Grow Syracuse - Central New York Entrepreneurial Resources

Legal / Licensing

Below are some web sites that will be helpful to any entrepreneur considering starting a business in New York State.

NYS Department of State	www.dos.state.ny.us
NYS Taxation and Finance	www.tax.state.ny.us
NYS Government Office of Regulatory Reform	www.gorr.state.ny.us
NY Empire State Development - State Economic Development	www.empire.state.ny.us
NYS Office for Technology	www.oft.state.ny.us
NYSTAR - New York Science & Technology Law Center	http://nys-stlc.syr.edu
U.S. Small Business Administration	www.sba.gov
US Patent & Trademark Office	www.uspto.gov
US Copyright Office	www.loc.gov/copyright

General sites providing legal assistance to start-up companies:

NOLO (legal tips, guidelines and book resources)	www.nolo.com
Hieros Gamos (The Comprehensive Law and Government Portal)	www.hg.org
THOMAS legislative information	thomas.loc.gov
CCH Business Owners Toolkit (total know-how for small businesses)	csi.toolkit.cch.com
AllLaw.com (extensive legal topics)	www.alllaw.com
SmartPros	www.smartpros.com
FindLaw (extensive legal information addressing many topics)	www.findlaw.com
KuesterLaw (The Technology Law Resource)	www.kuesterlaw.com
Cornell Law School	www.lawschool.cornell.edu
Chamber Business Directory	Legal Services

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