Accessing Technology, Information and Expertise

• Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI)
  
• Jobs Through Recycling Program (U.S. EPA)
• Clean Washington Center
• Recycler's World – Trade Association Directory
• Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP)
• Composite Materials Technology Center (COMTEC)
• Minnesota Environmental Initiative
• Minnesota Inventors Congress
• Forest Products Laboratory (U.S. Forest Service)

• Recyclables Exchange – Chicago Board of Trade
  The CBOT Recyclables Exchange is dedicated to the trade of recyclable goods and is open to all Registered Users worldwide. Its goal is to allow easy and immediate contact between Buyers and Sellers of recyclable commodities, active on the market at any given time.
• The Recycler's Exchange – Recycler's World
  The Recycler's Exchange is a free, worldwide information exchange for companies and individuals who buy, sell or trade recyclable commodities and materials.

• "How to Develop Markets"
• Minnesota Recycled Products Directory
• "Selling Environmental Products to the Federal Government"

• Department of Trade and Economic Development (DTED)
• Small Business Development Centers
• Minnesota Technology, Inc. (MTI)
• Service Corps of Retired Executives
• The Small Business Resource Center
  Contains free reports about operating a variety of home-based businesses.
• Small Business Toolkit (CCH, Inc.)
  Many free materials on topics like starting a business, seeking financing, and selling products. Includes sample contracts, spreadsheet templates and other documents.

• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
  The U.S. SBA provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. With a portfolio of business loans, loan guarantees and disaster loans worth more than $45 billion, SBA is the nation's largest single financial backer of small businesses.
• The Fund for Rural America
  The 1996 Farm Bill allocates $100 million per year to this fund, part of which is used to fund rural business enterprise grants, direct loans, and loan guarantees.
• America's Business Funding Directory
  Businesses complete a detailed online form to receive potential funding sources that match their business characteristics.