New Business Ventures: A Resource Guide
Helpful web links and books that can help arm you with the tools needed for a new venture
Compiled by staff
Published: Oct 5, 2010
Links:
Feasibility study that will help you determine if you should start a new business: http://managementhelp.org/strt_org/prep.htm
Vast resource for business startups including finance, marketing and blog advice:
http://www.startupnation.com/
Free management library with vast number of articles on startups:
http://managementhelp.org/
Several helpful resources including marketing, sales and management advice, at:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/
Step by step on how to build a 'bulletproof startup business:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/startups/index.html
Important things to do before starting a business:
http://businessstartuptips.net/
Article on seeding new farm businesses, from Bloomberg BusinessWeek:
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2010/06/seeding_new_farm_businesses.html
Business planner from the Small Business Administration:
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
 Documents:
Extremely detailed guide to developing a business plan for start-ups (this is a Word document):
Download business plan document here
Farm business plan templates for sale:
http://planmagic.com/business_plan/farm_business_plan.html
Books:
New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur, Sixth Edition, published by McGraw-Hill Co., by Roberts, Stevenson, Sahlman, Marshall and Hamermesh; $123.12 from BN.com
Read the synposis at http://search.barnesandnoble.com/New-Business-Ventures-and-the-Entrepreneur/e/9780073404974
The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams! Published by Aventine Press, By Chandler, $15; read reviews and buy at http://www.businessinfoguide.com/book.htm
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