Recommended Resources

Small Business Administration or SBA
www.sba.com

Service Corps of Retired Executives
www.score-mn.org

Small Business Development Center or SBDC
www.southwestmsu.edu/sbdc.com

Economic Development Commission or EDC
www.kandiyohi.com

www.bizlinks.state.mn.us is another useful website which provides information about business licensing and regulation.

Recommended Readings

A Guide To Starting A Business In Minnesota published annually by the Department of Employment & Economic Development. Go to www.deed.state.mn.us to find out how to get your FREE copy.

Visit www.taxes.state.mn.us to find an online book titled Employment Taxes and Employer Issues and Responsibilities. Produced by the Minnesota Department of Revenue

What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business by Jan Norman.

Minding Her Own Business: The Self-Employed Woman’s Essential Guide to Taxes and Financial Records by Jan Zobel

Keeping The Books: Basic Record-Keeping and Accounting For The Small Business by Linda Pinson and Jerry Jinnett

Thinking Like An Entrepreneur: How To Make Intelligent Business Decisions That Will Lead To Success In Building and Growing Your Own Business by Peter Hupalo