Self-Employment/Working from Home
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Books
Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
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The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams! (2005) |
Call # 658.4 Chandler |
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Careers for Homebodies & Other Independent Souls (2007) |
Call # 331.7 Goldberg |
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Careers for Self-Starters and Other Entrepreneurial Types (2005) |
Call # 658.041 Camenson |
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Doing Business in Burlington: The Streetwise Guide for Starting, Expanding, and Relocating Your Business in Vermont’s Queen City (2003) |
Call # 917.43 CB |
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The Everything Home-Based Business Book: Start and Run Your Own Money-Making Venture (2006) |
Call # 658 Jeffrey |
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Finding Your Perfect Work: The New Career Guide to Making a Living, Creating a Life (2003) |
Call # 658.041 Edwards |
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How She Does It: How Women Entrepreneurs are Changing the Rules of Business Success (2007) |
Call # Cayal Heffernan |
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It’s a Jungle Out There and a Zoo in Here: Run Your Home Business Without Letting it Overrun You! (2003) |
Call # 658.041 Demas |
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Not Just a Living: The Complete Guide to Creating a Business that Gives You a Life (2002) |
Call # 658.11 Henricks |
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Ultimate Guide to Personal Finance for Entrepreneurs (2007) |
Call # 332.024 Sander |
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What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business (2004) |
Call # 658.041 Norman |
Vermont Web Links
Champlain College offers the following:
- Certificate program in small business and entrepreneurship — http://online.champlain.edu/business/small-business-entrepreneurship-certificate
- BS in business with a focus in small business & entrepreneurship — http://www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Majors-and-Programs/Business-Administration/Small-Business-and-Entrepreneurship.html
College of St. Joseph offers an entrepreneurship minor in its business department — www.csj.edu/academics/academic-programs/business/undergraduate-programs-business
Community College of Vermont offers several small business and e-business classes — www.ccv.edu/Degree/program/business or http://andromeda.ccv.vsc.edu/Learn/Course/NewCDEOsearchform.cfm
Johnson State College offers a certificate program in small business management — www.jsc.edu/Academics/BusinessAndEconomics/SmallBusinessManagementCertificate/default.aspx
Southern Vermont College offers a BS in entrepreneurship & management called its Build the Enterprise program — www.svc.edu/academics/divisions/business/build_enterprise.html
University of Vermont offers the following degrees:- BS in community entrepreneurship — www.uvm.edu/~cdae
- BS in business administration with a concentration in entrepreneurship — www.uvm.edu/academics/programs/business_administration
Vermont Cyber Cottage in Grand Isle offers classes in e-commerce — www.vtcybercottage.com
Ed2Go, in partnership with several local Vermont Career and Technical Centers, offers online classes on small business topics — www.ed2go.com
Vermont Department of Economic Development offers a wide range of resources for the small business owner, including a variety of classes — www.thinkvermont.com
Vermont Family Business Initiative, a statewide organization led by UVM’s School of Business Administration, helps give Vermont businesses the tools to compete successfully both locally and worldwide through a series of interactive forums — www.uvm.edu/familybusiness
Vermont Small Business Development Center offers training, free counseling/advice, e-commerce resources, and more — www.vtsbdc.org
Vermont Micro Business Development Program was established to help low- and medium-income Vermonters start and operate micro businesses — www.vermontmicrobusiness.org
Women’s Small Business Program offers training for women in the skills necessary to start and run a successful business — www.mercyconnections.org/php/wsbp.php
Vermont Women’s Business Center provides resources, training, and networking opportunities for women statewide — www.vwbc.org
Labor market information is available from the Vermont Department of Labor — www.vtlmi.com/occupation.cfm
Vermont Department of Labor provides a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov
Area Vermont Career and Technical Centers offer:
- Evening and/or weekend classes geared towards adults (both free and fee-based).
- Daytime programs geared towards high school students that are also open to adults (by state law).
- Free for adults without a high school diploma or with a GED.
- Fee-based for adults with a high school diploma or adult diploma (on a space-available basis).
The following centers offer business/entrepreneurial programs:
Barre Technical Center (Barre) — (802) 476-1487, www.barretechnicalcenter.org
Green Mountain Technology & Career Center (Hyde Park) — (802) 888-4447, www.gmtcc.info
Hannaford Career Center (Middlebury) — (802) 382-1012, www.hannafordcareercenter.org
Hartford Area Career and Technical Center (White River Jct.) — (802) 295-8630, www.hartfordschools.net/Schools/HACTC/tabid/56/Default.aspx
Lyndon Institute (Lyndon) — (802) 626-1109, www.lyndoninstitute.org/podium/default.aspx?t=123872, www.nekcareersolutions.org
North Country Career Center (Newport) — (802) 334-7140, www.northcountrycareercenter.org
Northwest Technical Center (St. Albans) — (802) 527-6513, www.nwtcace.net
Randolph Technical Career Center (Randolph) — (802) 728-9595, www.randolphtech.org
River Bend Career & Technical Center (Bradford) — (802) 222-5212, www.rbctc.org
River Valley Technical Center (Springfield) — (802) 885-8300, www.rvtc.org
Southwest Vermont Career Development Center (Bennington) — (802) 447-0220, www.svcdc.org
St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury) — (802) 748-8171, www.stjacademy.org/page.cfm?p=335, www.nekcareersolutions.org
Windham Regional Career Center (Brattleboro) — (802) 451-3589, www.wrccvt.com
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Other Web Links
U.S. Small Business Administration offers information on starting and financing your business, and free online courses — www.sba.gov
International Revenue Service offers a “Tax Center" with important government information for small businesses and the self-employed — www.irs.gov/businesses/small
Entrepreneurship.org, sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, offers articles written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs on many topics — www.entrepreneurship.org
U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency offers information on developing a business, e-commerce, financing, and more — www.mbda.gov
National Federation of Independent Business offers a wealth of business management information — www.nfib.com/business-resources
A U.S. News and World Report article from 2004 provides information on finding funding sources for small business/entrepreneurial ventures — www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/040802/2finance.htm
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor) — www.bls.gov/oes/oes_data.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook Data, including nature of the work, job outlook, and earnings — http://stats.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
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Software Resources
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
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Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, Updated: 11/10/11
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
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