Toolkit

Are you an entrepreneur who’s not sure how to prepare your company for growth? Here’s an online collection of tips, templates and resources to help you launch or grow your business.

The JumpStart Entrepreneurial Network’s toolkit also includes IdeaCrossing, a free online community where entrepreneurs at any stage of development in any industry can connect with and be matched to the regional and national online and offline resources necessary to turn their innovative ideas into viable businesses. 

Useful, Downloadable Documents

• Protecting Your Position: The Importance of IP (PDF)


• Tips for delivering an elevator pitch (PDF)


• Executive summary template (PDF)


• Investor pitch deck template (PDF)


• Guide to forming an advisory board (PDF)

Helpful Links For Entrepreneurs Looking To Launch Or Grow A Business

• IdeaCrossing registration


• How to Name a Business


• 5 Steps to Registering Your Business


• Incorporating Your Business


• IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center


• The Process for Obtaining a Patent


• The Process of Registering a Trademark


• PubMed (A tool for conducting healthcare research)


• American FactFinder (A tool for conducting demographic research)


• FedStats (Statistics from more than 100 government agencies to help in your market research)