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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Marketing Plans

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the marketing element of a business plan. Additional links provide more in-depth detail to this section of a business plan.
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Small Business Administration: Starting a Business

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out if you have what it takes to be a small business owner. Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses through these topics.
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Usa: Small Business and the Corporation: Chapter 4

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 4 provides an overview of economic factors and illustrates the differences between small business and the corporation and the role they each play in the American economy.
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Help for Growing and Starting Your Small Business

For Students 9th - 10th
"From 200+ ways to be your own boss and how to calculate your start-up costs to sample business plans and more all from Business Know-How."
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Wolters Kluwer

Business Owner's Toolkit: Personal Strength and Weakness Assessment Checklist

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains a checklist rating your strengths and weaknesses as a small business owner. The necessary skills for starting a business are displayed in a chart.
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Understanding the Requirements of Business Ownership

For Students 9th - 10th
The advantages and disadvantages of owning your own business are listed. Includes the pros and cons of a home-based business as well.
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Getting Financing for Your Business/personal Financing

For Students 9th - 10th
Financing by personal means is discussed at this site. Many additional links are listed for further information on sources of personal financing.
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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: Financial Statements

For Students 9th - 10th
The four main financial statements, the balance sheet, the income statement, position statement, and statement of changes in owner's equity are listed with links for more detailed information. The importance of financial statements along...
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Getting Financing for Your Business

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the financial stage your business is at since a start-up business will require different financing needs than an aging business. Many helpful links to different types of financing are provided.
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Small Business Association: Is Entrepreneurship for You?

For Students 9th - 10th
In the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Startup Kit, this section walks you through the characteristics required to be an entrepreneur. It concludes with the advantages of owning your own business.
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Businessfinance.com: Business Development

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent resource to consult for help in starting or growing a small business. A listing of counselors by state is provided.
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Wolters Kluwer

Business Owner's Toolkit: Debt Financing for Small Businesses

For Students 9th - 10th
Recommends ways to finance a sole proprietorship and gives the advantages/disadvantages of a sole proprietorship.
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Business Town: Sample Marketing Plan for Small Businesses

For Students 9th - 10th
A great sample of a marketing plan. Includes a video and an accompanying article. This is Part 1 of a 9-part series. [1:22]
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Wolters Kluwer

Biz Filings: Debt Financing for Small Businesses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the meaning of debt financing. Helpful links on bank selection, types of loans, costs of loans, and criteria banks look for are given.
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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

Small Business Guide: What Are Your Self Employment Taxes?

For Students 9th - 10th
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit answers questions about self-employment taxes because "even if you don't hire anyone else to help you run your business, you're always going to have at least one employee, and that would be yourself."
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Alex: Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Business

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students will explore the steps involved in starting a new business. This will include preparing a ten-page Business Plan, building a model of the business, and presenting the business idea in a role-play situation where...
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Lectric Law Library

'Lectric Law Library: Small Business and the Sec

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers information pertaining to small businesses and the SEC. Learn about various topics including how to make a small business go public.
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Small Business Advisor: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The qualities of an entrepreneur are discussed in detail. This site from the Small Business Advisor guides you through a series of questions for a self-evaluation. Link to The Advisor under Contents followed by Starting a Business.
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Working With Your Accountant

For Students 9th - 10th
This site advises small business owners when to hire an accountant to help with financial statements. Links for selecting an accountant and preparing financial statements for an accountant are included.
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: What if You Need Help?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article raises basic questions about whether you should hire professional help with your business plan.
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Analyzing the Factors That Affect Your Cash Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the many aspects of cash flow in a business.
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Business Town: Managing a Small Business: Quick Ways to Boost Profits!

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides comprehensive information on how to boost your profits and keep them high, by utilizing effective management techniques. Includes video 3 min. 45 sec.

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