--- title: Entrepreneur description: Totally new to starting a business? Excited but not sure where to start? 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Here are a few good starting points to organize your business. Make sure to bring your items to the Small Business Development Center or SCORE for tailored support. It's free! ### [![business investor talking with entrepreneur while looking at budget paperwork both are very cheerful-1](https://egfeda.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/business%20investor%20talking%20with%20entrepreneur%20while%20looking%20at%20budget%20paperwork%20both%20are%20very%20cheerful-1.jpeg?width=1024&height=1024&name=business%20investor%20talking%20with%20entrepreneur%20while%20looking%20at%20budget%20paperwork%20both%20are%20very%20cheerful-1.jpeg) How to Write a Business Plan](https://www.score.org/resource/template/business-plan-template-a-startup-business) ### [![workers compensation reporting paperwork-1](https://egfeda.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/workers%20compensation%20reporting%20paperwork-1.jpeg?width=1024&height=1024&name=workers%20compensation%20reporting%20paperwork-1.jpeg) Startup Finances](https://www.score.org/resource/template/financial-projections-template) ### [![Make an image of a student attending a professional skills workshop looking eager to learn Theyre middle aged and male](https://egfeda.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Make%20an%20image%20of%20a%20student%20attending%20a%20professional%20skills%20workshop%20looking%20eager%20to%20learn%20Theyre%20middle%20aged%20and%20male.jpeg?width=1024&height=1024&name=Make%20an%20image%20of%20a%20student%20attending%20a%20professional%20skills%20workshop%20looking%20eager%20to%20learn%20Theyre%20middle%20aged%20and%20male.jpeg) 5 C's of Credit](https://www.truist.com/resources/commercial-corporate-institutional/financing/articles/use-the-5-cs-of-credit-to-your-advantage) ### [![tailor-india](https://egfeda.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/@marketplace/Juice_Tactics_Snacks/Thrifty/images/tailor-india.jpg?width=1280&height=856&name=tailor-india.jpg) Funding](https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your-business/fund-your-business) ### [![blue collar business leaders working together rural setting](https://egfeda.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/blue%20collar%20business%20leaders%20working%20together%20rural%20setting.jpeg?width=1024&height=1024&name=blue%20collar%20business%20leaders%20working%20together%20rural%20setting.jpeg) Startup Considerations](https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/starting-new-job/factors-to-consider-before-starting-a-business) ### [![seedling](https://egfeda.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/@marketplace/Juice_Tactics_Snacks/Thrifty/images/seedling.jpg?width=1280&height=783&name=seedling.jpg) Finding a Mentor](https://www.uschamber.com/co/start/strategy/how-to-find-business-mentors) ### [![group of rugged business owners smiling at a meeting setting](https://egfeda.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/group%20of%20rugged%20business%20owners%20smiling%20at%20a%20meeting%20setting.jpeg?width=1024&height=1024&name=group%20of%20rugged%20business%20owners%20smiling%20at%20a%20meeting%20setting.jpeg) Types of Businesses](https://www.score.org/resource/blog-post/business-structure-which-works-best-you?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22956925895&gbraid=0AAAAApEg_JujueXG1EkVjGw-RHwVNg21C&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9JLHBhC-ARIsAK4PhcohVQn8IdlYRvyjy-vpkO_x_Da0E-nQ0Xdd4nwUv8wmOt2oKL4PBtoaAqN1EALw_wcB) ### [![architect-plan](https://egfeda.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/@marketplace/Juice_Tactics_Snacks/Thrifty/images/architect-plan.jpg?width=1280&height=770&name=architect-plan.jpg) Startup Best Practices](https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/starting-new-job/startup-business-tips) ### [![Create an image of a team of business professionals standing in the hall looking over some design plans while talking The room is bright and warm with glass walls and people look happy and are gesturing positively](https://egfeda.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Create%20an%20image%20of%20a%20team%20of%20business%20professionals%20standing%20in%20the%20hall%20looking%20over%20some%20design%20plans%20while%20talking%20The%20room%20is%20bright%20and%20warm%20with%20glass%20walls%20and%20people%20look%20happy%20and%20are%20gesturing%20positively.png?width=1024&height=1024&name=Create%20an%20image%20of%20a%20team%20of%20business%20professionals%20standing%20in%20the%20hall%20looking%20over%20some%20design%20plans%20while%20talking%20The%20room%20is%20bright%20and%20warm%20with%20glass%20walls%20and%20people%20look%20happy%20and%20are%20gesturing%20positively.png) SWOTs](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/swot.asp) ### [![Create an image of some young entrepreneurs working in a local shop The scene is positive vibrant and there are other shoppers in the store looking happy Make it quaint and cozy](https://egfeda.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Create%20an%20image%20of%20some%20young%20entrepreneurs%20working%20in%20a%20local%20shop%20The%20scene%20is%20positive%20vibrant%20and%20there%20are%20other%20shoppers%20in%20the%20store%20looking%20happy%20Make%20it%20quaint%20and%20cozy.png?width=1024&height=1024&name=Create%20an%20image%20of%20some%20young%20entrepreneurs%20working%20in%20a%20local%20shop%20The%20scene%20is%20positive%20vibrant%20and%20there%20are%20other%20shoppers%20in%20the%20store%20looking%20happy%20Make%20it%20quaint%20and%20cozy.png) Record Keeping](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/what-kind-of-records-should-i-keep) ### NW MN Foundation Click request assistance to get technical assistance for traditional financing. 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