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Assistance in Starting a Business |
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http://www.sba.gov/starting/ |
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Link to the U. S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) website on starting a business. Information on the first steps, business signage, start-up kit, research, business plans, patents and trademarks, counseling assistance and training. |
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My Own Business---Free E-Learning For Entrepreneurs |
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http://www.myownbusiness.org/ |
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MY OWN BUSINESS: A Free INTERNET Course on Starting a Business.
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Office of Women's Business Ownership EntOWBO) Entrepreneurial Development |
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http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html |
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The Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) exists to establish and oversee a network of Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) throughout the United States and its territories. Through the management and technical assistance provided by the WBCs, entrepreneurs, especially women who are economically or socially disadvantaged, are offered comprehensive training and counseling on a vast array of topics in many languages to help them start and grow their own businesses.
A nationwide directory of women's business centers is listed and you will find one nearly every state and territory including, a list of other resources. The OWBO is helping unprecedented numbers of women start and build successful businesses. At every stage of developing and expanding a successful business, the Office of Women's Business Ownership is here to counsel, teach, encourage and inspire.
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Bplans.com |
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http://www.bplans.com/sp/ |
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A Business planning resource website for aspiring entrepreneurs. Bplans.com contains the largest single collection of free sample business plans online. In addition to that, it has helpful tools and know-how for managing your business. Bplans.com includes practical advice on planning, interactive tools, and a panel of experts who have answered more than 1,400 questions from people like you. Bplans.com has also won several awards as a valuable "plain talk" resource. |
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Starting Your Business Guide |
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http://www.toolkit.cch.com/text/P01_0000.asp |
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Link to CCH's Business Owner's Toolkit. Will take you through the process of starting a new business, from thinking about it to planning it to actually doing it.
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Four Steps in Starting a Business |
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http://www.tded.state.tx.us/guide/ |
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Link to the Texas Online website. This handbook serves as a reference guide for new and expanding businesses in Texas by providing information on regulations and permits.
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Signage Considerations For Your Small Business |
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http://www.sba.gov/starting/signage/why.html |
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Provides in depth information about signage consideratons when starting a new business. The information is divided into categories with detail. |
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Buying A Franchise @ Entepreneur.com |
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http://www.entrepreneur.com/franzone/allabout/index.html |
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Whether you want to buy a franchise or do it yourself, check out 7 hot markets that can make you a millionaire. |
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BizQuest.com |
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http://www.bizquest.com/ |
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Our marketplace empowers business buyers by giving them immediate and direct access to over 40,000 listings of businesses and franchises for sale, in addition to information and resources to guide them through the process of buying a business. |
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Starting a Business Guides and Resources |
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http://www.businessnation.com/smallbiz/startup/ |
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Link to Business Nations' website. Find guides to starting a business and business planning; search for a small business organization by state; read industry profiles; market research, management and related start-up guides. |
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Business Week's Starting a Business Resource Center |
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http://businessweek.findlaw.com/index.htm |
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Link to the Business Week's Small Business site. Features extensive guides that walks the entrepreneur thru the steps, including skills evaluation, success assessment and goal setting; and other business resources. |
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Nolo's Small Business Law Center |
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http://www.nolo.com/ |
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Link to Nolo's Law Center site. The Small Business Law Center provides business information for starting a business, choosing a business structure, writing a business plan and more. Nolo's Law Center site is designed to help people and business owners handle their own everyday legal matters --or learn enough about them to make working with a lawyer a more satisfying experience -- we publish reliable, plain-English books, software, forms and this website.
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IRS's Starting a Business and Tax Information |
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http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/ |
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Link to the Internal Revenue Service site for small business and self-employed. The links on this site provide information about what is involved in starting a new business, taxpayer and employer tax responsbilities and bring up some important issues to consider. Be sure to review the "Checklist for a New Business," which lists typical pre-start actions.
The links on this page provide information about what is involved in starting a new business and bring up some important issues to consider. Be sure to review the "Checklist for a New Business," which lists typical pre-start actions.
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce - Starting Your Business |
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http://www.uschamber.com/sb/default |
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Link to the U. S. Chamber of Commerce's site on starting your business. Provides information on the first steps, business planning, and financing. Includes links to information on managing your business; expanding your business; insurance; exiting your business; resources; and building personal wealth. |
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Small Business Advisor |
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http://www.isquare.com/ |
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This website provides information and links to articles on a variety of topics important to the success of your small business. |
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Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs |
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http://www.startupjournal.com/ |
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This website provides a wealth of resources, information on "how to", ideas, franchising, technology, financing, and business for sale, business opportunities, business plan tool kit, and more. |
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Components of a Marketing Plan |
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http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/marketing/plan.html |
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The one hard-and-fast rule about marketing plan components is that there are no hard-and-fast rules! Marketing plans vary by industry, by size of company and by stage of growth. The form isn't as important as the process of preparing it–it's a process that makes you think about your business goals and what your marketing strategy will be to achieve those goals. Visit this web site for key information on marketing and developing a marketing plan.
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Inc.com |
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http://www.inc.com/home/ |
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Inc.com delivers best-of-breed information, services, and tools -- aggregated from Inc magazine and a variety of other sources -- for virtually every business and management task. The site's resources, from content to community, help business owners find and select the most relevant solutions to pressing business challenges. |
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Power Homebiz Guides |
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http://www.powerhomebiz.com/ |
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Power Homebiz Guides is a privately held online publisher of home business and small business information. They provide well-written features, "how-to" articles; "how I did it" success stories, tips and hints, instructions, motivational articles and other information that will help consumers gain knowledge and succeed in their small business endeavor. Their objective is to provide comprehensive step-by-step ideas to help small entrepreneurs succeed in their ventures.
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Entrepreneur.com |
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http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizstartups |
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A solutions website for starting and growing a business for business owners and entrepreneurs. |
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The Ultimate Small Business Guide |
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http://money.cnn.com/smbusiness/index.html |
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Fortune Magazine's small business resources guide and a wealth of links to business development resources. |
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