Web sites worth visiting
Search engine for contractrual information
The Foundation of the American Subcontractors Association’s (FASA) Knowledge Network offers a web-based searchable database that gives users access to documents on business-critical topics such as retainage, contract negotiation, and insurance. To access the Contractor’s Knowledge Bank, log on to www.contractorsknowledgenetwork.org and click on the Contractors’ Knowledge Bank button. Newsletters and forums for small business
www.contractors knowledgenetwork.org
The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is a great online resource for any small business in our industry. It has several different online newsletters specific to issues affecting small business owners. Viewers can optimize the SBA web site to display information according to each viewer’s specific needs. For example, those businesses needing information on disaster recovery can select that option. The screen will instantly update and present information links relevant to that issue. The site also offers regional and specialty issue newsletters
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and a variety of forums. Go to www.sba.gov and scroll down to the subscriptions icon on the left-hand side of the screen. Technical resource
For more hands-on related issues bookmark Finishing. www.sba.gov com. The site states that it is the “home page of the finishing industry” and has been operating since 1989. It has a forum, similar to NOMMA’s. And, according to Lee Rodrigue of Virginia Architectural Metalsmiths, the site recently held a discussion on welding mild and stainless steel in a saltwater environment (www.finishing. com/237/26.html). The site also offers over 28,000 archived “Q&A’s,” directories of different metal www.finishing.com finishing products and services, job postings, and other classified advertisements.
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