"Anyone can give up,
it's the easiest thing in the world to do.
But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart,
that's true strength"

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US Government Websites
By no means should you consider this an exhaustive list of US Government contacts and resources available to the entrepreneur, but the following is a great place to start.

USA.gov - The Government's official web portal for all federal, state, and local government web resources and services.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century.

U.S. Census Bureau- American Fact Finder web page. "Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data".

U.S. Department of Energy - The U.S. Department of Energy's Building Energy Codes Program is an information resource on national model energy codes.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.

Internal Revenue Service - The official home page of the US Internal Revenue Service.

ABC Boards of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico - The following directory provides the contact information for each state and a link to their Web site.  Please contact those states directly wherein you desire to do business.

Development Glossary - Our Development Glossary has well over 2,000 unique real estate development terms, many with full illustrations or photographs.


The National Resource Map - Location Island's National Development Map connects you with your local government (including many published zoning and building codes), Traffic Volumes, Chambers of Commerce, etc. Get the information that you need to build, in three clicks...

Community Forums - Do you have a question about how to build? The Community Forums are a great place to start. Ask questions, share what you know or just get to exchange opinions and ideas with other entrepreneurs.

More about Location Island...

Writer's Guidelines - Location Island welcomes ideas and articles from a variety of professions and suppliers. Share what you know, you'll be surprised what you'll learn!

What is Payment by Byline? - Want to raise your resume or corporate credibility to a new level? It's as simple as telling people what you know.

Good Karma - Good things happen to good people. These are links to our favorite charities.

Location Island Proudly Supports:

SCORE- "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Negotiation Tip of the Week - These are outstanding audio podcasts (in MP3 format ) that focus on the art of negotiations. Created by Dr. Josh Weiss, Associate Director of the Global Negotiation Project at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard.

Flag Etiquette - How to properly display our nation's flag outside of your place of business.