Business Resources
Guide to Small Business Ownership Internal Revenue Service Maryland Department of Commerce Montgomery County Business Portal MCEDC – Montgomery County Department of Economic Development Montgomery County Business Connect Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation SCORE Washington DC SBA Resources for Growing Your Business Small Business Development Center Starting a Business in Maryland U.S. Small Business Administration
Caregiver Action Network (CAN) Caregiver Action Network is the nation’s leading family caregiver organization working to improve the quality of life for the more than 90 million Americans who care for loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, disease, or the frailties of old age. CAN serves a broad spectrum of family caregivers ranging from the parents of children with special needs, to the families and friends of wounded soldiers; from a young couple dealing with a diagnosis of MS, to adult children caring for parents with Alzheimer’s disease. CAN (the National Family Caregivers Association) is a non-profit organization providing education, peer support, and resources to family caregivers across the country free of charge. https://caregiveraction.org
Home Caregivers Accreditation Of America (HCAOA) establishes a required accreditation for non-medical in-home companion care giving. We Accredit home care giving agencies and offer families security when searching for a non-medical in home companion care giving company for seniors and others at home. http://www.hcaoa.org
The International Council on Active Aging Changing the Way We Age http://www.icaa.cc
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers Nationwide group of more than 2000 geriatric care managers who assist seniors and family members in all aspects of their life. http://www.caremanager.org
AgingCare The website AgingCare (agingcare.com) has forums for caregivers and daily newsletters that help ask and answer real day-to-day issues that caregivers face. The database for housing is easy to use. You can put in “assisted living Rockville, MD” and 24 options show up with a links for more information.
NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS ASSOCIATION www.nfcacares.org
THE FAMILY CAREGIVER www.thefamilycaregiver.org
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING www.aahsa.org
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