Business Links

City Resources
The City of Jacksonville www.coj.net
The City of Jacksonville Beach www.jacksonvillebeach.org
Clay County www.claycountygov.com
Nassau County www.nassaucountyfl.com
St. Johns County www.co.st-johns.fl.us
Baker County www.bakercountyfl.org
State of Florida www.myflorida.com
Economic Development in Jacksonville www.expandinjax.com
Convention and Visitors Bureau www.visitjacksonville.com
Hispanic News/Media
EcoLatino Magazine www.ecolatino.com
Hola Noticias Newspaper www.holanoticias.com
Hispanic Business Magazine www.pubservice.com/Subcnew.aspx?PC=HB
Chambers
Florida State Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce 		www.fshcc.com
First Coast African American
Chamber of Commerce 		www.fcaacc.org
First Coast Asian-American Chamber of Commerce www.asianamericanchamber.com
INDOUS Chamber
of Commerce  Northeast FL		 www.indousnefl.org
Jacksonville
Regional Chamber
of Commerce		 www.myjaxchamber.com
United States Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce		 www.ushcc.com
Association of American Chambers of Commerce Latin America www.aaccla.org/links
Business Resources
Bank on Jacksonville www.bankonjacksonville.com
Better Business Bureau of
Northeast Florida 		www.bbbnefla.org
Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
Jacksonville Urban League Entrepreneurship Center www.eecjacksonville.com
Jacksonville Women’s
Business Center		 www.jaxwbc.com
SCORE www.score.org
Small Business Development Center www.sbdc.unf.edu
Small Business Resource
Network (SBRN at UNF)		 www.sbrn.org
U.S. Small Business Administration www.sba.gov/localresources/district/fl/
north/index.html
Women Business Owners of
North Florida		 www.jaxwbo.com
Internal Revenue Service
Tax Help for Small Business and
the Self-Employed 		www.irs.gov/businesses
Search: Small Biz or Self-Employed
Starting, Operating, or Closing a
Business 		www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=110417,00.html
Search: Starting, Operating or Closing
Business Taxes www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98966,00.html
Search: Business Tax
Checklist for Starting a Business www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98810,00.html
Search: Checklist Starting Business
Employer Identification
Number 		www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html
Search: EIN
IRS e-News for
Small Businesses 		www.irs.gov/newsroom/content/0,,id=103381,00.html Search: E-News Subscriptions
Internet Television
for Small Businesses 		www.sbtv.com
TaxWise TV
Streamlined
Magazine 		www.taxwisetv.com
Other Resources
Tools for Evaluating
Market Demand

www.export.gov/tradedata/exp_trade_data.asp
www.eflorida.com/ContentSubpage.aspx?id=678
www.export.gov
www.buyusa.gov
Tools for Evaluating
Regulatory
Environments		 Free Trade Agreements
www.export.gov/FTA/index.asp

CE Markings
www.export.gov/cemark/index.asp

ISO Certifications
www.iso.org/iso/home.htm

Export Licensing
www.export.gov/regulation/exp_reg_licenses.asp

Legal considerations (FCPA, anti-dumping,
boycotts)
www.export.gov/regulation/exp_reg_legal_res.asp

Economic sanctions (Office of Foreign Asset
Control)
www.export.gov/regulation/OFAC.asp
Tools for Assessing
Tariff and Non-
Tariff Barriers 		Tariff rates and methods of calculation www.export.gov/logistics/country_tariff_info.asp

Non-tariff barriers (US Trade Compliance Center) http://tcc.export.gov/Additional_Info/FAQ/index.asp

Foreign standards
www.export.gov/regulation/exp_reg_foreign_std_cert.asp
Tools for Shipping
and Logistics 		Export Documentation
www.export.gov/logistics/eg_main_018121.asp

Logistics
www.jaxport.com
Tools for
Assessing
Receptivity to
U.S. Products 		U.S. Commercial Service Research Library www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=
int&loadnav=no
General and/or
Specific Market
Demographics 		CIA World Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Other Sources of Secondary Data U.S. Foreign consulates
www.usembassy.gov

Foreign Consuls in Florida
www.miamibeach411.com/film/listing_category_
102_consulates.html

AmChams
www.uschamber.com/international/directory/default
Tools for
Researching
Tradeshows 		www.tradeshowhandbook.com/guides.html
www.eventseye.com
www.expocentral.com
www.globalsources.com
www.biztradeshows.com
www.thetradeshowcalendar.com
www.eflorida.com/events.aspx
www.export.gov/eac/trade_events.asp