How to start a business

Starting a business will change your life. Just make sure that change is for the better with proven advice and successful strategies for small business, plus practical guidance on how to find business funding, chose a business idea, or get your business up and running.

Before you start

• Business Startup Strategy
• Seven Steps to Starting Your Own Business
• Know your Industry Before You Start Your Business
• Top 15 Startup Questions
• Tips for New Businesses
• Cover Your Bases

Choosing a new business idea

• The Right Business for You
• New Business Ideas
• You Don’t Have to be First
• Kick-Start Your Concept

Naming a business

• How to Choose Your Business Name
• Choosing your Business Name is a Fundamental
• How to Protect a Business Idea

 

Getting up and running

• Business Startup Checklist
• Reducing Risk for a Startup Business
• Find Your Best Path to Start
• Estimating Realistic Startup Costs
• Smart Start Communications Guide
• Achieving Success

Getting funding

• Funding Tips for Small Business
• The Right Funding for Your Business Type
• How to Get Your Business Funded
• No Money? No Problem!

Buying a business

• The ABCs of Buying a Business
• Questions to Ask When Buying a Business
• Buying a Business: A Guide
• What’s That Business Worth?
• Buying a Business? Know What you Are Getting!
• To Franchise or not to Franchise

Finding customers

• Social Media Marketing: The Marketing Skills you can Learn from Obama
• Not Everybody is a Customer