Survival Tips
home3.americanexpress.com/smallbusiness/tool/security/protect.asp
This page of the American Express
Web site offers small business owners articles
such as “Protect Your Business: Stop Fraud Before
It Starts,” as well as quizzes on security risk
including “Are You Vulnerable to Fraud and Theft?”
Other resources provide guidance on running a
small business with tips on creating effective
financial controls and guarding intellectual
property.
Resources for Entrepreneurs
www.sbaer.uca.edu
For CPAs looking to start their
own business or expand the services they currently
offer, the Small Business Advancement National
Center page of the University of Central Arkansas
Web site features sections such as Counseling and
Consulting, Research and Dissemination, Strategic
Alliances, and Training and Education. The center
also provides a free e-mail newsletter and links
to information on effective Web marketing.
Advice from the Advisor
www.isquare.com
The Small Business Advisor’s Web
site offers CPA firm owners a free electronic
newsletter that gives Internet tips and tricks,
and marketing, sales and software assistance.
Visitors can read up on legal issues and starting
or selling a business. The site also includes a
section on tax advice and answers to frequently
asked questions.
Government Links for Businesses
www.business.gov
The U.S. Business Advisor’s goal
is to “make the relationship between business and
government more productive.” It helps do that by
“providing one-stop access to federal government
information, services and transactions” on its Web
site. Links to government Web pages also offer
input on business development, financial
assistance, international trade, taxes and
workplace issues.
Small Business Links
www.bizmove.com
CPAs who wish to enhance their
existing Web presence will want to surf this Web
site—“the small business knowledge base.” A free
subscription to its e-zine, BizTips ,
includes a download of the e-book 101 Tips and
Strategies to Small Business Success. Users
also can link to applications for free government
grants and business plan templates.
Online Business Information
smallbusiness.yahoo.com
This section of Yahoo includes
links to assist small business owners in finding
online resources for creating a Web presence and
managing and promoting their businesses. CPAs also
can link to articles on business incorporation and
financing, such as “How Attention to Safety Can
Boost Your Profits” and “Is It Better to Lease or
Buy Equipment?” This site also offers information
on business, marketing and planning a Web
strategy.
Online Investment Information
bigcharts.marketwatch.com
Personal financial planners and
financial analysts looking for current investment
data will want to check out this page of CBS
MarketWatch.com’s Web site. Other sections worth
noting include Market Diaries, MarketPulse and
Market Summary, which give users current stock
information, including how well, or badly, a
particular stock performs. Become a member by
registering for free: You will receive gratis
e-newsletters and financial news alerts.
A Wealth of Economic Data
www.bea.gov
The U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) Web site offers
visitors data on the national economy including
fixed asset, income and product account tables.
Users also can find charts on the government’s
current receipts and expenditures, as well as
current and archived issues of the BEA’s monthly
journal, Survey of Current Business.
Money Matters
www.economagic.com
With more than 100,000 data files
on the economy, this Web site is worth a visit.
Site topics include data on daily and monthly
interest rates from the Federal Reserve Board,
bank prime lending rates that combine current and
historical data, as well as senior loan officer
opinion-survey information.
EP Phone (From) Home
www.en-parent.com
For entrepreneurial parents (EPs)
working from home, this Web site aims to help “EPs
make a living and a life.” The site features
topical articles such as “Six Ways to Work-Family
Balance” and “The Top Ten FAQs About Starting a
Business.” It also includes links to
administrative, entrepreneurial and home business
Web sites.
For Father to Know Best
www.fathersworld.com
Geared toward all kinds of
fathers—single, divorced, stay-at-home or
traditional—this Web site offers information on
leisure activities in the “Goofing Off” section
with tips on how to start up a friendly poker game
with other dads, for example. The legal area gives
advice on child custody and divorce settlements,
and the news section links to articles related to
children, family and the home. | 
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