| Are you looking to start a small business in Arizona, | | | | 2. Arizona Small Business Association |
| USA? Unsure of where to find information? Don't | | | | The ASBA site is great for finding out more |
| want to spend a lot of time finding the information you | | | | information on workshops, seminars and networking |
| need? Some great sites for small business owners in | | | | with other small business owners. You can join online, |
| Arizona, USA are: | | | | find economic survey information on Arizona, see a |
| 1. Arizona Department of Commerce The Center for | | | | calendar of upcoming events and much more. There |
| Economic is a good place to start for online business | | | | are benefits with healthcare, worker's compensation, |
| resources on licensing, certification, procurement, online | | | | insurance, business services, legislative updates and |
| state business information and more. They even have | | | | more. |
| a guide called Arizona Entrepreneur's Edge Resource | | | | 3. Arizona Small Business Development Center |
| guide. It helps you with a step by step process from | | | | The maricopa.edu site involves a collection of colleges |
| taking your idea to business planning, financing, | | | | in Arizona state that assist with one-to-one counselling |
| structuring, licensing, employees, labour, technology | | | | on small business advising. You can find center |
| marketing and chamber resources. If you click on the | | | | locations that are available in the state. They have a |
| smart growth tab there is even a guide on how to | | | | local friends of small business association with |
| grow a business that is environmentally friendly and | | | | members and directors. Also the site has links to |
| gives use some guidelines. | | | | federal government resources for small business. |