There is an array of printed and web-based resources for you to consider when starting a technology company.  We will recommend just a few. If you have suggestions for use to consider, please contact us.

Legal

Financial/Fundraising

Technology/Innovation

Market Research/Marketing and Sales

Human Resources

Business Plans/Investor Presentations

Other

Partner Organizations

Legal

Incorporation/Corporate Structure

• Guide to Starting a Corporation (Fenwick & West LLP)

            www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/Corporate/Guide_to_Starting_Corp.pdf

• Selection of a Business Entity (Bill Evers, Esq.) MS-Word document

• Business Entities
• California:  www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm

• Nevada: www.mycorporation.com/secretary-state/Nevada.htm

                    or,   http://sos.state.nv.us/business/forms/

• New Mexico: www.nmprc.state.nm.us/cb.htm (NM SBDC)

          www.nmsbdc.org/BusinessStartingOutGuide.pdf (NMSBDC)

Early Stage Structure

• How To of Early Stage Structuring (Bill Evers, Esq.) MS-Word document

Term Sheets

• Multiple references on term sheets from Springboard Enterprises - http://www.springboardenterprises.org/learning/lc3.asp?pid=483

• Electronic panel discussion that took place on the Law Journal EXTRA! Web site
  http://www.cooley.com/news/inthenews.aspx?id=37527420

Intellectual Property

• US Patent/Trademark Office - www.uspto.gov

                Patent Searches: www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html

• US Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. - www.copyright.com
  US Copyright Office - www.copyright.gov
  
• US Trademark Office - www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm

• European Patent Office - www.european-patent-office.org/index.en.php

• World Wide Patent Searches at Delphion - www.delphion.com
  World Intellectual Property Organization - www.wipo.int

• Uniform Trade Secrets Act - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Trade_Secrets_Act

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Market Research/Marketing & Sales

Market Research for Your Startup (Entrepreneur Magazine)
http://www.entrepreneur.com/Your_Business/YB_Node/0,4507,122,00.html

Marketing Basics (Small Business Administration)
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/marketing/basics.html

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Financial/Fundraising

Angel Networks

• http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org

• http://www.angelsforum.com

• http://www.VentureChoice.com

Financial Modeling

• Knight Plan (Knight Plan Financial Services, LLC) Click here to download PDF

Presenting Persuasive Financials, December 07, 2003,  By Stever Robbins

• http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,289173,00.html

Valuation

• www.startupventuretoolbox.com/Valuation%20Advisor.htm

VCTask Force

• www.vctaskforce.com

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Human Resources

• Paying Employees During the Startup Stage (June 07, 2004) by Asheesh Advani http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,315854,00.html

• Misc. Topics—compensation, developing teams
  www.inc.com/guides/hr/

• Compensation
  www.salary.com

       www.mybizoffice.com/Individuals/resources_ratesurveys.html

• Society for Human Resources Management
  www.shrm.org

• Free White papers from Administaff (Professional Employer Organization)
  http://www.administaff.com/free_whitepapers.asp

• California--Employment Development Department (employer compliance!)
  http://www.edd.ca.gov/employer.htm

• New Mexico Department of Labor
  http://www.dol.state.nm.us

• Nevada Job Connect (employer requirements)
  http://www.nevadajobconnect.com/Businesses/Laws_for_Employers.htm

• Independent Contractors vs. Employees (from the IRS)
  http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99921,00.html

• Trinet-Total HR Services  

        http://www.trinet.com/hr_resources/default.htm

• Recruitment Resources Checklist

        Download PDF

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Technology/Innovation

• Innovation Tools
  http://www.innovationtools.com

• SBIR Resources

        www.sba.gov/sbir/

        www.sbirworld.com

• Cal State East Bay SBDC
  http://www.eastbaysbdc.org

• Wireless Communication Alliance (WCA)

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Business Plans/Investor Presentations

Recruitment Resources Checklist

Business Plans:

Business Plan Outline (Ernst & Young) Click here to download pdf

http://www.businessplans.org/

http://www.bplans.com/

http://www.toolkit.cch.com/text/P02_0001.asp

http://www.pwcglobal.com/extweb/industry.nsf/docid

http://www.bplans.com/contentkit/?affiliate=wsj

http://www.pwcglobal.com/extweb/industry.nsf

http://www.businesstown.com/planning/creating-outline.asp

Investor presentations:

• Steve Tennant’s Weblog: “How to Give a Great Investor Pitch” (including a reference email on the subject from the Keiretsu Forum’s Ed Harley)
  http://blog.tennantconsulting.com/blog/2004/11/how_to_do_a_gre.html

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Other

• Kauffman Foundation's website offering a grab-bag of information and resources

        www.eVenturing.org

• Board of Directors
  Board Pieces by Adam Bock, Published 05/28/03
  http://wistechnology.com/article.php?id=7
  
  Directors & Boards by Dennis T. Jaffe, Professor, Saybrook Graduate School & Pascal N. Levensohn, Managing Director, Levensohn Venture Partners http://www.directorsandboards.com/DBEBRIEFING/June2004/Feature604.html

• Recommended Books:
  The Entrepreneurs Guide to Business Law, by Constance Bagley & Craig Dauchy
  http://cooley.admin.hubbardone.com
  
  The First Mile…Essentials of Entrepreneurship by TiE
  http://www.tiesv.org/Home/Program/Testimonials/index_html/view_document
  
  From Zero to IPO by David Smith
  http://www.zero-to-ipo.com

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Partner Organizations

California Partners

Nevada Partners

New Mexico Partners

Entrepreneurial Seminars (CCET)
A 6-month Series for Entrepreneurs

Check the Events area for the next seminar nearest you

New Mexico Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development

High Tech Jobs Forum
Jobs-matching site for small technology companies

www.techjobsites.org
• Post your resume or area of expertise
• List a position or contractor need
• View a national pool of applicants

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