Links to Other Business Resources

BASIC HOW TO’S

• Determine the Value of Your Business
• From the IRS:
  • Video presentations dedicated to helping small businesses
  • Small business taxes: Virtual workshop
• Sales and Use Tax Videos from the Minnesota Department of Revenue
• Online Business Plan Templates:
  • From the University of Minnesota
  • From the Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Obtain a DUNS Number
• Obtain a Federal Tax ID (EIN)
• Obtain a Minnesota tax ID
• How to Get a Business Loan
• Business Succession Planning
  • The Myths and Realities of Succession Planning for Small Businesses
  • Selling Your Business is a Risky Affair
• 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 Realtors
  • Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership
• 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)
  • Starting a Business Class (video)
    
  • Developing a Marketing Plan (video)
  • Getting out of Business (video)
  • Resource Tools

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!

NATIONAL

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Primers for Small Business
  • Customers
  • Employees
• Small Business Administration
• United States Patent and Trademark and Patent Office