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Good Resources for Small Businesses .......................................................................

Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 4

Business Consultants ............................................................................................................................................ 194

SBA/SCORE ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 6

State and Local Agencies .......................................................................................................................... 196

Private Consultants ..................................................................................................................................... 19 6

Books ............................................................................................................................................................................. 19 6

Background Books ....................................................................................................................................... 197

Choosing a Business .................................................................................................................................... 19 8

Finding Money ............................................................................................................................................... 19 8

Marketing/Advertising .............................................................................................................................. 199

Personnel ...........................................................................................................................................................20 0

Business Location ......................................................................................................................................... 200

Corporations, Partnerships, and Legal Matters ...........................................................................200

Women in Business ..................................................................................................................................... 20 2

General Business ........................................................................................................................................... 20 2

Pamphlets ................................................................................................................................................................... 20 3

Magazines—Continuing Small Business Help ........................................................................................ 203

Computers and Business .................................................................................................................................... 203

How Will You Use a Computer? ........................................................................................................... 204

What Software Do You Need? .............................................................................................................. 204

How Much Computer Do You Need—And How Much Can You Afford? ................... 205

PC or Mac? ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 5

Where Should You Buy a Computer and Software? ................................................................. 206

Online Business Resources ............................................................................................................................... 206

Should You Go Broadband? .................................................................................................................... 206

Using Search Engines .................................................................................................................................. 207

Business-Oriented Websites ................................................................................................................... 207

Conferences and Newsgroups ............................................................................................................... 208

Formal Education ................................................................................................................................................... 209