A. The Resources

1. Advice

• Small Business Planner (U.S. Small Business Administration)
• Minority Business Development Agency
• Office of Veterans Business Development
• Online Women's Business Center
• New Jersey Small Business Development Center
• Beginners' Guide to Financial Statements (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
• Advertising Guidance for Business (Federal Trade Commission)
• Real Estate Locator (New Jersey Commerce Department)

2. Analysis

• County Business Patterns (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Current Industrial Reports (U.S. Census Bureau)
• E-Stats (U.S. Census Bureau)
• American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Economic Indicators (Economics and Statistics Administration)
• Consumer Expenditure Survey (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

3. Finance

• Financial Assistance (U.S. Small Business Administration)
• The Credit Process: A Guide For Small Business Owners (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
• New Jersey Knowledge Initiative (New Jersey State Library)

4. Compliance

• Getting Registered (New Jersey Division of Revenue)
• Licensed Occupations (Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network)
• Small Business (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
• Sector Notebooks (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

5. Opportunities

• How to Sell to the Government (U.S. General Services Administration)
• Central Contractor Registration
• SBIR/STTR Programs and Awards (U.S. Small Business Administration)

B. The Gateways

• Business.gov
• NJ Business

C. The Presentation

• Starting a Business in New Jersey: How Government Resources Can Help, Documents Association of New Jersey, 3 November 2006 (4.2 MB PowerPoint file)