• Starting a Business
• Business Plans
• Home-Based Business
• Venture Capital
• Additional Information

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Starting a Business

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Information on starting, financing and expanding a small business

ENTREPRENEUR.COM
See their Start-Up Channel

INC ONLINE
Includes Franchise Directory

TSBJ: THE SMALL BUSINESS JOURNAL

SMALL BUSINESS SCHOOL
Companion site for PBS series "Small Business 2000."

SERVICE CORPS OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES (SCORE)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF EMPLOYED (NASE)

BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER

QUICKEN.COM SMALL BUSINESS
Forms and checklists, business plan template and information on legal issues.

Print Resources

ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR
REF HD 62.7 .E568 1999

Business Plans

Internet Resources

BPLANS.COM
Sample business and marketing Plans, advice, links.

BUSINESS PLAN OUTLINE
From the Small Business Administration

BUSINESS AND MARKETING PLANS
From Business Resource Center

Search Rensselaer Libraries' Catalog for books on business planning in the Cole Library's collection.

Print Resources

BUSINESS PLANS HANDBOOK
A compilation of actual business plans developed by U.S. businesses.
REF HD 62.7 .B865

MISSION STATEMENT BOOK
A complilation of sample mission statements.
REF HD 30.285 .A27

Home-Based Business

Internet Resources

HOME OFFICE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (HOAA)

HOME BUSINESS MAG.COM

A NEW WORKPLACE AT HOME
Business ideas, start-up help, information about online businesses, etc.

HOME OFFICE COMPUTING

MOTHER'S HOME BUSINESS NETWORK (MHBN)

Venture Capital

Internet Resources

AMERICAN VENTURE

AMERICAN BUSINESS FUNDING DIRECTORY

GARAGE.COM

MONEYHUNTER

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS MONEY TREE SURVEY
Quarterly study of investments made by venture capital community.

VCAPITAL.COM
Matchmaking service for entrepreneurs seeking capital and investors.

VFINANCE.COM

Additional Information

Looking for information on a particular industry or market?

Use the Library's Company & Industry Research Subject Guide and Industry Data Finder to study an business or industry of interest.

Trade Associations can be excellent sources of information about an industry, its players and markets. See our guide to Finding a Trade, Industry or Professional Association.

Do you need information on doing business in Connecticut?

CONNECTICUT BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

CONNECTICUT ECONOMIC RESOURCE CENTER

CONNECTICUT SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

METRO HARTFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREATER NEW HAVEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE