Historically women and minority business owners have been underrepresented in the business world, but there are many resources that try to help change that. For the month of August, Business.gov asked its Community members

Historically women and minority business owners have been underrepresented in the business world, but there are many resources that try to help change that. For the month of August, Business.gov asked its Community members “What government resources have you found in your community or on the web that help women or minorities... Here are the recommendations from the Community on resources they have found useful. Local Resources Many agencies and organizations have formed offices all over the United States. For some people,...

What is an Idea Exchange? Each month the Business.gov team presents a question to the community for feedback on the content, features or services provided by Business.gov. This is the chance for members, and more importantly business owners, to tell us what kind of information and services they need to start and manage their businesses How Does an Idea Exchange Work? Members are encouraged to submit their own ideas or comment and vote on the ideas they think are the best. Any member can vote on an idea by giving 'Kudos!' - just look...

In our monthly Idea Exchange, we pose questions to the community about the content, features or services provided by Business.gov. In July we asked members, 'What Government Data Would Be Useful to You as a Small Business Owner?' Your feedback showed us how important it is to encourage better access to government information. Open data across government A new means of improving access to data comes in the form of the Data.gov portal. Data.gov was launched earlier this year by the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) to help answer...