Resources
The following web pages have links to tutorials and other resources:
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
www.sba.gov. This site contains an
enormous amount of useful information scattered around in a
haphazard fashion
- monthly online chat sessions
- free online courses
- starting a business, with sample business plans
- buying a business or franchise
- choosing a name, location, business structure
- managing a business
- The national SCORE office
www.score.org
- HOWTOs on starting, financing, managing, and growing a business
- one-on-one confidential counseling by e-mail
- 60-second quick-reference guides on numerous subjects
- online workshops
- business plan and financial templates
- BUZGate www.buzgate.org. A collection of useful information provided by commercial and non-profit agencies, organized by state.
- Maine state office of the Small Business
Development Center
mainesbdc.org
- a list of frequently asked questions and answers
- a calendar of workshops held throughout the state
- financial templates and a link to many others
- various business articles
- Maine State government
www.maine.gov/portal/busines/
- Starting a business in Maine
- Business licensing
- Small business issues
- Business taxes
- Laws and regulations
- Maine Business Works
www.mainebusinessworks.org.
- Schedule of workshops throughout the state
- List of financing opportunities
- List of agencies throughout the state offering business help.