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Founder Girls with Goals

I think the overall unique benefits offered by Startup Nation are the many different "steps" provided in starting a business. Of those, the first would be the Sloan brothers` book, and the 10 Steps to Open for Business.

You`ll want to at least begin there, as it gives an overview of what`s involved in starting your own business.

Another thing to consider is if you`re starting a traditional product-based business, or are you going into consulting? In your case, it might be a strong option to open a consulting business and contract with other companies. You could perhaps use your current company as your first client, as many consultants do.

But above all, you begin with a plan---a written sketch or detailed document that outlines what you *intend* to do in the next segment of your life, why you`d like to do it, and how you propose to go about it.

To that end, what you`re looking for right now could be restated as asking for help on how to create a Business Plan. And for that, you can do a search of the SuN forums, as there`s been a lot of discussion on that process. :-)