YOUACCEL COURSE:

HOW TO SUCCEED AS AN ENTREPRENEUR

COURSE RESOURCES
Module 2: Resources To Get You Started As An Entrepreneur

Here are some great reading materials to get you started on your entrepreneurial journey:

Hunt, Janet (2019, November). The Balance Small Business/ Eight Best Start-up Books of 2020
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/best-start-up-books-4171655

Ries, Eric (2011, 2017,2019). The Lean Startup (Book), the Startup Way (Book) and the Lean
Startup Movement (Website)
http://theleanstartup.com/

To learn more about the Minimum Viable Product

Ries, Eric (2009). Startup Lessons Learned/ Minimum Viable Product: A guide
http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2009/08/minimum-viable-product-guide.html

To help you get started with your business plan:

SBA/ U.S. Small Business administration. Write Your Business Plan
Retrieved from https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your-business/write-your-business-
plan

These sites can assist with finding a co-founder:

• Founder2be
• FounderNation

To discover micro loan resources:

Pimentel, Benjamin (2016, October) Nerdwallet/Thirteen Top U.S. Nonprofit lenders
https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/small-business/top-nonprofit-microfinance-organizations-
that-lend-in-us/

Johnson, Simone (2020, March). Business News Daily/Best small Business Loans 2020
To incorporate or not to: The SBA has a handy guide on choosing the right entity structure.
Grants.gov.
Consult this site for help with choosing your business structure:
SBA/ U.S. Small Business Association. Choose Your Business Structure
https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/launch-your-business/choose-business-structure

Course Material Resources:

Cremades, Alejandro (2019, May). Forbes/How To Become An Entrepreneur
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrocremades/2019/05/25/how-to-become-an-
entrepreneur/#192eb1808a6c

Ward, Susan (2020, January). The Balance Small Business/ Six traits You Need to Be Self-
Employed
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/traits-you-need-to-be-self-employed-2948570

Frost, Aya (2019, November). Hubspot/How To Become An Entrepreneur With No Money or

Experience
https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/how-to-become-an-entrepreneur

LHB/Learn How To Become. Seven Steps to Becoming an Entrepreneur.

https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/entrepreneur/