Start a Business

Information, ideas and resources about starting a small business.

Featured Resources for Start a Business

How to Start a Small Business | An Overview of SmallBusiness.com Resources

How Starting a Business is Different From Starting a Startup

How to Start Your First Business

Founders of Successful Startups Are Mostly Middle-Aged

U.S. Resources for Women Business Owners

Links to Trademark Information in All 50 States | 2020

Small Business Tools: Start-up Calculator

Two-Thirds of Americans Dream of Opening a Small Business | 2018

Among individuals ages, 37-57 (Generation Xers) 75% of those surveyed had the dream of opening a small business.

What Percentage of New Businesses Survive? (By State, Industry, Time)

Half of U.S. Millennials Want to Start a Business During the Next Three Years

How Small Businesses Are Succeeding in Very Small Towns

Examples of small town small businesses who are working together with big results.

3 Top Ranked Free Online Courses on Starting and Growing a Small Business | 2017

Two great words (“free” and “learning”) for current and prospective business owners.

4 Things You Must Include in Any Business Plan

9 Sources of Funding for Your Small Business | 2017

How to Start a Small Business | An Overview of SmallBusiness.com Resources

A comprehensive overview of information found on SmallBusiness.com and the SmallBusiness.com/WIKI that is helpful to those considering starting a business.