| Home-Based Businesses | Creating an Online Store | Starting a Restaurant/Food Bus. | Franchise | SBA Loans | Permits/Licenses,Etc. | Sales Taxes | Procuring Bids | Exporting/Importing | Management | Manufacturing |
Sales Taxes (In Texas) | Sales Tax Holiday (August 15-17, 2008) |
Local Sales & Use Tax (Re cities, counties, special purpose districts, and transit authorities sales tax percentages)
Sales and Use Tax Rate Charts | 8 1/4% Chart |
Sales Tax Exemption for Nonprofits
See also Sales Taxes and E-Commerce
Small Business Guide (Taxes) (Quicken.com)
Small Business & Self Employed Community (IRS)
Home Office Association of America
Natl. Assn. for the Self-Employed
Jim Blassingame, Small Business Advocate | Home Business Suite |
Small & Home Based Business Links
Entrepreneurial Parent (A community & career resource for parents looking to balance work and family on their own terms.)
fambiz.com (Family Business Executives & Owners)
Turn Your Hobby or Craft Into a Home-Based Business (Make Stuff.com)
Yahoo! on Small Business (and E-Commerce)
Yahoo! Store (Create your own store and at the same time be part of Yahoo! Shopping)
iCat.com (Another create your own store site)
E-Commerce & the Internet (Federal Trade Commission)
National Restaurant Assn | Texas Restaurant Assn |
Food Service Professionals Network
Food Brokers USA
Entrepreneur Magazine
SBA Franchise Workshop (Online from the U.S. Small Business Administration)
Franchise Network | Franchise & Business Opportunities (FTC) | More Franchise (FTC) |
American Assn. of Franchisees & Dealers
BISON: The Franchise Network (Business Intl Sales & Opportunity Network)
Franchise Opportunities.com
Franchise Annual Online | Franchises (Small & Home-Based Business Links) |
Govt. Loans | Small Business Administration Loans |
Government Financing Programs
The Capital Network (TCN) (Venture Capital site)
Foundation Center & Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
4 Steps to Starting A Business: A Guide to TX Business Licenses & Permits
One Stop Business Assistance Center
Assumed Name Database [DBA] (Harris County Clerk's Office)
Online Permits (City of Houston only)
Business Organization Forms (Secretary of State / Texas)
Patents & Trademarks
Commerce Business Daily (Buying from US govt)
Electronic State Business Daily
(Buying from TX govt)
Import Export Coach | InternationalWorkz |
World Trade (Greater Houston Partnership / Houston Chamber of Commerce)
International Trade Center (University of Houston)
Internatl Trade Administration | Trade Information Center | Global Technology Network |
BuyUSA.gov (U.S. Commercial Service) | Bureau of Export Administration (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) |
U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook | International Chamber of Commerce |
Executive Planet.com (Internatl etiquette) | Country Library (TradePort) |
NAFTA Home Page (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) | NAFTA Resources |
MEXonline.com (since 1993) | NAFTA - Mexico/Canada |
BancoMexT Trade Commission of Mexico
Texas Economic Development Clearinghouse
American Management Assn.
Intl. Assn. for Management Education
Institute of Management & Administration
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management (Rice University)
American Society for Training & Development
At Your Business
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center |
(Hands-On Help for Manufacturers) [Natl. Institute of Standards & Technology]
Texas Marketplace
Thomas Register on the Internet (Natl. manufacturers' directory)
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