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U.s. Small Business Administration
This site is the homepage for the SBA, or Small Business Administration.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: The Basic Business Letter
This lesson from Purdue's online writing lab details both the parts of a business letter and the various formats for one, including block, modified block, and semi-block. Great resource for getting started writing a professional letter.
Wolters Kluwer
Small Business Guide: Do You Have the Right Stuff to Run a Small Business?
Very comprehensive site with links to all of the roles you must be experienced in to run a small business successfully. Roles such as tax collector, manager/boss, sales/marketing/advertising executive, accountant, etc. are discussed.
Wolters Kluwer
Small Business Guide: Marketing Plans
This site discusses the marketing element of a business plan. Additional links provide more in-depth detail to this section of a business plan.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Beyond Shocks: What Causes Business Cycles?
"Beyond Shocks: What Causes Business Cycles?" Conference Series No. 42, June 1998, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. A collection of articles that can be downloadable in PDF format.
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Canadian Bankers Association: Getting Started in Small Business
This resource discusses the possible sources of financing when starting a small business, debt financing (borrowing money) and equity financing (investing money).
Wolters Kluwer
Small Business Guide: What Are Your Goals?
This site discusses the economic, personal, and retirement goals of an entrepreneur. The importance of goals and quantifying them in relation to business plans are linked.
CNN
Cnn: Business
CNN & MONEY magazine combine business news, stock quotes & financial market coverage with personal finance advice, tools & investing tips.
English Club
English Club: Business Crossword 1
This EnglishClub crossword reviews vocabulary associated with business and finance.
Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online: Businesses
A comprehensive guide to protecting your business in today's digital world.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Business
In this lesson students will explore the steps involved in starting a new business. This will include preparing a ten-page Business Plan, building a model of the business, and presenting the business idea in a role-play situation where...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Business Communication
This activity will help students learn about business communication. Students will learn how to write various types of business letters and other communication.
Digital History
Digital History: The Rise of Big Business
This resource provides information about the rise of big business in America after the Civil War. Read about the modern corporation, increased mechanization, and consumer products.
Digital History
Digital History: Business Organizations [Pdf]
After a brief description of various ways that businesses are organized, find out about the monopolies formed in the age of big business in the late 19th century, focusing primarily on Standard Oil. [pdf]
US Senate
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is working on exciting new projects for young companies. Check out the "Breaking News" link to find out up to date information.
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U.s. Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions
Detailed chart showing the number and duration of the business cycle in the United States, from 1854 to the present.
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Tonya Skinner: International Business
Are you looking for international business education resources? Tonya Skinner has developed a variety of business classroom resources including: lessons, bulletin boards, curriculum development, scavenger hunts, and classroom tools.
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Score: Counselors to America's Small Business
Ask SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, any small business question for quick answers. SCORE also provides counselors, a learning center, business toolbox, news, stories, and many more small business resources.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Guide to the Business of Babysitting
This creation of the University of Illinois Extension starts students thinking of babysitting as a business, and maybe the first step in their career path. Parents will like this site because it has materials you can give to babysitters...
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Business Executives for National Security
"Business Executives for National Security (BENS) - a national, nonpartisan organization of business leaders who apply the lessons of their successful businesses to making our country safer and more secure." Topics include: What's New,...
Biz Move
Biz Move: How to Buy or Sell a Business: An Overview
This very detailed site covers all aspects of buying or selling a business. Steps from the beginning of where to locate a business to the procedures of negotiation are included.
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Wisconsin Business Education Association (Wbea)
The WBEA provides information on its organization, membership, convention, and legislative initiatives. It also offers related links and resources and curriculum and lesson plans for a variety of business subjects.
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Harvard Business School: A Daring Experiment: Business Education for Women
Fascinating discussion of the history of business education at Harvard which began in 1937. Includes a compilation of materials to support this such as historic documents, photographs, publications, and oral history interviews.
University of Texas at Austin
Univ. Of Texas: Comparing the Business World
Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing the difference between American businessmen and women to the business world of their home countries. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along....
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