Where can I seek information about starting a business?
- Employer Id Numbers (EIN) (also called Federal Tax ID Number) instructions on how to get one from the Internal Revenue Service
- Franchise Registry a list of eligible franchise programs
- Frequently Asked Questions about Nebraska Business Taxes from the Nebraska Department of Revenue
- Nebraska Business Portal - Doing Business with the State
- Nebraska Business Statutes, by Department from the Department of Economic Development
- Nebraska Secretary of State Corporations Division includes a searchable database for basic information on corporations registered with the Secretary of State.
- Nebraska's Women's Business Center
- One-Stop Business Registration Informtion System Assistance with identifying necessary forms to be filed with appropriate State agencies and providing links and contacts.
- Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP) Rural Enterprise Assistance Project - You can call on REAP when you are thinking about starting a small business, or if you already operate a small business. Through REAP you can create a business plan, research potential markets and marketing ideas, discuss management issues with experienced business specialists, and apply for a small business loan
- SCORE Counselor's to America's Small Business
- Small Business Administration Start-up Basics includes information on writing a business plan
- Small Business Administration, Nebraska Office The U.S. Small Business Administration, established in 1953, provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses
- Small Business Administration: Manage Your Business resource that is designed to give business owners a basic overview of how to manage, market, and lead their business
- Small Business Assistance, Financing Information
- Small Business Assistance, Office of International Trade export information
- Starting a Business in Nebraska from the Nebraska Department of Revenue. Information and "form 20" for registering for a tax ID, out of state contractor requirements, and much more.
- Starting Business in Nebraska from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development
- Starting or Growing Your Nebraska Business
- United States Patent and Trademark Office information about applying for patents, trademarks, latest developments in patent law



