USA Small Business Start up Success

1. U.S. Small Business Association
http://www.sba.gov
Maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters.

2. SOHO America
http://www.soho.org/
Find Out How SOHO Online can help you manage the challenges of working in a small office/home office environment. SOHO is for SME, small business, home office, small office, business events, conferences, networking, seminars, presentations, keynotes, event planning, and membership.

3. Internet Retailer
http://www.internetretailer.com/
Site complete with Internet Retail news, resources, experts and upcoming events in several areas and industries.

A second important area is marketing and PR. A few good online resources follow:

Logoworks
Quality logos give your business an immediate air of professionalism. Even if your business is new or less established, a customer will often give the benefit of doubt to a company that looks professional. Every business eventually competes with others. A unique and professional logo will help your customers distinguish your products and services and help them remember who you are.

Publicity Hound
Joan Stewart, publicity resource expert for small business and people that need advice with publicity design and background with seminars in U.S.A. available.

Meetup
Expanding your network. There are opportunities now to expand you current local business network to include partnerships in other cities or gain access to similar experts in your field without having to go there.

Google Adwords
Online Marketing. Numerous online marketing programs such as video, radio, banner and one of the best, pay per click. Pay per click has changed the advertising world and so has the fact that more consumers search for product information online and generations have grown up with Internet technology.