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Small Business Guide: Writing Your Business Plan
This site covers the various components you should include in your business plan. Each component is further discussed through a link.
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Small Business Guide: Marketing Plans
This site discusses the marketing element of a business plan. Additional links provide more in-depth detail to this section of a business plan.
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Small Business Guide: What Are Your Goals?
This site discusses the economic, personal, and retirement goals of an entrepreneur. The importance of goals and quantifying them in relation to business plans are linked.
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Help for Growing and Starting Your Small Business
"From 200+ ways to be your own boss and how to calculate your start-up costs to sample business plans and more all from Business Know-How."
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Small Business Administration: Starting a Business
Find out if you have what it takes to be a small business owner. Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses through these topics.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Business
In this lesson students will explore the steps involved in starting a new business. This will include preparing a ten-page Business Plan, building a model of the business, and presenting the business idea in a role-play situation where...
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Small Business Guide: What if You Need Help?
This article raises basic questions about whether you should hire professional help with your business plan.
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Business Town: Sample Marketing Plan for Small Businesses
A great sample of a marketing plan. Includes a video and an accompanying article. This is Part 1 of a 9-part series. [1:22]
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Businessfinance.com: Business Development
This is an excellent resource to consult for help in starting or growing a small business. A listing of counselors by state is provided.
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White Paper: Developing a Strategic Plan
Offers information about strategic planning and an online worksheet to develop a final, printed plan.
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Business Owners' Idea Cafe
Have you ever wanted to start your own business? The Idea Cafe provides a variety of resources to assist you in taking the first steps towards business ownership.
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Tonya Skinner: International Business
Are you looking for international business education resources? Tonya Skinner has developed a variety of business classroom resources including: lessons, bulletin boards, curriculum development, scavenger hunts, and classroom tools.
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Biz Filings: Tax Avoidance Is Legal; Tax Evasion Is Criminal
A small business owner's tax obligations are discussed.Especially if small business ownership is in your future, knowing how to consider how to handle tax liabilities is vital to your success.
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Bizmove.com: Business Customer Relationship Management
Comprehensive overview from bizmove.com focuses on understanding who your customer is, motivation behind purchase, when purchase takes place, and understanding that what they "buy" is not necessarily what they want. Good presentation....
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Sba: Guide to Exporting
Explore international business exporting! The SBA has created an online guide to assist you in becoming an international exporting success.
Employment Spot
Employment Spot: Entrepreneurs
Starting your own business can be a daunting task. But for many, the idea of working for themselves rather than a large corporation is a dream come true. And although it can be a lot of hard work, owning your own business can be...