Web Site Reference Guide

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United States Government Informational Web Sites:
Foreign Representation in Washington, D.C.: http://embassy.org/embassies/
IRS Employer Tax Identification Number Information: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=118396,00.html
IRS Small Business Center: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/businesses/small/index.html
IRS Tax Information and Forms: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/businesses/small/content/0,,id=98942,00.html
Library of Congress (copyright information): http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
US Business Tax Information: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/display/0,,i1%3D2%26i2%3D23%26genericId%3D20005,00.html
US Bureau of Export Administration: http://www.bxa.doc.gov/
US Commerce Department: http://www.doc.gov/
US Department of Justice: http://www.usdoj.gov/
US Department of Labor (OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration): http://www.osha.gov/
***US Federal Directory linking you to a host of government agencies and federal services US Blue Pages:
http://www.usbluepages.gov/index.cfm
US Federal Government Resources Information: http://www.umr.edu/%7Elibrary/gov/govtabl.html
US Federal Government Resources Information: http://firstgov.gov
US Federal Government Sites Listing by Yahoo: http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/
US House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/
US Immigration and Naturalization Service: http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/index.htm
US Patent and Trademark (patent, trademark, and service mark information: http://www.uspto.gov/
US Senate: http://www.senate.gov/
US Small Business Administration: http://www.sba.gov/
US Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov/
Tax Rates for 50 States from the Federation of Tax Administrators: http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/tax_stru.html

National Institute of Standards and Technology Information:
NIST is an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Administration.
NIST's mission is to promote economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology,
measurements, and standards. NIST carries out its mission through four interwoven programs http://www.nist.gov/

Miscellaneous Useful Information Web Sites:
Better Business Bureau: http://www.bbb.org/
EAN Code Information: http://www.ean-int.org/index800.html
International Standard Book Number Information (ISBN): http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/index.asp
Universal Product Code Information (UPC)::http://www.uc-council.org/
50 States, Commonwealths, and Territories Information (Interesting social/cultural informational facts about States,
Commonwealths, and Territories): http://www.50states.com/

***Tremendously resourceful site…check it out!

State Informational Web Sites for Business:

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Alabama:

State Business Name Search: http://www.sos.state.al.us/sosinfo/inquiry.cfm

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sos.state.al.us/business/corporations.cfm

State Business Resource List: http://www.alabama.gov/category.aspx?m=4&id=2

State Resource List: http://www.state.al.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.ador.state.al.us/

Alaska:

State Business Name Search: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/bsc/corps.htm

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/bsc/corps.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.ak.us/local/bus1.html

State Resource List: http://www.state.ak.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.revenue.state.ak.us/

Arizona:

State Business Resource List: http://www.az.gov/webapp/portal/

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.cc.state.az.us/corp/

State Resource List: http://www.az.gov/webapp/portal/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.revenue.state.az.us/index.html#Tax%20Forms

Arkansas:

State Business Name Search: http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/business.html

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/

State Business Resources List: http://www.state.ar.us/business.html

State Resource List: http://www.state.ar.us/index.html

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.ar.us/dfa/taxes/new_bus.html

California:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/corporate.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_leftnav_categories.jsp?BV_
SessionID=@@@@1744775353.1033959195@@@@&BV_EngineID=dadcffldikhlbemgcfkmchcog.
0&sNavTitle=Business&sLeftNavCategoryPath=%2fNavigation%2fBusiness

State Resource List: http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.boe.ca.gov/info/reg.htm#sales

Colorado:

State Business Name Search: http://www.revenue.state.co.us/tradenames.html

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/main.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.co.us/business_dir/businessmenu.html

State Resource List: http://www.colorado.gov/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.colorado.gov/taxes.htm

Connecticut:

State Business Organizational Structure Information:
http://www.sots.state.ct.us/CommercialRecording/faqs.htm#7.%20Where%20can%20I

State Business Resource List: http://www.sots.state.ct.us/Business/BusMainPage/StartaBiz.html

State Resource List: http://www.state.ct.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.drs.state.ct.us/

Delaware:

State Business Resource List: http://delaware.gov/yahoo/Business

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.state.de.us/corp/index.htm

State Business Resource List: http://delaware.gov/yahoo/Resident

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.de.us/revenue/obt/registration_process.html

District of Columbia (Washington D.C.):

State Business Name Search: https://edynamicportal.com/Metroplex/washingtondc/license01/tradenamestart.asp

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://dcra.dc.gov/information/build_pla/business_services/coporations_division.shtm

State Business Resource List: http://brc.dc.gov/brchome.shtm

State Resource List: http://dc.gov/

State Sales Tax Information: http://cfo.dc.gov/etsc/services/business/index.shtm

Florida:

State Business Name Search: http://fic.sunbiz.org/corpweb/inquiry/ficmenu.html

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sunbiz.org

State Business Resource List: http://www.myflorida.com/portal/Business

State Business Resource List: http://www.dos.state.fl.us or http://www.dcra.org/blicapp.shtm

State Resource List: http://www.myflorida.com

State Sales Tax Information: http://sun6.dms.state.fl.us/dor/

Georgia:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/corporations/

State Business Resource List: http://www.georgia.gov/gta/cda/nav/front/0,1036,9,00.html

State Resource List: http://www.georgia.gov/gta/cda/front_door

State Sales Tax Information: http://www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DOR/

Hawaii:

State Business Name Search: http://www.ehawaiigov.org/DCCA/biz-name/html/

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.state.hi.us/dbedt/start/index.html

State Business Resource List: http://www.ehawaiigov.org/working/html/starting.html

State Resource List: http://www.ehawaiigov.org/main/html/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.hi.us/dbedt/start/index.html

Idaho:

State Business Name Search: http://www.accessidaho.org/apps/sos/corp/search.html

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.idahobizhelp.org/legal_ent.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.idahobizhelp.org/default.htm

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.idahobizhelp.org/taxes.htm#stc

Illinois:

State Business Name Search: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/business_services/corpnames.html

State Business Resource List: http://www.sos.state.il.us/services/services_business.html

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.legis.state.il.us/ilcs/ch805/ch805actstoc.htm

State Resource List: http://www.sos.state.il.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.revenue.state.il.us/taxinformation/

Indiana:

State Business Name Search: https://www.ai.org/sos/bus_service/online_corps/nameavail.asp

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.in.us/ai/working/business/index.html

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.in.gov/sos/forms/index.html

State Resource List: http://www.state.in.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.in.us/dor/

Iowa:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sos.state.ia.us/business/handbookintro.html

State Business Resource List: http://www.iowasmart.com/

State Resource List: http://www.iowasmartidea.com/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.ia.us/government/drf/business/business.html

Kansas:

State Business Name Search: http://www.kssos.org/corpwelc.html

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.kssos.org/corpfaq.html

State Business Resource List: http://www.accesskansas.org/operating/index.html

State Resource List: http://www.accesskansas.org/

State Tax Information: http://www.accesskansas.org/living/taxes.html

Kentucky:

State Business Name Search: http://www.sos.state.ky.us/corporate2/namavail.ASP

State Business Resource List: http://home.state.ky.us/TransferShortCut.asp?LKSYSID=4

State Resource List: http://www.kydirect.net/

State Sales Tax Information: http://revenue.state.ky.us/businesses.htm

Louisiana:

State Business Name Search: http://www.sec.state.la.us/crpinq.htm

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sec.state.la.us/comm/comm-index.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.sec.state.la.us/comm/fss-index.htm

State Resource Information: http://www.sec.state.la.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.rev.state.la.us/htmlfiles/faq/faq.asp#SalesTax

Maine:

State Business Name Search: http://www.state.me.us/sos/corpinfo.htm

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/corp/homepage.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.me.us/business/business.html

State Resource Information: http://www.maine.gov/portal/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.me.us/revenue/salesuse/homepage.html

Maryland:

State Business Name Search: http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/datanote.html

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/charter.html

State Business Resource List: http://www.mdbusiness.state.md.us/

State Resource List: http://www.state.md.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.maryland.gov/communities/community.asp?UserID=2&CommunityID=207&Folder=470|474

Massachusetts:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/Portal/BusinessEntities/BEMain.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=cluster&c=doingbusiness

State Resource List: http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.dor.state.ma.us/bsbc/taxes/tax_forms.htm

Michigan:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://medc.michigan.org/services/startups/structure/

State Business Resource List: http://medc.michigan.org/services/startups/introduction/

State Resource List: http://www.state.mi.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.treas.state.mi.us/mitax/mitxindx.htm#Sales

Minnesota:

State Business Name Search: http://da.sos.state.mn.us/minnesota/home/dahome.asp

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/business/

State Business Resource List: http://www.dted.state.mn.us/01x00f.asp

State Resource List: http://www.state.mn.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/regis/busreg.html

Mississippi:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sos.state.ms.us/busserv/busserv.asp

State Business Resource List: http://www.ms.gov/online_services_sub_sub.jsp?Category_ID=51

State Resource List: http://www.ms.gov

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.mstc.state.ms.us/taxareas/sales/main.htm

State Tax Resource List: http://www.mstc.state.ms.us/

Missouri:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sos.state.mo.us/business/corporations/intro.asp

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.mo.us/mo/links/Business/

State Resource List: http://www.state.mo.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://dor.state.mo.us/tax/business/index.htm

State Tax Resource List: http://dor.state.mo.us/

Montana:

State Business Name Search: http://app.discoveringmontana.com/bes/

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://sos.state.mt.us/css/BSB/Org_Structures.asp

State Business Resource List: http://www.discoveringmontana.com/css/business/rsrc_laws.asp

State Resource List: http://www.discoveringmontana.com/css/default.asp

State Tax Information: http://www.discoveringmontana.com/Revenue/css/default.asp

Nebraska:

State Business Resource List: http://63.239.54.223/#anchor_tax

State Resource List: http://www.nebraska.gov/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.revenue.state.ne.us/

Nevada:

State Business Name Search: http://soscommerce.state.nv.us/

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://sos.state.nv.us/comm_rec/index.htm

State Business Resource List: http://silver.state.nv.us/doing_business.htm

State Resource List: http://silver.state.nv.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://tax.state.nv.us/

New Hampshire:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.state.nh.us/sos/corporate/index.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.nh.us/business/index.html

State Resource List: http://www.state.nh.us

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.nh.us/revenue/

New Jersey:

State Business Name Search: https://www.state.nj.us/njbgs/njbgsnar.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.nj.us/njbiz

State Resource List: http://www.state.nj.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/

New Mexico:

State Business Name Search: http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/ftq.htm

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/corportation.htm

State Resource List: http:www.state.nm.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.nm.us/tax/trd_div.htm

New York:

State Business Name Information: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corp/crpfaq.html#corpname

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/cnsl/busents.html

State Business Resource List: http://www.nyclink.org/html/business/html/retail.html

State Resource List: http://www.nyclink.org/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.tax.state.ny.us/sbc/

North Carolina:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/

State Business Resource List: http://www.ncgov.com/asp/basic/business.asp

State Resource List: http://www.ncgov.com/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.dor.state.nc.us/taxes/

North Dakota:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.state.nd.us/sec

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.nd.us/businessreg/index.htm

State Resource List: http://discovernd.com/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.nd.us/businessreg/oversales.htm

Ohio:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.state.oh.us/sos/business_services_information.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.odod.state.ho.us/business.htm

State Resource List: http://www.state.oh.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.oh.us/tax/business.html

Oklahoma:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.oktax.state.ok.us/oktax/busreg.html#Business%20Structures

State Business Name Search: http://www.sos.state.ok.us/business/business_records.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.odoc.state.ok.us/index.html

State Resource List: http://www.state.ok.us/

State sales Tax Information: http://www.oktax.state.ok.us/oktax/busreg.html

Oregon:

State Business Name Search: http://sos-venus.sos.state.or.us:8080/beri_prod/PKG_WEB_NAME_SRCH_INQ.LOGIN

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.filinginoregon.com/obg/index.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.oregon.gov/index.cfm?CurrPID=502

State Resource List: http://www.oregon.gov

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.dor.state.or.us/salestax.html

Pennsylvania:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.paopen4business.state.pa.us/BStructure/Structure.asp

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.pa.us/papower/taxonomy/taxonomy.asp?DLN=29888&papowerNav=|29888|&papowerPNavCtr=|29965|#29965

State Resource List: http://www.state.pa.us/PAPower/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/revenue/cwp/view.asp?a=13&Q=69009&subID=B

Rhode Island:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.corps.state.ri.us/corporations.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.corps.state.ri.us/firststop/index.asp

State Resource List: http://www.state.ri.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.tax.state.ri.us/info/synopsis/syntoc.htm

South Carolina:

State Business Organizational Structure Information:http://www.scsos.com/corporations.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.myscgov.com/SCSGPortal/static/business_tem1.html

State Resource List: http://www.myscgov.com/SCSGPortal/static/home_tem1.html

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.sctax.org/DOR/Tax+Information/Smallbus/business_tax_guide.htm

South Dakota:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.state.sd.us/sos/CORPADMN.HTM

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.sd.us/

State Resource List: http://www.state.sd.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.sd.us/revenue/Howto/bustaxhowto.htm

Tennessee:

State Business Name Search: http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/sosname/

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/service.htm#corporations

State Business Resource List: http://www.state.tn.us/dobuis.html

State Resource List: http://www.state.tn.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/tax_info.htm

Texas:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.tded.state.tx.us/guide/STEP1.html

State Business Resource List: http://www.tded.state.tx.us/guide/

State Resource List: http://www.state.tx.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.cpa.state.tx.us/m23taxes.html

Utah:

State Business Name Search: http://www.state.ut.us/serv/bna

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.dced.state.ut.us/NAV/library/bizutah/structure.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.dced.state.ut.us/NAV/library/bizutah/title.htm

State Resource List: http://www.utah.gov/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.tax.ex.state.ut.us/

Vermont:

State Business Name Search: http://www.sec.state.vt.us/seek/keysrch.htm

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.sec.state.vt.us/tutor/dobiz/dobindex.htm

State Resource List: http://www.state.vt.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.vt.us/tax/Register%20Business.htm

Virginia:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.state.va.us/scc/division/clk/index.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.vipnet.org/portal/business/index.htm

State Resource List: http://www.state.va.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.tax.state.va.us/bt_sutax.htm

Washington:

State Business Name Search: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/corps/search.aspx

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/corps/

State Business Resource List: http://www.wa.gov/dol/bpd/operate.htm

State Resource List: http://access.wa.gov/

State Business Tax Information: http://dor.wa.gov/

West Virginia:

State Business Name Information: http://www.wdfi.org/corporations/crispix/name_search.htm

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.state.wv.us/sos/corp/startup.htm

State Resource List: http://www.state.wv.us/

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.state.wv.us/taxrev/97tl_index.htm

Wisconsin:

State Business Name Search: http://www.wdfi.org/corporations/crispix/search.asp

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://www.wdfi.org/corporations/statutes.htm

State Business Resource List: http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/business.html

State Resource List: http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/home

State Sales Tax Information: http://www.dor.state.wi.us/faqs/sales.html

Wyoming:

State Business Organizational Structure Information: http://soswy.state.wy.us/corporat/corporat.htm

State Business Resource List: http://http://www.state.wy.us/business.asp

State Resource List: http://www.state.wy.us/

State Sales Tax Information:http://revenue.state.wy.us/revframe.htm

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