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Even if your product doesn't exist yet, you still have to find ways to sell it.

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How-To Guides
The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Business The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Business
Step-by-step guides to launching your business.
Getting Financing
Getting Financing Peer Lending for Entreprneurs
Person-to-person lending can score the cash your business needs.

Launch Your Startup With Microloans
It is possible to find capital in a tough economy.
Finding Customers
Finding Customers Grow Big by Selling Small
Go where the money is by catering to like-minded entrepreneurs.

Follow the Money
To increase sales, learn what customers want to buy.
Success Stories
Get inspired by these entrepreneurs who have taken their idea and made it a success.
Gaming the System Gaming the System
Success in game development and knowing when to quit landed PopCap $22.5 million.
Business Unusual: Operation Muffintop Business Unusual: Operation Muffintop
Former Navy SEAL Randy Hetrick stitched together a gizmo that turned into a $20 million business.
Create a Lasting Legacy Create a Lasting Legacy
For real estate and design mogul Jeff Lewis, success is about longevity--sprinkled with a touch of control.

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Free Sample Business Plans
Browse more than 125 sample business plans for inspiration.

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Small Business Resource Center
10 Ways to Validate a Sales Forecast
Even without data, there are other ways to test your projections.

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Startup Resources
Low-Cost Startup Ideas
40 inexpensive business ideas--plus financing tips and startup tools--that'll put you on the road to success
Business Ideas Business Ideas
Browse through our database of over 900 business ideas.
Break Even Calculator
Break Even Analysis is an expected component of most business plans, especially for startups.
Cash Flow Calculator
This calculator helps you evaluate how much capital you'll need to start your business.
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Startup Books
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Hungry for entrepreneurial success? We've got five hot businesses to start in the food-service industry.
Crafts Business
Turn your favorite hobby into a fun, moneymaking business.
Resource Nation
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