Resources that can help your business:

• The Small Business Administration - www.sba.gov.  This site answers questions about planning, form, taxes and raising capital. They sponsor local centers to help businesses, such as SCORE -- -- and Small Business Development Centers. I personally know some SCORE people and think they are great!
  
  
• Connecticut Venture Group -- www.ct-venture.org -- holds meetings to help entrepreneurs understand what it takes to become successful and to meet angels, bankers and venture capitalists who can help you connect with capital. The folks at CVG are good people. This is a terrific resource.
  
  
• Inventors Association of Connecticut - IACT - www.inventus.org -- holds monthly meetings for inventors to help them get their inventions commercialized. This is the oldest inventors group in Connecticut. Wonderful people. Good meetings.
  
  
• Upstart Business Planning -- develops or edits business plans that answer the questions investors ask most -- www.upstartbusinessplanning.com. I own this company.
  
  
• UpstartWyn -- a blog that has tips on raising capital and links and comments of stories for entrepreneurs and inventors. www.upstartwyn.blogspot.com. This is my own blog.
  

• Winmark Business Solutions - free information for small business owners - www.WBSonline.com. I do not know this company. They requested a posting.
  

• Advance Funds Network - funding for businesses - I don't know anything about this business. They requested that I post their info., and I am doing that as a courtesy. Caveat Emptor! www.advancefundsnetwork.com.

• Offices.net - offers offices for lease in Connecticut. I have not used this service, but it looks good. www.offices.net/ct/