Links...

Accounting and Finance:
Accounting -- From Louisiana State University Libraries
Accounting Web's Accounting Resources on the Internet -- From Rutgers University
BankWeb -- Web sites of U.S. banks organized by state; also international banks
Financial Data Finder -- From Ohio State University Department of Finance
Tax and Accounting Sites -- Financial; accounting news; firms and employment; etc.

Commercial Property & Leases
Commercial Real Estate Broker -- Sherman & Boone Associates, Commercial Real Estate Division
myra@myrasellshomes.com - Coldwell Banker

Privacy and Personal Information
http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/Alert-FS15.htm - Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
amex privacy | Can't refuse wo ID | Driver's License Privacy | Merchant Rights | States that Prohibit recording a CC on Checks | ID when paying by check

http://zoklet.net/totse//en/ego/making_money/cardask.html - What a merchant can ask for and record when a customer pays by check

Local Information
Agriculture in the Pajaro Valley
Business License Database  Search by SIC code, business name, owner's last name, or street address.  Can also display a list of new businesses, and a list of businesses by number of employees.
SBDC Links Our Campus guest, the Central Coast Small Business Development Center has a great links page for Local, State, Federal and Internatiolnal information.
County Business Patterns - Here are several good sources for Local data, statistics and business patterns:

Cabrillo College Community Statistics
http://www.cabrillo.edu/affiliate/careers/county/community.html http://www.cabrillo.edu/affiliate/connect/bus/local.htm
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
http://www.santacruzpl.org/ref/localstats.shtml
Federal MapStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/more.data/06087.html
*County Business Patterns - Census
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/profiles/pf_home.php
*State and County Quick Facts - U.S. Census
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06087.html
*http://censtats.census.gov/cgi-bin/msanaic/msasect.pl?Sic=&MSA=42100

Facts and Figures for the City of Santa Cruz  including CPI, employment, income, and industries statistics
Monterey Bay Guide  Guide to businesses in Monterey Bay area.  Can search by name or category.
Santa Cruz County: Economic Profile from Economic Development Coordinator, County of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Guide Can search by name or category for information about specific businesses in the county
City of Santa Cruz: Codes and Ordinances - on leftside menu choose "Databases-Codes & Ordinances"

Legal, Taxes, Paperwork
Starting a Business in Santa Cruz County
California Department of Commerce Order the California License  Handbook
California State Board of Equalization Retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers must obtain seller's permits
Internal Revenue Service
Employment Tax Section California Employment Development Department
IRS Publication p587 Business Use of Your Home, Click here for PDF File
Understanding Your EIN http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1635.pdf
California Department of Commerce State Licenses Lists:
http://www2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/wllquery$.startup
http://www.dca.ca.gov/aboutdca/aboutwho.htm#WHOA
California Business Portal for Licenses and Permits:
http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/resources.htm
CalGOLD: Business Permits Made Simple 
http://www.calgold.ca.gov/
Know Your Money - The U.S. Secret Service
http://www.secretservice.gov/know_your_money.shtml
Business and tax Forms
http://www.savewealth.com/taxforms/irs/smallbusiness/

More information:
legalzoom.com | LLC |C-Corp, S-Corp or LLC? | Resoures

Sources of Capital & Financial resources
Grants - http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/faqs/
SBA

• SBDC Link
• SBDC Services

Angels http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/

Chambers of Commerce:

• Aptos Chamber of Commerce
• Capitola Chamber of Commerce
• Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce
• Santa Cruz Downtown Association
• Santa Cruz Technology Alliance
• Workforce Investment Board of Santa Cruz County
  

Civic & Municipal

• City of Capitola
  
• City of Santa Cruz
  
• City of Scotts Valley
  
• City of Watsonville
  
• County of Santa Cruz
  
• Santa Cruz Metro Trans. Dist.
  
• Santa Cruz County Reg. Trans. Comm.
  
• Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council
  
• Santa Cruz Public Libraries
  
  Register of Copyrights  Library of Congress
  Patent and Trademark Office For patent information, contact
  Sunnyvale Center for Innovation, Invention & Ideas For additional and State patent information, contact
  Secretary of State Trade Marks and Service Marks
  

Special Interest

Food Network http://www.foodnetwork.com
Restaurants http://www.restaurant.org
Women in business http://www.countmein.org/

Employer/Employee Relations

Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov
Department of Labor Employment Standards Agency http://www.dol.gov/esa/
Minimum Wage http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm
Breaks http://www.dol.gov/esa/programs/whd/state/state.htm
California Employment Development Department Employment Tax Section