Entrepreneurship Resources
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
Visit the SBA site for statistics and research:
http://www.sba.gov/tools/resourcelibrary/smallbusinessstatisticsresearch/index.html
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program
The Office of Technology administers the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. Through these two competitive programs, SBA ensures that the nation's small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government's research and development efforts.
Website for SBIR/STTR: http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbir/index.html
Eleven federal departments participate in the SBIR program; five departments participate in the STTR program awarding $2billion to small high-tech businesses.
Online Courses on Entrepreneurship
SBA also offers free online courses: http://www.sba.gov/services/training/onlinecourses/index.html