Resources Archive - Small Business Hub

UMD iCorps

UMD iCorps is the lead institution of the NSF I-Corps Hub: Mid-Atlantic Region and a member of the National Innovation Network, providing real world training on how to incorporate innovations into commercially viable companies to solve societal problems

Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) works to grow and strengthen Maryland manufacturers through providing TA and resources in areas such as workforce development, supply chains, operations, strategic planning and advanced technologies

BWTech

BWTech fosters the creation, growth, sustainability and commercialization of innovative technology bio-life science and companies in Maryland through its Cyber, Biotech and GovTech incubators, premium workspaces, educational programs, expert mentorship, and access to key industry resources.

PNC Community Micro Equity Fund

Impact Ventures is partnering with The PNC Foundation to provide flexible capital to enterprises that traditionally may not have benefited from the availability of this type of financial resource. The fund is designed to help connect qualified business owners and entrepreneurs in Dallas-Ft Worth with friends and family-type capital. The program will create an ecosystem of support which will include industry sector education and training, working capital, digital founder community, access to Impact Venture’s ‘Founder Hub’ space, and national mentor network.

JumpStart Inc.

All small businesses are different, but many must overcome the same obstacles to grow and prosper. That’s why JumpStart has developed several structured programs designed to help all types of small business owners. No matter what kind of business you’re running, we can help you access the knowledge and resources you need to make it stronger and better.

Free Resume Templates for 2024

Pick one of many world class templates and build your resume in minutes. At ResumeTemplates.com, they understand that writing a resume is a personal journey, unique to each individual. They aspire to provide tools to help forge a successful career path.

Editable free basic resume templates from Adobe

Adobe has recently added a custom resume templating tool that is completely free and open-use. Explore Adobe’s basic resume templates to help you easily create your own design online in minutes.

New York Department of Labor Self-Employment Assistance Program

The Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) allows people who are out of work and meet certain requirements to start their own business while collecting Unemployment Insurance benefits. If you dream of starting your own business and qualify for the SEAP, you can have the financial support you need to pay your bills while you work on that dream!

Disability Benefits at Work (Work Incentive Support Center)

The Work Incentive Support Center offers online training and credentialing aimed at work incentives planners, benefits counselors and financial advisors. The center is housed in the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability. The institute, which is also known as the Yang-Tan Institute or YTI, is part of the ILR School at Cornell University. SSDI and SSI at Work Toolkits are available on the site.

California Small Business Loan Match

Loan Match makes it easier for California entrepreneurs to find trusted loans by gathering dozens of lenders in one place for a one-stop experience. They empower entrepreneurs through responsible lending, backed by the state of California. Fill out a quick questionnaire to find your ideal loan match today.

ADA Quick Tips – Tax Incentives

Tax incentives are available to encourage compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This chart includes the Federal tax incentives and encourages you to inquire whether your state offers similar incentives. Unfortunately, many business owners and employers are unaware that these incentives exist. Make sure your business takes advantage of these valuable incentives!

Resume and Employment Guide for People With Disabilities

This guide provides best practices for resume writing, information about laws that protect you from discrimination and several other topics that you should know about as a disabled worker.

Business Smart Toolkit

The SBA Business Smart Toolkit is a ready-to-use workshop toolkit that lays the groundwork for helping new and aspiring entrepreneurs launch a business idea and to understand the steps to building a business that is credit-ready.

College Planning Guide For Students With Learning Disabilities

Pursuing higher education is exciting and stressful for every college-bound student, but it can be more challenging for those with learning disabilities. It’s important that students who learn and think differently know how to get the additional support they may need.

EARN Small Business Toolkit

Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) created the new Small Business Toolkit to help small businesses build their talent pipeline and meet their workforce needs by recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing employees with disabilities. The Toolkit is one of the latest products of the Office of Disability Employment Policy’s EARN.

Minnesota Employer Reasonable Accommodation Fund

The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Employer Reasonable Accommodation Fund (ERAF) creates a central fund where small to mid-sized Minnesota employers can request reimbursement for expenses related to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants and employees with disabilities.

Disability Inclusive Stock Photography from Disability:IN

Disability:IN is pleased to offer disability-inclusive stock photography to the public. Through this collection, Disability:IN is proud to help corporations and content creators depict people with disabilities in the workplace in an authentic and affirming manner. Disability:IN encourages corporations to use these photos in their marketing material, internal and external communications material, and social media content.

SBDCNet Market Research Services

SBDCNet provides market research services to the entire 1,000+ member SBDC Network of Small Business Development Centers located in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In partnership with your local SBDC, SBDCNet can produce a broad range of financial, market and demographic research reports customized to your specific business and geographic location. These reports are provided free of charge to prospective or existing small business owners who are receiving business advising services from their local SBDC Advisor (also a free service).

U.S. State Disability Agencies & Services Directory

Here is a list of disability agencies and organizations for each state in the United States.

Synergies Work – Where Ability Meets Opportunity

Synergies Work is a platform that connects disabled entrepreneurs with the resources, networks, and communities they need to launch, grow, and scale their businesses. Join the largest community of disability-led startups in the United States today.

Partners in Policymaking – Now Accepting Applications for 2023

Partners in Policymaking is free for participants due to the financial support of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, with each spot in the program valued at over $6,000. This year-long program prepares adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), parents, and family members of children and adults with IDD to be effective advocates at the local, state, and federal levels.

The 2023 Small Business Credit Survey is now open!

The Federal Reserve has begun collecting responses to this year’s Small Business Credit Survey. By taking the survey, business owners and business leaders contribute to data that directly informs the Fed, federal government agencies, service providers, policymakers, and others—ultimately benefitting their business and other businesses like theirs. The survey closes November 17, 2023.

82 Best Business Ideas for New Entrepreneurs (2023 Edition)

To help get you started Digital.com came up with a list of online– and offline-based profitable business ideas that are easy to start and in demand.

Venturize: Resources to grow your small business in the new year!

Learn about loans, retirement and healthcare for small businesses, get connected to trusted providers to help your enterprise grow.

Synergies Work – Where Ability Meets Opportunity

Are you an entrepreneur with a disability? We invite you to join the Synergies Work community to gain access to our resources, programs, and events.

RoadPitch: Connecting Black Founders to Investors

We are a fundraising initiative doing things a little differently. Our focus is on getting black tech founders funded by accredited investors.

Black Inclusive Wall Street – Chicagoland DPOCC

Chicagoland DPOCC launched the Black Inclusive Wall Street Project to promote the work of Black disabled/Deaf/neurodivergent/autistic entrepreneurs, artists, freelancers, social media influencers, and independent contractors.

NDI’s Taxes and Tax Preparation Page

Educating people with disabilities about the benefits and savings that tax credits like the EITC can help them achieve their financial wellness goals.

Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Guide

The VR Self-Employment Guide is a multimedia website designed to help people with disabilities and vocational rehabilitation counselors understand the self-employment process.

My Way to Credit

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have been a critical part of JPMorgan Chase’s work to help underserved communities thrive for years.

How to Write a Business Plan

Discover all the doors a solid business plan can help open for you, including business banking accounts, loans and other forms of funding. Presented by Chase for Business.

Starting a Business Checklist

Make the most of every opportunity with business resources to guide you. Our business banking resources can help you start, manage, or grow your business.

How to Get Your Business Started

Explore resources designed to help you set your business up for success.

Business Coaching from Chase for Business

Work with a coach and learn how to gather and leverage certain customer insights to help make data-driven decisions and drive business growth.

Advancing Black Entrepreneurs

An educational program offering practical advice and resources to help Black business owners prepare their businesses for long-term success.

Proven Ways to Successfully Manage Small Business When You Have ADHD

In this in-depth article, we discuss five specific areas where business small owners with ADHD are particularly challenged, and how they can deal with it.

The Fountain Fund

We provide low-interest loans and financial coaching to formerly incarcerated people, helping them build credit and achieve their self-determined goals.

We All Grow

The #WeAllGrow Latina membership group, AMIGAS, is the social network for original content, digital tools, virtual events and community for Latina entrepreneurs, creatives and professionals. ¡Se puede participar en inglés y en español!

Ureeka

Ureeka is a Community where small businesses gain unprecedented access to the expertise needed to grow their business.

WE NYC (Women Entrepreneurs NYC)

WE NYC (Women Entrepreneurs NYC) is an initiative based out of the New York City Department of Small Business Services that is dedicated to helping women start and grow their businesses.

National Association of Women Business Owners

NAWBO was founded in 1975 to be the first advocacy organization for all women business owners. NAWBO is the only dues-based organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs across all industries; with chapters across the country.

Planoly

PLANOLY was the first visual planner for Instagram – homegrown and beautifully crafted to be simple, clean and easy to use. Now we’re simplifying social marketing on TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube too!

Made In NYC

Made in NYC offers free learning opportunities designed for the marketing, design and production needs of small makers and manufacturers.

Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network

Business Outreach Center Network’s mission is to improve the economic prospects of traditionally underserved groups, with a focus on low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs and their communities, and thereby create genuinely brighter futures.

The Microenterprise Project

The VOLS Microenterprise Project helps existing and aspiring small business owners and microentrepreneurs access high-quality free legal services from our dedicated staff and our network of pro bono lawyers.

FastTrac

FastTrac is a series of entrepreneurship courses offered by the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) for aspiring and established entrepreneurs throughout New York City.

Start Small Think Big

We connect small business owners to our network of professionals who provide their legal, finance, and marketing expertise for free.

Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation

In collaboration with our Small Business Partners, we address a range of needs for growing companies.

FSC First – Creative Business Financing Solutions

Level Up is a program designed to support and empower small and minority-owned businesses in the state of Maryland by providing access to capital, training, coaching, mentoring, and networking opportunities.

Maryland Community Enterprises

At Maryland Capital Enterprises, we strive to be a catalyst for small business success on Maryland’s Eastern Shore & across the state.