SCORE Lancaster is pleased to be able to share helpful publications for people interested in starting businesses in Pennsylvania.

Beginners Guide to Starting a Business in Pennsylvania is a practical guide filled with information about how to fulfill your legal and tax responsibilities.  It also includes tips to help you avoid common mistakes.

Pennsylvania Business Assistance Guide will take you through the basics of all the business financing programs in the Department of Community and Economic Development. To find a funding source and see if you’re eligible, consult the charts provided. All programs follow the chart in alphabetical order. If you need more information on a program, detailed guidelines are available at www.newPA.com.

Business Plan Outline for Start-ups by SCORE is a comprehensive outline for a new business start-up that covers the A to Z's of writing a good Business Plan.

Creating a Business Plan by SBDC provides another outline for creating a comprehensive business plan, but it also includes a number of possible responses for each section—responses similar to what a professional business plan writer might produce. The SBDC Outline includes numerous links to online resources and collections of data to help you complete each section. There are also a few things in this guide that you will not find anywhere else such as an extensive amount of detail related to developing a sales forecast—a section deeply neglected by most planning books.

Entrepreneur’s Guide: Starting and Growing a Business in Pennsylvania is filled with current information about free services, check lists, helpful tips and licensing procedures. Because the information in this guide is not intended to be the final statement on any subject, you will also find addresses, web sites and
telephone numbers for contacting business-related agencies.

This SBA Primer on Cash Flow will help you understand and manage Cash Flow by explaining the working capital cash conversion cycle -- the cash flow cycle.

SCORE Planning Tools for Non-Profits is a summary of issues and tools unique to not for profit organizations.

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