The following resources are extremely useful to entrepreneurs and small business owners, and can be accessed online on your own time:

• For Information specific to starting a business in Pinal County, try the Business Connections tab on Pinal County’s website.
• Use the Small Business Administration’s online Business Guide to help plan, launch, manage, and grow your business.
• Check out SBDCnet.org for helpful links on starting, growing, and managing your small business in their Small Business Information Center.
• The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) is the state’s leading economic development organization with a streamlined mission to grow and strengthen Arizona’s economy. Their Small Business Checklist is a free, interactive program designed to guide start-up, growing, and out-of-state businesses to commonly requested licensing information. It also includes contact information to statewide resources and assistance to accelerate your business growth. The Arizona Entrepreneur’s Edge is another ACA resource guide to starting, operating, and growing a business in Arizona. This guide provides general information for new business owners and serves as a reference and directory for established businesses of all sizes.

Check back often for upcoming workshops, seminars, classes, and events throughout Pinal County.

The CAC SBDC has big plans for your small business!