America Invents Act

America Invents Act, H.R. 1249, in PDF format
AmericaInventsAct.pdf

America Invents Act, Effective Dates, in PDF format
AIA-EffectiveDates.pdf

General

Research Recap
www.researchrecap.com

Thomas Register (manufacturing firms, including smaller ones)
www.thomasnet.com

Library of Congress
www.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline/subjectlist.php

US Economic Census
www.census.gov/econ/census07/

Main US Census
www.sensus.gov/

Association of Trade Executives' database of associations
www.asaecenter.org/Directories/AssociationSearch.cfm

Miscellaneous

Government negotiated pricing website: gsaadvantage.gov

Computer and electronics research: gizmodo.com

export.gov/mrktresearch

PowerPoint Tips

www.sliderocket.com/blog/category/tip/
blog.duarte.com/

Presenter Tips

www.craigvalentine.com/speech/articles.php
www.fripp.com/articleslist.html

Business Plan Resources

businessplans.org/businessplans.html#winning
www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/writeabusinessplan/SERV_WRRITINGBUSPLAN.html
www.businessplanarchive.org/

• Compensation
  www.salary.com

• Society for Human Resource Management
  www.shrm.org

• New Mexico Dept. of Workforce Solutions
  www.dws.state.nm.us

• Recruitment Resources Checklist
  Download PDF

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  www.stats.bls.gov

• Emplyment Laws Assistance
  www.dol.gov/elaws

 

Misc Resource Sites

SBIR Resources
www.sbirworld.com

From DOE Day, November 16, 2011
An Overview of the DOE's SBIR and STTR Programs (in PDF)

Kauffman Foundation's website with information and resources
www.eventuring.org

Center for Nonprofit Excellence
United Way of Central New Mexico
www.centerfornonprofitexcellence.org

TechMaker
techmaker.org

Recommended Books

From Zero to IPO by David Smith
www.zero-to-ipo.com

Angel Networks

New Mexico Angels
www.nmangels.com

The Angel Capital Association.org
www.angelcapitalassociation.org

The Angel's Forum
www.angelsforum.com

 

Venture Capital

New Mexico Venture Capital Association
www.nmvca.org

National Venture Capital Association
www.nvca.org

VC Task Force
www.vctaskforce.com

Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association
www.rockymountainvca.com

VentureChoice
www.VentureChoice.com

 

Corporate Structure

Guide to Starting a Corporation (Fenwick & West LLP)
Guide_to_Starting_Corp.pdf

Selection of a Business Entity (Bill Evers, Esq.)
Word document

Starting a New Mexico Business
www.nmsbdc.org/
BusinessStartingOutGuide.pdf

Corporations and Limited Liability Companies:
California
www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm
Idaho
www.mycorporation.com/secretary-state/idaho/
New Mexico
www.nmprc.state.nm.us/cb.htm   

Early Stage Structure

How To of Early Stage Structuring (Bill Evers, Esq.)
Word document

Intellectual Property

US Patent/Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov

Patent Searches
www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
www.google.com/patents

US Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
www.copyright.com

US Copyright Office
www.copyright.gov

US Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm

Trademark Searches
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=4006:8r59u1.1.1        

European Patent Office
www.european-patent-office.org/index.en.php

World Wide Patent Searches at Delphion
www.delphion.com

World Intellectual Property Organization
www.wipo.int

Uniform Trade Secrets Act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Trade_Secrets_Act

Securities Offerings

Federal Regulations D Offerings
www.sec.gov/answers/regd.htm

New Mexico Securities  Offerings
www.rld.state.nm.us/securities/

Idaho Securities Offerings
http://finance.idaho.gov/

Term Sheets

Anatomy of a Term Sheet by Andrew Sherman
www.netpreneur.org/funding/anatomy_term_sheet.pdf

Defining and Understanding Term Sheets
www.woodsidefund.com/ent/articles/Defining_Terms.html