Entrepreneur Career Guide

Want to be your own boss?    Learn about starting your own business with the following Web resources.  Lesson plans for business, economics, finance and law are also included below.

Entrepreneur Resources

Before You Start

Before You Start Checklist
Launching Your Business - Are You Ready
What Makes an Entrepreneur


Starting a Business

Better Business Bureau
Business and Enterprise Skills - Free Online Training
Business Courses Online - Open Courses - MIT
Business Incubator
Business Reference Guide
Business Reference Services
Business Overview - Wikipedia
Business Owner's Toolkit
Business Planning Resource Center
Business Start-up Cost Calculator
Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education
Department of Labor - Workforce Topics
e-Venturing - The Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur Test
Entrepreneurs' Help Page
Entrpreneurship Resources - Tufts University
Getting Started in E Commerce
Joint Venture Overview
Junior Achievement
Launching Your Business
Leadership Training and Development Outline
New Venture Guide
Ownership Structures
Real Design - Designing a Product
SCORE Links
SBA Franchise Hotlist
State Small Business Development Centers
Starting a Business
Starting a Business - NOLO
Starting and Managing Your Business
US Business Advisor


Types of Businesses

Business Resources for Disabled People
Franchises
Home Based Businesses
Minority Owned Businesses
Self Employment
Small Business Administration
Small Business Knowledge Base
Small Business Services-Edward Lowe
Women's Business Center
Women's Entrepreneurial Center


Growing and Managing Your Business

Advertising - Entrepreneurship Resources
Basics of Marketing Research
Business Management - Sloan School of Management
Business Name Change
Changing Your Business Structure
How to Write a Marketing Plan - Business Toolkit
Information for Small Businesses - SEC
Keeping Records
Managing Your Business
Record Keeping and Managing Finances
Second Stage Entrepreneurs - Articles
Small Business Advancement Center
State and Local Business Rsources
Technology Commercialization Model
Using Technology in Your Business


Business Ethics and Law

Business Data and Statistics
Business Ethics Overview
Business Laws
Business Laws for Specific Industries
Employment Law and Facts
Employment Law Guide
Intellectual Property
Partnership Law
US Patent and Trademark Office


Business Magazines Online

Black Enterprise
Bloomberg
Economist Business and Finance
Forbes
Fortune Magazine
Harvard Business Review
Red Herring - Business of Technology


Clip Art Images and Photographs

Finance and Money Clip Art - CoolClips
Image Galleries and Digital Repositories
Microsoft Design Gallery
Pics4Learning
Workplace Clip Art - CoolClips


Additional Resources

Business Links and Resources
Career Exploration
Career and College Planning
Tutorial and Open Course Resources

International Business Resources

Business Planet - Mapping the Business Environment
Doing Business - International Resources -
Doing Privatization Right - PDF Report
Ease of Doing Business Rankings
Entrepreneurship at Local Level
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Global Legal Network
Historical Documents - International Affairs
How the Most Successful Reformers Organized Themselves
International Economic Trends
International Trade Law
Law Library - Doing Business across 178 Countries
Market Research Library
Telecomm Regulations Toolkit
Unleashing Entrepreneurship
US Income Tax Treaties
Women and Entrepreneurship Report


Business Plans, Forms and Templates

Business Plan
Business Plan Basics
Business Plan Evaluation Scale
Business Plan Outline
Business Plan Outline Tutorial
Business Plan Preparation
Business Plans - Samples for Specific Businesses
Business Plans- Samples
Microsoft Office Templates
Press Release Templates
Sample Business Plans
Sample Business Plans - Center for Business Planning
Small Business Forms - IRS
Tax Forms - Federal and State


Skills

Communication Skills
Leading versus Managing
Leadership
Leadership Traits
Personal Skills
Presentation Skills
Research Skills Tutorial
Writing Skills


Safety and Health

Occupational and Industrial Safety Resources


Tax Related Information

Internal Revenue Service
IRS Tax Map
Tax Information for Businesses-IRS
Taxes and Audits
Types of Business Taxes


Math and Calculators

Basic Financial Statements Tutorial
Break Even Analysis
Break Even Calculator
Break Even Method of Investment Analysis
Budget Calculators Online
Business and Financial Calculators
Business Expenses - IRS
Business Funding Request - Workbook PDF
Business Taxes - IRS
Calculator.com
Calculators Directory - Digital Librarian
Calculators- Martindale's
Determining Product Pricing
Excel 2007 for Business Statistics
Excel for Statistical Data Analysis
Financial Calculators
Financial Glossary
How to Value Startups and Emerging Companies - PDF
Money and Math Resources
Office Space Calculator
Pricing - Determining Product Cost
Pricing the Business
Project Cost Analysis Worksheet
Project Financing Worksheet
Small Business Calculators
Spreadsheet Programs
...Additional Math Resources and Tutorials


Schools and Training

On-Line Courses-Small Business Classroom
Open Courses and Tutorials
Best Undergraduate Business Schools
Business Plan Competitions - MIT
Business School Comaprator -Compare Schools
Business Schools and Programs
Business Schools and Rankings
....Additional School Resources

Business, Computer Technology and Entrepreneur Lesson Plans and Activities

Business and Finance Lesson Plans

8th Grade Business Assignments
Accounting Integrated Performance Activities
Advertising - Banners Ads Lesson
Advertisements - Media Literacy Lessons
Basic Banking Principles Lesson
Budgeting Your Financial Resources
Business Letters Lesson Plan
Business Magazine Project
Business Management and Entrepreneurship Activities
Buy Low, Sell High
Cha-Ching - Business Store Activity
Communicating at Work Lesson
Consumer Price Index - A Measure of Inflation
Could Your Start a Business - Lesson Plan
Creating a Business Project - PDF
Creating Your Own Career
Critical Media Literacy Commercial Advertising
Economics Lesson Plans - Thinkfinity
Evaluating the Validity of a Survey - Lesson Plan
Federal Reserve Education
Filling Out Income Tax Forms Lesson
Financial and Economic Literacy - Free Online Course
Financial Literacy in Action
Innovations in Computer Technology
Invent Now - Kids Activities
Investing 101 Lesson
Keeping Records Lesson Plan
Math Lesson Bank - Budget, Investing, Stocks, Interest
Microsoft Integrated Lesson Plans
The Big Five - Accounting Web Quest
The Tax Man Cometh Lesson
Tax Cut Controversy Lesson
Understanding Colonial Economy:Mexico /NAFTA
Understanding Fallacies in Advertising Lesson Plan
Where Should I Build My Business

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    Business Careers and Related Curriculum Links
    Tutorials
    Vocational and Career Related Lesson Plans


Economics Lesson Plans

Consumer Price Index - A Measure of Inflation
Creating Your Own Career Lesson Plan
Economic Lesson Plans
Economy Lesson Plans - EconEdLink
Economy Lesson Plans
Explorations in Economic Demand
Financial Education Lesson Plans
Gross Domestic Pizza
How Entrepreneur's Control Costs
How Has the US Constitution Shaped the Economy
National Budget Simulation
Principles of Financial AccountingStock Market Math
Statistical Sampling Lesson
Stock Market Lesson Plan
Stock Market Math
Stock Market Risks and Rewards
Tax Cut Controversy Lesson
The Tax Man Cometh Lesson

    Related Web Resources

    Labor Market and Status of the Economy Links
    Vocational and Career Related Lesson Plans

Entrepreneur Lesson Plans

Biz Start Up
Business Management and Entrepreneurship Activities
Creating Your Own Career
Hot Shot Business - Online Business Game
Entrepreneur - Creating Your Own Career
Entrepreneurs in the Classroom
Entrepreneurship Curriculum Guide - Secondary
Entrepreneurship Classroom Activities
Entrepreneurship-Creating a Company Lesson Plan
Entrepreneurship -Is it for Me Lesson
Entrepreneurship - How to Begin
Entrepreneurship Transparency Masters
What Business Am I In - Entrepreneurship
Where Should I Build My Business Lesson

    Related Web Resources:

    Entrepreneurs
    Vocational and Career Related Lesson Plans


Computers and Technology Lesson Plans

ALISON - Online Digital Literacy Training
Bare Bones 101 - Searching the Web Tutorial
Basic Computer Literacy
Bridging the Gap Between Computers and Literacy
Building a Business Curriculum Units
Computer Literacy 101
Computer Skills Lessons Plans - Bridging the Gap
Digital Literacy - Basic Curriculum
Digital Literacy - Online Learning Resources
Digital Literacy Curriculum - Common Sense
Defining Literacy in a Digital World
Elementary Keyboarding Guide
Free Computing Online Classes - ALISON
How Computers Represent Sound Lesson
Information Literacy Lessons
Information Processing Curriculum Resources
Information Processing Activities Guide - Secondary
Innovations in Computer Technology
Integrated Technology Lesson Plans
Integrated Resource Packages
International Business and Marketing Curriculum Units
Keyboarding Activity Suggestions with Templates
Keyboarding Middle Level Guide
Make It Happen - I - Search Unit
Marketing  and Management Curriculum Units
Small Business Development Curriculum Units
TechKnow Park - Technology Lessons and Tutorials
Technology at Work
Technology Lesson Plans
Technology Lesson Plans - Education World
Technology Lesson Plans - Discovery School
Technology Lesson Plans - TEAP
Writing Technical Instructions Lesson Plan

    Related Web Resources:

    Computers Science and Technology Links
    Tutorials - Free On-line Open Courses
    Vocational and Career Related Lesson Plans

Related Resources

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• Hospitality and Tourism Careers


• Security, Protective and Investagative Careers

• Career and Vocational Education


• Career Counselor Resources


• Career Related Worksheets


• Career and Vocational Lesson Plans


• Workforce Preparation Resources

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