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| Entrepreneurship |
| What is Entrepreneurship? |
| Entrepreneurship Links |
| Entrepreneurship Self Assessment Tool |
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| Business Feasibility |
| How to conduct a feasibility study for a new/start up business |
| identifying and recognizing market opportunities |
| Identifying the Business value proposition |
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| Business Expansion |
| Evaluating growth opportunities |
| Conducting a SWOT analysis |
| Planning for business growth |
| Business Expansion Site Links |
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| Strategic Planning |
| Basic elements of a how to develop a business plan |
| Sample business plan |
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| Legal Issues |
| Selecting a business entity |
| How to obtain a business name and business license |
| State Tax issues (sales tax, withholding, unemployment insurance, reporting, etc.) |
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Federal tax issues (EIN, withholding, unemployment insurance, |
| Other employment laws (I9, OSHA, ADA, Child Labor requirements, consumer protection, etc.) |
| Legal resource directory |
| Downloadable business forms |
| General legal information for small business |
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| Risk Management |
| Manual on Risk Management for Small Business |
| Business Insurance Basics |
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| Operations |
| HR Resources |
| Utah HR Assistance Directory |
| The operations plan (How work gets done - the systems, processes, metrics and procedures) |
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| Management |
| Entrepreneurial Leadership (building a management team, the vision, values, and coordinating activities) |
| Building and strengthening a management team |
| Using contractors, advisors and consultants as part of your management team |
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| Market Analysis |
| Conducting a Market Analysis (virtual training) |
| Market Research Resource Directory (Document provided by the SBDC National Clearinghouse) |
| Market Research Workbook |
| Utah Market Research Data |
| Analyizing Your Competition |
| Developing Customer Profiles |
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| Marketing |
| How to develop a Marketing Plan |
| How a marketing plan works |
| How to build your brand |
| Creating a competitive advantage |
| Pricing your product and services |
| Targeting your market |
| Search Engine Marketing Tutorial |
| Growing your E-Business |
| Your Business and eBay |
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| Financial Management |
| Accounting 101 |
| Understanding Financial Statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement and Cash Flow Budgets) |
| Glossary of Financial Terms |
| Creating an Income Statement |
| Managing Your Cash Flow |
| Analyzing Financial Ratios |
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| Purchasing a Business |
| Valuating a Business |
| Common Value Methods |
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| Business Liquidation |
| Checklist for Asset Liquidation |
| Bankruptcy Information |
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| Raising Capital |
| Equity Capital |
| Debt Capital |
| Selling Securities |
| UMLF |
| Angel Investors, Venture Capitalist |
| Government Sponsored Economic Development Funds |
| Grants, SBIR, STTR |
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| Technology |
| Intellectual Property (patents, Trademarks/Trade Names, Copyrights, Trade Secrets) |
| Technology Commercialism |
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