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Resource CatalogSuggest a resource to be added to the catalog
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) Samir
Ajmera
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
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