Business resources
A growing list of federal, state, and international small-business resources.
Popular small-business resources:
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC): Strategic Plan
Acquisition.gov at acquisition.gov
CareerOneStop at careeronestop.org
Employment and Training Administration at doleta.gov
Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov
Gov Loans at govloans.gov
General Services Administration (GSA) at gsa.gov
Grants.gov at grants.gov
Internal Revenue Service at irs.gov
International Trade Administration (ITA) at trade.gov
Manufacturing.gov at manufacturing.gov
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at mbda.gov
Occupational Safety and Training Administration at osha.gov
Regulations.gov at regulations.gov
SCORE Association (SCORE) at score.org
System for Award Management at sam.gov
U.S. Census Bureau at census.gov
U.S. Copyright Office at copyright.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture at usda.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce at commerce.gov
U.S. Department of Defense at business.defense.gov
U.S. Department of Homeland Security at dhs.gov/how-do-i/for-businesses
U.S. Department of Labor at dol.gov
U.S. Department of the Treasury at treasury.gov
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at va.gov
U.S. Economic Development Administration at eda.gov
U.S. Government Contracts at sam.gov
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at uspto.gov
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) at sba.gov
U.S. Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at americassbdc.org
USAspending.gov at usaspending.gov
VA Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization
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Resources by State (U.S.) usa.gov/state-business
Alabama
usa.gov/state-business/alabama
Alaska
usa.gov/state-business/alaska
Arizona
usa.gov/state-business/arizona
Arkansas
usa.gov/state-business/arkansas
California
usa.gov/state-business/california
Colorado
usa.gov/state-business/colorado
Connecticut
usa.gov/state-business/connecticut
Delaware
usa.gov/state-business/delaware
District of Columbia
usa.gov/state-business/district-of-columbia
Florida
usa.gov/state-business/florida
Georgia
usa.gov/state-business/georgia
Hawaii
usa.gov/state-business/hawaii
Idaho
usa.gov/state-business/idaho
Illinois
usa.gov/state-business/illinois
Indiana
usa.gov/state-business/indiana
Iowa
usa.gov/state-business/iowa
Kansas
usa.gov/state-business/kansas
Kentucky
usa.gov/state-business/kentucky
Louisiana
usa.gov/state-business/louisiana
Maine
usa.gov/state-business/maine
Maryland
usa.gov/state-business/maryland
Massachusetts
usa.gov/state-business/massachusetts
Michigan
usa.gov/state-business/michigan
Minnesota
usa.gov/state-business/minnesota
Mississippi
usa.gov/state-business/mississippi
Missouri
usa.gov/state-business/missouri
Montana
usa.gov/state-business/montana
Nebraska
usa.gov/state-business/nebraska
Nevada
usa.gov/state-business/nevada
New Hampshire
usa.gov/state-business/new-hampshire
New Jersey
usa.gov/state-business/new-jersey
New Mexico
usa.gov/state-business/new-mexico
New York
usa.gov/state-business/new-york
North Carolina
usa.gov/state-business/north-carolina
North Dakota
usa.gov/state-business/north-dakota
Ohio
usa.gov/state-business/ohio
Oklahoma
usa.gov/state-business/oklahoma
Oregon
usa.gov/state-business/oregon
Pennsylvania
usa.gov/state-business/pennsylvania
Rhode Island
usa.gov/state-business/rhode-island
South Carolina
usa.gov/state-business/south-carolina
South Dakota
usa.gov/state-business/south-dakota
Tennessee
usa.gov/state-business/tennessee
Texas
usa.gov/state-business/texas
Utah
usa.gov/state-business/utah
Vermont
usa.gov/state-business/vermont
Virginia
usa.gov/state-business/virginia
Washington
usa.gov/state-business/washington
West Virginia
usa.gov/state-business/west-virginia
Wisconsin
usa.gov/state-business/wisconsin
Wyoming
usa.gov/state-business/wyoming
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Open Data Source Tools:
Data.gov
Data for Progress
European Open Data Portal
GitHub
Google Public Data Explorer
Global Goals
Open Data Impact Map
Osint.link
Osint Framework
Registry of Open Data on AWS (RODA)
Statista
UNICEF Dataset
United Nations
United States Census Bureau
WHO (World Health Organization)
World Bank Open Data
World Population Prospects
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International Resources:
A
African Development Bank Group
African Union
Amnesty International
Andean Community
Arab League
Arctic Council
Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum (APEC)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN Secretariat)
B
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Pact
C
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Center for International Health and Cooperation (CIHC)
Central American Bank for Economic Integration
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Commonwealth Secretariat
Council of Europe
Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
E
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Central Bank (ECB)
European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Secretariat
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Union (EU)
F
Federation of American Scientists
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
G
G7 Information Centre
Global Goals (by the United Nations)
Gold Mercury International (GMI)
Group of 77
I
Internet Archive
Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA)
Inter-American Defense Board
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Commission of Jurists
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
International Council on Human Rights Policy (ICHRP)
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies(IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation(IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL)
International Joint Commission
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Law Institute (ILI)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Peace Bureau
International Seabed Authority (ISA)
International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Trade Center (ITC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Interpol
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group
L
LibriVox
M
Metropolis: World Association of Major Metropolises
Migrant Rights International
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
N
NAFTA Secretariat
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
Nordic Council/Nordic Council of Ministers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Northern Forum
O
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC)
P
Pacific Community (PC)
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Peace Brigades International(PBI)
Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS)
Project Gutenberg
S
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
U
Union of International Associations (UIA)
Unión Latina
United Cities & Local Governments (UCLG)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Habitat
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
United Nations Women (UNWOMEN)
United States Library of Congress
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
USA.gov
W
Western European Union (WEU)
World Bank
World Economic Forum (WEForum)
World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)
World Food Programme (WFP)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Organization Against Torture (OMCT)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
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Insights & Foresight:
Accenture at accenture.com
Bain at bain.com
Booz | Allen | Hamilton at boozallen.com
Boston Consulting Group at bcg.com
Capgemini at capgemini.com
CGI at cgi.com
Cognizant at cognizant.com
Deloitte at deloitte.com
DXC at dxc.technology
EY at ey.com
Genpact at genpact.com
Infosys at infosys.com
Kearny at kearney.com
McKinsey & Company at mckinsey.com
KPMG at kpmg.com
PwC at pwc.com
Statista at statista.com
Strategy& at strategyand.pwc.com
World Economic Forum at weforum.org