Startup Tools

ESCAPE COMMUNITY VIDEO LIBRARY

Thawing out your soul from corporate employment

Creating your life plan

Why THIS business idea?

Defining the problem your business solves

Who is on your bus? Ideal partners and customers

Overcoming fears that hold you back

Choosing a business model

Understanding your money perspective

Marketing your business

Testing and prototyping your products and services

BUSINESS PLANNING

Time for a new kind of business planning by Tim Berry

Some key questions on business plans by Tim Berry

LEGAL

Why It’s Important to Consider Trademark Law Before Picking a Business or Product Name by Jill Hubbard Bowman

The Top Five Reasons Entrepreneurs Should Learn About Intellectual Property Law by Jill Hubbard Bowman

Choosing a Business Entity by Kyle Durand

FINANCIAL

Five items will consume > 50% of your income by Manisha Thakor

Are you on financial track?by Manisha Thakor

Bookkeeping checklist by Kyle Durand

GETTING HELP

First module from THRIVE hiring system by Tina Forsyth

MARKETING

The inner brandifesto by Laurie Foley

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

How to start a business without destroying your relationship (blog post and podcast with Lisa Merlo-Booth)

How to talk with your spouse about starting your business by Lisa Merlo-Booth

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

A check never writes itself by Desiree Adaway

TECHNOLOGY

Improve website pagespeed by Willie Jackson
Using WordPress pages like a pro by Willie Jackson

EARLY STAGE BUSINESS – DEVELOPING IDEAS

Quickstart to Self-Employment Audio Course