Guide to Starting Your Own Business
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Organizations/Web Sources:
Small Business Association- Georgia - An essential resource for any one starting a small business. The SBA can help you learn to develop a business plan, locate funding resources (including SBA loans), set up an appointment with a professional counselor, learn how to market your business, and help educate you on important legal issues regarding the running of a business. Note the Special Audiences section of the site details the administration's incentives for minorities, women, veterans and young entrepreneurs.
Teen Business Link (SBA) - A resource guide for teens interested in starting their own business from the Small Business Administration.
Georgia Secretary of State First Stop Business Information Center - information and contacts for state regulatory requirements for operating a small business.
Financial Find - Business Plans - Discusses the importance off developing a business plan, the components of creating a successful plan and how to write one.
Financial Find - Business Loans - Learn the basics of applying for a business loan and real life case studies of successful applicants.
CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit - a guide to marketing, planning, financing small businesses as well as navigating tax laws. The toolkit is authored by a team of financial planners, journalists and other professionals affiliated with the firm CCH Tax and Accounting.
Clayton County Chamber of Commerce - Various opportunities to network with other Clayton County businesses are offered throughout the year. Check their Calendar of Events for details.
ABI Inform Dateline - Includes full-text of the Atlanta Business Chronicle from 1999-2004 and Georgia Trend magazine from 1986-Current. ABI Inform Dateline also includes a collection of regional business news sources from around the country. This is a sub set of the ABI Inform Complete database.
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ABI Inform Complete - Includes full-text of the Wall Street Journal back to 1984, Business Week, Fortune and Forbes magazine among many financial publications. Available from your home computer with the current GALILEO password or by logging into your PINES account and clicking the GALILEO link at the bottom of the screen.
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Atlanta Business Chronicle - Stay on top of the latest business trends in the Atlanta area. Although many of the articles are available online for free, please note that items with the "P" icon require a personal print subscription to access online. All branches hold the current edition of the Atlanta Business Chronicle in print. Please contact the branch of your choice for exact holdings information. Articles from 1999-2004 are available in ABI Inform.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Business Section
AJC.com - Current local business headlines (For articles that require a fee, use our NewsBank subscription)
NewsBank - Subscription service to the archives of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution from 1985-Present (Available in Clayton County Library System branches only - Ask at the Information Desk for details)
Atlanta Tribune - News and information on business, careers, technology, wealth-building, politics and education for Black Atlantans. All branches hold the current edition of the Atlanta Tribune in print. Please contact the branch of your choice for exact holdings information.
Complete List of GALILEO databases for Industry Profiles
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Books - Business Plans
Kahrs, Kristin . Business plans handbook a compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America R 658.002 KAHRS, KRISTIN (Headquarters) - Catalog link
Robertson, Charles T. How to Start a Business in Georgia R346.758 ROBERTSON, CHARLES (Headquarters, Forest Park, Jonesboro, Morrow, Riverdale) Catalog link
Siegel, Eric S. Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide. R658.401 SIEGEL, ERIC (Headquarters) Catalog link
Books - Legal Issues
Sitarz, Daniel. Small Business Legal Forms Simplified R346.73 SITARZ, DANIEL (Headquarters) Catalog link
Haman, Edward. The Complete Partnership Book. R346.73 HAMAN, EDWARD (Headquarters) Catalog link
Warda, Mark. How to Register Your Own Copyright. R346.7304 WARDA, MARK (Headquarters, Lovejoy, Riverdale) Catalog link
Other Useful Books
Vivaldo, Denise. How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business R642.4068 VIVALDO, DENISE (Headquarters) Catalog link
Digiacomo, John. Win Government Contracts For your Small Business. R658.15 DIGIACOMO, JOHN (Headquarters, Lovejoy, Riverdale) Catalog link
Stim, Richard. Music law: How to run your band's business R 344.73 STIM, RICH (Lovejoy) Catalog link
See all our suggested books for Entreprenuers in our online "Book Bag."
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