Salary Information: Check if your salary schedule matches others in the industry.

Letter of Recommendation: Are you being asked to submit a letter of recommendation for a former employee? This site helps you generate a litigation-proof letter of recommendation.

Screening Process: A free services site to employers to screen candidates.

Finding the Right Applicant: Uses criteria such as job title, industry, experience level, and special skills to find the best match applicants to the position.

Background Checks: Enables customized background checks, employment history, and credit checks.

Recruiting: This site combines print classified from large regional newspapers with on-line ads placed by recruiting agencies or individual companies.

National Small Business United (NSBU) - Free Services: NSBU engages small businesses to take action on the federal legislative (Congress and the White House) & regulatory issues (EPA, OSHA) that affect their bottom line.

Web Destination for First-Wave Baby Boomers: This site may provide useful information for a mid-career individual who is interested in self employment.

International Angel Investors Institute: This institute aims to facilitate informed and profitable investments through an International League of Angels. 

Forbes Magazine: Want to see how large a family business can grow? Check out the Forbes Magazine list of the largest family fortunes.

Daily Health Information: Find about how to deal with work related stress by reading the latest in health news.

Well-Life: A site that offers all kinds of wellness information.

Tax Information: Do you need Federal tax forms? Do you have an income tax question? This site will help you answer your tax related questions.

California Franchise Tax Board: This website is designed to assist taxpayers and corporations with news, instructional brochures, and FAQ's.

Financial Calculators: Explore these calculators to obtain information on difficult financial decisions.

www.umass.edu/fambiz: Over 140 free, educational articles on management and ownership of family business.

http://www.FBNews.net: Internet strategies for Family Business and many other related articles and links.

http://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/oldestcos.html: Think your family business is well established? Take a look at some of the oldest family businesses in existence. 

http://www.bizwomen.com: A comprehensive resource guide for bay area women in business.

An article on philanthropy:   http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/12/02/CM124047.DTL

Online Handbooks

National Association of Women Business Owners

Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center - Women's Business Center

The San Francisco Volunteer Center for Community Service Opportunities: http://www.thevolunteercenter.net/volunteers_volsol.php

University of San Francisco - School of Business

University of San Francisco- Career Services Center

AdvancingWomen.net: A free service for female students seeking a career in the financial services industry.

www.boarding-school-finder.com: 3,500 boarding schools in 62 countries

www.mba-course-finder.com: 2,700 universities & colleges in 104 countries offering business courses