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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Defining Your Work Area

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the functionality and cost of locating your business in the home. Topics such as the type of business and why you chose the home to locate your business are discussed. A link to income tax write-offs is provided.
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Should You Lease or Buy a Facility?

For Students 9th - 10th
Once a location is chosen, one needs to determine if leasing or buying the property is the most economical. Links to leasing, buying, and comparing the economics are provided.
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Legal Restrictions on Home Offices

For Students 9th - 10th
Zoning rules and government regulations are important to consider when locating a business in your home. Helpful links to these topics are provided.
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Wolters Kluwer

Biz Filings: Business Combinations and Other Sources of Venture Capital

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you an existing business that's growing fast and need additional financing? This site describes an SBIC and how it works. Additional links are included to locate additional information concerning these loans.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Roadside Communities: Ring's Rest, Muirkirk, Maryland

For Students 9th - 10th
The exhibition explores historical moments in the area of transportation. As more people took to the road, clusters of roadside businesses sprang up to accommodate motorists' needs including roadside cabins. Ring's Rest, located about 20...
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Google

Google Maps: Street View

For Students 1st - 9th
Take a journey of "world landmarks, discover natural wonders, and step inside locations such as museums, arenas, restaurants and small businesses" with 360-degree images with Street View by Google Maps.