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Veterans Job and Resource Fair: "State of California Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet Job and Resource Fair" is scheduled for Tuesday, October 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Concord Hotel, 45 John Glenn Drive. The job fair is free and open to all veterans, National Guard members, reservists returning from active duty, and the public. Over 70 employers, government agencies and community organizations will be on hand with information on employment, benefits, training, education and apprenticeships.

For details, call Michael Taylor at (510) 563-5259.

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Entrepreneurial Resources

		Small Business Development Center of Contra Costa The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) conducts research, counsels, and trains business people in a wide variety of business topics and provides comprehensive information services and access to experts in many fields.
		SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business, the SCORE Association (Service Corps of Retired Executives) is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. Get free business advise. To contact the local East Bay Chapter of Score click here.
		Small Business Administration (SBA) The SBA will provide assistance in Starting, Financing or Managing your Business, plus help with finding a Business Opportunity. The SBA plays an important role in helping individuals and businesses recover from disasters.
		#1 Entrepreneur Home Site Your gateway to a virtual wealth of opportunities in Internet marketing! Many are FREE - MAKE MONEY in 2001
		Alameda County Small Business Development Center SBDC The East Bay Small Business Development Center provides tools and expertise to business owners interested in accelerating the success of their ventures. Through expert consulting, top-notch trainings and other business planning resources, the East Bay SBDC helps build businesses that build the local economy.
		Allbusiness.com Incorporate your business, build a business plan, small business information, small business loan, (click on "start a business")
		AnewAmerica offers a holistic three-year program, the Virtual Business Incubator, that assists new Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area to establish or expand micro businesses, build personal assets for the sustainability of their families, and develop the community assets necessary to support the political, social, and cultural empowerment of their communities.
		Bison. com Find the franchise opportunity that's right for you! Bison, the franchise network, gets you on your way to business ownership. Focus on franchises and business opportunities that meet your interests and investment level
		Business Owner's Toolkit Use the information in the CCH Small Business Guide to answer your business, tax, and legal questions and to get practical tips that will help you work smarter, save money, and stay in compliance with the law.
		California Department of Corporations Look Before You Leap - A Guide to Buying a Franchise
		Centers for International Trade Development CITD .Value-added assistance to help expand your business internationally. Our professionals bring industry experience and knowledge to meet your international business challenge
		Conta Costa Means Business ContraCostaMeansBusiness.com ... a new comprehensive web portal designed to be relevant specifically for business owners and entrepreneurs in Contra Costa County. This is a cooperative and collaborative effort also intended to benefit every business services organization in the county by improving the visibility of the information, resources, services and expertise each organization has to offer.
		Contra Costa County Library Business Calendar The Contra Costa County Library offers Business Programs and provides a Business Guide to help you start your business.
		Delphion Research Intellectual Property Network Delphion Research Intellectual Property Network provides an on-line search for US Patents
		Directory Franchise DirectoryFranchise provides detailed information on a range of franchise opportunities. As well as our franchise directory is the site including a variety of franchise information, advice and guidance.
		Dun & Bradstreet Dun & Bradstreet provides Market data and demographics
		Entrepreneur Magazine Startups, business Opportunities, e-biz, franchise, home business
		Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information on Franchise & Business Opportunities
		Food Franchise FOOD FRANCHISE provides a comprehensive directory of fast food franchises including coffee franchises, pizza franchises, food franchises, ice cream franchises, donut franchises, and bakery franchises.
		Franchise Gator Franchise & Business for Sale Directory: Franchise Gator is a top franchise and small business resource. Search franchises, opportunities and franchise business for sale listings to find in-depth info on buying franchises and businesses for sale.
		FranNet FranNet's large group of experts specialize in helping you learn about the many francises available and how to select the RIGHT ONE for you!
		FreePatentsOnline FreePatentsOnline.com provides fast, easy-to-use access to millions of patents. Attorneys use this data for patent searching. Inventors too. Researchers use it to keep up on the latest developments in their field. And everyone can use it just to browse all the interesting (and sometimes crazy!) ideas that are out there.
		Global Center for Trade - GLOCENTRA GLOCENTRA designs, organizes, conducts and delivers training seminars on international trade, business and marketing as well as technical Export-Import seminars, international trade shows, global networking events while offering online and onsite professional training and consulting services for companies, individual entrepreneurs and managers in the United States, China and Worldwide.
		Inc.com can help with starting or buying a business or franchise, financing, marketing, e-commerce, Information Technology and more.
		International Franchise Association Franchise Basics, Franchisee Resources, FTC Guide to Buying a Franchise, Supplier Directory
		Inventors Alliance The mission of the Inventors Alliance is to provide educational opportunities for Inventors, with the goal of giving them the information they need to bring their products to market.
		Keiretsu Forum Keiretsu Forum members provide early-stage and seed capital in the range of $250K-$1.5MM. Approximately 15 companies annually receive funding from the Forum members. We provide invaluable contacts, serve on Boards, and provide strategic alliances to our entrepreneurs.
		LaborFair LaborFair.com is an online housework referral community of reliable, quality service providers for all on-demand household, personal and family care. We provide real-time access to hundreds of local service provider profiles, pictures, and professional reviews. Consumers connect directly with already available, qualified but underemployed service providers.
		MinorityFinance.com Best Finance Related Sites for Minorities and Women
		Oakland Business Development Corporation Located in Oakland, California, OBDC has helped hundreds of small business owners access capital and business assistance to successfully develop their businesses
		Online Women's Business Center Whether you are writing your business plan for the first time or rewriting it for the twentieth, there are certain steps you can follow in order to make the process easier. See a sample business plan.
		Pacific Venture Club The Pacific Venture Club exists to facilitate connections and dealmaking between entrepreneurs and resources of various kinds.
		The American Franchise Association The American Franchisee Association (AFA) is a national trade association of franchisees and dealers
		The East Bay Innovation Group ebig.org is the East Bay's leading technology forum. Connected to the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, and start-ups in the San Francisco East Bay, with strong ties to industry experts, major technology corporations, and local municipalities, eBig is the East Bay's premier resource for information, education, and personal networking for people seeking connections and technology resources.
		THE FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER The mission of The Federal Technology Center (The FTC) is to promote economic development by facilitating technology transfer between government and the private sector, and by helping small businesses successfully compete for government contracts.
		TotalBusiness Helping Small Business Owners Succeed. Total Business Media, LLC is an online media and services company with a portfolio of informational web sites for small business owners and entrepreneurs. We operate and manage some of the most prominent small business content focused properties on the Internet.
		Trademark Law Trademark law and recent court decisions
		US Chamber Small Business Tool Kit Let the U.S. Chamber assist you in building, managing, and expanding your company from Starting Your Business to Protecting Your Assests.
		Wall Street Journal Small Business StartupJournal can help. Our content comes from the powerful editorial resources of The Wall Street Journal, the world's leading business publication, as well as WSJ.com, industry experts and StartupJournal's editorial team.
		Women's Initiative Women's Initiative for Self Employment is a private, non-profit agency providing comprehensive business training, on-going technical assistance and financing for Bay Area low-income women. Our programs are designed to assist an entrepreneur in gaining the necessary skills to start, grow and/or expand her business.
		Workit The Hub for Technology Startups: quality resources, opportunities and event listings for technology startup professionals.

Home Based Business Resources

		2WORK-AT-HOME Provides free work at home job listings, home business ideas, and many other free work at home resources.
		4hb.Com An online destination for new and existing small and medium sized business with a particular slant towards those that maintain a office at home, and home-based businesses. Features include our continually growing library of articles and reference material.
		Bizmancan.com We are a community based business website. Our affiliate members can freely post articles, news, thoughts, ideas and participate in polls. Access to a wealth of home based business ideas. FREE website and support are included. No fee and no obligation. Test drive this exceptional business opportunity today!
		BIZOFFICE Small and home based business resources.
		BUSINESS KNOW HOW Small business and home business ideas, tools and resources to grow your small business or career.
		BusinessTown.com Issues to consider when starting up a home based business such as zoning laws.
		ENTREPRENEUR.COM Home office essentials, getting ideas, making it legal.
		Franchise Direct Franchise Direct is your comprehensive franchise opportunity directory and information resource. Browse franchise profiles, research top franchise opportunities, find detailed franchise information and get fresh info on the latest franchises and franchise events.
		HOME-BASED WORKING MOMS™ A professional association and online community of parents who work at home and those who would like to work from home.
		HomeBizStartupGuides.com HomeBizStartupGuides.com is devoted to providing the highest quality business start-up guides.
		NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) is the nation's leading resource for the self-employed and micro-businesses (up to ten employees), providing a broad range of benefits and support to help the smallest businesses succeed.
		WAHM.COM The magazine for work at home moms
		WELCOME TO POWER HOMEBIZ GUIDES™ Your source of information, tools and resources for starting, managing and growing a home business.
		WORK AT HOME INDEX.NET Looking for a work at home business? Need some help getting your new business started? We're the 1st human-edited directory of online and offline business opportunities that helps real people find real work at home.
		WORK-AT-HOME SCHEMES Federal Trade Commission warning on some of the work at home schemes that should be avoided.