Finally Help with Starting your business. Just in time, just right, on your terms, HP Life is a unique program that uses real life examples of business problems, and shows how using technology can help solve those problems, and in turn help small businesses grow and succeed. This program features “hands on” use of computer station, provided through a donation by Hewlett-Packard Corporation, and focuses on the business problem rather than the software. Do you have a business concept that you are ready to turn into a reality? Attend the new Small Business Development Center Start Up Lab. We provide the tools to research and address the challenges that start ups face. Topics include funding, putting together a business plan, marketing and sales. Download in order to access the live links.

1. Start Up
Presented By:
Kristin Slice, MA, Business Analyst

2. Small Business Development Center
Part of a Nation Wide Network
Offices Across Arizona with 8 offices
in Phoenix
Business Planning, Funding, Marketing,
Technology Start Ups and Financial Analysis
3,000 Business Served
1,364 Jobs Created in 2011
268 Business Starts
$45,000,000 Capital Formation
$85,000,000 Increased Sales

3. HP LIFE Program
Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs.
Hands On, Interactive, Designed to help expand businesses
Open Source Software and Online Resources
Stats:
45 countries across the globe
HP LIFE has more than 340 partner organizations.
Delivered in more than 20 languages
Over 500,000 people have participated world wide

5. Agenda
Introductions
V.E. Story: Board Context – 5 mins.
Business Scenario: Specific Problem- 20 mins.
What support are you looking for?
Hands on Activity: Open Lab
Debrief: Business application and Assignments

7. Forming a Legal Entity - Filling a LLC
If you want to move forward with filing your LLC yourself. Here is a
good guide that is important to read that might answer your
question: http://www.azcommerce.com/services/small-business-
services/ this is a step by step process.
Also if you want to know about the ARS code that that section
refers to here is a good guide.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=29
The IRS site has some good information also, at:
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=158625,00.html

8. Creating a Business Plan
Why create a business plan?
•Use the Building Your Winning Business Plan workbook
•Use the HP Life Business Plan template
•Complete the Financial Projection Excel Sheet
All three documents are available on the desktop under a
file labels Start Up Tools
Remember to save the documents and email them to yourself.

9. Funding
Prior to starting to look for funding you will need a solid business
plan and financial projections.
Articles and Links:
http://www.toolkit.com/small_business_guide/sbg.aspx?nid=P10_
0500
http://www.entrepreneur.com/money/finance/index.html
SBA Grant and Loan Finder:
http://www.sba.gov/content/search-business-loans-grants-and-
financing

10. Marketing and Sales Tools
Create a Marketing Plan
In additional you can check out these tools, set up profiles and visit
their training sections:
Marketingsplash.com templates to create Collateral and Flyers
Vistaprint provides cheap printing and template graphics
Internet Marketing: Read the PDF Guide from Hubspot on desktop
Email Marketing: MailChimp.com
Self Website Creation: www.wordpress.org

11. Researching
Researching the statistical feasibility of your business and
completing Marketing Research
Demographics and Census:
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/04000.html
Economic and Housing:
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
Research packets provide extensive background on your industry.
They have vary in content. If you do not see your specific business
tell your business counselor and they can order one for you free of
charge.
http://www.sbdcnet.org/category/small-business-research-reports
http://www.missouribusiness.net/sbtdc/industry/index.asp
Financial Benchmarks and Industry Ratio:
http://www.bizstats.com/

12. IP and Intellectual Property
http://www.aztechedge.com/module_2__techproperty.htm

13. Best website for education on business
challenges
WWW.SBA.ORG
WWW.AMEXOPEN.COM
WWW.BUZZGATE.COM

14. Where do we go from here…
Complete your goals and email them to
Kristin in order to sign up for next Start Up Lab.
Share what resources you need.
 Sign up for one-on-one counseling