Centers and Organizations

• University of Miami Launch Pad
• UM Innovation
• Florida Venture Forum
• The Beacon Council
• Garage Technology Ventures
• Kauffman Foundation
• National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance
• National Federation of Independent Business
• Innovators Network
• Startup Nation
• SSTI
• Biotechnology Industry Organization

Government Agencies

• Business.gov
• U.S. Small Business Association
• Economic Development Administration

Business Plan Competitions

• University of Miami School of Business Entrepreneurship Competition
• Moot Corp (Austin, TX)
• McGinnis Venture Competition (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Rice University Business Plan Competition (Houston, TX)
• New Venture Championship (Portland, OR)
• Said Business Plan Competition (Oxford, UK)
• Wake Forest Elevator Competition

Business Plan Writing Resources

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Census Bureau
• Market Segmentation by Zip Code
• Business Owners Toolkit
• Franchising Opportunities
• USPTO
• European Patent Office

Outsourcing Guides

• ThomasNet
• McRae's Blue Book
• Alibaba
• Rent-a-Coder
• Nolo

Funding Sources

• National Venture Capital Association
• Angel Investor News
• TheFunded
• Falcon Capital
• HIG Capital
• Antares Capital
• Banyan Mezzanine Fund
• Inflexion Fund
• OUR Microlending
• Partners for Self Employment
• J&D Financial (factoring)

Entrepreneurship/Technology Periodicals

• Inc. Magazine
• The WSJ Startup Journal
• Entrepreneur Magazine
• Fast Company
• Business 2.0
• Scientific American
• Technology Review
• Red Herring

Blogs

• The Big Picture
• Creative Capitalism

Sustainable/Social Entrepreneurship

• Ashoka
• Changemakers
• Oikos
• The Aspen Institute
• William James Foundation
• Heifer International
• Geneva Global
• Natural Market Watch
• Google.org

Business Plan Guides

• Inc. Magazine Business Plan Guide
• Sample Plans from Bplans.com
• WSJ Business Plan Guide
• SBA Business Plan Guide

Florida Regional Resources

• University of Miami Launch Pad
• Miami Small Business Development
• Miami/Dade Business Site
• Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
• Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
• SE Florida Better Business Bureau
• Starting a Business in Florida
• Florida SBDC Network
• FBIA
• BioFlorida