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Table of ContentsAdvice Free or Nearly Free
Advice - Free or Nearly FreeAlumnae Resources Business Environmental Assistance Center California Commission for Economic Development Contra Costa College Entrepreneurship Training Program Lemelson National Program in Invention, Innovation and Creativity MIT Entrepreneurship Center Private Industry Councils San Francisco Mayor's Office of Business and Community Services San Francisco Renaissance (incubator) SCORE Small Business Institutes at colleges Small Business Development Centers The Enterprise Network Venture Law group WISE (Women's Initiative for Self-Employment)
Auditors
Corporate CommunicationsRoy Brakeman (MIT alumnus)
EnvironmentalSorab R. Vatcha, PhD, PE (MIT alumnus) Suzanne Von Rosenberg (MIT alumnus)
BanksNancy Wu (MIT alumna) Small Business Administration
Factoring
Financial ServicesRichard W. Clark (seasoned financial officer who provides services as part-time CFO)
Private InvestorsInternational Capital Resources Technology Capital Network at MIT Connect (U.C. San Diego's Program in Technology and Entrepreneurship)
Venture Capital FirmsMark Gorenberg (MIT Alumnus) Gus Tai (MIT Alumnus) George Zachary (MIT Alumnus) Rohit Gupta (MIT Alumnus)
Human ResourcesPayroll Services: Paychex Payday
SafetyAmerican Red Cross Workplace Programs offer training for health, safety, and emergency preparedness. They offer a 78-page "Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry." Write Arthur Barker at American Red Cross, 1550 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
IncubatorsMoffett Field San Francisco Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
InsuranceCommercial insurance brokers can advise on need and availability of property, disability, liability, life, and other forms of insurance.
General Business Law:Dennis Swanson (MIT alumnus)
Patent, Trademark & Copyright LawDavid J. Weitz (MIT alumnus) Ronald L. Yin
MarketingBAYTRADE Center for International Trade Development (Assistance in developing international markets)
NetworkingSee Seminars/Events
PartneringLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LibrariesAlumnae Resources - 120 Montgomery Street, San Francisco (Publications, Annual Reports) (Annual membership required)
Magazines, Newspapers, Newsletters, and MiscellaneousBusinesses for Sale (for those interested in buying a business) California Investment Review (lists ventures seeking private capital; goes to a subscriber list of individuals seeking investment opportunities) "Enterprise" special report by Business Week Nov/Dec 1995 Entrepreneur Industry-specific magazines/newspapers Nation's Business "The Entrepreneur's Page", a new periodic newsletter published by Pezzola & Reinke, an Oakland law firm having satellite offices in Menlo Park, Santa Rosa, and San Francisco. Collection of papers summarizing presentations at The Sixth Annual East Bay Entrepreneurs' Conference on November 7, 1995 in Oakland ( Available through Pezzola & Reinke law firm Telephone: 510-273-8750) Internal Revenue Service publications re income and payroll taxes applicable to small businesses, including "Tax Guide for Small Business - 1995", "Tax Calendars for 1996", and "Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide." California Franchise Tax Board publications re income and payroll taxes applicable to businesses, including "Guide for Corporations Starting Business in California." State of California Employment Development Department publication "California Employer's Guide."
BooksA Guide to Going Public - Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Brass Tacks - Jim Schell, 1993, Henry Holt and Company (common sense advice from an entrepreneur) Entrepreneurship; Creativity at Work - Harvard Business Review (compilation of articles from the magazine) The Age of Unreason - Charles Handy Getting Started; Entrepreneur's Guide to Doing Business in San Francisco - Mayor's Office of Business and Community Services, 401 Van Ness Ave., 4th Floor Small Business Success - SBA and Pacific Bell (For free copy, call: 800-848-8000) Starting & Succeeding in Business: A Guide for California Entrepreneurs - California Commission for Economic Development (For free Copy, call: 415-557-2662) Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources (available at libraries) (comprehensive listing of sources of venture capital) The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship - W.D.Bygrave (available in libraries) The author is Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Babson College. He has collected writings re entrepreneurship by professors, consultants, and entrepreneurs. Pamphlet Management Assistance for Small Business Owners - Small Business Administration lists programs available to help entrepreneurs solve problems. Includes addresses of SCORE, Small Business Institutes, and Small Business Development Centers. (Available at SBA offices. San Francisco office: (415-744-6827)
Seminars/Events/Short CoursesChurchill Club's annual IPO night in Palo Alto (Several CEO's tell about their experiences doing an IPO. This year the meeting was 3/6/96.) East Bay Entrepreneurs' Conference (annual) East Bay Inventors' Alliance Foothill and De Anza Colleges (Listed in Impact, a seasonal catalogue of courses offered) High Tech Club (Stanford Business School) New Enterprise Forum Northern California Venture Capital Association meetings Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs' Conference (annual) Stanford Executive Briefings UC Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum Xerox seminars
MiscellaneousSmall Business Administration - Government agency that offers loans and assistance to small businesses. Idea Cafe - Rhonda Abrams re concerns of small business Suggest a resource to be added to the catalog |
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