Resources
First visit this website to learn the basics about starting your own business. This is an excellant website and we will use various parts of it for this assignment.
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/startup/basics.html
Visit this website to learn more about the steps to creating a successful small business to see if you are ready.
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/startup/areyouready.html
Visit this next link to learn more about business plans and why they are such a necessity to starting a new business. Make sure to click on the other three links on the menu on the left side under business plan basics to learn more about writing your business plan.
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
Read these important and helpful frequently asked questions. Some of these are a little to indepth for this assignment, but they are all very important to know and relate to our lesson.
FAQ #1
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#2 FAQ
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FAQ #17 FAQ
#23 FAQ
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FAQ #31
Here are a few examples to read about a few entrepreneurs who have great success and there are plenty of other stories out there of ordinary people who have made it rich by acting on their idea.
The Bargain Hunting Entrepreneur
The last resource I have for you on this assignment is to refer to chapter 12 of your text which is the chapter on entrepreneurship. It can be a great resource for doing this assignment also.