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Business.gov - www.business.gov
The official resource to help businesses quickly find compliance information, forms and contacts from multiple U.S. government web sites.
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Illinois Chamber of Commerce - www.ilchamber.org
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Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs - www.iira.org
This interesting site provides data on local governments. By selecting a county from the electronic atlas, users can obtain a list of commonly requested information. On the following level, cities selected in the designated county will provide additional information.
To Access Effingham County's Retail Trade Profile & Pull Factors-
Click on InfoAtlas, Retail Trade for Counties and Communities bottom of page and Effingham County on electronic atlas.
To Access Effingham County's Age, Housing, Income, Labor, and Population -
Click on InfoAtlas, Demographics for Counties and Communities bottom of page and Effingham County on electronic atlas.
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Illinois Retail Merchants Association - www.irma.org
Illinois State Library - www.finditillinois.org
Find-It! Illinois, the Illinois State Library's one-stop source for Illinois library, government and educational information.
Internal Revenue Service - www.irs.ustreas.gov
Department of the Treasury
IndustryNet - www.industrynet.com
Searchable database buyers guide of 600,000 U.S. manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and services. Locate manufacturing products, services and suppliers among 10,000 product categories.
Manufacturers' News, Inc. - www.manufacturersnews.com
Since 1912, MNI has been the most trusted source for comprehensive business information profiling over 400,000 U.S. manufacturers. Directories and databases customized by geography, industry and size.
Refdesk.com - www.refdesk.com
Select A Retirement Plan - www.SelectARetirementPlan.org
SITE IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE This is an interactive, educational web site that provides small business owners with comprehensive information on how to choose a retirement plan for their employees.
The Consumer Price Index - www.bls.gov/cpi/
This is a web site that measures inflation as experienced by consumers in their day-to-day living expenses and is used as an economic indicator. The site also contains an inflation calculator.
The Federal Consumer Information Center - www.pueblo.gsa.gov
University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs - www.igpa.uillinois.edu
Public Policy Reports
US Chamber of Commerce - www.uschamber.org
TradeRoots (US Chamber of Commerce) - www.traderoots.org
TradeRoots is the nation's leading sustained grassroots education program dedicated to raising public awareness of international trade on a local level.
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Better Business Bureau (BBB) - www.stlouis.bbb.org
Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois
Illinois Attorney General - www.ag.state.il.us
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Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://stats.bls.gov
City of Effingham - www.effinghamil.com
Illinois Department of Commerce/Community Affairs - www.illinoisbiz.biz
International Trade Centre - www.intracen.org
Small Business Development Center - www.ieccsbdc.com
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
US Department of Commerce - www.bea.gov
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Census, Economic Development Assistance & Economic Data
US Department of Commerce - www.commerce.gov
Trade Center Information
US Small Business Administration - www.sba.gov
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Department of Labor Employment & Training - www.doleta.gov
Labor Market Information, Welfare to Work, Employment Training Programs, Workforce Development
Eastern Illinois University, Career Services - www.jobsrv.eiu.edu
Federal Employer ID Number - https://sa.www4.irs.gov/sa_vign/newFormSS4.do
Illinois Department of Employment Security - www.ides.state.il.us
Illinois Workforce Info Center - www.ilworkinfo.com
The source for workforce & career information in Illinois.
State of Illinois All Kids Covered Program - www.allkidscovered.com
Making health care a reality for hundreds of thousands of families across the state.
US Department of Labor - www.dol.gov
Laws and regulations, statistics and date
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Environmental Protection Agency - www.epa.gov
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - www.fdic.gov
Contains various types of bank data, quarterly financial reports, comparisons of individual banks with each other and aggregate statistics.
Federal Trade Commission - www.ftc.gov
Illinois Attorney General - www.ag.state.il.us
Illinois Commerce Commission - www.icc.state.il.us
Illinois Department of Labor - www.state.il.us/agency/idol
Illinois Department of Revenue - www.revenue.state.il.us
Business Registration, Retailers Occupation Tax Number, Resale Certificate Number
Illinois Secretary of State Business Service Department - www.sos.state.il.us
Business Incorporation Assistance
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - www.osha.gov
Regulatory Alert - http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Entrepreneurship
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Center/Regulatory+Alerts.htm
Regulatory Alert is a publication that summarizes rules and regulations proposed during the previous week that would potentially affect small businesses.
SBA Regulatory Assistance - www.businesslaw.gov
Provides small businesses with access to laws and regulations from all three levels of government, compliance assistance guides from key federal regulatory agencies, and some online licensing and permitting at the state level.
Tradeport - www.tradeport.orgl
Export Documents
US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) - www.uspto.gov
Information on PTO's services and databases to search for similar invention patents.
US Treasury Department - www.ustreas.gov
Office of Procurement, Small Business Assistance, Internal Revenue Service, Taxpayer Education
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Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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