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Library Catalog | LibraryKidsville.org | TeenXTremeOnline.org | Library2011 | Ask a LibrarianBusiness Opportunties: a Guide to Winning Federal Contracts
http://app1.sba.gov/sbtn/registration/index.cfm?CourseId=25
Follow this link to the registration page for the instructional guide. Business Opportunties: a Guide to Winning Federal Contracts is the newest online web-based course from the Small Business Administration. This course is designed for “all small businesses, especially women entrepreneurs and small firms in undeserved markets that have historically had difficulty in tapping into federal contract markets.” The 30-minute tutorial uses both script and audio presentation. After completing the tutorial, business owners can earn a certificate of completion from the SBA.
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/OhioSites/ohiosites.htm
The Ohio Department of Development provides on-line information on industrial real estate available in the state. It has partnered with 88 Ohio counties to create a searchable inventory of sites and buildings. Search via county or region…or search the entire database inventory for appropriate industrial real estate for your business opportunity.
TRAFFIC COUNTS/OHIO COUNTIES
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/techservsite/offceorg/traffmonit/CountInformation/
Do you need traffic count information for your business or marketing plan? Are you considering a location for a business opportunity? Check out this link from the State of Ohio's Department of Transportation and find traffic count data by county , via the department's traffic survey reports and traffic survey flow maps. Traffic survey reports are found for 2006 as well as data from earlier years. The left frame of the website navigates the visitor to other traffic information and contacts.
SBA NEWSLETTERS
http://web.sba.gov/list/
The Small Business Administration publishes over 60 e-mail newsletters that provide a wide variety of information concerning businesses and business opportunities. Many are focused on regional business activity, and all are delivered on a regular basis to your e-mail address. Subscribe to the newsletters from this link on the SBA website.
Small Business Administration-Exporting Guide http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/internationaltrade/exportlibrary/sbge/OIT_SB_GUIDE_EXPORT_INDEX.html
This link on the Small Business Administration's website is to its 3 rd edition of A Small Business Guide To Exporting. As described, it is about “breaking into the trade game”. The eight informative chapters in this guide provide a strategy to creating an exporting factor in your business. Visit this SBA link and explore the possibility.
EPA – Green Building
http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/index.htm
Do you have an interest in green building? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “ Green or sustainable building is the practice of creating healthier and more resource-efficient models of construction, renovation, operation, maintenance, and demolition.” The Green Building link on the agency's website is a useful source for exploration of the topic, providing information for those who are building new homes and commercial establishments, as well as for those who are renovating or purchasing items for their homes. For expanded information on the topic via titles in our Library's collection, see CHECK IT OUT – DECEMBER and
BIC SOURCE OF THE MONTH.
KeepYourCopyrights.org
www.keepyourcopyrights.org
Library of Congress Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/
United States Patent and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
We're offering three websites this month to assist with matters involving intellectual property.
• The first website, KeepYourCopyrights.org, was developed by the Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts and the Program on Law & Technology at Columbia Law School. Let's allow the website to describe its mission…. “this site is designed to help creators hold on to their copyrights, to license their rights on author-friendly terms, and in general to encourage creators to take a more active role in managing the life of their creative work.” KeepYourCopyrights.org includes a link that deals with copyright and a second link that focuses on contracts. The second link directs one to other web connections that provide sample contracts.
• The website of the Library of Congress's Copyright Office is the second featured website of the month. It's mission is the protection of the works of creators. The website has been newly engineered and includes online registration, news from the office, and detailed information on the process of obtaining a copyright.
• November's third website is the inclusive website of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Here the visitor can engage in tutorials on the patent and trademark process, as well beginning the process of obtaining them. Many other features are available that assist in the understanding of both patents and trademarks, including online chats whose subjects are archived.
Be sure to click on BIC Source of the Month and Check it Out for additional selections on copyright and trademark information.Home | Library Catalog | LibraryKidsville.org | TeenXTremeOnline.org | Site Map
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