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