We recommend owners who want a stable, profitable business take time to follow the information provided by these business resources:
- LMCI, Texas Worksource, Office of the Comptroller (Texas Only), for statistics on businesses in Texas by MSA
- Thomas.gov for information on federal legislation proposed and existing
- US Department of Labor for job description examples and labor regulations
- US Department of Commerce for information on codes and opportunities
- IRS for tax infofrmation and contractor vs. employee definitions
- NFIB National Federation of Independent Business, trade association focusing on small business issues Small Business Administration (SBA) SBA.gov (federal and local) for research on small business and busines assistance SBIR, Small Business Innovation Research Grant program, for funding to commercialize products and services of interest to the US government
- Your trade association or codes of ethic, government regulation information, and shared opportunities
- Your State and local government
- Community & Meetup groups of interest to you personally or professionally (home owners associations, transportation and planning initiatives, environmental groups, international business organizations, etc.)
- Small Business Administration (SBA) (federal and local)
