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Business Planning & Formation Assistance

Sponsors and exhibitors at the 2012 Inland Empire Manufacturers Summit are in bold typeface.

Resources

• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Internal Revenue Service -- An information portal on starting your business.
• Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at California State University, San Bernardino (IECE) -- An organization that supports and promotes entrepreneurship.
• Inland Empire Small Business Development Center -- Provides consulting, training, and technical assistance to small or forthcoming businesses.  Now part of IECE.
• Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) -- Retired business professionals provide consulting services to small businesses.
• Inland Empire Minority Enterprise Center
• Inland Empire Women’s Business Center -- (909)890-1538

Legal Issues

• IRS issues Employer Identification Numbers (EINs), which are needed for tax filings
• California Secretary of State -- Where you file your incorporation documentation, etc.
• Fictitious Business Names (“DBAs”) are registered with your County Recorder’s office -- Riverside County  and San Bernardino County
• US Patent & Trademark Office -- Issues patents and trademarks.
• US Copyright Office -- Lets you register for copyright.
• Please check with your city for business license and occupancy permits information

Accounting / Financial / LegalConsulting

• Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott LLP -- CPAs providing quality accounting and related services.
• Romo Incentives Group -- Helps businesses identify tax credits.
• Best Best & Krieger LLP - Legal services for the manufacturing industry including entity formation and governance, government regulatory compliance, labor and employment, financing, taxation, litigation, and mergers and acquisitions.  You may also contact BBK by e-mail.

Useful Tools

• SBA Small Business Planner -- A "one-stop" shop for online business self-help.
• Tools for Business Success from the City of Palm Springs -- A treasure chest of useful information for businesses.
• EZ Numbers -- Make your custom startup pro formas today - Profit & Loss, Cash Flow, Balance Sheet; Breakeven, and Investor Performance: IRR, ROI, NPV, etc.  You may also e-mail the consultant directly.
• Additional free finance-related software on Wikipedia

Additional Tips

• "The Top Seven Things Investors Look For" -- By Paul Hynek of EZ Numbers, an easy-to-use software to help evaluate business scenarios and create financial statements. For further assistance, please call 310.402.4370 or e-mail the consultant.