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Starting a small business
Does anyone on here know any good books (from experience) about starting a small business...from home whereby you would sell your products online. I'd also like a good recommendation for creating a business plan and something for what to do when your business starts to grow. Thanks...Preferably a good read :) And I would like it to be something that you know works from your experience using the info in it to start your own business that became successful, but if it just compliments what you learned in school, or learned from your own experience, that would be cool too.
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Hi there,
Did you know that there is a U.S. government agency that is dedicated to small business owners and the people who will someday be small business owners? There is:
The U.S. Small Business Administration. Also known as the SBA.
Here is a page where you can start your business plan from ground zero and build it as big as you can manage:
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... This is really a good place to start. I have an off-line business that has been in operation since I was a teen. One of the biggest mistakes I made was not paying attention when my dad told me about the SBA and all that they had to offer. When I was older, I really understood the error of my ways on that. They already had the answers that I forced myself to learn the hard way.
Depending on where you live there is probably a local or regional office you can go into where a real live person will help you get started on your way to owning your own business.
Find an SBA office near you:
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... If you start a business today, and it survives for 3 years, and you don't start with the SBA you will be lucky. If in 3 years you still think you don't need their help... well, I don't know what to say. I learned my lesson and I hope you learn yours quicker than I did. :-)
Oh, and did I mention the free on-line training to help you start your own business? No? Well check this out:
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... How cool is that?
As for books... I have read so many over the years as to be ridiculous. None of them would be a good place for you to start, most likely, so rather than suggesting a specific book, please let me suggest a style of book instead: The Dummies series! Don't let the titles scare you. All it means is that the book doesn't already assume you know everything... in fact they assume you know nothing about the topic the book is about.
A "dummies" is a great way to get started at just about anything because of the way they are written. Here is a list you might be interested in:
Business Plans Kit For Dummies
Small Business Kit for Dummies
Small Business For Dummies
Home-Based Business For Dummies
Small Business Financial Management Kit For Dummies
Business Contracts Kit for Dummies
... and there are others I am sure, but these cover about everything you need to know to get started.
Happy reading.
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