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Starting a business requires
good planning. The following is a sampling of resources to
help business start-ups. Most are books from the Library
collection, but some internet resources are included. Please
contact a reference librarian if you need further help.
Small Business Overview
A good hard kick in the ass : basic training for
entrepreneurs, by Rob Adams.
Colorado Business Resource Guide, by the Colorado
Office of Economic Development. Also
available online at
http://www.state.co.us/oed/business-resource-guide/index.cfm
MBA in a box : practical ideas from the best brains in
business, by Joel Kurtzman.
U.S. Small
Business Administration web site
Starting a Business
Go it alone : the secret to building a successful
business on your own,
by
Judson, Bruce.
The Art of the Start, by Guy Kawasaki.
The Work-at-Home Sourcebook, by Lynie Arden.
Business Know-How: an Operational Guide for Home-Based
and Micro-Sized Businesses with Limited Budgets, by
Janet Attard.
Small Time Operator: How to Start Your Own Small
Business, Keep Your Books, Pay Your Taxes, and Stay Out of
Trouble, by Bernard Kamoroff.
When Friday Isn’t Payday: A Complete Guide to Starting,
Running – and Surviving In – A Very Small Business, by
Randy W. Kirk.
How to Set Up Your Own Small Business, by Kris Solie-Johnson,
Kris.
Business Plans
How to Write a Business Plan, by Mike McKeever.
Your First Business Plan, by Joseph Covello.
Successful Business Planning in 30 Days, by Peter J.
Patsula.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Successful Business
Presentations, by Lin Kroeger.
Complete Guide to Writing Effective and Award Winning
Business Proposals, by
Jean Murray.
Business Plans Handbook.
Multi-volume reference of
sample business plans.
RMA Annual Statement Studies: Financial Ratio
Benchmarks. RMA.
www.BizStats.com
A web
site with
useful financial ratios, business statistics & benchmarks,
effective and understandable online analysis of businesses &
industries
http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm Lists free
sample plans (and some for sale.)
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/sample-business-plans/
Many free plans as models.
Law and Business, including
Incorporation
The American Bar Association Guide to Workplace Law,
by Barbara Fick.
Bradford database. Use your library card to
access library-funded database of legal information and
Colorado-specific forms.
The Complete Small Business Legal Guide, by Robert
Friedman.
Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small Business,
by Fred Steingold.
How to Form Your Own Profit or Non-Profit Corporation
Without a Lawyer, by Benji Anosike.
Nolo’s Quick LLC: all you need to know about limited
liability companies, by Anthony Mancuso.
Business Contracts Kit for Dummies, by
Richard Harroch.
How to Incorporate: A Handbook for Entrepreneurs and
Professionals, by Michael Diamond.
The Partnership Charter: how to start out right with
your new business partnership (or fix the one you're in),
by David Gage.
Inc. Yourself: How to Profit by Setting Up Your Own
Corporation, by Judith McQuown.
Incorporating in Colorado Without a Lawyer, by W.
Dean Brown.
Complete Collection of Legal Forms for Employers, by
Steven Sack.
http://www.dol.gov/compliance/ Compliance Assistance
for Small Business. U.S. Dept. of Labor.
Franchises
Franchising & Licensing: Two Powerful Ways to Grow Your
Business in Any Economy by Andrew J. Sherman.
Franchise Bible, by Erwin Keup.
Franchising for Dummies, by R. David Thomas.
How to Buy a Franchise, by James A. Meaney.
International Franchise Association includes an
on-line directory of over 1,200 franchises.
Raising Capital
Handbook of
Financing Growth, by Kenneth Marks.
Winning Angels, the 7 fundamentals of early stage
investing, by David Amis & Howard
Stevenson.
How to
Finance a Growing Business: An Insider's Guide to
Negotiating the Capital Markets, by Royce Diener.
www.Cfda.gov
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
Includes
information on how to apply for assistance and write grant
proposals. |
