GOVERNMENT  RESOURCES

Oklahoma Department of Commerce

Business Desk at State Department
CBA plays a major role in coordinating trade and investment matters to support U.S. firms doing business overseas.

U.S. Government Trade Promotion Agencies
Links to government agencies that promote trade.

Home-Based & Micro Business
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Central Office for Home-Based Entrepreneurship.  Free and inexpensive workshops, conferences, and materials related to owning and operating a home-based business.

Links to Government and Non-Profit Assistance

State Data Center
Provides a web based data system that was formed as a cooperative agreement with the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and the Department of Commerce.

Internal Revenue Service
IRS forms and publication. Can be downloaded and printed. Publications of interest - "Tax Guide for Small Business", "Your Business Tax Kit" and many more.

Oklahoma Tax Commision

SBA
Small Business Administration. Information, publications and resources for small business.

Bureau of Census
Demographic and economic statistics for marketing purposes.

Federal Trade Commission
Trade practice rules and labeling requirements applicable to special business or product lines.

US Department of Commerce
Free booklets, including: "Product Warranties and Servicing", "Credit and Financial Issues", Managing Consumer Complaints" and more.

US Department of Labor
Information on using employees in your business, "Employment Relationships Under the Fair Labor Standards Act".

US Immigration and Naturalization Service
Information on employment eligibility and verification.
 

 RESOURCES FOR INVENTORS

Inventors Digest
Bi-monthly publication featuring information on patenting, marketing, legislation and more.

Arthur D. Little Enterprises
Invention Management Program.  Evaluates selected types of inventions.

Copyright and Fair Use

US Copyright Office

US Patent and Trademark Office

Trade Shows, Expositions & Conferences

OTHER RESOURCES

Best Selling Books

Business and Trade Associations

International Organizations

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