Resources for Starting Your Small Business


You have a dream, or perhaps you have a skill you would like to make into a business. Where do you start? What do you need to know?What are the steps you need to take to create and to market your business. These are a few questions you may have when you're first considering starting your small business.

Hancock County Library has a collection of resources for you!


The first steps to any journey are the most important ones. When you wish to start your own small business there are a few first steps you should take.

Preparing yourself for every aspect of a business will aid you in your success. How can you get prepared? There are several classes you can take. You can find a mentor or quiz a business owner in what they did to create their business. These are great steps. One step you can take is to visit your local library.

At the library, you can find numerous resources to help you to understand all the aspects of starting a business from naming it to marketing it. You can access materials created by successful entrepreneurs who share their expertise and knowledge.

Some of the materials you can find at Hancock County Library Include: 

  • Go It Alone: The Secret to Building a Successful Business on Your Own
  • Good to Great
  • Small Business Savings Plan
  • Black Power Inc.
  • Starting Your Own Business
  • Moving Forward
  • First Things First
  • The Home Office Book
  • The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Toolkit
  • Start Where You Are
  • Manager Your Finances
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  • MBA in a Book
  • The MacMillan Small Business Handbook
  • Low Cost Startups
  • Now Discover Your Strengths
  • Keys to Success
  • The Difference Maker
  • Hustle
  • Rogue Warrior
  • The Laws of Leadership
  • Built to Last
  • How to be a Leader
  • Brave Enough to Succeed
  • In the Company of Women
  • The Rule
  • Napoleon Hill's Success
  • Shark Tales - Barbara Corcoran
Not only can you find these resources at your library, we are able to access resources at all PINES libraries in Georgia.
Starting a business takes work, time and dedication. We are delighted to partner with our community to provide materials, resources, work sessions and more to help patrons and friends achieve their dream goals of starting their own business. 

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