Small business resources

Are you starting a small business? Hold up, you need a business plan! Click here for your step-by-step small business plan checklist for startups. Discover all the essential parts and components your business plan needs. Don’t start your new business without doing industry analysis, customer avatars, or creating a marketing and sales plan. These are foundational steps to success in business.

Whether you're in the startup phase or the scaling phase, we've rounded up the top tools for service providers to help your business get to the next level. Check them out here!

While there are various options available, small business grants are a particularly attractive choice because they don't require repayment.

Here's why record keeping for small business is crucial, how it can boost your performance, and what changes to make when keeping records:

Small business grants for women are few and far between. But they do exist, and here are the 11 best grants out there now.

10 things every small business owner must do at the end of each month to stay on track and achieve their business goals.

Promoting a business locally is the best way to start marketing, whether you plan to grow locally or globally. Here are 10 tactics to try.

Today we're diving into everything you need to know about obtaining a woman-owned business certification! Two different certifications are part of the federal guidelines for woman-owned small businesses: Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB).