The KSBDC is a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Kansas Department of Commerce, and a wide variety of local economic development and educational institutions. The state-wide host for the KSBDC is Fort Hays State University.

Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) - Lead center in Topeka, KS

KSBDC Network:

• Emporia State University (Emporia, KS)
• Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS)
• Garden City Community College (Garden City, KS)
• Johnson County Community College (Overland Park, KS)
• Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS)
• University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)
• Washburn University (Topeka, KS)
• WU Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce (Manhattan, KS)
• Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)
• WSU Cloud County Community College Outreach Center (Concordia, KS)

Business Resource Links:

KS Business Center a central clearinghouse for information from the state of Kansas on doing business in the state. Click here to visit the website.

SBA.gov is a great website that features small business education (see their library section) in addition to their small business loan guarantee programs and disadvantaged business programs. Visit their main site at http://www.sba.gov.
They also have a publications library that can be viewed at http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs.html.

The SBA also has an E-Business Learning Institute, which has many useful e-learning modules for small business. Visit this site at http://www.sba.gov/training/courses.html

Are You Ready to Start a Business?
SBA's self-assessment tool to help you better understand your readiness for starting a business: http://www.sba.gov/assessmenttool/index.html

FAMEE Foundation: The Foundation for the Advancement of Marketing Excellence in Entrepreneurs, Visit the website at www.famee.org.

KC SOURCE LINK is a resource listing for programs and services in the Kansas City metro area that service small businesses. Visit their website at http://www.kcsourcelink.com

SCORE is the Service Corps of Retired Executives and their website features small business how to articles, as well as email counseling requests (free). This is a great place to find someone with specific industry expertise in the area you may be seeking. Visit their website at http://www.score.org

Entreworld.org is an entrepreneurial resource site from the Kaufmann Foundation, one of the nation's most active foundations that supports entrepreneurship. This site lists not only their articles, but links to some of the best small business articles. Visit their website at http://www.entreworld.org.

SIC Code Search - Search for the standard industrial classification your company belongs to, as well as those of your customers and suppliers. Click here to see the listing.

Business.gov is a "one stop shop" for business information pertaining to the federal government. Visit their site at http://www.business.gov.

Inc Magazine is an excellent magazine that reports on small business topics. All of their articles are archived on their website. Visit their site at http://www.inc.com.

Entrepreneur Magazine is another great magazine that is focused towards the small business owner. Their articles can be read by visiting http://www.entrepreneur.com.

FastCompany.com is an edgy magazine that features articles on rapidly growing companies and their management practices. View their site at http://www.fastcompany.com.

Business Week - Small Business - Articles of interest to small business owners. Visit their website at http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/.

Fortune - Small Business - Articles of interest to small business owners. Visit their website at http://www.fortune.com/fortune/smallbusiness/.

Wall Street Journal - Articles on starting or buying a business. Their site can be visited at http://www.bizbuysell.com/startup/.

Nolo.com is an outstanding legal site. In addition to selling reasonably priced legal references for small business, they also offer a large number of free articles. Visit their site at http://www.nolo.com.

Toolkit.cch.com is a website that features extensive articles on small business ownership. Their website can be viewed at http://www.Toolkit.cch.com.

The E-Myth by Michael Gerber is a great book for small business owners. Form more information on the book and for free articles from the website in this area, visit their website at http://www.e-myth.com/

The International Association of Entrepreneurs resource page has an extensive list of articles on small business topics. Their website can be visited at http://www.theiea.org.

The Quick MBA is a website that features a broad array of small business articles.Visit their site at http://www.quickmba.com.

Bizjournals.com has articles and data for many aspects of small business ownership, including how to start, where to find forms (some are provided on the site), as well as providing links to other business websites. Visit their website at http://www.bizjournals.com.

Morebusiness.com offers answers to many questions regarding the start-up process in business ownership. Visitors may ask specific questions, view sample business plans, choose the type of business that best suits your needs, or use a multitude of other tools. Visit their website at http://www.morebusiness.com/getting_started/ .

The Startup Journal is an online entrepreneurial publication of the Wall Street Journal. To receive a business plan instruction, view sample plans, look into buying a business or franchise, or perform an online search, visit their website at http://www.startupjournal.com.

The Venture Capital Institute provides online articles and summaries of recent workshops. The article "25 Entrepreneurial Death Traps" by Frederick J. Beste III is among our recommended reading for existing and startup business owners. Visit their website http://ww.vcinstitute.org.