Business Resource Center

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Alaska

Alaska regional business links

Anchorage

• Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
• Municipality of Anchorage
• Commerce, Community and Economic Development
• Alaska Small Business Development Center
• Anchorage Economic Development Corporation

Mat Su Valley

• Wasilla Chamber of Commerce
• Palmer Chamber of Commerce
• City of Wasilla
• Mat Su Borough

Juneau

• Juneau Chamber of Commerce
• Juneau Economic Development Council
• City and Borough of Juneau - Mayor

Homer

• Homer Chamber of Commerce
• City of Homer
• Kenai Peninsula College
• Homer Job Center

Kenai / Soldotna

• Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District
• City of Kenai
• Kenai Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Kenai Chamber of Commerce
• Kenai Peninsula College (UAA, Kenai River Campus)
• Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council
• Soldotna Chamber of Commerce

Fairbanks

• Fairbanks North Star Borough
• Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce
• City of Fairbanks
• Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation

Ketchikan

• Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce
• City of Ketchikan
• Ketchikan Gateway Borough
• Ketchikan Small Business Development Center

Kodiak

• Kodiak Chamber of Commerce
• Kodiak Island Borough
• City of Kodiak

Arizona

Arizona regional business links

State

• Arizona Corporation Commission
• Arizona Secretary Of State
• State of Arizona Department of Revenue
• Arizona Small Business Association
• State of Arizona Business Resources

California

California regional business links

State

• Secretary of State (Business)
• State of California Employment Development
• State of California Economic Development
• Labor Statistics
• Various State of CA Agencies

Federal

• Tax Payments Online
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
• Census Information

High Desert Resources

• Job Search

Education

• Victor Valley Community College
• California State University of San Bernardino
• University of LaVerne (Victorville Campus)
• Brandman University
• San Joaquin Valley College
• Azusa Pacific University (Victorville Campus)

Adelanto

• City of Adelanto
• Chamber of Commerce

Apple Valley

• Town of Apple Valley
• Chamber of Commerce
• Small Business Development Center (Inland Empire)

Big Bear Lake

• City of Big Bear Lake
• Chamber of Commerce

Barstow

• City of Barstow
• Chamber of Commerce

Victorville

• City of Victorville
• Chamber of Commerce
• Small Business Development Center (Inland Empire)

Hesperia

• City of Hesperia
• Chamber of Commerce
• Small Business Development Center (Inland Empire)

Phelan

• Chamber of Commerce

Washington

Washington regional business links

State

• State of Washington Homepage
• Washington State Employment Security Dept.
• Washington State Department of Commerce
• Plan Washington
• Census Information

Puget Sound

• Puget Sound Regional Council
• Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle

Seattle

• City of Seattle
• Chamber of Commerce

Spokane

• City of Spokane
• Chamber of Commerce

Tacoma

• City of Tacoma
• Chamber of Commerce

Everett

• City of Everett
• Snohomish County Economic Alliance

SBA

Small Business Administration links

The US Small Business Administration hosts this one-stop site that addresses all aspects of starting and managing a business.

• Business guide

Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve Bank

• The Federal reserve bank offers educational resources and economic research data.
• Economic data
• Educational materials

Online publications

Online business oriented publications

• Business Week
• The Business Publications Search Engine
• Wall Street Journal
• INC Magazine
• Bloomberg
• Kiplinger Financial

Misc. links

Miscellaneous business resource sites

• EFTPS.gov Make your federal tax payments online
• US Census Bureau Demographic information
• AllBusiness.com Business Resources
• University of Alaska Center for Economic Development Steps to Success for Rural Entrepreneurs
• Bizmove.com Small Business Knowledge Base
• InvestorWords.com Financial Glossary
• My Own Business Entrepreneur training
• SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business