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1 Strategies 4 Management Business Resource List 2011 Strategies 4 Management, LLC GETTING STARTED U. S. Government (Home Business & Non Profits Launch a Business) U.S. Small Business Administration/ Office of Veterans Business Development (Home Services ) and (Home Local Resources) /aboutsba/sbaprograms/ovbd Kentucky State Government Kentucky Small Business Development Center Indiana State Government Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneur.com (Home How to Starting Your Business) (Home Online Workshops Starting Your Business) (Home Resources Veterans Business Development Officers) (Home Resources Veterans Business Outreach Centers) (Home Business Start a Business) (Home New Businesses Am I Ready?) (Home New businesses Steps to Start) (Home Business & Employment Starting a Business) (Home How do I Make Sure I m Ready to Start a Business) (Home Programs FastTrac Programs FastTrac New Venture) (Home Starting a Business Start Up Basics) (Home Starting a Business How To Guides) 1

2 Bplans.com Business.gov U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities The Veteran s Corporation Change Corp. for Veteran Entrepreneurs National Economic Opportunity Fund U.S. Federal Trade Commission Ehow.com AllBusiness.com Biztoolkit.org Buzgate.org Businessknowhow.com MicroMentor.org My New Company.com (Home Have an Idea?) (Home Do You Want to Start a Business?) (Home Veterans) (Home Business Opportunities) (Home Consumer Protection Consumer Information Investments & Business Opportunities Franchise & Business Opportunities) (Home Business Running a Business Start a Business) (Home Starting a Business) (Home Free Site Access Exploring) (Home Free Site Access Beginning) Start mybiz) (Home select your state Veterans inbiz) Biz Success Systems) (Home Start a Business) (Home Resource Center Entrepreneur Resources) (Home Resource Center Business Start Up Checklist) 2

3 WRITING A BUSINESS PLAN Kentucky State Government Kentucky Small Business Development Center Entrepreneur.com Change Corp. for Veteran Entrepreneurs Bplans.com AllBusiness.com Bizplanit.com Businessknowhow.com GoBigNetwork.com (Home Business Tools Template Gallery Start-Up Business Plans) (Home Business Start a Business Prepare a Business Plan) (Home New Businesses Business Planning) (home (Home Tools & Resources Business Program Series NxLevel: Business Plan Development) (Home Starting a Business Business Plans) (Home Make a Plan) (Home Starting a Business Business Plans) (Home Departments Business Plans ) (Home Business Plans Get Help) (Home Business Plans Write It Yourself) MARKET DATA, STATISTICS, RESEARCH U. S. Government (Home Business & Non Profits Data & Statistics) 3

4 U.S. Small Business Administration Kentucky State Government Kentucky Small Business Development Center Indiana State Government Kauffman Foundation Bplans.com U.S. Census Bureau Biz Miner.com Biz Stats.com (Home Tools Library & Resources Statistics & Research) (Home Business Economic Development) (Home New Businesses Market Research) (Home Business & Employment Business Data) (Home How do I Make sure I m Ready to Start a Business Evaluate Your Market) (Home Tools & Research Web Resources Market Research) (Home Programs FastTrac New Venture Tools of the Trade) (Home Resources) (Home Industry Data) (Home Industry Trends) MARKETING Kentucky Small Business Development Center (Home Online Workshops Marketing Your Business) (Home Established Businesses Marketing Solutions) (Home Seminars) (Home Tool & Resources Web Resources Marketing) 4

5 National Assoc. of Women Business Owners Entrepreneur.com Mplans.com U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization National Veterans Small Business Conference Change Corp. for Veteran Entrepreneurs Procurement Technical Assistance Centers Ehow.com AllBusiness.com Biztoolkit.org Businessknowhow.com Edward Lowe Foundation (Home Marketing) (Home HowTos) (Home Resources) (Home Business Opportunities) (Home General Upcoming Outreach Events) (Home Conf. Agenda & Presentations) (Home Marketing) (Home Business Running a Business Marketing & PR) (Home Sales & Selling) (Home Free site Access Growing) (Home Departments Marketing ) (Home Entrepreneurs Resource Center Defining and Serving a Market) 5

6 FINANCING U. S. Government (see Business & Non Profits ) (Home Business & Non Profits Financial Assistance) (Home Small Business Start-up Loans) U.S. Small Business Administration (Home Loan Programs) (Home Patriot Express) (at Home, see Biz Guide: Small Business Finance Guide (at Home see Featured Content Rural Entrepreneurs Federal Grant and Loan Programs for Rural Entrepreneurs) Federal Reserve Board (Home Community Development A Guide to Business Credit for Women, Minorities, and Small Business) Change Corp. for Veteran Entrepreneurs (Home Getting Funded) National Assoc. of Women Business Owners Entrepreneur.com (Home Money) JumpStart Inc. (Home Entrepreneurs) (Home Resources) GoBigNetwork.com (Home Funding ) (Home Business Plans Get Funded) Business.gov Bplans.com U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 6

7 Business Finance.com Business Finance Coach.com Ehow.com Score Small Business Lending Center Wall Street Journal Buzgate.org Businessknowhow.com MyBizHomePage.com National Assoc. of the Self-Employed Bizplanit.com Edward Lowe Foundation (Home Search Funding Sources) Also on Home page, see list of available small business finance types. (Home Build Business Credit, steps 1 6) (Home Business Running a Business Money) (Home Small Business Small Business Financing) (Home select your state Fund mybiz) Biz Financing) (Home select your state Veterans inbiz Public Funding Programs) Alternative Funding) (Home Money & Finance ) (Home Tools & Resources) (Home Knowledge Center ABC s of Finance) (Home SBA Loan Biz Plan) (Home Entrepreneurs Resource Center Acquiring and Managing Finances) TRAINING /EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES U.S. Small Business Administration (Home Services Online Training) (Home Local Resources) (Home On Line Workshops) 7

8 Kentucky Small Business Development Center Indiana State Government Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurs Organization U.S. Assoc. of Veterans In Business National Assoc. of Women Business Owners Buzgate.org Biztoolkit.org American Management Association Ottawa Business Resources MyOwnBusiness.org Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities (Home Services Training) (Home Training) (New and Small Business Education Center) (Home Seminars & Events) (Home Seminars & Events On-Line Business Classes SmallBizU) Starting Your Business (Home Programs Growing Your Business Accelerating Your Special Business (Home Member Benefits Chapter Events) (Home Member Benefits Global Events) (Home Enter USAVETBIZPROGRAMS) (Home select your state Train mybiz) (Home Hill Biz Education) (Home Individuals see Subject Areas (Home Starting a New Business? Business Tutorials) Tools & Resources) (Home Free Internet Course) 8

9 MENTORING / COUNSELING U.S. Small Business Administration Kentucky Small Business Development Center Kaufmann Foundation Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities The Veteran s Corporation U.S. Assoc. of Veterans In Business Buzgate.org Entrepreneurs Organization MicroMentor.org JumpStart Inc. IMantri.com AllBusiness.com (Home Local Resources) (Home On-Line Mentoring) (Home Services Consulting) (Home How do I Start Receiving Assistance from ISBDC) (Home Programs The Business Mentor) (Home Mentoring & ementoring) (Home Enter USAVETBIZPROGRAMS) Women in Biz) (Home select your state my Biz Networks) Business ementor) (Home Member Benefits EO Mentorship Programs) (Home Find A Mentor) (Home Entrepreneurs) (Home Seek /Become a Mentor) 9

10 National Assoc. of the Self-Employed (Home Ask the Experts) (Home Knowledge Center Shop Talk 800) LAWS,REGULATIONS, LICENSING U. S. Government (Home Business & Non Profits Laws & Regulations) U. S. Internal Revenue Service (Home Business Small Business / Self-Employed U.S. Small Business Administration (Home Services Laws & Regulations Small Business Advocacy Law Library) (Home Online Workshops Legal Considerations) Kentucky State Government (Home Business Laws & Regulations) (Home Business Start a Business One Stop) Indiana State Government (Home Business & Employment Starting a Business) (Home Business & Employment Business Licenses and Permits) (Home How Do I Register My Business With the Government) Nolo.com (Home Business, LLC s & Corporations Business Accounting, Finance & Taxes) Edward Lowe Foundation (Home Entrepreneurs Resource Center Legal Issues & Taxes) National Assoc. of the Self-Employed (Home Knowledge Center Tax Talk) ACCOUNTING/ FINANCIALS (Home Online Workshops Managing Your Biz) 10

11 U.S. Small Business Administration Change Corp. for Veteran Entrepreneurs Nolo.com MyBizHomePage.com Intuit.com BizStat.com American Management Association (Home Services Financial Assistance) (Home Accounting) (Home Tools & Resources Consulting Services Financial Analysis with OPTIMIST) (Home Seminars & Events Understanding Financial Statements) (Home Business, LLC s & Corporations Business Accounting, Finance & Taxes) (Home Tools & Resources) (Home Small Business) Quicken) (Home Financial Statements) (Home Individuals Finance & Accounting Basic & Core Skills) WHERE TO GO FOR HELP U.S. Small Business Administration Kentucky Small Business Development Center Indiana State Government (Home Local Resources) (Home In-Person Mentoring) (Home Services Consulting) (Home Business & Employment Starting a Business Sec. of State s Guide to Starting a Business Additional Resources) (Home Tools & Resources Consulting Services) (Home Tools & Resources Web Resources) 11

12 Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities Ottawa Business Resources (Home Starting a New Business? Consultations) Entrepreneurs are also advised to explore the value of the following resources in their communities: Chamber of Commerce Better Business Bureau (go to Area business associations 12

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