Resources For Women Entrepreneurs
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Entrepreneur
http://www.entrepreneur.com
This is really a stand alone from the magazine, with a number of
tools and
resources that you won't find in the hard copy. Most interesting
are the start-up ideas, as well as good overviews on many "biz
opps" and home-based franchises
Government
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Inc.com
http://www.inc.com/guides/start_biz
Inc Magazine's site has one of the best and most comprehensive step
by step tutorials on writing a business plan that I have ever seen.
It gives you not only what it should contain but WHY - which makes
it much easier to tailor to YOUR needs than the templates you usually
find online. Be sure to check the "How To" and "Tools" links
as well!
Small Business Administration's Starting A Business Center
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/
SBA's Online Women's Business Center
http://www.onlinewbc.gov/
These two government sites have a wealth of free resources to offer,
from loan details to free online counseling. Best resources: 60 sample
business plans and the online classes at the WBC
CCH Business Owners Toolkit
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/
This site has been around for years and is still one of the best
resources for forms and basic biz advice online. Whether it's formatting
a business plan, or setting up your accounting system - this should
be your first stop.
StartUp Journal
The Walll Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs
http://www.startupjournal.com/columnists/
The WSJ brings the same depth of reporting style to this new "sister" pub,
which focuses strictly on new businesses. It's a good mix of brick & mortar
and internet and a high percentage of stories are about us home-based
people. Good reading - both for info and inspiration!
FindForms.com
http://www.findforms.com/
UrgentBusinessForms.com
http://www.urgentbusinessforms.com/
Just in case you didn't find the right form at CCH - two more sites
with a wide
variety of legal and everyday business forms to use.
MyWorkTools.com
http://www.myworktools.com
This site was supposedly created to help the "overworked" corp
employee
whose boss makes unrealistic demands by not providing the necessary
forms, guidelines, etc to get assigned tasks done in the required
timeframe. Well, if you are self-employed, I am willing to bet that
your current "boss" is more demanding than anyone you had
in the corporate world, so here is a great place to buy (VERY cheaply)
many time saving forms and documents that you would otherwise have
to create from scratch and we all know how daunting that blank computer
screen can be at times.
Nolo.com
http://www.nolo.com/
By now most people are familiar with the folks at Nolo - but we list
them here just in case there is someone that still doesn't know about
them! This is without a doubt the most reliable and affordable source
of self-help legal advice online. You can find info here on everything
from business law to divorce, and at a price that makes it easy for
you to get the advice you need now - to save money later!
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