U.S. Government Resources
- U.S. Small Business Administration - Business GuideIncludes information on planning, launching, managing, and growing small businesses.
- IRS Tax Information for BusinessesIncludes tax resources, information and forms for small and large business, corporations and the self-employed. Provides information on business types, how to run, operate and close a business, prepare and file taxes, as well as tax forms, instructions and publications.
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - Information for Small BusinessesProvides information on exempt offerings, how small businesses can raise capital and go public. Includes Additional Resources for small business on compliance, securities exchanges, and state securities regulators.
- SBA Office of Entrepreneurial DevelopmentIncludes information about a number of programs through the SBA, including the Office of Entrepreneurship Education and Office of Women's Business Ownership
Federal COVID-19 Business Resources
- SEC - COVID-19 Resources for Small BusinessesLinks to resources for small business. In addition, the page states "The SEC is responding to COVID-19 challenges faced by businesses and their investors, including temporary, conditional relief for companies to raise capital via Regulation Crowdfunding, extended filing deadlines for Regulation Crowdfunding and Regulation A issuers and providing relief from the Form ID notarization requirement for filings with the SEC’s EDGAR system."
- U.S. Department of the Treasury - Guidance on Deferring Tax Payments Due to COVID-19Information on tax deferments for individuals and businesses.
- IRS - Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact PaymentsInformation about tax help for businesses affected by COVID-19
- National Federation of Small Businesses - Federal Coronavirus Action and Small BusinessesOutlines recent federal action related to the coronavirus and how it affects small businesses
- Venturize - COVID-19 ResourcesIncludes information about loans and grants, business resilience, and more
General Books & Treatises on Business Organizations
Principles of Business Organizations by Publication Date: 2018Also available in West Academic Study Aids online.
Business Organizations Law by Publication Date: 2016Also available in West Academic Study Aids online.
The Law of Corporations in a Nutshell by Publication Date: 2016Also available in West Academic Study Aids online.
The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance by Publication Date: 2018Also available in Oxford Handbooks Online.
Resources on Commercial Databases
- Lexis Practical Guidance - Business Entities PracticeProvides practice notes, forms, checklists and more related to all types of business entities, including social purpose entities and non-profits.
- Westlaw Practical Law - Corporate and M&AIncludes practice notes, checklists, Q&A and more on topics like forming an LLC or corporation, sales and use taxes as well as standard document templates.
- Bloomberg Law - Corporate Practice CenterIncludes links corporate practice portfolios, practical guidance, and news & analysis.