Planning is critical to starting and building a business. We've provided a link to an assessment, and information on the local organizations that can help you get ready—from developing a business plan to developing a business network.
Greenville County Library System has print, audiovisual and electronic resources pertaining to initial business planning.
To identify print and audiovisual materials, search the Library's catalog.
Select 'Subject' and enter any of the following terms in the search box:
1) Business Enterprises South Carolina
2) Business Planning
3) Entrepreneurship
4) New Business Enterprises Planning
5) Small Business Planning
How To Start A Business In South Carolina/2007/SB REF 658.11-How
How To Start Your Own Business/Margaret C. Jasper/2006/SB REF 346.730652-Jasper
Start Your Own Business: The Only Startup Book You’ll Ever Need/Rieva Lesonsky/2007/SB REF 658.041-Start
Business: The Ultimate Resource/2002/REF 658-Business
Capitalizing On Being Woman Owned/Janet W. Christy/2006/SB REF 658.0082-Christy
Complete Small-Business Sourcebook/1998/Carl Hausman/SB REF 658.022-Hausman
Entrepreneur Magazine's Guide To Starting Your Own Business: Your Complete Guide to Start-Up Success/1998/SB REF 658.1141-Entrepreneur
How To Set Up Your Own Small Business/Max Fallek/2001/SB REF 658.022-Fallek, 2 vols.
Small Business For Dummies/Eric Tyson and Jim Schell/2008/SB REF 658.022-Tyson
Small Business Sourcebook/2007/SB REF 658.022-Small 2007, vols.1 & 2
South Carolina Small Business Assistance Handbook/2008/SB REF 658.022-South 2008
South Carolina Business Registration And Incorporation Handbook/2008/SB REF 658.022-South 2008
South Carolina Investment And Business Guide/2008/SB REF 658.022-South 2008
For an electronic resource from the library, click: Research > Categorized Directory > Business, Investing, and Fundraising > Small Business Resource Center > How To > How To Start A Small Business
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