Attention All Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
Want to start your own business in the Kansas City Area and don’t know where to begin? You’re at the right place. The purpose of this blog is to provide the small business owner and entrepreneur with the resources and tools to not only start a business but to keep it sustainable. So, if you want to start a business or see if being an entrepreneur is right for you, then you’re at the right spot.
Demographic Research Resource
Claritas (San Diego, Calif.). (2005). CPA community profile analysis: consumer and business demographic reports, Wyandotte County, Book 1 of 1. San Diego, CA: Claritas.
A key to starting a successful business is to thoroughly research the area in which you will be doing business. You must know the market and industry in which you will be doing business. This will include knowing information about potential customers, competitors, industry breakdown and economic factors. This type of information will increase your odds of running a successful start-up.
Want to start your own business in the Kansas City Area and don’t know where to begin? You’re at the right place. The purpose of this blog is to provide the small business owner and entrepreneur with the resources and tools to not only start a business but to keep it sustainable. So, if you want to start a business or see if being an entrepreneur is right for you, then you’re at the right spot.
Demographic Research Resource
Claritas (San Diego, Calif.). (2005). CPA community profile analysis: consumer and business demographic reports, Wyandotte County, Book 1 of 1. San Diego, CA: Claritas.
A key to starting a successful business is to thoroughly research the area in which you will be doing business. You must know the market and industry in which you will be doing business. This will include knowing information about potential customers, competitors, industry breakdown and economic factors. This type of information will increase your odds of running a successful start-up.
One resource that will provide all of this information is the Community Profile Analysis: Consumer and Business Demographic Reports, Wyandotte County Book. This resource will provide all the statistics and industry trends by zip-code. This source includes several charts and graphs in addition to statistics.
Business Plan Resources
Pearce, L. M. (2007). Business plans handbook. a compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America Volume 12. Gale virtual reference library. Detroit, Mich: Thomson Gale.
Another key to success is to create a Business plan. Business plans help the entrepreneur and small business owner to map out the start up and first years of life of their start-up. It is a valuable tool to show to potential investors and banks for obtaining start-up capital and to improve the odds that entrepreneur has planned correctly. The Business Plans Handbook provides examples of 24 real business plans from various types businesses all from the perspective of the small business owner.
Understanding Business Terms and Concepts
Oxford University Press. (2006). A dictionary of business and management. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
As the entrepreneur is working on his/her business plan and corresponding on behalf of their business it is important to have an understanding of business terminology and concepts. A trusted and reliable source one should consult is a business dictionary. The Dictionary of Business and Management by Oxford University Press is a source that gives the entrepreneur access to over 6,700 terms of business related terms. In addition to being a dictionary it also provides comprehensive coverage of management concepts, business theory and jargon of the modern business world. All from one of most trusted and prestigious names in publishing.
Getting Finances
Foundation Center, & Foundation Library Center. (2000s). The Foundation directory online. New York: Foundation Center. http://www.fconline.fdncenter.org/.
After creating a business plan comes the fun part of finding the start-up capital which will be the life blood of your business. Fortunately, the Foundation Directory Online Professional is your gateway to finding grants, loans, and financial empowerments available in the United States. This source is an electronic database accessible at the Kansas City, Kansas Public library system. It allows entrepreneurs to search for through more than 10,000 of the largest foundations in the United States that offer money or search for financial assistance by your business type. The database allows for custom searching, reporting and multiple sending options.
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