BASIC HOW TO’S
- Determine the Value of Your Business
- From the IRS:
- Sales and Use Tax Videos from the Minnesota Department of Revenue
- Online Business Plan Templates:
- Obtain a DUNS Number
- Obtain a Federal Tax ID (EIN)
- Obtain a Minnesota tax ID
- How to Get a Business Loan
- Business Succession Planning
- Business Forms & Templates
AND HOW (NOT) TO’S
- Top 10 Common Small Business Legal Mistakes
- Small Business Myth-Busters
- Truth About Small Business Grants from the US Government
MURRAY COUNTY
- Murray County Ordinances
- Murray County Banks and Credit Unions
- Murray County Demographic Data
- Murray County Employment and Average Weekly Wage Data (You will need to select the data sets you wish to view).
- Housing
- Murray County Business Subsidy Policy
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
- Southwest Small Business Development Center
- Prairieland Economic Development Corporation
- Southwest Initiative Foundation
- Minnesota Center of Rural Entrepreneurship (CORE)
MINNESOTA
- Made in Minnesota Directory of Minnesota Manufacturers
- Export Financing Programs for Small Businesses
- LegalCORPS: Assists eligible nonprofit corporations and microbusinesses in Minnesota to obtain free legal assistance on business-related matters
- License Minnesota: Access licensing information on over 500 licenses and permits administered by over 40 state agencies in Minnesota
- Minnesota Secretary of State Business Center
- Minnesota Small Business Assistance Office
- Minnesota Tax Handbook (and 2013 Supplement to the Minnesota Tax Handbook)
- MinnesotaWorks: Find quality employees – FREE
- Publications (PDF or order by mail) from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (click on the “Guidebooks” tab): Including “A Guide to Starting a Business in Minnesota”, “An Employers Guide to Employment Law Issues in Minnesota”, “Loan Documentation: An Introduction for Small Businesses”, and more!
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Primers for Small Business
- Small Business Administration
- United States Patent and Trademark and Patent Office