Reference Materials

The McGraw-Hill Guide to Starting Your Own Business : A Step-By-Step Blueprint for the First-Time Entrepreneur
by Stephen C. Harper
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition

What No One Ever Tells You about Starting Your Own Business: Real-Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs
by Jan Norman
Publisher: Kaplan Business; 2 edition

Helpful Links
National Association of Women Business Owners
An organization designed to attract, support and motivate women business owners through educational programming and highly visible corporate partnerships.
www.nawbo.org

Service Corps of Retired Executives
"Counselors to America's Small Business" is a source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs.
www.score.org

Small Business Administration
The federal government offers assistance to small businesses through the Small Business Administration, which offers loan guaranties, publications, workshops and counseling.
www.sba.gov

Pamphlets from the Federal Government
The quarterly Consumer Information Center Catalog lists more than 200 helpful federal publications. For your free copy write Consumer Information Catalog, Pueblo, CO 81009, call 1-888/8-PUEBLO (1-888/878-3256) or visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov.