[PW] Re: ?finding a small business consultant

[Dennis Lien]

At 10:11 AM 8/4/2006, you wrote:
>Our patron wants to start a business in her basement - but she doesn't
>know what type of business (all she would tell us that she was turned
>down for a daycare license, but refused to give details).  She has
>talked to the local SCORE reps, but felt they couldn't give her enough
>help.  So she wants a consultant who specializes in home based business
>startups (I think, she is not real clear)  We warned her that this could
>be expensive.
><snip>
>Pam McLaughlin


Minnesota has a state office set up to help people start small
businesses...

http://www.mnsbao.com/

as apparently do other states, per link for above site; here's the
one for Illinois:

http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/startup/guide.html

I'd think she'd want to explore what information is available there
for free before considering hiring a consultant.


Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien at umn.edu