Thinking of starting your own business or need help with an existing small business?   Starting up and developing a new business can be both exciting and challenging.   Many different local programs and resources are available to help guide you through the different pieces of the start-up process.   The vast majority of the resources listed in this guide are located in Columbia and Sauk Counties.

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• Economic Development, Business Assistance, Demographic, and Technology Links
• Accounting
• Business Entity Formation
• Business Licenses
• Business Names
• Business Plans
• Business Publications
• Chambers of Commerce and Visitors & Convention Bureaus
• Computer Services
• Finance
• Government Contracting Assistance
• Human Resources and Personnel
• Insurance
• Intellectual Property
• Marketing
• Networking/Social Organizations
• Real Estate
• Regulation of Business
• Taxes

  The information and businesses in this resource guide are not necessarily endorsed or recommended by the Columbia/Sauk Entrepreneurs and Inventors' Club or the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network.

Last Updated:  October 13, 2009