Starting A Business
Use this resource section for information, tips, tutorials, and business advice to help you start a new business.
If you do nothing else when you're thinking about starting a busines,
you should write a business plan for that new business.
While there are many very useful resources listed here to help a business owner,
one of the best is Basic Business Plan.
This is probably the first one to read and use for almost everyone.
Starting a Business – Workshops
Online Workshops: Starting Your Business:
Take these workshops to learn the business basics.
Then contact a SCORE mentor
to assure your success. (SCORE)
Starting a Business – Guides, Tutorials
Starting Your Own Business:
How to really start your own business.
This workbook provides information on topics ranging from your inspiration for starting a business to creating a plan,
building a team, and structuring that business.
It also focuses on cash control, financial management, funding a busines and building business credit.(SCORE/The Company Corporation)
Local Business License:
Administrative Steps To Starting A Business
This instruction sheet provides information on the steps to start a business in the SC Lowcountry. (SCORE)
SCORE Learning Center:
SCORE Business Advice, "Articles, guides, business tips for starting a
business".(SCORE)
Inc Resource Center:
Inc Resource Center with how to guides, articles, expert advice, tools for
starting a business. (Inc Magazine)
Entrepreneur Resoure Center:
Entrepreneur Magazine Center with resources for planning and starting a new
business. (Entrepreneur Magazine)
Small Business Resources:
Small Business Resource Center. (Bank of America)
Small Business Workshops:
Online Workshops for Small Businesses.(Visa)
Quicken Small Business Center:
Learn about running a small business and managing financial resources. (Quicken)
The Wall Street Journal:
Information and resource site for entrepreneurs. (Wall Street Journal)
Franchise Business Opportunties:
This is a guide for learning all the facts about starting a franchise business. (SCORE/FranNet)
Business Planning
Small Business Basics:
The Business Plan, The Marketing Plan, Measuring Performance, Managing Cash
Flow, Financing Your Business.(SCORE/Sony)
Tips For Writing A Business Plan:
Your roadmap to success: How to write a winning business plan.
Building Blocks for Entrepreneurs: How to plan and measure for success!:
An insider's account of how to start a small business. Why small businesses have
a high rate of failure and what you can do to help secure your future as an
entrepreneur. (Book by Greg Bennett, CPA)
SCORE Business Start-up Templates:
Free business plan templates to guide you in preparing a business plan or
developing financial statements. These templates are available in Word and Adobe
PDF formats or Excel in the case of financial planning.(SCORE)
Business Planning Software:
Business Plan Pro is business planning software for a PC. It includes more than
500 sample plans and is the easiest, fastest and most efficient way to create a
winning business plan. (Palo Alto Software)
Financial Planning
Cash Flow Template:
Financial planning will include a cash flow analsyis.
This is cash flow analysis template. (SCORE)
Financing A Business
Business Funding Options:
Funding options including bank loans, private investments, government grants, and venture capital funding. (SCORE)
Business Structure
Business Structure Options:
Learn About Different Types Of Legal Entities For Your New Business. (SCORE).