University of Kentucky College of Agriculture

Home-based Business Start-up Resources

 

The Kentucky Small Business Development Centers are ideal places to go for more assistance.  Visit their website here.

 

The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development has rolled out new resources to support small businesses.  YOu can access them through their one-stop business portal.

 

University of Maine Extension has three fact sheets by Jim McConnon, Extension business and economics specialist

Home-Based Business Fact Sheet: Starting a Business in Your Home- Weighing the Pros and Cons

Home-Based Business Fact Sheet: Capital Sources for Your Business

Home-Based Business Fact Sheet: How to Organize Your Business

 

The U.S. Small Business Administration also has a very detailed article about Home-based Business

Starting and Managing a Business From Your Home

 

Purdue University Extension has the following articles on business plans, and vision and mission statements

The Elements of a Business Plan: First Steps for New Entrepreneurs
Cole Ehmke and Jay Akridge, Department of Agricultural Economics

Developing Vision and Mission Statements: Agribusiness & Farm Business Management Series
Cole Ehmke, Craig Dobbins, Allan Gray, Michael Boehlje, Alan Miller