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| AZ
Information Resources
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| Business
Resources
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Subscription Business
Databases:
Available to anyone who has a Chandler Library card and a PIN
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Business
& Company Resource Center
Company profiles, rankings, history, investment reports, professional associations.
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ReferenceUSA
Directory information on over 12 million U.S. companies, with contact info, sales volume, credit rating, NAICS/SIC. Residential directory also. Excellent screening tool for market research and sales prospecting
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Grant
Select
Search for grants from over 4000 organizations; links to other nonprofit funding entities as well.
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Arizona
Business Legal Forms
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Arizona
Corporation Commission STARPAS - Find Arizona corporation filings (LLC, LLP, partnership,
trade name) and historic corporation listings. Search
alphabetically or by keyword.
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Arizona
Department of Commerce -
News, statistics, city and county profiles, international
business, workforce development, interactive business
planning, and more.
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Small
Business Services from the AZ Dept. of Commerce -
Everything you need to know to start or expand a business,
including licensing, finance, writing a business plan,
procurement opportunities, an interactive checklist for
success, and help for minority- and women-owned businesses.
Use the workbook Entrepreneur’s Edge in either
English or Spanish.
The Arizona Department of Commerce also offers additional
resources that contain a wealth of economic/business
statistics:
Economic
Information & Research
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ASU
Business Links -
Business and economic information from ASU Libraries.
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Arizona
Workforce Informer -
Population statistics for business planners.
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Arizona
Trade Names and Trademarks - Arizona Secretary
of State's database
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Better
Business Bureau of Central, Northern and Western Arizona-
Research a company’s history, file a complaint.
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Chandler
Chamber of Commerce -
Check out the local business directory, programs and
networking events.
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City
of Chandler’s Office of Economic Development - Vital local information for anyone starting a business
in Chandler - everything from demographics and traffic
counts to major employers and cost of living. Don’t miss
their Small
Business Resource Guide
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a
PDF guide for doing business in Chandler that can be
read online or printed – an invaluable resource.
City
of Chandler’s Business Services
- Licensing, forms, fees, inspections, taxes, and more.
City
of Chandler’s Purchasing Division - Register to be a vendor.
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NAICS/SIC
Codes - Search the industry classification
system that groups establishments according to activities in
which they are engaged. Find the code that best represents
your business. NAICS is the updated version of SIC, but both
are used.
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Phoenix
Business Journal -
Online edition of weekly newspaper featuring local business
and industry news, new business and home sale listings from
Maricopa County. (Print edition and back issues in all
Chandler Libraries.)
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SBA
(U.S. Small Business Administration) - Startup Basics: Provides financial, technical, and management
assistance to small business owners.
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SCORE
(Service Corps of Retired Executives) - Free individual counseling at the Chandler
Library and other locations; inexpensive, focused classes.
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