Starting a Business Questions

Advice/Counseling
Where can I get help to improve my business plan?
Counseling is available from local incubators including BRITE, WE, and Minority offices.
Other places include Valley Partners, score.org mentors, and once you have a business plan at YSU SBDC.

Business Plan
What resources are available to help with my business plan?
Business Plan Templates (Fill-in)
·         Score.org
Business Plan Examples
·         Business Plans Handbook (search on right side -within series)
·         SBDCNet Business Plans
Competition
·         Reference Solutions or Mergent Intellect
Demographics & Statistics
·         Finding statistics through Gale DemographicsNOW, Traffic counts by street
Marketing
·         Finding customers through Reference Solutions
·         Finding suppliers through Thomasnet.com

Financials
Is there free money for my business to get it started?
No.

Are there grants for my business to get it started?
Check with local (township, city, county), state, and federal representatives.

Legal Forms
Are their legal form templates that are available?
Yes, LegalForms database has many including an operating agreement for an LLC.

Starting Up
Where can I go to start a business in Ohio?
One Stop Business Ohio is a starting place for all business in Ohio including hiring and personalized checklist to your business of requirements.