It's more than being a business owner; it's a perspective and a lifestyle.
The road to entrepreneurship is often a treacherous one filled with unexpected detours, roadblocks and dead ends. There are lots of sleepless nights, plans that don't work out, funding that doesn't come through and customers that never materialize. It can be so challenging to launch a business that it may make you wonder why anyone willingly sets out on such a path. Despite all of these hardships, every year, thousands of entrepreneurs embark on this journey determined to bring their vision to fruition and fill a need they see in society. They open brick-and-mortar businesses, launch tech startups or bring a new product or service into the marketplace.
An entrepreneur identifies a need that no existing businesses addresses and determines a solution for that need. Continue reading from Business News Daily
SCORE Fairfield County
Entrepreneur education and mentorship provided by volunteers in a wide variety of fields and special interest areas. Small Business Resilience Hub offers extra support for uncertain times.
Connecticut Small Business Development Center
Comprehensive business assistance with expert business advice, resources, tools and online training.
The Refinery
The Refinery provides programming, tools, and mentor networks to fuel the growth of innovation and entrepreneurship.
State & Federal Resources for Business Owners
Town of Westport's resource page on small business loans, reopening and recovery support, unemployment and more.
ABI/Inform
Global business/industry coverage from news, journals, books, media/video, conferences, government documents, company and market reports and more. Info on startups, innovation, training, business incubators, industries, companies/people.
LexisNexis
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LinkedIn Learning (Previously Lynda.com)
Over 16,000+ professionally-produced courses in 7 languages. Our courses cover everything from tip-of-the-spear technologies to basic computer literary, so there’s something for every patron who wants to learn.
Data Axel Reference Solutions (previously ReferenceUSA)
Profiles more than 24 million American businesses. Search by industry, geographic area and other criteria to check competitive landscape. Download data in multiple formats.
New York Times
Search for articles or follow the NYT Entrepreneurship webpage for the latest news, profiles, reports and trends.
Wall Street Journal
Find articles and news on entrepreneurial topics, people, businesses and industries. Consult the WSJ Small Business How-to Guide.
