This organization stimulates partnerships between the arts and business that strengthens both sectors in the communities they serve.

Links to government, philanthropic, corporate, and other arts resources.

Business professionals who help nonprofit arts organizations by sharing their expertise and talents on a wide range of consulting projects.

This is a free small business consulting site with free online advice, mentoring,and resources. They also have offices here in Chicago and extend their services to artists and arts organizations.

U.S. Government site with free resources and advice for starting and growing a small business.

This website offers extensive articles written in easy to understand language about bankruptcy issues.

A nonprofit news source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise. Also has many guides and resources.

Many projects, including Apache and Mozilla, have already created nonprofit organizations that support their communities. Other open source projects are also considering ways to establish nonprofit.

This guide is intended to serve as a roadmap for starting a business. It is comprehensive, easy to use, and includes numerous electronic links for additional information.

America's first people-to-people lending marketplace uses an online auction for people to list and bid on loans.