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Is there anyone i can consult with about a business idea?

I have an idea for a business, but i don't have anyone to talk to about it. I want to see if its a good idea and get a plan together. I don't have a lot of money,so I don't want to pay a lot for someone to consult with.

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1. with me bsaby, and you wabbna talk to a cpa, a lawyer abnd some small business people.
2. Run the idea on YAHOO Answers. You'd be surprised how ensightful it can be.
3. Here are places where you can get free consultation and bounce off your busines ideas - Government Mentoring Programs such as SBDCs, which works with community colleges and local business development councils to offer mentoring programs http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html ; or the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training http://www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/wnet_roundtables.html - Volunteer programs such as SCORE http://www.score.org which is composed of mostly retired executives and entrepreneurs - Formal mentoring programs such as Athena Foundation http://www.athenafoundation.org/programs/globallinks.html , Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program http://www.helzbergmentoring.org/HEMP/ , or The Aspen Institute MicroMentor Program http://www.micromentor.org - Professional organizations such as the National Women’s Business Council http://www.nwbc.gov/Mentoring/programs.html
4. If you have a friend or relative who has a business and is self-employed AND successful, confide in that person or those people. Thanks for asking your Q! I enjoyed taking the time to answer it! VTY< Ron Berue Yes, that is my real last name!