Planning
| Preparing A Business Plan | |
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The key to successfully starting a business lies in planning ahead. This includes identifying the area and scope of your business, the market area you plan to serve, analyzing your financial and physical needs, and budgeting for the first year. A well-developed business plan often determines the success or failure of most new businesses. Also, if you plan to obtain loans to finance your startup, one of the first documents any financial lending institution will ask to evaluate will be the business plan. |
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Several area resources are available to assist you in preparing a business plan. Often these resources are provided free of charge, and include developing a business plan, training in management, and continuing education workshops. |
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| The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center | |
| The University of Georgia | |
| 604 Washington Street, N.W. | |
| Suite B-2 | |
| Gainesville, Ga 30501-8544 | |
| 770 531-5681 | |
| The First Stop Business Information Center | |
| 315 West Tower | |
| 2 Martin Luther King Jr Drive | |
| Atlanta, Ga 30334 | |
| 404 656-7061 or 1-800-656-4558 | |
| Georgia Quick Start Program | |
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"Georgia's Quick Start program is nationally recognized for providing high-quality training services at no cost to new or expanding businesses in Georgia. Since 1967, Quick Start has provided customized training for hundreds of thousands employees for thousands of businesses and industries throughout the state." [from the Georgia Quick Start Program Site] |
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| Lavonia Chamber of Commerce | |
| Old Depot | Toni Childress, Executive Secretary |
| 1270 East Main St | tchildress@lavonia-ga.com |
| Lavonia, Ga 30553 | lavoniacofc@alltel.net |
| 706 356-8202 | |
| Franklin County Chamber of Commerce | |
| 165 Athens St | |
| Carnesville, Ga 30521 | |
| 706 384-4659 | |
| Other Online Resources: | |
| North Georgia Technical College Economic Development Department | |
| United States Small Business Administration | |
| Starting and Operating a Business | |
| Georgia's Workforce Development Alliance | |
| Georgia Department of Community Affairs Economic Development | |
| Georgia Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Programs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Economic Development and Technology Ventures | |
| U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Economic Development Programs | |
| Business Law | |