Woodridge Area Chamber of Commerce
30 Years of Moving Business Forward: 1978-2008
Building a solid partnership with our members that promotes a strong and growing community

Business Resources

Below is a list of business resources we hope you will find beneficial.

Small Business Resources | Government Sites | Other Chambers | Miscellaneous

Small Business Resources

www.sba.gov   Small Business Administration with links to other resources

www.scorechicago.org (Chicago Chapter) or
www.score.org (National) SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), a free counseling service for small businesses.

www.business.gov    U.S. Business Advisor, a gateway to government resources for large and small businesses; advice on how to expand a business, find financing, apply for government contracts and more.

www.bbb.org   Better Business Bureau

www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/bartlett  Bartlett's Quotations for when you need just the perfect quote.

www.bigbook.com  Big Book Yellow Pages (GTE's SuperPages service)

www.bplans.com  Palo Alto Software site provides some free business plans. The site also actively promotes its business plan drafting software.

www.business.com  A search engine and directory designed to help you find companies, products, services, and information.

www.ceoexpress.com  This site was created "by a busy executive for busy executives" and it is a good reference source.

www.entrepreneur.com A website published by the folks who bring you the magazine. Loads of good articles.

www.dictionary.com  An online dictionary (Webster's Revised Unabridged).

www.inc.com  A website published by Inc Magazine. Lots of articles.

www.randmcnally.com  When you need a map or directions to just about anywhere.

www.refdesk.com  It calls itself the best source for facts on the Net.

www.thesaurus.com  Roget's Thesaurus - the original - online and searchable for that perfect word.

www.usps.com/zip4  Zip Code lookup and address information.

Government Sites

www.vil.woodridge.il.us  Village of Woodridge web site

www.LWFD.org  Lisle-Woodridge Fire District

www.illinois.gov  State of Illinois

www.epa.state.il.us  Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

www.irs.ustreas.gov  Internal Revenue Service

www.whitehouse.gov  The White House

www.firstgov.gov The U.S. Government's official web portal. Comprehensive list and search for state and federal agencies.

Other Chambers

www.Chamber-of-commerce.com  a directory of chambers of commerce

www.ilchamber.org  Illinois Chamber of Commerce

www.uschamber.org  U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Chambers of Commerce in the Woodridge area:
Bolingbrook  www.bolingbrook.org

Downers Grove  www.downersgrove.org

Glen Ellyn  www.glenellynchamber.com

Lemont  www.lemontchamber.com

Lisle  www.lislechamber.com

Lombard  www.lombardchamber.com

Naperville naperville.net

Oak Brook  www.obchamber.com

Wheaton  www.ewheaton.com

Westmont  www.westmontchamber.com

Miscellaneous

www.BoardSource.org   Formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, Board Source is the premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations.

praxiom.com  This website translates the ISO 9000 2000 quality standards into plain English.

www.enjoyillinois.com  Illinois Tourism Bureau

www.usps.gov  United States Postal Service

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Page updated: 03/27/2008