Legal Resources

Government Agencies and Resources

There are many resources for small businesses, some provided by the U.S. Government itself. Periodicals are a good way to keep up with trends in the marketplace and gain some creative ideas.

U.S. Small Business Administration

www.sba.gov

Sections on starting, financing, and managing a business

Internal Revenue Service/Department of the Treasury

www.irs.gov/businesses.index.html

Tax information and forms for businesses

U.S. Copyright Office/Library of Congress

www.loc.gov/copyright

Information and registration of copyrights to promote the arts and protect authors

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

www.uspto.gov

Search for, registration of, and information regarding patents and trademarks

Council of Better Business Bureaus

www.bbbonline.org

Online version of reliability program