Resources
The following links provide access to helpful software and information regarding legal entities, statues, business income taxes, licenses, permits, ordinances, regulations and other issues which may impact your business. Products are not specifically endorsed by SCORE and are provided here for convenience.
Business Software
Click here to view Ultimate Business Planner
Internal Revenue Service
You may apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) on line and research other data provided by this link: www.irs.gov [^] 
Once there, on the top horizontal bar click Business, then on the drop down bar click on Small Business/Self Employed.Next select Employer ID number (EINs) and follow prompts.
Once you click on Small Business in the IRS site as described above, you can click on State Links on the left (IRS) side bar.
This link takes you to a listing of all 50 states(State Index Page). Click on your state and explore the site to find information of interest. Most states provide links to county and municipal sites which will help you learn about regulations/permits/licenses etc. pertaining to your business.
Doing Business in Nevada
Click here for a direct link to the IRS Nevada State Page - without first visiting the IRS Home Page as described in the previous section.
Click here for a direct link to the office of Secretary of State Nevada.
Regulatory Compliance
We have provided a check list and contact information for you to use to ensure that you are in compliance with the requirements of the various jurisdictions (city, county, state). Click here for the Check Lists .
Nevada Business Guide
Use this SBA Publication for a comprehensive overview of doing business in Nevada. (4.3MB File)
Capital for your Business
SBA Guaranteed Loan Programs (May change frequently).
Quick Read
www.score.org/guides.html
SCORE has created a ‘Quick Read’ on 37 subjects within
seven categories. They are, Business Planning and Managing;
Finance; Human Resources; Office Management; Marketing and
Technology.
Each subject is written to take 60 seconds to read and is
recommended as a quick primer for everyone.
Entrepreneur’s Internet Reference
Beginners’ Guide to Financial Statements published on line by the Securities and Exchange Commission:
sec.gov/investor/pubs/begfinstmtguide.htm
Great starting point for the uninitiated.
Demographic data by city, state or census tract estimated to 2007 by the Census Bureau. Useful for identifying areas with likely customers.
factfinder.census.gov/home/
(Be careful to select year 2007 instead of the base year of 2000)
Traffic volumes on specific arterial streets in the LV metro area. Data is useful for finding potential, high volume, retail, customer, pass-by exposure.
nevadadot.com/
Go to REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS page and click on the word TRINA (Traffic Information.) A bit tricky to use but stay with it.
Listing of available Federal government contracts for vendors and engineers
fbo.gov
(There are some qualifications forms required prior to acceptance of proposals. Do this thru the Central Contractor Registration office, ccr.gov/.)