Small Business Guides

Trusted resources from reliable organizations to help small business owners learn, plan, and make informed decisions. Explore helpful guides, tools, and educational resources covering everything from starting and managing a business to recordkeeping and financial organization.

IRS Small Business & Self-Employed Tax Center
Great for official information on recordkeeping, business expenses, EINs, self-employment taxes, tax calendars, and starting or closing a business.
- IRS
- IRS Small Business & Self-Employed Tax Center
U.S. Small Business Administration Business Guide
Useful for business planning, startup costs, business structure, registration, licenses, banking, insurance, finances, taxes, marketing, and growth.
- Small Business Administration
- SBA Business Guide
Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center
This is especially valuable for your Arkansas audience. They offer no-cost resources, e-books, business-plan tools, training, and free one-on-one consulting for Arkansas businesses.
- ASBTDC
- Arkansas SBTDC
Oklahoma Small Business Development Center
Good for the Oklahoma businesses you want to serve. They provide no-cost confidential consulting, training, and business resources.
- OK Small Business Centers
- Oklahoma SBDC Resources
SCORE Small Business Resources
SCORE has free templates, checklists, e-guides, articles, webinars, and mentoring. Their resource library is broad enough that you could link to it rather than trying to duplicate everything yourself.
- SCORE
- SCORE Small Business Resources
Oklahoma State University Farm & Ranch Recordkeeping Resources
This one fits your farm and rural-business audience extremely well. OSU has a free Farm and Ranch Account Book along with farm-recordkeeping education and downloadable materials.
- extension.okstate.edu
- OSU Farm and Ranch Account Book