If you’re interested in learning more about business trends, economic development, technology, and entrepreneurship, this list of useful web sites is a good place to start. We’re always looking for tips and suggestions for other links. If you have ideas, please send them to info@entreworks.net Government Agencies Appalachian Regional Commission: Comprehensive information about ARC programs to spur entrepreneurship in the 13 Appalachian states. www.arc.gov/programs/reginit/entrep.htm U.S. Economic Development Administration: EDA helps generate and retain jobs and stimulate industrial and commercial growth in rural and urban areas experiencing high unemployment, low income, or severe economic distress. www.doc.gov/eda U.S. Small Business Administration: Contains resources for small business and useful data on its economic impacts. www.sba.gov Local Entrepreneurial Networks CED in North Carolina: An excellent resource for entrepreneurs in North Carolina and across the country. www.cednc.org Golden Capital Network Interesting group seeking to foster entrepreneurship in Northern California and Nevada. www.goldencapital.net KC SourceLink Kansas City’s catalyst for entrepreneurial development. www.kcsourcelink.com Research and Information Sources Babson College: One of the nation’s leading centers of entrepreneurship research. www.babson.edu/entrep Center for Rural Entrepreneurship A leading center for research and implementation support for rural communities seeking to promote entrepreneurship as a development strategy. www.ruraleship.org Corporation for Enterprise Development One of DC’s best-known think tanks working in the fields of enterprise development and asset development. www.cfed.org Entreworld: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has created a comprehensive site that provides a host of resources for entrepreneurs. www.entreworld.com Foundation for Enterprise Development: FED is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and executives use employee ownership and equity compensation as a fair and effective means of motivating the workforce and improving corporate performance. www.fed.org Edward Lowe Foundation: The Edward Lowe Foundation, established by Edward Lowe in 1985, champions the entrepreneurial spirit by encouraging second-stage business owners to get PeerSpectives on their businesses. To that end, we encourage business owners to get involved with entrepreneurial peer-networking organizations and to think about their businesses in new and creative ways. www.edwardlowe.org www.peerspectives.org National Association of Seed and Venture Funds: The NASVF is an organization of private, public, and nonprofit organizations committed to building their local economies by investing and facilitating investment in local entrepreneurs. www.nasvf.org National Association of Small Business Investment Companies: NASBIC is the trade association for SBIC funds. www.nasbic.org National Venture Capital Association: NVCA represents America’s venture capital community. This site contains excellent data on venture capital investments. www.nvca.org Regional Technology Strategies Inc. An excellent resource for information on business clusters and learning networks. www.rtsinc.org Sirolli Institute Focused on promoting enterprise facilitation, an effective approach to building businesses and community in smaller towns and regions. www.sirolli.com Springboard Enterprises: Springboard Enterprises is a national, not-for-profit venture dedicated to increasing women’s participation in the equity capital markets as both entrepreneurs and investors. www.springboardenterprises.org State Science and Technology Institute: Complete information on state and community technology development initiatives, plus key weekly e-newsletter. www.ssti.org Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization: A global, non-profit educational organization for young entrepreneurs. www.yeo.org Entrepreneurship Education CELCEE: The CELCEE database contains materials on entrepreneurship education, and links to organizations dealing with entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education. www.celcee.com Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization: An organization founded at the University of Illinois at Chicago that encourages student involvement in entrepreneurship activities across the country. www.c-e-o.org Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education The trade association for entrepreneurship educators. www.entre-ed.org National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship: NFTE works to provide low-income or at-risk young people with knowledge and skills to pursue entrepreneurship and economic self-sufficiency. www.nfte.com National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship: NACCE encourages community colleges around the US to expand entrepreneurship education opportunities for their students. www.nacce.com REAL Enterprises: Focuses on entrepreneurship training in rural communities. www.realenterprises.org INTERNATIONAL Cluster Navigators Interesting Australia-based group focused on economic development in Oceania and elsewhere. www.clusternavigators.com/portal.asp EURADA Europe’s trade association for economic developers www.eurada.org