There are probably hundreds, even thousands of books that can help you and offer good advice about small businesses. There is a book entitled "Training for small business" which is written by John Dawkins. That book may be very useful.
Banks and local government offices offer small business such resources as financing, tax advice and printable forms. Microsoft offers free printable business templates as well.
For US business owners, the Small Business Administration offers comprehensive advice on how to formulate a business plan. Entrepreneur Magazine also offers a guide to writing a business plan, and publications Forbes and the Guardian offer helpful advice.
It is really hard to define small business advice, because all businesses have such different perimeters. Most often, small business advice refers to advice given about the financial aspect of business, but occaisionally it applies to presentation and advertising.
Companies that offer the most sound and useful advice are law firms. These firms will assist the entrepreneur in starting up their small business, be it a solo venture or a partnership. Other companies that are branched from the government (such as SBA) also offer assistance.
Advice about purchasing a small business can be obtained from the federal government's Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development.
No, the federal government does not offer small business grants. You can get a small business grant from many state development agencies that offer them.
The Federation of Small Business is a UK-based campaigning group. It offers protection and support to small businesses through lobbying of the UK Government, and legal advice, as well as a forum for sharing business services.
The Small Business Administration, a United States government organization, can provide advice on writing small business plans. There are also smaller websites which give advice, such as Bplans and the Guardian Small Business Network (for citizens of the U.K.) Harvard Business School also shares resources for creating small business plans as well.
NN coNNect is a business networking company based in the United Kingdom. They offer networking, seminars, business plans, advice, and support for small businesses.
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Some of the best books available are: '40 Super Tips for Networking You and Your Business.' 'Alpha Dogs: How your small Business can become leader of the Pack' 'The small business bible. Everything you need to know to succeed in your small business.' All these books can be purchased at Amazon.
Sites like www.smbceo.com offer free tools for small business owners. While sites like www.easyces.com offer tailored software for small business'.