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Resources & Articles

These resources are available as:

  • A tool to prepare in advance for client sessions
  • A resource to use during consulting, and
  • A resource to direct your clients to for additional information.

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Entrepreneurship Planning
Legal Risk Management
Operations Market Analysis
Marketing Financials
Financial Management Funding
Glossaries & Directories Educator Resources
Entrepreneurship

SBDC StartSmart (PPT)
Entrepreneurial Self-assessment tool (PDF)
How to Research a Business Opportunity (Web Link)
Information for Entrepreneurs from eVentures (Web Link)
Online Services for Businesses in Utah (Web Link)
Doing Business in Utah (PDF)

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Planning

Strategic Planning Guide (Word Doc)
Strategic Planning for a Growing Business (Word Doc)
Business Plan Outline (Word Doc)
Sample Business Plan (PDF)
Directory of Sample Business Plans (Web Link)

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Legal

Selecting a Business Entity (Web Link)
Legal Forms (Web Link)
Legal Issues Message Board (Web Link)
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (Web Link)

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Risk Management

Business Insurance Basics (Web Link)

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Operations

Human Resource FAQs (Web Link)
Utah HR Assistance Directory (Web Link)
Job Descriptions - How and Why? (Word Doc)
Downloadable Business Forms, Letters, Legal Docs & Reports (Web Link)

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Market Analysis

Market Research Resource Directory (Word Doc)
Conducting a Market Analysis (Online Interactive Workshop)
Market Research Workbook (Web Link)
Industry Associations (Web Link)
Communities by Business-related Demographics (Web Link)
Utah Market Research Data by County (Web Link)
Basic Utah Demographic Info (Note: More in depth info may be found at Utah QuickLinks on the same server.)
Utah Traffic Statistics (Web link where downloadable files are found)
Contact Info and Size of Firms in Utah (Web link where downloadable .csv files are found)
The Generational Imperative (Word Doc)
Analyzing Your Competition (Web Link)

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Marketing

Marketing Plan Guide (Word)
How a Marketing Plan Works (Web Link)
60 Second Marketing Plan (Web Link)
Building Your Brand (Online Interactive Workshop)
Targeting Your Market (Online Interactive Workshop)
Trade Shows (Web Link)
Export.gov (Web Link) and the SLC Export Assistance Center (Web Link)
Ex-Im Bank (Web Link)
Search Engine Marketing Tutorial by Yahoo! (Online Interactive Workshop)
How to Grow Your E-Business (PDF) Sponsored by PayPal
Search Engine Optimization from Wikipedia (Web Link)
Promote with Keywords from Wordtracker.com (Web Link)

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Financials

Glossary of Financial Terms (Web Link)
Utah Sales and Use Tax (Web Link)
Tax Training Workshop Directory and Schedule (Web Link)
Financial Statement Template (Excel Spreadsheet)

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Financial Management

Financial Ratios (Word Doc)

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Funding

BusinessLoans.gov (Web Link)
Borrowing Money (Web Link)
You and Your Banker (Word Doc)
Financial Proposal Tip Sheet (PDF)
Selling Securities - SEC Reg D, Rule 504, etc. (Web Link)
Guide to Initial Public Offerning (IPO) (PDF)
Business Grant Myth (Word Doc)

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Glossaries & Directories

SBA Business Glossary (Web Link)
Glossary of Financial Terms (Web Link)
Government Contracting Glossary (Web Link)
Thomas Registry (Web Link)
News by Industry (Web Link)
International Trade Related Websites (Web Link)
Industry Associations (Web Link)
Trade Shows (Web Link)

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Educator Resources

MERLOT Learning Materials (Web Link)
Educators Corner (Web Link)

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