{"id":1601,"date":"2018-07-10T19:37:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T13:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/?page_id=1601"},"modified":"2020-07-18T00:31:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T18:31:19","slug":"open","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/open\/","title":{"rendered":"Open to Venture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"title\" class=\"in-page-link\"><\/a><section class=\"aq-block bg-primary\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div id=\"aq-block-1600-2\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_html_block col-sm-4 aq-first \"><\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-3\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-4  \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/acceleroncom.s3.amazonaws.com\/ACCELERON_OPEN_TO_VENTURE.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/OTV_Multi.png\" alt=\"aq_block_3\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-4\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_html_block col-sm-4  aq-last \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><a href=\"#\" id=\"-amp-\" class=\"in-page-link\"><\/a><section class=\"aq-block image-divider overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"background-image-holder parallax-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <img class=\"background-image\" alt=\"Background Image\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Red2.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <div class=\"row\"><div id=\"aq-block-1600-6\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2 aq-first \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT1.png\" alt=\"aq_block_6\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-7\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>1. On Your Own<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Small Business Administration<\/b> [general setup]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/guides.wsj.com\/small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>WSJ Small Biz Guide<\/b> [general setup]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/content.dowjones.com\/ae\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>WSJ Applied Entrepreneurship<\/b> [general setup]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.score.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Score<\/b> [general setup]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paymoapp.com\/blog\/working-remotely\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Working Remotely Like a Pro<\/b> [guide for telecommuting]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stateincentives.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>State Biz Incentives<\/b> [startup incentives]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/tools\/local-assistance\/sbdc\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Small Biz Dev. Centers<\/b> [local directory]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/tools\/local-assistance\/wbc\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Women Biz Dev. Centers<\/b> [local directory]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbda.gov\/businesscenters#3\/43.44\/-111.95\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Minority Biz Dev. Centers<\/b> [local directory]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-8\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2  \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT2.png\" alt=\"aq_block_8\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-9\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  aq-last \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>2. Risk<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bea.gov\/newsreleases\/glance.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><b>bea.gov<\/b> [U.S. economy overview]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.business.qld.gov.au\/running-business\/protecting-business\/risk-management\" target=\"_blank\"><b>PPRR Risk Model<\/b> [risk management tool]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ij.org\/wp-content\/themes\/ijorg\/images\/ltw2\/License_to_Work_2nd_Edition.pdf\n\" target=\"_blank\"><b>License to Work<\/b> [licensing req. by state]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeadvisor.com\/r\/state-by-state-licensing-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Home Advisor Info<\/b> [licensing req. by state]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><a href=\"#\" id=\"-amp-\" class=\"in-page-link\"><\/a><section class=\"aq-block image-divider overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"background-image-holder parallax-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <img class=\"background-image\" alt=\"Background Image\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Yello1.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <div class=\"row\"><div id=\"aq-block-1600-11\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2 aq-first \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT3.png\" alt=\"aq_block_11\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-12\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>3. Strategic Direction<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.extension.iastate.edu\/agdm\/wholefarm\/pdf\/c5-09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Vision, Mission, Goal, Objective<\/b> [how to write]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Strategic-Market-Management-David-Aaker\/dp\/1118582861\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Strategic Market Management<\/b> [strategy book]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/topic\/strategy\" target=\"_blank\"><b>HBR Strategy<\/b> [strategy trends]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-13\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2  \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT4.png\" alt=\"aq_block_13\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-14\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  aq-last \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>4. Marketing<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Patent & Trademark Office<\/b> [check name\/logo]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/statistics\" target=\"_blank\"><b>USA.gov Statistics<\/b> [market research stats]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aytm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>AYTM<\/b> [market research tools]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/material.io\/design\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Material Design<\/b> [a design method]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotprint.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Got Print<\/b> [low cost printing]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vistaprint.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Vistaprint<\/b> [low cost biz card]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/envato.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Envato<\/b> [design elements]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clipsafari.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Clip Safari<\/b> [royalty free clipart]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Pexels<\/b> [royalty free stock photos]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.squarespace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Square Space<\/b> [website design]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchimp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Mailchimp<\/b> [email marketing]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Survey Monkey<\/b> [customer surveys]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Google Business Listing<\/b> [promote a biz]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Etsy<\/b> [promote arts & crafts]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Fiverr<\/b> [promote freelance services]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeadvisor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Home Advisor<\/b> [promote services]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.angieslist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Angie's List<\/b> [promote services]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thumbtack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Thumbtack<\/b> [promote services]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><a href=\"#\" id=\"-amp-\" class=\"in-page-link\"><\/a><section class=\"aq-block image-divider overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"background-image-holder parallax-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <img class=\"background-image\" alt=\"Background Image\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Yell2.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <div class=\"row\"><div id=\"aq-block-1600-16\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2 aq-first \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT5.png\" alt=\"aq_block_16\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-17\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>5. Operations<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frugalentrepreneur.com\/free-business-forms-templates\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Excel Templates<\/b> [free template library]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsheet.com\/32-free-excel-spreadsheet-templates\" target=\"_blank\"><b>More Excel Templates<\/b> [free template library]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsheet.com\/free-google-docs-and-spreadsheet-templates\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Google Doc Templates<\/b> [free template library]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Goal-Business-Graphic-Novel\/dp\/0884272079\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The Goal<\/b> [operations mgt. book]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Fiverr<\/b> [buy freelance services]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Airtable<\/b> [database tool]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Dropbox<\/b> [local\/cloud storage]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Prezi<\/b> [presentation tool]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Zoom<\/b> [web meetings]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.todoist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Todoist<\/b> [organized to do lists]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.route4me.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Route 4 Me<\/b> [route mapping tool]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Trello<\/b> [project mgt. tool]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>U.S. Postal Service<\/b> [shipping]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-18\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2  \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT6.png\" alt=\"aq_block_18\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-19\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  aq-last \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>6. Finance &amp; Accounting<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frugalentrepreneur.com\/free-business-forms-templates\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Excel Templates<\/b> [free template library]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsheet.com\/32-free-excel-spreadsheet-templates\" target=\"_blank\"><b>More Excel Templates<\/b> [free template library]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsheet.com\/free-google-docs-and-spreadsheet-templates\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Google Doc Templates<\/b> [free template library]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OTC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Sales Order to Cash<\/b> [flow of a sale]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accountingcoach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Accounting Coach<\/b> [accounting education]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Investopedia<\/b> [finance education]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freshbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Freshbooks<\/b> [accounting software]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waveapps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Wave<\/b> [accounting software]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thumbtack.com\/k\/accounting\/near-me\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Thumbtack<\/b> [find a bookkeeper]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><a href=\"#\" id=\"-amp-\" class=\"in-page-link\"><\/a><section class=\"aq-block image-divider overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"background-image-holder parallax-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <img class=\"background-image\" alt=\"Background Image\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Yello3.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <div class=\"row\"><div id=\"aq-block-1600-21\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2 aq-first \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT7.png\" alt=\"aq_block_21\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-22\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>7. People, Process, &amp; Technology<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bea.osd.mil\/bea11.2\/htm\/end2end.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><b>BEA E2E Processes<\/b> [generic biz processes]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Linkedin Learning<\/b> [tech skills education]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>CNET.com<\/b> [tech reviews]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.employmentlawhandbook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Employment Law Handbook<\/b> [employment law]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/whd\/state\/state.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Department of Labor<\/b> [state laws directory]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zenefits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Zenefits<\/b> [hr management tools]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Gsuite by Google<\/b> [business office apps]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/business\/explore-office-365-for-business\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Microsoft Office 365<\/b> [business office apps]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/creativecloud\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Adobe Creative Cloud<\/b> [publishing apps]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-23\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2  \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT8.png\" alt=\"aq_block_23\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-24\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  aq-last \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>8. Back Office<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/businesses\" target=\"_blank\"><b>irs.gov<\/b> [federal ein setup]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-secretaryofstate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>e-Secretary of State<\/b> [state filings directory]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxadmin.org\/state-tax-agencies\" target=\"_blank\"><b>taxadmin.org<\/b> [state taxing authorities]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusiness.findlaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>FindLaw<\/b> [small biz law summaries]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.docracy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Docracy<\/b> [free legal doc templates]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Avvo<\/b> [find an attorney]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/squareup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Square<\/b> [card transaction processing]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iii.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Insurance Info. Institute<\/b> [research insurance]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><a href=\"#\" id=\"-amp-\" class=\"in-page-link\"><\/a><section class=\"aq-block image-divider overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"background-image-holder parallax-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <img class=\"background-image\" alt=\"Background Image\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Green1.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <div class=\"row\"><div id=\"aq-block-1600-26\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2 aq-first \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT9.png\" alt=\"aq_block_26\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-27\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>9. Return<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creditkarma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Credit Karma<\/b> [free credit report]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/support.crunchbase.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115010458467-Glossary-of-Funding-Types\" target=\"_blank\"><b>crunchbase<\/b> [funding types & research tools]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/funding-programs\" target=\"_blank\"><b>SBA.gov Funding<\/b> [funding & bonding]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/missionassetfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Mission Asset Fund<\/b> [funding the marginalized]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lendingcircles.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>LendingCircles.org<\/b> [lending circle]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esusu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Esusu<\/b> [lending circle]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emoneypool.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Emoneypool<\/b> [lending circle]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Kickstarter<\/b> [crowdfunding]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/inbia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>inbia.org<\/b> [incubator directory]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Prosper<\/b> [funding directory]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-28\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2  \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT10.png\" alt=\"aq_block_28\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-29\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  aq-last \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>10. Grow or Exit<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/topic\/innovation\" target=\"_blank\"><b>HBR Innovation<\/b> [innovation trends]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/businesses\/small-businesses-self-employed\/closing-a-business\" target=\"_blank\"><b>IRS Guide<\/b> [closing a business]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><a href=\"#\" id=\"-amp-\" class=\"in-page-link\"><\/a><section class=\"aq-block image-divider overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"background-image-holder parallax-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <img class=\"background-image\" alt=\"Background Image\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Green2.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t      \n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t          <div class=\"row\"><div id=\"aq-block-1600-31\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2 aq-first \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT11.png\" alt=\"aq_block_31\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-32\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>\u221e Continuous Improvement<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fitsmallbusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Fit Small Business<\/b> [resources by topic]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.micromentor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Micro Mentor<\/b> [find a mentor]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.score.org\/find-mentor\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Score Mentoring<\/b> [find a mentor]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/topics\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Harvard Business Review<\/b> [biz trends]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The Wall Street Journal<\/b> [business news]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Forbes<\/b> [business news]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Business_administration\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Wikipedia Guide<\/b> [business mgt. topics]<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-33\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_image_block col-sm-2  \">\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/acceleronlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/OT12.png\" alt=\"aq_block_33\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><div id=\"aq-block-1600-34\" class=\"aq-block aq-block-aq_accordion_block col-sm-4  aq-last \">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><span>\u221e Low Cost Business Education<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/learning-center\" target=\"_blank\"><b>SBA Learning Center<\/b> [business education]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/business-guide\" target=\"_blank\"><b>SBA Business Guide<\/b> [guides by biz phase]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneurship.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Entrepreneurship.org<\/b> [business education]<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/specializations\/wharton-business-foundations\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Business Basics Course<\/b> [U. 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