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Start and Manage Your Business
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| Center for Business Planning |
Before you start, make a plan. This site provides resources to help you research your market and develop a strategy and a plan. |
| My Own Business |
My Own Business, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate entrepreneurs by providing free coursework to foster success and prevent and mitigate human suffering and economic losses arising from preventable mistakes |
| U.S. Small Business Administration |
The US SBA is an invaluable resource that provides online tools, forms, podcasts, training, counseling, and resources to help you get started |
| SCORE Learning Center |
SCORE provides free counseling services, training, guides, and numerous tools to help you start and grow your business
Email Score's Local Office |
| Small Business Development Council |
The mission of the Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse (SBDCNet) is to meet the information needs of the SBDC community in the United States and its territories. SBDCNET serves as a resource providing timely, relevant research, web-based information, and training to SBDC counselors and their small business clients. |
| Buzgate |
Buzgate provides facts, features and benefits about technologies, products and services that support your business growth and profitability |
| Business.gov |
Business.gov was developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the SBA. It provides information, resources, and documents to help you through regulations, |
| Wall Street Journal's Startup Journal |
Wall Street Journal's guides will provide you with valuable information about starting your business, buying a business, franchising, financing, and running and managing your business. |
| CT Business Response Center -- Doing Business and Working in Connecticut --You Belong In Connecticut |
You-Belong-In Connecticut guides you through the processes of doing business and working in Connecticut |
Connecticut Licensing Center:
- (Self-Service) www.ct-clic.com
- (Full-Service) email: SmartStart@cerc.com |
The Connecticut Licensing Center helps you understand what state licenses you'll need, and how to get them. You may also need permits from the town, and a federal id number. |
| Connecticut Business & Industry Association |
The Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) is the broadest-based business membership organization in the state, as well as the largest. CBIA is the leading voice of business and industry at the State Capitol and before state administrative agencies. It provides a wide range of services and products to its member companies. |
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CT Economic Resource Center (CERC)
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CERC ProgramFinder is Connecticut's comprehensive database of business programs and services |
| United Illuminating Incentives & Ideas to grow your business and save energy |
Look for energy savings for your business from The United Illuminating Company |
| Entrepreneur.com |
Provides articles and resources for researching, starting, operating, marketing, and growing your own business. |
| Inc.com Resource Center |
Inc.com provides resources, how-to guides, advice, articles, and useful links for starting and running your business. |
| Entrepreneurship.org |
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) have formed a new public-private partnership focused on leveraging best practices in entrepreneurial leadership to advance economic growth around the world |
| Business Week for Small Businesses |
Businessweek Magazine provides loads of free resources for businesses of all sizes. |
| Business.com |
Quickly find resources of all types for your business of any size. |
| CT Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) |
The Connecticut DECD develops and implements strategies to attract and retain businesses and jobs, revitalize neighborhoods and communities, ensure quality housing and foster appropriate development in Connecticut's towns and cities |
| Franchises |
Research different franchises, find out about planning and investing in a franchise |
| SBA Loan Guarantee Program |
See this, and other sites under the "Financing Your Business" tab |
| Some Websites to help you manage Human Resources: |
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