Small Business Resources

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Getting Started

• Common sense business : starting, operating, and growing your small business--in any economy! . Gottry, Steven. Harper Business, 2005. (R. 658.022 Gottr.S)
  
• The complete idiot's guide to starting your own business .Paulson, Ed. Alpha Books, 2007. (658.1141 Pauls.E 2007)
  

• How to Set Up Your Own Small Business. American Institute of Small Business. (658.022 Falle.M or R658.022 Falle.M)
  

• Legal guide for starting and running a small business .[electronic resource (eBook)] . Steingold, Fred. Nolo Press, 2006. Can be downloaded by Evanston Public Library card holders.

Internet Sites:

• Small Business Startup Guide
  Provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
• Step by Step Guide to Starting a Business in Illinois
  Provided by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.