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Getting Started

Starting a Business
The U.S. Small Business Administration's guide for getting started.

Insights from the author of The Startup Owner's Manual (part of Milner's book collection).

International Franchise Association
Includes news, research and a tool for discovering franchise opportunities.
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Publishers of the Small Business Optimism Index.
Small Business Administration
Source for tools, tips and advice about all things pertaining to starting a small business.
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Advancing the art of entrepreneurship education.

Contact:

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$100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
Call Number: HD62.5 .G854 2012
ISBN: 9780307951526
Reinvent the way you make a living, do what you love, and create a new future.
Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
Call Number: HD62.5 .K38 2004
ISBN: 1591840562
The time-tested, battle-hardened guide for anyone starting anything.
The Creator's Code by Amy Wilkinson
Call Number: HB 615 .W5543 2015
ISBN: 9781451666052
Disciplined Entrepreneurship by Bill Aulet
Call Number: HD62.5 .A935 2013
ISBN: 9781118692288
24 steps to a successful startup.
Lean Startup by Eric Ries
Call Number: HD62.5 .R545 2011
ISBN: 9780307887894
How today's entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful businesses.
Small Business Bible (eBook) by Steven D. Strauss
Call Number: HD62.7 .S875 2012eb
ISBN: 9781118225257
Everything you need to know to succeed in your small business.
Starting an Online Business All-in-One For Dummies (eBook) by Shannon Belew; Joel Elad
Call Number: HF5548.32 .B44 2012eb
ISBN: 9781118199435
Startup Owner's Manual by Steve Blank; Bob Dorf
Call Number: HD62.5 .B53 2012
ISBN: 9780984999309
The step-by-step guide for building a great company.
Startup Weekend (eBook) by Marc Nager; Clint Nelsen; Franck Nouyrigat
Call Number: HD62.5 .N335 2012eb
ISBN: 9781118160244
How to take a company from concept to creation in 54 hours.
Think Agile by Taffy Williams
Call Number: HB 615 .W554 2015
ISBN: 9780814434307