Starting a Business

5 Lifelines for Your Startup
These organizations can help you find direction and funding.

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Steps to Starting Your Business

Do You Really Need a Business Plan? Here's how to know if writing a business plan is for you.	How to Raise Your First Round of Financing Three tips for raising cash with a second round in mind.
Business Planning Fundamentals Measure Your Business Plan Results 4 Big Fat Business Plan Lies Business Plans »	5 Ways to Raise Money Today Banks Eye Entrepreneurs 4 Sources for Startup Cash Getting Financing »

10 Steps to Effective Copywriting Well-written copy follows these simple guidelines.	Is Your Business Idea Protected? Intellectual property theft can leave you vulnerable.
How to Make Your Message Stick 7 Steps to the Perfect Marketing Plan Generate Buzz About Your Business Startup Basics »	Recover From Criminal Activity Harness the Power of a Trademark For Profit or Not For Profit Legal Center »

Business Ideas: Got An Idea?

Alternative Health-Care Center Create a center providing aromatherapy, herbal medicines and other sevices. Read more »		Miniature Golf Center Put your love for the sport in a company that putts out profits. Read more »
Idea Startup Checklist Turn Your Idea Into a Product		How to Find Product Sources Financing a Not-Yet-a-Business Idea

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Stimulus Tracker

Stimulus Tracker
In this special report on the economic stimulus, we'll sort out the pieces that really matter, and explain how you can benefit from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Great Minds of Business

The 20th century jumped from the Industrial Revolution to the Information Age due to these visionary entrepreneurs. Read about what makes them great, and come back to see who will be added as the 21st century takes shape.
Henry Ford In just four decades, Ford’s innovative vision of mass production produced the affordable “automobile."	Bill Gates The digital demagogue earned billions by anticipating the market's needs.
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Success Stories

Get inspired by these entrepreneurs who have taken their idea and made it a success.

Just for Kicks
Learn how these kings of funny keep people laughing.

Build a Billion From the Ground Up
Learn how you can become a billionaire from the man who did it from scratch.

Thinking Inside the Box
Spencer Brown takes the bite out of moving--the cost and the waste.

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