Part 1 - Checklist for starting a small business - NC LIVE Business Workshop 2014 (State Library)

NC LIVE Links

Small Business Reference Center
Great place to start for an orientation to starting and running your small business.
Business Link North Carolina (BLNC)
After geting oriented through the Small Business Resource Center readings, Business Link North Carolina (BLNC) is the place to go for information SPECIFIC TO DOING BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA. Includes the Directory of North Carolina Business Licenses & Permits, and much more.

Quick Start - General orientation (book chapters)

Checklist for Starting a Small Business
Steingold, F. S. (2013). APPENDIX A: Checklist for Starting a Small Business. Legal Guide For Starting & Running A Small Business, 415-420. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b9h&AN=87500405&site=sbrc-live
Choosing the Right Business [a proto business plan]
McKeever, M. (2012). CHAPTER 3: Choosing the Right Business. In, How To Write A Business Plan, 25-60. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b9h&AN=82895797&site=sbrc-live
Choosing the Right Legal Structure for Your Business
Mancuso, A. (2013). CHAPTER 1: Choosing the Right Legal Structure for Your Business. Incorporate Your Business, 3-34. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b9h&AN=89427249&site=sbrc-live
Choosing a Legal Structure [Includes brief discussion of fourth sector / social entrepreneurship]
Pakroo, P. H. (2014). CHAPTER 1: Choosing a Legal Structure. In, Small Business Start-Up Kit, 7-28. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b9h&AN=94015567&site=sbrc-live
Borrowing Money
Steingold, F. S. (2014). CHAPTER 4: Borrowing Money. Legal Forms For Starting & Running A Small Business, 81-100. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b9h&AN=94759230&site=sbrc-live
Potential Sources of Money to Start or Expand Your Small Business
McKeever, M. (2012). CHAPTER 4: Potential Sources of Money to Start or Expand Your Small Business. How To Write A Business Plan, 61-96. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b9h&AN=82895799&site=sbrc-live
Checking Out All Your Financial Options
Advani, A. (2009). CHAPTER 2: Checking Out All Your Financing Options. In, Business Loans Between Family & Friends (pp. 23-45). Berkley, CA: Nolo. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b9h&AN=50234447&site=sbrc-live
Overview of Consultant and Independent Contractor Agreements
Fishman, S. (2011). Your Legal Companion for Consultant and Independent Contractor Agreements. Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements, 1-2. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b9h&AN=67616489&site=sbrc-live
More Detail About Consultant and Independent Contractor Agreements
Fishman, S. (2011). CHAPTER 1: How to Use This Book. Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements, 3-13.
Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b9h&AN=67616515&site=sbrc-live

Bibliography - Small Business Reference Center

Advani, A. (2009). Business loans between family & friends. Berkley, CA: Nolo. [ISBN 9781413310788]

Fishman, S. (2011). Consultant & independent contractor agreements. Berkley, CA: Nolo. [ISBN 9781413316223]

Fishman, S. (2011). Deduct it!: Lower your small business taxes. Berkeley, CA: Nolo. [ISBN 9781413319217]

McKeever, M. P. (2012). How to write a business plan. Berkeley, CA: Nolo. [ISBN 9781413317497]

Mitchel, P. (2009). Choosing the right legal form of business: The complete guide to becoming a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation. Ocala, FL: Atlantic Publishing Company. [ISBN 9781601383013]

Pakroo, P. H. (2014). Small business start-up kit: A step by step legal guide. Berkeley, CA: Nolo. [ISBN 9781413319774]

Steingold, F. S. (2013). Legal guide for starting & running a small business. Berkeley, CA: Nolo. [ISBN 9781413317398]

Steingold, F. S. (2014). Legal forms for starting & running a small business. Berkeley, CA: Nolo. [ISBN 9781413319637]

NC LIVE Business Workshop 2014 (State Library): Part 1 - Checklist for starting a small business

NC LIVE Links

Quick Start - General orientation (book chapters)

Other links

Bibliography - Small Business Reference Center