RESOURCES FOR STARTING A BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA

US Small Business Administration Office of Women's Business Ownership - SBA is a strong advocate for women entrepreneurs offering many programs and services to help them succeed.

Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century - offers you key resources, targeted information, registration for online programs, and networking opportunities to help build your business.

Alameda County Library - Procedure for Starting a Business in Alameda County - reviews what are the requirements for starting a business in Alameda County.

California's Guide to Starting a Business - a government web site that gives step-by-step advice on how to start a business in California.


DOMAIN REGISTRATION AND WEB HOSTING PROVIDERS

Network Solutions - a trusted provider and the original registrar from the early days of domain registration.

GoDaddy - domain name registration for as low as $8.95 per year.

Hurricane Electric - web hosting service provider from $9.95 per month and upwards depending upon the size of your web site.


RESOURCES FOR GAINING HIGH RANKINGS ON SEARCH ENGINES

Search Engine Watch - reports on the latest happenings in the search engine industry, it's often the first to report insider information.

Google ToolBar - works with Internet Explorer - see Google's ranking of the current page, find your competitors back links.

Search Engine Optimization Tools - WebPosition Gold2 is one of the best tools to assist you in positioning your web site at the top. The software analyzes your existing web pages and gives plain-English advice on how to improve them; in addition, to reports and much more. Free download trial.