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succession planning

Succession Planning

Guide to succession planning for small business. Includes best practices, strategies and other considerations for succession planning.

Sports & fitness small business

Sports & Fitness Industry

Our collection of sports & fitness small business resources covers industry data, associations and more for fitness centers, trainers, martial arts, yoga & more!

choosing a location

Choosing a Location

Our guide walks through key considerations & resources for Choosing a Location. Site selection research, traffic counts & more!

restaurant foodservice business industry

Restaurant & Food Service Industry

Useful resources & information for restaurant or food service small businesses. Business plans, Associations, Concepts, Food Trucks, Technology & more.

construction industry

Construction Industry

Construction industry resources & information for your small business. Covers residential & commercial construction, specialty trades & more.

artificial intelligence industry

Artificial Intelligence Industry

Artificial intelligence industry resources & information for your small business. Links to AI research, industry trends, associations & more.

Financing, finance, small business

Tax and Accounting

Tax and accounting resources for small business owners to help meet fiscal obligations to federal, state, and local taxing authorities.

government contracting

Government Contracting

Government contracting is big business. We’ve compiled the best small business resources for federal, state, and local government contracting.

patents

Patents

Our guide on patents will help you learn more about this type of intellectual property, develop a strategy for your small business & more.

SBIR STTR

SBIR and STTR

Guide for small businesses interested in or pursuing SBIR and STTR federally-funded research and development efforts.

Franchise

A franchise provides people the opportunity to own a business with the support and brand recognition of larger company. Franchises are independent businesses formed by

Business plan development

Business Plan

Resources for writing a business plan & an alphabatized list of 800+ free sample business plans. Covers retail, service, technology, manufacturing & more!

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