What organizations should I be involved in if I owned a small business?
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Habitat for Humanity is an awesome organization.  There's also Make A Wish Foundation.  ANY philanthropic gesture is lovely.  I don't know if you are part of a BRN (Business Referral Network) or not - but very often - everybody in the Network works on some charity together.  That way - even though you're a small business - you can make a larger impact with the group.\n\nBlessings!
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What type of business?
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Check out the Small Business Administration web site -- they're a great resource for the small business owner. I listed a couple of other handy links as well.\n\nAssociations may be helpful to you as well -- see sources box.\n\nTry reading up on the subject -- check out Amazon, your local bookstore or library. \n\nI also posted links specific to San Diego as well as the state of CA.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Ther are some organizations listed here that might be able to assist you
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I recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, & Nolo. All 3 are great resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the sources box.\n\nAssociations may be a good avenue to explore as well -- see posted links.\n\nTry reading up on the subject. I put relevant links in the sources box.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Try sba.org.  It's the small business association and they have a lot of great resources.
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I recommend going over to the National Center for Employee Ownership at http://www.nceo.org . They have several informative articles and resources focusing on how employee ownership works. \n\nOne article is entitled "A Conceptual Guide to Employee Ownership for Very Small Businesses" http://www.nceo.org/library/verysmall.html, which outlines the idea behind employee ownership and how a business can be structured using this business model. They also have articles on an introduction and overview  of employee ownership. \n\nThey also have a list of companies using or testing employee ownership, which you can find at:\nhttp://www.nceo.org/nceo/links_member_companies.html\n\nHope this helps\nIsabel Isidro\nFor information on starting a home business visit http://www.powerhomebiz.com
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You can start small and expand:\n\nbe a courier on foot in a compressed urban area\nbe a bike messenger / courier in an urban area\n\nOR you could get on the Small Business Administrations website and check out how to do a business plan.  Once you've done the research and have a plan outlined for what you want to put together, the SBA will often help you locate investors or loan institutions that can fund your business.  Your local SBA office will also help you put together the business plan.\n\nhttp://www.sba.gov/
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The State of Florida has a many resources available for the small business owner.  You may want to check out their website - http://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=8\n\nYou may also want to contact the SBA - http://www.sba.gov and SCORE - http://www.score.org/ which are invaluable resources.
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i went to the local community college, they had lawyers who volunteer a few hours of their time a week to help answer questions, draw up documents, etc. i'd try that first, if not go to sba.org and there might be some good info on there.
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Try to go to the small business meetings and conferences.
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For a specific business or type of business?
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You may wish to contact the SBA ( http://www.sba.gov/ ) or SCORE ( http://www.score.org/ ) for help in starting a business.  They are excellent resources for a small business just starting out (and free, too!).  You should also look into either setting up a corporation of LLC to protect yourself legally.  Contact your state for the guideline involved in that.
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depends what state you are in \ngo to SBA.gov and go from there
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Sounds like a great organization.\n\nYou may need a lawyer to help your group become a nonprofit.
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There are so many things you have to consider: location, rent, employees, taxes, permits, filing of business papers, utilities, store fixtures, accountant and/or employee payroll system, suppliers, bank account, loans, insurance, possibly an attorney, knowledge of state labor laws, payment of state unemployment/disability for employees, computer system for ordering, a plan for shipments, etc.  I think you should talk to a business owner in person to ask questions, if possible.  If not, go to www.sba.gov - they have a Small Business Startup Guide.  This should be a good starting point.
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Check out the Small Business Administration web page at http://sba.gov/starting_business/index.html - they have a huge listing of resources for starting any kind of business.\n\nAs well, FirstGov for nonprofits site at http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml has some resources you might find useful.\n\nFinally, there are a number of relevant articles at About.com here: http://nonprofit.about.com/od/nonprofitstartup/\n\nGood luck in your venture!