- General Info
SBDC general website
SBA general website
SCORE general website
- Business Plans
Sample business plans
Sample plans at Bplans - many sample business plans. Must enter name, email, etc. to download samples.
SBA Sample Plans
Business plan templates
Template at Bplans - must enter name, email, etc. to download template.
SCORE Template
Market research for business plans
SBA: Market research and competitive analysis
- Financing
South Alabama Regional Planning Committee (SARPC): Employment and Economic Development - small business revolving loan fund
Innovation Portal - portal fund
Atlas Alabama: Financing - Alabama Small Business Commission
SBA: Fund Your Business
Alabama Capital Network
- Licenses, Permits, Codes, Taxes (aka doing business within the city or county of Mobile)
Work with the City - get started doing business in Mobile
Alabama Secretary of State: LLCs
City of Mobile: Business
Mobile County: Business License
Alabama Department of Revenue: Business Licensing
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce: Doing Business
SBA: Register Your Business
- Special Populations
Ascent - Free platform for women entrepreneurs from SBA
Mobile Area Black Chamber of Commerce
- Free Business Marketing Help
Innovation Portal’s Startup Software Tools
- Online courses
SCORE: Take a Workshop
SBA
- Conferences and Events
SARPC: Business and Career Expo - South Alabama Regional Planning Committee
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce: Small Business Awards - they also do Small Business Week and Startup Weekend events
Alabama Launchpad - Shark Tank-like competition from the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA)
- Live assistance beyond MPL
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on USA’s campus
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Department
Innovation Portal - business startup incubator
SCORE South Alabama - business mentors
