Websites

  • US Government - About Business.gov - www.Business.gov
    Business.gov helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation’s small business community. Business.gov is an official site of the U.S. Government.
  • GEM - Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - http://www.gemconsortium.org/article.aspx?id=137
  • SBA Resources
    Frequently Asked Questions - ADVOCACY - http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/sbfaq.pdf
    SBA Programs and Services to help Small Business http://www.sba.gov/tools/resourcelibrary/publications/index.html
  • THOMAS: U.S. Congress on the Internet - http://thomas.loc.gov
    Pending legislation is easy to find on THOMAS, Congress's official Web site and the premier site for researching federal legislation online. Searchable by keyword, bill number or sponsor, THOMAS provides access to the full text of pending House and Senate bills, plus other legislative documents from the last 25 years. Visitors can browse through a searchable database of the Congressional Record, committee reports, legislative history, bill analysis, status reports, voting records and hearing transcripts. Includes member directories and other congressional information.
  • U.S. House of Representatives - http://www.house.gov
    Internet gateway for the House of Representatives provides access to individual member sites, committee home pages and House leadership information. Can view annual congressional schedule and summary of debate for the current legislative day. Includes links to commissions and organizations, membership directory, overview of congressional operations, voting records, search engine and full-text hearing transcripts.
  • House of Representatives - Member Offices - http://www.findlaw.com/10fedgov/legislative/house/members.html
    FindLaw provides this useful list of House members' websites.
  • U.S. Senate - http://www.senate.gov
    Official Web site of the U.S. Senate provides member directory, with contact information, links to Web pages and online contact forms; Web pages for committees and organizations; Senate rules; overview of legislative process; and floor schedule. Can search Congressional Record. Includes full-text hearing transcripts on committee Web sites, roll call votes, current Senate news and pending nominations. Virtual Reference Desk organizes information by subject, with links; provides glossary of congressional and legislative terms.
  • The National Governors Association - http://www.nga.org
    The National Governors Association (NGA)—the bipartisan organization of the nation's governors—promotes visionary state leadership, shares best practices and speaks with a unified voice on national policy.
  • Council of Chief State School Officers - http://www.ccsso.org
    The council is made up of the chief school officer in each state and territory. The CCSSO advocates—with member consensus––on federal education matters before the Administration, Congress, and the U.S. Department of Education.

 

Consortium Resources Linked Below

National/Regional Training Check out these profiles for the major national and regional organizations that provide training for all levels of education and development of the field of entrepreneurship education.

Policy/Advocacy/Information This section contains national organizations that are information resources and policy leaders in the field of entrepreneurship.

State/Local Programs Here you will find state-by-state descriptions of great local entrepreneurship programs of all kinds. Profiles give contact information and key information about the type of program offered. Many have been presenters at our annual national conference on entrepreneurship education.

Unemployment Programs A new section on this website provides case studies of One-Stop Career Centers and Workforce Investment Boards that provide assistance to the unemployed to become entrepreneurs. Educators can partner with these centers to provide the training, mentoring, and coaching needed by individual clients with an idea to become self-employed.

State Education Partners State Departments of Education and College Associations have taken leadership in supporting the growth of entrepreneurship education for the last 20 years.

Worldwide Partners This section contains a variety of programs from around the world that support entrepreneurship education, organized by country.

 

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