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These government agencies can provide assistance to small businesses.

Small Business Association (SBA)

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Department of Labor (DOL)

California:
Small Business Assistance and Advocacy Program
Sacramento, California

Los Angeles County Office of Small Business (OSB)
Los Angeles, California

City & County of San Francisco Small Business Commission Office
San Francisco, California

sfbizinfo
San Francisco, California

City of Oakland Community and Economic Development Agency
Oakland, California

New York:
Empire State Development Division for Small Business
Albany, New York

New York City Business Solutions Center
New York, NY

Each of these organizations can provide assistance in English and Chinese.

California:
AnewAmerica Community Corporation
Berkeley, California

Asian American Economic Development Enterprises, Inc. (AAEDE)
Monterey Park, California

Asian Pacific Islander Business and Information Services (apiBIS)
San Francisco, California

Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP)
Los Angeles, California

Chinatown Service Center
Los Angeles, California

East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
Oakland, California

Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)
Los Angeles, California

The Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) San Diego, California

New York:
Chinatown Manpower Project Business Outreach Center
New York, NY

Renaissance Economic Development Corporation
New York, NY

Other States:
Asian American Alliance
Chicago, Illinois

Asian American Business Assistance Center
Ashland, Virginia

Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC)
Boston, Massachussets

Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Dallas, Texas

Inter*Im Community Development Association
Seattle, Washington

The following organizations also provide assistance to entrepreneurs, typically in English.

Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO)

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)

Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

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These websites are in English, but they offer great information for small businesses.

The Beehive

Better Business Bureau

CCH Business Owners Toolkit

Entrepreneur Magazine

Inc. Magazine

IRS Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource

My Own Business Online Courses

Step-By-Step Guide To Starting a Small Business