Small Business Resources
State
Kansas Small Business Development Center - www.kansas.gov/ksbdc
Statewide network of centers whose business consultants provide confidential business assistance at no charge to established firms, growth companies and start-up enterprises. Training courses are also provided for which fees may be charged.
Network Kansas - www.networkkansas.com
Resource for starting or growing a business including a central portal connecting entrepreneurs and small business owners with resources when needed.
Kansas Business Center -- www.kansas.gov/businesscenter/
Official state resource for information, filings and personal assistance to start or maintain a Kansas business.
Kansas Department of Commerce - www.kansascommerce.com
Kansas' leading economic development agency. Divisions include Business Development and Community Development.
"Steps to Success"
http://networkkansas.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_3147303/File/steps_to_success0709.pdf
A step-by-step guide to starting a business in Kansas. Includes list of business categories needing licensing and permits by various agencies (pp. 75-93).
Kansas Secretary of State - www.kssos.org/business/business.html
Business filing center to search for business name availability, perform business entity search, file an annual report, or file business formation documents.
www.kssos.org/business/business_entity.html (business entity information and forms)
Kansas Department of Revenue - www.ksrevenue.org/business.htm
Business registration for sales, withholding and other Kansas taxes, exemption certificates, sales tax rates, on-line filing of business tax, etc.
www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/forms/cr16.pdf (business tax application)
Kansas Department of Agriculture - www.ksda.gov/food_safety
Agency responsible for ensuring a safe food supply, among other areas. Includes Food Safety and Consumer Protection programs responsible for retail food inspection for restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, food processors and lodging facilities; meat and poultry inspection, and dairy inspection.
Kansas Department of Health & Environment - www.kdheks.gov
Agency responsible for protecting health and environment of Kansans. Licenses adult and child care facilities, health care providers, and medical care facilities.
Kansas Department of Transportation - www.ksdot.org:9080/burtransplan/maps/MapsTrafficDist.asp
Obtain traffic count maps by KDOT district as well as for cities over 5,000 population.
Kansas Department of Transportation - www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burRow/beaut/
Information on highway signage and outdoor advertising regulations.
Kansas Department of Insurance -- www.ksinsurance.org/consumers/docs/workerscompsmbus.pdf
Information on workers compensation insurance rates and insurance carrier conduct.
Kansas Labor Information Center - https://klic.dol.ks.gov/
Labor market information including wages by occupation; per capita, family and household income; employment by occupation and industry, and other labor market information.
Federal
Internal Revenue Service - www.irs.gov
Obtain tax forms and publications including federal identification number application.
www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html (tax forms and publications)
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fss4.pdf (federal ID number application)
U.S. Patents & Trademarks - www.uspto.gov
Federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. Conduct preliminary patent searches also on this site.
U.S. Small Business Administration - www.sba.gov
Provides programs to aid, counsel, assist and protect interests of small businesses. Includes free on-line training, resources for small business planning and management, and information on SBA loan programs.
Grants.gov -- www.grants.gov
The government's central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs. Research, find, determine eligibility and apply for federal government grants. (Note: Few grant programs are available for for-profit businesses, but this is the source to find out what might be available for your business.)
Other
The SBDC's national information clearinghouse and small business information center; links to business plan info, industry resources, demographic resources and more.
Contains small business information and links to other sites.
Obtain free legal forms to download to use as a template or sample draft before consulting an attorney. (Not intended to be used in lieu of legal advice.)
Kansas Statistical Abstract containing statistical data for the state, counties and cities in Kansas.
Free business statistics and financial ratios.
Business plan software and free sample business plans.
Offers resources including how-to articles, business forms, contracts and agreements, expert advice, business news, business directory listings, product comparisons, business guides.