* The Business Startup Kit: Everything That You Need to Know About Starting and Growing Your Own Business, Steven Strauss

* The Ernest & Young Business Plan Guide, Eric Siegel

* Thinking Like An Entrepreneur, Peter Hupalo

* The Complete Idiot's Guide To Starting Your Own Business, Ed Paulson

MAGAZINES

* Entrepreneur Magazine

* Fast Company

* Business Journal of Portland

SERVICE CENTERS

* Small Business Development Center

2025 Lloyd Center, 978-5080

Small Business Administration,

1515 SW 5th Ave, Suite 1050,

326-2682

* Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs

4134 N. Vancouver, 249-7744

* Entrepreneur.com

* Business Plan Pro

(computer program)