I found the SBA and SCORE extremely helpful. They will team you with a retired advisor from a similar if not the same industry you are looking to start a business in.

Write a business plan. Useful way to look at the big picture. Such and such date I should be making such, ect. Easy to start a business, harder to succeed at it. Lots of businesses fail for lack of planning

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