There are so many resources out there that it would be impossible to list them all! But we’ve taken a shot at some that we think are very helpful:
Do you really want to become an entrepreneur:
- Harvard Business Review quiz
- Georgia State University quiz
- Brigham Young University Myths vs. Reality
Connecting with resources:
Developing a business plan:
- Small Business Administration
- Entrepreneur.com
- http://www.youngmoney.com/entrepreneur
- http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/
- http://www.businessplans.org/
- http://www.guykawasaki.com/
- http://www.kauffman.org/
- “Business Plans that Win $$$: Lessons from the MIT Enterprise Forum” by Stanley Rich & David Gumpert
- “Business Plans for Dummies” by Paul Tiffany & Steven Peterson
Funding:
- Angel Capital Association
- National Venture Capital Association
- Kauffman Foundation sketchbook video: ”Money Game”
General entrepreneurial media and publications:
- University of Tennessee Entrepreneur Reference
- Young Entrepreneur
- Entrepreneur.com
- Inc.
- Out of the Garage (Tech 20/20 blog)
- Teknovation (regional entrepreneurial news website)
- “Business Model Generation“ by Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur
- “The Startup Owner’s Manual” by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
- “Startup: The Complete Handbook for Launching a Company for Less” by Elizabeth Edwards
- “New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship fo rthe 21st Century” by Jeffrey Timmons
- “The Complete Guide to Running and Growing Your Business” by Andrew Sherman
- “The Entrepreneurial Venture” by William Sahlman & Howard Stevenson
