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Small Business Resource Center

Small Business Administration
Programs and services to help you start, grow and succeed
http://www.sba.gov

Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse 
Meeting the information needs of the SBDC community in the United States and its territories
http://www.sbdcnet.org

Small Business Resource Center
Find a wealth of information about many subjects that affect your small business, from planning and financing to marketing and insurance
http://www.sbrcbaltimore.com

Business.gov
Business.gov helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation’s small business community.
http://www.Business.gov

Internal Revenue Service
Applying for an employer identification number [EIN]
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html

United States Department of Labour
http://www.dol.gov/

US General Services Administration
For Vendors Seeking Government Contracts Events
http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/eventView.do?audienceId=1168&byAudienceId=y

Federal Contracting Resource
Federal, state and local governments offer businesses the opportunity to sell billions of dollars worth of products and services.
http://www.business.gov/expand/government-contracting/

Caribbean Headlines

Guyana government considers re-entry into airline business The high and increasing cost of travel to and from Guyana and its regional neighbours has prompted the Bharrat Jagdeo administration to consider starting up a state-owned airline. Water high on CARICOM agenda With several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries reeling from the effects of a prolonged drought, the water situation will come under sharp focus when regional heads meet for their 21st Intersessional Meeting which opens this morning. New OECD list shows Caribbean nations still lagging Caribbean countries make up almost half the jurisdictions that have not sufficiently lived up to commitments to meet international tax standards, according to the latest report released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) yesterday. Plan approved to help restart Haitian businesses A US$35 million emergency investment programme has been approved for Haiti to help private companies restart operations and preserve and create jobs, in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the country in January. Wind farm project to provide more power, savings A US$49 million wind farm expansion project in Jamaica that will reduce carbon emissions, significantly boost electricity production and save the country millions of dollars will be launched in a week’s time. Government helping businesses make mark in global markets The Barbados government has announced a number of financial and technical initiatives that would allow scores of local business persons to cement their presence in untapped international markets. Bolt named Sportsman of the Year again Jamaica's track champion Usain Bolt has been named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second straight time, after continuing an amazing sprinting blitz in 2009 when he won three more gold medals at the World Championships. US Congress honours Rex Nettleford America’s Congress has posthumously honoured the late Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Rex Nettleford for his outstanding contribution to Jamaica, the Caribbean and the United States (US). Keep the food and bring other aid, says Haiti President Haiti’s President René Préval doesn’t want any more food aid from outside for the 1.2 million displaced residents of the earthquake-ravaged country. Bribery added to list of charges against gun-accused cop Already facing charges for his alleged involvement in a gun theft and sale racket, a police sergeant in Jamaica is in deeper trouble, now accused of trying to coerce his colleagues into letting him go free when the illegal items were found in a house he was in.

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