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Entrepreneurship

Suggested Resources

EntrepreneurshipSuggested Resources

12.1 Building and Connecting to Networks

Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives: acce.org

BNI: Business Network International: https://www.bni.com

HUBZone: https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/ohp

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE): https://www.score.org

Small Business Administration: https://www.sba.gov

Small Business Development Centers: https://www.sba.gov/sbdc

Women’s Business Centers: https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/wbo

Veteran’s Business Outreach Centers (VBOC): https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/ovbd

12.2 Building the Entrepreneurial Dream Team

Traits: Personality and Instinct

Cattell’s 16PF: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/16PF.php

Kolbe Conation Index: http://www.kolbe.com

Typical Traits & Characteristics of Entrepreneurs:

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/typical-traits-characteristics-entrepreneurs-18325.html

Good Characteristics of an Entrepreneur:

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/good-characteristics-entrepreneur-18385.html

Attorney: State Bar Associations for attorneys in specific states:

New York: http://www.nysba.org

California: http://www.calbar.ca.gov

Texas: https://www.texasbar.com

Florida: https://www.floridabar.org

Accountant: National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (All fifty states Accountancy Boards are here with active links): https://www.nasba.org

Team Building Activities:

Three Teambuilding Exercises: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/224212

Seven Team Building Ideas: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/330594

Success Factors for Entrepreneurs:

Fifteen Entrepreneurial Key Success Factors:

http://www.entrepreneurshipinabox.com/852/entrepreneurial-success-factors/

Ten Qualities of Successful Entrepreneur:

https://www.under30ceo.com/10-qualities-of-a-successful-entrepreneur/

12.3 Designing a Startup Operational Plan

American Customer Satisfaction Index: https://www.theacsi.org/

North American Industry Classification System: https://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/

US Census Bureau: https://www.census.gov/

US government contracts: https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/basic-requirements

US Department of Commerce Homepage: https://www.commerce.gov/

US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis: https://www.bea.gov/

US Department of Labor Homepage: https://www.dol.gov/

US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm

Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/

Scheduling programs and templates:

https://getsling.com/blog/category/scheduling/

https://wheniwork.com/features

https://schedulebuilder.org/

Employer hiring costs of employee: https://gusto.com/tools/employer-tax-calculator

Payroll program: https://onpay.com/payroll-calculator-tax-rates

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