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Business Plan Template for a Startup Business
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Nearly everyone who has ever started a business has underestimated the costs, and then faced the danger of running with inadequate capital reserves. Read more
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Simple Steps for Starting Your Business: Module 1 - Startup Basics
If you’re thinking about starting your own business, this module will teach you the basics. Read more
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Lean Canvas Business Plan
The Lean Canvas is a great starter tool to present the heart of your business idea on a single page. Read more
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Making Sense of Online Marketing
If you’re considering getting started with online marketing, you may become overwhelmed by too many tools, never-ending expert advice, and the many marketing myths presented as f Read more
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Marketing 101
This SBA course provides a basic overview of marketing for small business owners who are looking to reach a broader customer base. Read more
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Buying a Business
Starting from scratch isn't the only way to get started. Buying an existing business can help you hit the ground running. Here's what you need to know to find a great deal. Read more
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Duct Tape Marketing
Duct Tape Marketing is the World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide. Click to link to the revised and updated guide. Read more
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Sales & Marketing Plan Software
Close more sales or get your marketing messages in front of the right people. Read more
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Home-based Business Insurance
Anyone who runs a business out of their home, no matter how small, faces the same risks as any other company. Read more
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The Insurance Your Business Needs
Running any business comes with risks. So it's important that you protect both your business and your personal assets. Read more
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Where to Form Your Business
One of the unique features of incorporating or forming an LLC (as opposed to filing a DBA) is that you do not necessarily have to form the company in the State where you do busines Read more
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S Corporations - Advantages and Disadvantages
Business owners, especially new business owners, often struggle with making sense of the advantages and disadvantages of S corporation status. Read more