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Business Plan & Startup Resources
 This guide will provide you with an outline of tools and resources you will need to start yourbusiness.
Gain a Presence Online
Register your business name (domain name) and get a website athttp://www.bizdomainstore.com.You will have a professional web presence and will appealto customers across the globe. BizDomainStore.com offers Websites, website design, E-commerce solutions (to set up an online store), and more. With the purchase of a domain,hosting or any product you will receive a list of Venture capitalist, funding sources, businessplan guideline, and additional startup resources. Plus receive free search advertising creditto submit your websites to major search engines. Visit http://www.bizdomainstore.comand register your domain today.
Web Advertising
 You can submit your sites to these search engines for free, MSN.com (now Bing.com), Yahoo.com, and Google.com.Use Social Networking sites and blogging to promote your business. Sites such asMySpace.com, Linkedin.com, Facebook.com, Blogger.com, Twitter.com, and others are greatways to promote your business for free. Blog about your ideas; get involved in posting, andcommenting on posts. You can utilize Google Adwords, or AdReady.com, to advertise for a fee on specific websitesto gain targeted traffic to your site.Writing Press Release and submitting articles is a good way to get the message out aboutyour business. Visit sites such asPrweb.com, Pr.com, Pravenue.com, Prlog.org, Openpr.comto submit Press Releases for free or a low fee. You can also submit articles to major searchengines, Google, Yahoo, & MSN. Search for local news channels to distribute your articlesthrough.List your company in online directories on sites such aswww.Local.com,  www.yellowpages.com,www.superpages.com, & Yahoo local.
Forming a Company
 
 
Visitwww.sba.gov,www.bizfilings.com, orwww.legalzoom.comfor state filing requirements, and to form a business. You can gain access to free business content by visitingwww.toolkit.com.
Direct Marketing
 These companies provide sales leads that consists of name, phone number, address, fax,and email contacts (not all provide all contact types).www.Zoominfo.com,www.salesgenie.com,www.infousa.com,www.jigsaw.com,www.lead411.com,  www.Demandbase.com, andwww.dunhills.com.
Ensure that your Data is Backed Up
25% of all PC users suffer from data loss each year. 7 out of 10 small firms that experiencedata loss go out of Business within a year. Data loss is very costly and damaging, visitwww.bizdomains.databu.comto get a free 30 day trial.
Business Software
 To make your day to day business processes more efficient make sure that you have thecorrect software for your business. For financial software i.e Quickbooks can be purchasedfromwww.nextdaypc.com/bizdomainstore. For a customer resource management solutionyou can visitwww.BizDomainStore.com, (under the “Marketing Tools” tab)orhttps://crm.infusionsoft.com/go/freetrial/bizdomainstore/.
SEO Optimization
 To improve your ranking in the search engines you can use a search engine optimizationservice fromwww.BizDomainStore.com, (under “The Marketing Tools” tab). If you are low onfunds and want to optimize your site yourself you can visithttps://www.adwords.google.com/select/keywordtoolexternal to search for popular keywords.
Consultation
 
 
SCORE,www.score.org is a great resource to use when starting your business. This organization consists of experienced retired professionals that offer free advice andworkshops regarding starting a business.
Capital/Funding
If you are in need of funding you can search peer-2-peer sites such as www.peerlend.com,  visitwww.sba.govfor small business loans & grants. You can also seek out venturecapitalists or Angel investors.
Top Companies to Start
1.Employment Services, 2. Management, Science and Technical Consulting, 3.Home HealthCare, 4.Personal Financial Advisory, 5. Childcare Services, 6. Housesitter/Petsitter, 7.Personal Services-Shopping & Errands, 8. Tutoring, 9. Secretarial Service, 10. Webpreneur.If you are unsure of what type of business to start you can become an affiliate advertiserfirst by registering a domain withwww.bizdomainstore.com,and then signing up with www.cj.comto pick from a list of advertisers to promote their products. If you are lookinginto buying a business with a track record or brand please visitwww.franchisegator.com, orwww.bizbuysell.com.
Business Plan Guideline
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Explain The Business Opportunity1.What Problem are you trying to solve?2.What is the size of your market?
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What type of Business are you starting?1.What industry do you fit in?2.What product or service do you plan to offer?3.What business structure will you choose?
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How will you gain customers?1.Who is your target market?2.How will you market to your customers?3.Who are your competitors?4.How will you price your products?
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What will the startup costs be?1.What capital is required to start and maintain the business operation?
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