Resources

Online Resources and Important Links

Business Matchmaking is but one resource for connecting to procurement opportunities on a federal, state, local government level as well as with major corporations. There are many organizations dedicated to helping small business grow and succeed. Following are descriptions and links to crucial organizations that can assist you in expanding your business opportunities in procurement:

www.sba.gov
The gateway to all the information the U.S. Small Business Administration can provide

app1.sba.gov/hotlist
The SBA's almost encyclopedic listing of links in and out of government of interest to small business owners

pro-net.sba.gov
PRO-Net - The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Defense, the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration have taken steps to simplify the federal contracting process by creating an integrated database of small businesses that want to do business with the government.
The integration of PRO-Net and DOD's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) databases has created one portal for entering and searching small business sources. This integration assists small businesses with marketing their goods and services to the federal government.

www.sba.gov/sdb
Direct link to the SBA's Small and Disadvantaged Business program and certification process and documents

www.business.gov
Business.gov guides you through the maze of government rules and regulations and provides access to services and resources to help you start, grow, and succeed in business. Its "Regional" listing gives in-depth information by state, and its "Industries" section gives information and links to in-depth information on a range of different industries.

www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Everything you'll want to know about NAICS codes including a helpful resource for looking up specific codes

www.unspsc.org
Everything you'll want to know about the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code® (UNSPSC®), including a helpful resource for looking up specific codes

www.osdbu.gov
Links to the small business offices of virtually every federal agency

www.fedbizopps.gov
FedBizOpps is the single government wide point-of-entry for federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.

www.firstgov.gov
The entry portal to all government information and web sites

www.gsa.gov
The entry portal to the Federal Government's General Services Administration (GSA)

www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/home.do?tabId=0
Direct link to the GSA's Office of Small Business Utilization

cbdnet.gpo.gov
The Commerce Business Daily, (CBD) lists notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other procurement information. Each edition contains approximately 500-1,000 notices.

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov
The gateway to information about the Federal government's expanding Electronic Government initiative

www.fedworld.gov
A gateway to government information, managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), as part of its information management mandate

www.govloans.gov
GovLoans.gov is your gateway to government loan information. It directs you to the loan information that best meets your needs. Five Federal agencies - Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration have come together to create this single point of access for Federal loan information on the Web.

www.firstgov.gov/shopping/shopping.shtml
A complete and constantly updated list of all government sales and auctions

www.fss.gsa.gov
The GSA's Federal Supply Service (FSS) provides a central source for virtually every commercial product or service a federal buyer might need. It can be used as a definitive reference to meeting the government's needs.

www.gsaadvantage.gov
GSA Advantage: Where federal purchasers go to shop. Will tell you what the government is buying, and from whom.

www.fts.gsa.gov
The GSA's Federal Technology Service (FTS) buys all technology related products and services for the Federal government.

www.winbmdo.com
The SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) programs were mandated by Congress to provide research and development support to small businesses (with 500 or fewer employees) to stimulate the conversion of prototype technologies into commercial products.

www.irs.gov/businesses
Tax information for small business

www.score.org
SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives - "Counselors to America's Small Business" - provides entrepreneurs with free, confidential face-to-face and online business counseling. Counseling and workshops are offered at 389 chapter offices nationwide by experienced business volunteers.

www.sbaonline.sba.gov/financing/special/women.html
The SBA's Women's Business Center

www.womenbiz.gov
A specific gateway for women owned businesses who want to sell to the federal government.

www.vetbiz.gov
The Department of Veterans Affairs' "Center for Veterans Enterprise," which includes links to Veterans Business Development Officers nationwide and to Veterans Business Outreach Centers nationwide

www.veteranscorp.org
The Veterans Corporation, a government funded private entity which provides a source for current and prospective Veteran business owners, and for companies interested in working with Veteran-owned businesses.

www.pueblo.gsa.gov/links/sb1links.htm
Links to government small business publications available from GSA's Federal Citizen Information Center

www.dnb.com/us
Dun&Bradstreet - the site to obtains a "DUNS Number" the starting point in doing business with the Federal government