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Starting a Business - The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development provides you with numerous resources on their site for starting your own business.
Kentucky's Tax Structure - understanding your business tax situation is a necessary aspect of running your business.
Kentucky Small Business Resources
SCORE Template Gallery - Business Plan, Balance Sheet, Breakeven Analysis, Cash Flow Statement, Competitive Analysis, Financial Forecast and much more
Permits & Licenses - Starting a business (or buying an existing business) requires an understanding of local, state and federal requirements to legally operate the business. The required permits, licenses and registrations can vary depending on the type of business, how the business is structured, where the business is located, etc.
Funding - Successful long-term growth for most businesses is dependent upon the availability of capital. When starting, expanding, or buying a business, unless you have access to funds personally or through friends or family, most businesses will require either debt financing or equity financing.
Kentucky Business Incentives Kentucky offers a number of progressive incentives for businesses. The following list should be considered as a general summary. Additional information on each business incentive is available.
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My Own Business - a nonprofit organization committed to helping people succeed in business. The course is presented by successful business owners who point out the common, avoidable mistakes. **This site has some free starter information and some detail information that they charge for.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Careful planning is fundamental to success. The Small Business Planner includes information and resources that will help you at any stage of the business lifecycle.
10 low-cost ways to market your business The next news flash is that ongoing marketing isn't tied to a price tag. It's defined only by putting the right message in front of the right person at the right time.
Getting Business Value from Social Networking - If you're a professional services provider, your colleagues and competitors are likely already on the social networks. Google the term "social networking" and you get more than 34 million results, "social media" gets 129 million. Facebook has more than 150 million users, there are over 35 million professionals on LinkedIn, about 5 million people have Twitter accounts,1 and over 133 million blogs have been created.