Business Tips - Vol. 3 PDF Print E-mail

Lady VetSupport for Women Business Owners

The Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC) is a national not-for-profit organization representing women business owners through a network of women’s business centers. Founded in 1998, the AWBC supports entrepreneurial development among women as a way to achieve economic self-sufficiency, create wealth, and participate in economic development through education, training, mentoring, business development, and financing opportunities. To learn more, visit www.awbc.biz.

Understand the 2008 Stimulus Package

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has created an online resource center to connect small business owners with tax management tools to maximize their savings from the 2008 Economic Stimulus Package. The site features a fact sheet that highlights the tax benefits; a depreciation calculator to estimate the first-year depreciation available under the new provisions; and an online seminar that summarizes the tax benefits from the 2008 Economic Stimulus Package. For more information, visit www.sba.gov/stimulus.

E-Resources for Entrepreneurs

In order to promote the interests of entrepreneurs and small business owners, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) has developed the website Entre-preneurialConnection.com. It features a monthly series of articles on key topics, as well as a free biweekly e-letter that provides tips, tools, and techniques for small businesses.