Brooklyn Economic Develoment Corporation
http://www.bedc.org
BEDC is multi-service business and community development organization providing assistance in the following areas: marketing, real estate, loan analysis and packaging, certification and procurement. Access demographic and property data using the "Destination Brooklyn" interactive web maps found on their home page.

Brooklyn Public Library Business Library
http://www.biz.brooklynpubliclibrary.org
The Business Library is one of the nation's premier public libraries dedicated exclusively to business, finance and entrepreneurship.

CCH’s Business Owner’s Toolkit
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/text/P02_0001.asp
Outlines the steps involved in writing a business plan and provides links to other model documents, templates and forms.

Entrepreneurial Edge
http://www.edwardlowe.org/
From the non-profit, Edward Lowe Foundation, established to "educate, train and foster the growth of entrepreneurs."

Entrepreneur's BizStartUp
http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizstartups
Small business resources and opportunities, from the publishers of Entrepreneur magazine.

New York City Department of Small Business Services
http://home.nyc.gov/html/sbs/home.html
Provides information on licensing, registering, getting city contracts, and working with economic development organizations.

New York Small Business Center
http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/smallbiz/sbrc/Pages/index.cfm
Includes a Business Owner's Manual, a guide to starting your small business in New York and a database of New York organizations that offer assistance to small business owners and entrepreneurs.

NY Loves Small Business
http://www.nylovessmallbiz.com/home.asp
Information on starting and growing a small business and more.

Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
SBA’s portal to "its many programs of assistance for small- business owners."

Small Business Information from About.com
http://sbinformation.about.com/
Click on "Business Plans" for business plan templates and guides.

U.S. Business Advisor
http://www.business.gov/
This portal is a well organized gateway to U.S. government programs and information useful to every type of business. Major topics include: financial assistance, taxes, regulations, trade and employment issues.