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Counselors to America’s Small Business

Chapter 6, Serving Central Indiana

Favorite Links

We provide this “Favorite Links” page as a service to our clients. Most of the following links are pertinent to starting a business in Indiana and have proven to be useful resources in planning and operating your business in Indiana.

Indianapolis SCORE Partners:

SCORE http://www.score.org/

SCORE is a Resource Partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Locate the nearest SCORE office or ask SCORE for business advice on-line.

This website contains many entrepreneurial tools to set the foundation for your

business success.

U.S. Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/

Indiana Small Business Development Center http://www.isbdc.org/

The Indiana Small Business Development Center is a state based organization

offering a wealth of free and low cost information, management counseling, and

educational services designed to support Indiana small business owners and potential

entrepreneurs.

Central Indiana Women’s Business Center http://www.nsibiz.org/

Provides services to emerging and existing business owners in the 10-county,

Indianapolis metropolitan area. Provides business counseling and a workshop

series, supports the Indianapolis Microloan Program.

Federal Government:

To Sell to the Federal Government or a Federal Government Supplier, you will need to:

Obtain a D-U-N-S Number http://www.dnb.com/us

Register in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) http://www.ccr.gov

Obtain a North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) http://www.naics.com/

Find Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html

FirstGov.gov Tthe U. S. Government’s Official Web Portal http://www.FirstGov.gov

Primary portal to all Federal and State Government agencies

Internal Revenue Service http://www.irs.gov/

Resource for all Small Business / Self Employment / Federal Tax information

Apply for an EIN Number on-line: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102766,00.html

IRS Forms & Publications (download in PDF format): http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html

Employer’s Tax Guide (Circular E) – Information needed to calculate employee withholding taxes: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15.pdf

U.S. Census http://www.census.gov

Resource for the U.S. Economic Census – 2002 (Most recent)

Resource for NAICS Data

Excellent Resource for Economic and Demographic Surveys

U.S. Dept. of Labor - 2004-2005 Occupational Outlook Handbook

http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Extensive resource regarding U.S. labor statistics

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov/

Resource for researching patents and trademarks

Indiana State Government:

Indiana State Government (Access Indiana) http://www.state.in.us/

Access Portal to all Indiana State Government agencies

Indiana Secretary of State— Business Services Division

http://www.state.in.us/sos/business/corps/guide.html

Filing for Incorporation, LLC, and other business entities

Indiana State Business Owner’s Guide to State Government.

Indiana General Assembly http://www.in.gov/legislative/index.html

Contact with the Indiana State Legislature

Indiana Business Research Center http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu

An extensive resource for business data and analysis of economic and demographic

information about Indiana.

Indiana State Library http://www.statelib.lib.in.us

Resource for many types of business information about the State of Indiana.

Includes the Indiana State Data Center which disseminates census and other

demographic and economic statistical data.

Indiana Department of Health http://www.in.gov/isdh/regsvcs/foodprot/wholsale/stwhofoo.htm

In Indiana, food operations are divided between Retail and Wholesale operations.

Retail operations include restaurants, grocery stores, local festivals and fairs, and other

businesses selling food products directly to the consumer. Wholesale food operations are

those that manufacture and/or distribute to another entity for resale or distribution.

Indianapolis and Marion County:

Indianapolis City Government http://www.indygov.org/home.htm

Links to all Indianapolis City and Marion County agencies, including the County Recorder

and the Economic Development Portal, among many others.

Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library http://www.imcpl.org/

Extensive Market Research Database Resources for many business & technology needs

Venture Capital Resources:

Indiana Venture Center http://indianaventurecenter.com/

A privately funded not-for-profit organization serving as a catalyst for the

creation and growth of entrepreneurial, high growth businesses in Indiana.

Indy Partnership http://www.indypartnership.com/

A privately funded not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the economic

growth of the Indianapolis Region which included Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks,

Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Monroe, Shelby, Tippecanoe counties.

Chambers of Commerce:

Indiana Chamber of Commerce

http://www.indianachamber.com/OnlineResources-OpeningBussiness.asp

Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce http://www.indychamber.com/

Indianapolis Black Chamber of Commerce http://www.indianapolisbcc.org/

Universities:

Butler University - College of Business http://www.butler.edu/cba/

University of Indianapolis - School of Business http://business.uindy.edu/

Purdue University's Technical Assistance Program (TAP)

http://www.tap.purdue.edu/html/index.html

Other Resources:

Demographic Look-ups http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/index.htm

Indianapolis Business Journal Small Biz Toolkit

http://www.ibj.com/smallbiztoolkit

Copyright for Software http://www.benedict.com/info/info.aspx

What You Need to Start a Wholesale Food Business in Indiana

http://www.in.gov/isdh/regsvcs/foodprot/wholsale/stwhofoo.htm

How To Start a Retail food Business

http://www.in.gov/isdh/regsvcs/foodprot/retail/howtofoo.htm

The Entrepreneur Network http://tenonline.org/

American Factfinder http://factfinder.census.gov

On-Line database for population, housing, geographic, and economic data

Quick Reference Resources for a Start-up Business:

Indiana Secretary of State Office, Business Division

Ongoing filing requirements for businesses in Indiana: http://www.in.gov/sos/business/berf2.html

Go here to find out if the name you have selected for your business is available: http://www.in.gov/sos/business/corps/searches.html

Information for people starting a business. Scroll down to the drop down menu, topics include Choosing a Structure and Forming your Business, Officially Forming Your Business, Requesting Forms (over the Internet), Business Owner’s Guide to State Government (general requirements, licensing requirements, establishing tax accounts, etc.).
http://www.in.gov/sos/business/corps/guide.html

Internal Revenue Service

EIN Number: You can apply for your number on-line. Go to this site to find out whether you need one. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102766,00.html

IRS Forms and Publications you can download in PDF format. Some forms are interactive, meaning you can type directly into them and then print them. http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html

Employer’s Tax Guide (Circular E): All the information you need to calculate employee withholding taxes. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15.pdf

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS

This web site takes you through all of the steps:

http://www.state.in.us/sic/owners/ia.html

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