Useful Sites
Accounting Websites:
American Accounting Association
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Financial Executives International
Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Institute of Internal Auditors
Attorney Websites:
American Arbitration Association
Delaware Secretary of State Divisions of Corporations
Illinois State Bar Association
Banking/Insurance Websites:
Illinois Offices of Bank And Real Estate
Office of Comptroller of Currency
State Insurance Department Web Sites
Business Broker Websites:
Midwest Broker and Buyer Intermediaries
Business Websites:
ITEC- Illinois Technology Enterprise Corporation
Prentice Hall's Entrepreneurship and Small Business Resource Website
Case Law Websites:
Chicago Tech Scene:
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Local Business - Information on local businesses
Technology Executive Club - Formerly known as Internet executives club. A Thought Leadership and Business Development Community for High Technology and eBusiness Executives
The Illinois Coalition- Includes VC contact information
The Illinois Technology Development Alliance - The ITDA provides consulting services to growth stage technology firms to fundamentally address business, technology, management and other strategic issues critical to their success.
Finance/Angel Investor Organization Websites:
Chicago Assn. Of Neighborhood Development Organizations' Self-Employment Loan Fund
General Chicago Websites:
Chicago Department of Planning and Development - Listings of department services offered to small businesses, information about tax-increment financing and other financial assistance programs and general information about the city
Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center - A clearinghouse of services for small business
Cook County Information Center
Illinois Websites:
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community affairs
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Illinois Department of Insurance
Intellectual Property & Technology Websites:
Licensing Executive Society International. Inc.
Licensing Executive Society- USA and Canada
The UT System Crash Course in Copyright
World Intellectual Property Organization
International Law Websites:
U.S. Department of Commerce Market Access and Compliance
International Trade Club of Chicago
U.S. Council for International Business
International Small Business Consortium
Organization for Economic Development
Legal Research:
Music & Music Licensing Websites:
Privacy Websites:
Real Estate Websites:
Chicago Association of Realtors
Chicago Department of Buildings
Chicago Department of Human Services
City of Chicago Department of Zoning Maps
Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance
Illinois Offices of Bank And Real Estate
Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois
Securities:
SEC Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR)
Statute Websites:
Statutes, Constitutions and Legislative Information - By State
Tax Websites:
Delaware Franchise Tax Estimator
U.S. Government Websites:
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Securities and Exchange Commission