job search/resume-posting program, a nationwide directory of Hispanic-owned businesses, and news on developments in industry and business.
Indian Business & Professional Women — www.ibpw.org

This organization promotes networking among members of the Indian-American business community. Its site includes information on joining and attending its professional development seminars.
Latin Business Association — www.lbausa.com

This is the website for the largest organization in the United States that represents and promotes the welfare of Latino business owners. Formed in 1976, the organization has members from a wide range of businesses, including financial, manufacturing, professional and technical industries. The website includes an online directory of member businesses.
Minority Ally (Supplier Diversity Initiatives)

Minority Business Development Agency — www.mbda.gov

This is the website for the federally mandated MBDA program, which offers financial assistance to minority business organizations throughout the United States, as well as providing business services and support to minority entrepreneurs.
Minority Business News — www.minoritybusinessnews.com

This site features breaking news of interest to minority business owners in a wide range of industries.
National Black Chamber of Commerce

National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development —www.ncaied.org

This site offers information and links for American Indian business owners and entrepreneurs.
National Federation of Independent Businesses — www.nfib.com

The largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals.
National Minority Supplier Development Council — www.nmsdc.org

The website for this organization, which matches minority-owned businesses with large corporations that may use their services. The group’s membership includes most of the largest publicly and privately owned businesses in the United States. One of the sites’ many outstanding features is its exhaustive listing of links relevant to minority business owners.
New York State Small Business Center

SmallBusinessGeorgia.com (Georgia)

Small Business (Money)

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Small Business Association’s Minority Enterprise Development “Hotlist” — www.sba.gov/hotlist/minor.html

A fairly extensive listing of organizations and website of interest to minority business owners.
South Dekalb Business Association

South DeKalb Business Incubator (Georgia)

TotallySmallBusiness.com

United States Chamber of Commerce — www.uschamber.org

Website for this organization representing businesses of all sizes and types. The site is useful even for non-members, as it contains up-to-date news on a wide variety of businesses and industries, as well as a directory of links valuable to the business owner.
United States Department of Commerce — http://home.doc.gov

This links to important information of interest to business-owners in general, such as national programs, assistance, statistics, laws and regulations.
United States Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce —www.uspaacc.org

The USPAACC “represents Asian and non Asian American businesses and professionals in business, sciences, the arts, sports, education, entertainment, community and public service. that represents Asian and non Asian American businesses and professionals in business, sciences, the arts, sports, education, entertainment, community and public service,” according to this website. The site itself includes information on scholarships, businesses opportunities, and organization events.
U.S. SBA Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs)