Web Sites for Starting a New Food Business FDA – Starting a Food Business http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Ecomm/foodbiz.html
Michigan Department of Agriculture Home Page http://www.michigan.gov/mda/ MDA - Starting a New Business http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1568_2388---,00.html MDA Starting a Food or Agriculture Business in Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1568_2388-53792--,00.html MDA Licenses and Registration http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1568_2388-11890--,00.html MDA How to Apply for a Food Service License http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1568_2388-13051--,00.html MDA International Marketing - Exporting http://www.mdainternational.com/ Michigan Economic Development Corporation http://medc.michigan.org/ MEDC - Starting a Business in Michigan http://medc.michigan.org/services/startups/ http://medc.michigan.org/services/startups/MIStartup.PDF U.S. Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/ Checklist for Starting a Small Business http://www.powerhomebiz.com/Index/checklist.htm General Index:
http://www.powerhomebiz.com/
http://www.powerhomebiz.com/Index/feature.htm Success Stories http://www.powerhomebiz.com/Success/goldenchamber.htm Food Industry Links to More Information: http://www.hoovers.com/industry/snapshot/0,2204,19,00.html http://finance.monster.com/ Thomas Food Industry Register http://www.thomasregister.com
Listing of processors, Suppliers, Distributors, Transportation Firms, Government Regulatory Agencies, Trade Shows, etc., updated annually http://www.tfir.com/ FASTTRAC Business Development Programs FastTrac NewVentureTm FastTrac PlanningTm
http://www.fasttrac.org/
http://www.aec.msu.edu/agecon/wwwfoodindustry.htm Food Industry Sites, Food processors, Restaurants, Supermarkets http://web1.msue.msu.edu/vanburen/edguide.htm A Guide to Economic Development Resources on the World Wide Web http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/iac/finasmal.html Small Business Resource Web Sites http://www.nafdma.com/ North American Farmers! Direct Marketing Association http://www.cbsc.org/english/index.cfm Starting a New Business Information – Canada http://www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/hygiene/sfbb/ Food Standards Agency (UK) – Safer Foods, Better Business Small Business Association http://www.sba.gov/businessop/special/minorities.html - Minority Enterprise Development http://www.sba.gov/businessop/special/women.html -Women's Business Ownership Homepage http://www.sba.gov/
Other Resources
Electronic Gourmet Guide http://www.foodwine.com International Food Information Council http://ific.org/ FoodNet http://foodnet.com Nutritional Analysis Tool (Univ. of Ill.)
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~food-lab/nat/
Food Channel Homepage http://www.foodchanel.com/hom.htmi Consumer Information Catalogue - Food & Nutrition http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/food.htm Food Safety http://www.ifse.tamu.edu USDA/FDA Food-borne Illness Education Information Center http://www.nal.usda.gov/fric/cgi-bin/fb.pl Community of Science - US Patents search for a fee: http://patents.cos.com Labels http://www.medilife.com/medilife/nutrition/index.html Catering http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/food-lab/catering/guest.html Nutrition Content of Vegetables http://www.tamu.edu:8000 Food & Nutrition Index of Web links National Food & Nutrition Information Center http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/fnic.html Generic HACCP Forms http://www.ifse.tamu.edu Ingredient Substitutions http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/ext_f&n/INGSUB.HTM Food Explorer (info on food manufacturing, packaging, product development) http://www.foodexplorer.com The Food Institute Publisher the Food Institute Report http://www.foodinstitute.com Thomas Food Industry Register (source of ingredients, equipment, services) httv://www.tfir.com80/index-new.html NAFEM-North American Association of Food Equipment Manufactures http://www.nafem.org Trade Show News Network http://www.tsnn.com Entrepreneur Magazine http://www.entreoreneurmag.com Business Week Magazine http://www.businessweek.com/index.html Business Resource Center http://www.morebusiness.com SmallBizNet http://www.morebusiness.com Idea Cafe http://women.inc.com
Women's Business Resource Site http://www.athernet.net/ccain American Business Women's Association http://www.abwahq.org ABWE- Assoc. of Black Women Entrepreneurs Engender Magazine http://www.cadvision.com/ffap/engender Network Journal http://www.tnj.com Black Enterprise Magazine http://www.blackenterprise.com/docs/about.htm United Hispanic Chamber of Commerce http://www.latinoweb.com/uhc Michigan Business & Professional Organization Michigan Food & Beverage Association http://www.michbusiness.org Military Contracts (this is a private organization) http://www.militaryfood.org Value-Added Agricultural Product Market Development Grants http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/vadg.htm "When and How to Select a Custom Processor" Food Technology, Sept. 2001 http://www.ift.org Exporting Global Food Marketer - Export news from the Midwest and Northeast - MIATCO http://www.miatco.org Michigan - Paul Burke (517) 373-9710 Branded Program http://www.brandedprogram.org/