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USEFUL LINKS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS

http://siliconvalley-sbdc.org
Small business development center
The Silicon Valley SBDC offers numerous free services to small business. These services include free expert consulting services, concentrated training, information resources, multiple locations and various seminars

http://www.ecenteronline.org/home.asp
San Jose Entrepreneur Center
Expert assistance (free) for building and expanding your business, excellent classes, sign up for their events calendar.

http://www.sbdctap.com - Free technology reviews, website reviews for local businesses
Small Business Technology Advisory Program SBDC-TAP

Not-for profit organization that offers free or low fee classes to persons interested in learning about available business technology and also offers counseling about technologies for small business empowerment.

Learn how to use you IRA or 401(k) to fund the purchase of a business or franchise, without paying tax or penalties for accessing those funds. Click here:

Buy a business or franchise with retirement funds. No Tax. No Penalty

USEFUL LINKS FOR INDIVIDUALS

Get checkbook control of your IRA

:: www.irs.gov

:: www.irs.gov/formspubs/ Forms and publications

:: www.ftb.ca.gov California Franchise Tax Board

:: Compare the cost of living between cities

:: Budgeting 101: A tool to start your budgeting process

:: Calculate your payment on any loan

Charitable contribution links & links to donation websites:
Publication 526 What the IRS has to say about charitable contributions: ::Publication 526

Note: To benefit from charitable contributions, you must be itemizing your deductions.

Find out how much of your donation goes to meeting the mission of the charity. For California: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.cat&stid=13&rgid=7

Local charities at which you can make meaningful donations

YOUR SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLANNING

COLLEGE EDUCATION

THE BENEFITS OF HOME OWNERSHIP

REAL ESTATE RESOURCES

Guidant Financial Group - Highly competent self-directed IRA LLC facilitators
Ron Fouts 1-888-472-4455 ext 3225
Helping real estate investors and new business owners to acquire property, a business , or other nontraditional investments with their IRA and 401(k) funds. Click here to learn more:

Buy real estate in your IRA

NASB North American Savings bank - lending funds to your IRA
www.nasb.com "lending" and "commercial")

Real Estate Attorney - Chillag & Associates - Nancy Chillag
(650) 321-6796 All business structures and Nevada Series LLC formations
418 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Attorney - Beverly Klinestiver - Nevada Series LLC formations
(650) 323-6855 Palo Alto, CA

Bob Davis - Spectrum Fine Homes Inc.
650-960-2449 x 2 Local custom/spec Builder

Joel Baker - Equity Preservation Inc.
1031 Exchange Facilitator/Intermediary
www.equitypreservation.com
408-436-2000 San Jose, CA

Eagle One Home Inspection Services - Jeff Frishof
(650)-365-4778 Bay Area, CA

Nationwide Floor & Window - Mobile flooring showroom
Tammy Mark (408)-298-0600
www.FloorsandWindows.com