Small Business Ownership/Entrepreneur

 

Assessment:      (www.entrepreneur.com/startingbusiness/selfassessment/index115870.html)

 

To determine if becoming an entrepreneur is right for you take the assessment and ask yourself:

Are you cut out to be an entrepreneur? What is your entrepreneurial personality type?  
 
Then develop habits to win business.      
 

Business Ideas:   (http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchiseopportunities/index.html)

                                                                                                                                                                        

Not sure what kind of business to start?  Research the "hot" business ideas. For example, determine if
franchising is a good option for you.
 

Basic of Business Start-up:

1. Business Plan         (http://www.sba8a.com)

                                    (https://www.key.com/html/I-6.7.a.html)

 
The Small Business Administration or Key Bank’s “Key4Women” program will help you to gain a
comprehensive understanding of the elements, application and content of a good business plan.

 

2. Legal matter for business owners (http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/businessstructure/ht/llcsetup.htm)

 
To ensure understanding of how and why it is important to set up the business correctly with proper
 licensing and or company setup (S-Corp, LLC) and taxing authority.

 

3. Finance        (https://www.key.com/html/I-6.7.a.html)

Join Key Bank’s Key4Women program and obtain a personal relationship manager/coach for your business
needs. You will gain e
xposure to different types of business loans, alternate financing, etc