Chapter
6, Serving
8500
Keystone Crossing,
(317)
226-7264
email: mailto:Score@IndyScore.org
(click here for a map to our location)
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
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.
The
offering a wealth of free and low cost information, management
counseling, and
educational services designed to support
entrepreneurs.
Central
Provides
services to emerging and existing business owners in the 10-county,
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
Extensive resource regarding
Resource for researching patents and trademarks
Access Portal to all Indiana State Government agencies
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
An extensive resource for business data and analysis of
economic and demographic
information about
Indiana State Library http://www.statelib.lib.in.us
Resource for many types of business information about the
State of
Includes
the
demographic and
economic statistical data.
Indiana
Department of Health http://www.in.gov/isdh/regsvcs/foodprot/wholsale/stwhofoo.htm
In
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
City Government http://www.indygov.org/home.htm
Links to all
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:
A privately funded not-for-profit
organization serving as a catalyst for the
creation and growth of
entrepreneurial, high growth businesses in
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,
Chambers
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
http://www.tap.purdue.edu/html/index.html
Other
Resources:
American
Factfinder http://factfinder.census.gov
On-Line
database for population, housing, geographic, and economic data
Copyright for Software http://www.benedict.com/info/info.aspx
Demographic Look-ups http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/index.htm
How To Start a Retail food Business
http://www.in.gov/isdh/regsvcs/foodprot/retail/howtofoo.htm
http://www.ibj.com/smallbiztoolkit
Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
The Entrepreneur Network http://tenonline.org/
What You Need to Start a Wholesale Food Business in
http://www.in.gov/isdh/regsvcs/foodprot/wholsale/stwhofoo.htm
Quick Reference Resources for a Start-up Business:
- Ongoing filing requirements for businesses in
- 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