BUSINESS
LOCAL RESOURCES
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa Herald Links
Ottawa Motels/Hotels
Ottawa Restaurants


BUSINESS
INTERNET RESOURCES
see also CONSUMERS -FINANCE

Business & Company Resource Center

STARTING POINTS
Ottawa Library Business FAQs Launch Pad
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
CEOExpress | KSBusinessCenter

COMPANY INFORMATION
Dun & Bradstreet | Hoovers | FreeEdgar
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers |
The North American Industry Classification System
GRANTS
Grant Information
STARTING A BUSINESS

  • "Steps to Success: A Guide to Starting a Business in Kansas"
  • The University of KS Small Business Development Center
  • The First Stop Clearinghouse KS Department of Commerce 
  • Small Business Administration
  • SCORE

  • LEGAL
  • ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
  • Business.gov
  • Employment Laws (KS Dept. of Labor)
  • Employment Laws (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
  • Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Family & Medical Leave Act
  • Minimum Wage | Poster
  • Increase 5/25/2007 Law No: 110-028 occurs in stages to take effect July 24th:
  • $5.85/hr-2007, $6.55-2008, $7.25/hr-2009
  • Federal & State Postings

  • TAXES
    Tax Brackets: 
    Kansas Department of Revenue Sales Tax Booklet
    Ottawa Sales Tax:
    KS 5.3% | Franklin County 1.5% | Ottawa 1.1% | Total 7.9%
    Kansas Sales Tax by City
    Kansas Sales Tax by County
    UNEMPLOYMENT & WAGES
  • Kansas Unemployment
  • Kansas Wage Survey
  • National (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

  • MISC
    ASAE Associations Directory
    Chamber of Commerce Directory