Financing • USA.gov -Government grants and loans - Access information on federal government grants and loans. • SBA Funding Programs - Features a primer on financing options for your business General • Kauffman Entrepreneurs - Links to information of interest to entrepreneurs • WSJ’s Small Business - Offers articles, forums and a toolkit for small business owners • Entrepreneur.com - Offers articles, forums and a toolkit for small business owners Government Assistance • USA.gov -Small business - Links businesses to forms, assistance, laws and regulations • Bureau of Labor Statistics - Provides economic data and analysis on employment • IRS Small Business and Self - Employed Tax Center • SBA - Features guides to starting, financing and expanding a business • U.S. Census Bureau - Provides social, demographic and economic information
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE
SPECIALIZED LEGAL RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE LegalCORPS is a nonprofit affiliated with the Minnesota legal community that provides referrals to attorneys and pro bono business law services for qualifying small businesses, nonprofits, and low‑income entrepreneurs and inventors. Services include brief‑advice clinics, workshops, and, in some cases, full representation on non‑litigation business issues. Contact information is in the Resource Directory. The Mitchell Hamline School of Law operates their Legal Practice Center where law students, supervised by faculty, help with matters such as drafting contracts for nonprofit organizations, forming new business entities, and filing patent or trademark applications. The University of Minnesota Law School, Business Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic and related clinics pair teams of law students with small businesses, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs to provide free assistance on non‑litigation matters such as entity choice and formation, governance documents, contract drafting, IP questions, and basic employment issues. LawM oose is a Minnesota legal search engine that, while not offering legal advice, offers an online legal reference library for researching Minnesota law, an online search engine focused on law related sites in Minnesota, and a Minnesota legal periodical index. The site assists users in framing legal questions and issues to address to their own legal counsel.
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