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Funding, legal requirements, tax & license issues, business and marketing plans

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Santa Cruz Public Libraries

Starting a Business in Santa Cruz County. GREAT LINKS.

REFERRALS—Local, Regional & National

SCORE - Business Quizzes

How does your small business measure up?

SCORE—National Web Site

SCORE—California Offices

Free and confidential small business advice, partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration

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Central Coast Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Your small business advisor for Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.

Sample Business Plans—BPlans.com
60 free and 500 total sample business plans.

More Sample Business Plans— businessplans.org
Free online sample business plans plus business planning software from Business Resource Software (BRS) of Austin, TX.

Business Proposal Writing—CapturePlanning.com
Articles and links related to writing business proposals.

Business Articles including Exit Strategies—SmallBusinessNotes.com
Good online small business web site.  Many informative articles, including exit strategies.

Exit Strategies Articles —Delta College Small Business Development Center
Articles and links to assist small businesses in exit strategies. More general business assistance from the home page.

Exit Strategies for Women Owned Businesses —AdvancingWomen.com
Web site full of articles and links to assist women in business, including exit strategies.