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Are you serious about that startup idea? Take the next step by creating your business planning one step at a time. A well researched business plan will be your best tool to starting off on a strong business foundation.

Dallas Startup Week is a free, five-day celebration of our community that builds momentum and opportunity around entrepreneurship.

April 3-7 is fast approaching. Don’t miss out on this year’s free five-day celebration for the startup community.

Urban farms that supply locally produced food is a growing industry. If you have ever considered starting your small farm here in the Dallas area, continue reading to understand basic farm business information including local regulations, safety concerns and how to get started.

How do you decide where to build, rent or work? Will your business depend on foot traffic or online sales? With your Dallas Public Library card you can access online databases including Demographics Now that can help you analyze what areas you can target for your location or marketing based on the surround community’s demographics.

Business woman Sallie Krawcheck is a featured influencer on Lynda.com and her conversation on risk is an inspiring and insightful course for anyone debating whether to change their career path. Explore Lynda.com’s wide range of soft and hard skills development as well as insight from industry influencers.

La biblioteca pública de Dallas tiene varios recursos para los emprendedores incluyendo el Dallas B.R.A.I.N., libros en español y un equipo quienes pueden guiarle a usar los bases de datos de la biblioteca. Además, hay eventos y oportunidades para asistir charlas, exhibiciones y presentaciones en español para la la Inauguración del Mes de la Mujer el 4 de marzo.

The inspiration for entrepreneurship is limitless, and an activity that you do in your free time can be transformed into a part-time job that supplements your income or a new career. Discover a new hobby, refine an old one or understand if it can lead to a small business.

A home occupation, as defined by the City of Dallas, is “an occupation that is incidental to the primary use of the premises as a residence and conducted on the residential premises by a resident of the premises.” Understand the fundamentals of what is and is not permitted for running a home-based business.

Understand ways to improve your start-up by learning from prominent African American business leaders, and how the past influences the business community today.