Is Entrepreneurship Right for You?
There is no way to eliminate all the risks associated with starting a small business. However, you can improve your chances of success with good planning and preparation. A good starting place is to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses as the owner and manager of a small business. Carefully consider each of the following questions.

How to Write a Business Plan
Use this outline as a guide. Also see Outside Business Plan Resources at the bottom of the page.

Business 2.0
Business 2.0 is the essential tool for navigating today's relentlessly changing marketplace, particularly as it's driven by the Internet and other technologies. It discovers and reports on the smartest, most innovative business practices and the people behind them. It delivers surprising, useful insights and explains how to put them to work.

Red Herring Communications
Red Herring Communications is an integrated media company connecting the people, companies and industries whose ideas and technological innovations are reshaping the world of business. Founded in 1993, Red Herring magazine, the company's flagship platform, provides in-depth analysis and reporting on the forces driving innovation: technology, entrepreneurialism and the financial markets. Its staff of award-winning journalists tell readers what's first, what matters and most important, why.

The Entrepreneurial Edge
The Foundation's publishing arm produces materials in a variety of media, including print and electronic. The Edward Lowe Report made its debut in late 1999. The monthly newsletter targets emerging-growth entrepreneurs who are the owners or senior managers of companies with annual sales of more than $1 million and who have been in business for at least three years. This report strives to help entrepreneurs continue the growth of their business by providing useful and timely information, knowledge and wisdom gleaned from those who have helped pave the path to success.