About Us Useful Links and Resources
 
Workshops Below you will find a list of links and phone numbers to a variety of useful information sources such as:
National websites Federal phone numbers
Contact Us State websites State phone numbers
  County websites County phone numbers
Location
 
Home Internet Websites
  NATIONAL
  SCORE-Counselors to America's Small Business www.score.org
  Small Business Administration (SBA) www.sba.gov
  The SBA's Collection Of Business-Related Links www.sba.gov/hotlist/
  Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
  Internal Revenue Service - Small Business Community (tax help) www.irs.gov/smallbiz
  Legal and regulatory information for America's Small Business www.businesslaw.gov
  Insurance Information Institute www.iii.org/individuals/business
  The  U. S. Government's official Web Portal (very good) www.firstgov.gov/Business/Business_Gateway.shtml
  Year 2000 Census Information www.census.gov
  STATE
  Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions - forms and fees www.wdfi.org/corporations/forms
  State of Wisconsin www.wisconsin.gov
  Wisconsin Business Wizard(Uses Q&As to chart course thru state regulations, licenses & permits) www.wisconsin.gov/state/app/wizard/LoadIntro
   
  Wisconsin Better Business Bureau www.wisconsin.bbb.org
  Small Business Development Center (SBDC) www.uwex.edu/sbdc/
  Wisconsin Tax Information www.dor.state.wi.us.
  Women's Business Center www.onlinewbc.gov
  Legal and regulatory information for America's Small Business www.businesslaw.gov
  COUNTY
  Barron County www.co.barron.wi.us
  Chippewa County www.co.chippewa.wi.us
  Dunn County www.co.dunn.wi.us
  Eau Claire County www.co.eau-claire.wi.us
  Pepin County www.co.pepin.wi.us
  Pierce County www.co.pierce.wi.us
  Polk County www.co.polk.wi.us
  Rusk County www.ruskcounty.org
  St. Croix County www.co.saint-croix.wi.us
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  Government Offices & Other Useful Phone Numbers
  FEDERAL
  U.S. Patent Information and Office 800-688-9889
  Internal Revenue Service - Tax Information 800-829-1040
  Federal Tax Forms Only 800-829-3676
  Dept. of Justice, Immigration & Naturalization (Form I-9) 800-375-5283
  U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Dept of Commerce 800-872-8723
  STATE OF WISCONSIN
  Accounting Assistance - WI Institute of Certified Accountants 414-785-0445 or
  800-772-6939
  Better Business Bureau - WI 414-273-1600
  Business Registration - WI Dept. of Financial Institutions 608-726-9555
  Census, Demographic of Population Info - WI Dept of Administration (Check your local library) 608-266-1927
  Economic Data - WI Dept of Revenue, Search and Analysis Division 608-266-2700
  Exporting - WI Dept. Of Commerce, Div. of International Services 414-297-3473
  Incorporating - WI Dept. of Financial Institutions 608-261-9555
  Legal Assistance for small and emerging business from the State Bar Assoc. (First 2 hours free) Call Commerce Fax hotline 608-265-6154 and request document 927 or State Bar 608-250-6006
  Licenses (Food) - WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection 608-224-4720
  Licenses (Nursery) - WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection 608-224-4594
  Licenses (Operating; Hotel, Motel, Day Care, Restaurant, Home Health, B & B) - WI Dept. of Health and Family Services 608-266-2835
  Minority Business Development - WI Dept Of Commerce 608-267-9550 or
  414-220-5360
  Permits (Seller's, Consumer Use Tax, Sales Tax, Tax ID Number Form SS-4) - WI Dept of Revenue, Compliance Bureau 608-226-2776 or
  816-823-7777
  Recycling Programs - Recycling Market Development Board 608-258-2330
  Selling to Government (Department of Defense) 773-825-4089
  Selling to Government (WI Procurement Institute or Small Business Procurement Center) 414-443-9744 or 608-258-2330
  Wage and Hour Laws 608-264-5221
  Worker's Compensation 608-266-1340
  COUNTY
  Barron Economic Development Corp. 715-537-6287
  Eau Claire County general line 715-839-5106
  Pierce County general line 715-273-3531
  St. Croix Economic Development 715-381-4583
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