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Research Strategy
Jo Ann Thiede
University of Phoenix
Foundations for General Education and Professional Success – GEN/200

Kelly Sanderson

March 2, 2009

Research Strategy The biggest problem which has been encountered with the planning of a start-up business is the financial requirements. Research has determined it will likely result in attempting to obtain a grant or a small business loan. While a number of the websites visited promise an immediate guarantee of a grant, how can a potential new business owner know for sure what is written in the fine print? Never having applied for any type of grant creates a sense of apprehension and uncertainty with regard to the process. Gathering information from the Small Business …show more content…

The Official Business Link to the U.S. Government also offered information from the Medicare website (medicare.com, 2009) and start-up resources for minority and women-owned businesses which has valuable relevance to my research (medicare.com, 2009). For the purpose of investigating a small business loan, the next website researched was the U.S. Small Business Administration (sba.gov, 2009). U.S. Small Business Administration provided useful material much like that of The Business Link to the U.S. Government with respect to the various planning and execution of steps toward developing a business. The marketing and advertising section included additional data not found on the other sites (sba.gov, 2009). It demonstrated ideas for promoting a new business through the various types of media including the internet format. The Small Business Administration website (2009) also offered a number of training classes and programs, such as planning a new business, preparing the loan application, filing the appropriate taxes, and business

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