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Start Your Own Business

Welcome! The Bailey Library is full of resources to empower your small business success. Use the menu on the left to start exploring.

The Entrepreneurship Center

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The Entrepreneurship Center at WCC provides:

  • networking events
  • workshops
  • books, articles, and business guides
  • one-on-one professional assistance

Website: ​Entrepreneurship Center 
Phone: (734) 249-5880
Email: entrepreneurship@wccnet.edu

Small Business Development Center

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Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC). 

Greater Washtenaw Regional Office is located on campus at WCC and provides free one-on-one business counseling. 

Website: SBDC
​Phone: (734)477-8762
Email: sbdc@wccnet.edu

Business Naming

Business Plan Structure

What does it take to start a business? What do you need to know? How does an idea become a plan?

  1. Executive Summary
    What is your overall plan?
  2. Business Desc​ription​
    What is your business?
  3. Market Analysis
    What is the current state
  4.  of your industry? Who is your competition? Who is your target market?
  5. Marketing & Sales
    What is your product or service? Why do your customers need or want it?
  6. Management
    What is the management plan and structure?
  7. Operations
    What labor, facilities, equipment, and materials are required for your product or service?
  8. Finance 
    How will you fund the company? What are your current and future financial projections?

Sample Business Plans & Canvases

Business Planning Websites

Free e-Courses for Entrepreneurs

Books in the Bailey Library

Books for Ideas and Inspiration