Categorization of the Resources Info
Free or Paid
This indicator shows if the resource is free
to use, costs money to use, or is a mixture
of both.
Free
Paid
Geography
Geographical location that an
organization/program focuses their work.
Local North County
Local San
Diego
California
National
International
Stage of Business
The stage that a business is in.
Ideation - Entrepreneur has an idea, is trying
to
implement
Seeding - Business started, selling a bit, still some trial
and error in what
to do
Establishing - Business started, selling, reached owners
expected income -
could be income enough for them to sustain themselves or what
they were expecting to generate as a side job
Growing - Business is established and generates income for
entrepreneur to
sustain themselves, entrepreneur is trying to grow their business
Selling/Exiting - Business owner decided either to close the
business or sell
Type of Business
The type of business (size, focus, etc.).
Micorenterprise - Small business that has no
brick and
mortar location, does not have more than 2 employees that are not family members
Innovation/Tech - High growth business, focused on innovation
and/or tech
Main Street - Business that have a brick and mortar location
and have more
than 2 employees that are not family members
Medium/Large business - Business that are a medium/large size
- more than 5
employees
Pop ups/Vendors - Business does popups (sells their products
in framers
markets and other places but at specific dates)
Industry
The type of business the service or
company aims to serve.
Tech Industry
Non-profit Social
Sector
Government
Sector
Agricultural
Comsumer Goods
Retail
Entertainment
Other Industry
Entrepreneur Demographic
The community the resource is aiming to
assist.
Veteran
Women
People with
Disabilities
Multicultural
Black
Asian
Latin X
Immigrants
Under
privileged (low
income)
LGBTQ+
Veteran Women
Student
Topic of Resource
Funding - Resources regarding where to find funds or grants to your business or organization.
Venture Capital - A sum of money investors commit for
investment in
early-stage companies
Private Equity Firms - A private equity firm is an investment
management
company that provides financial backing and makes investments in private
equity of startup or operating companies through a variety of loosly affiliated
investment strategies
including leveraged buyout, venture capital, and
growth capital
Angel Investor - An investment form someone that seeks equity
in return
Grants - A grant is an amount of money given to a person that
does not need
to be paid back
Loans - A loan is an amount of money given out that need to
be paid back
Crowdfunding - The practice of funding a project or venture
by raising many
small amounts on money from a large number of people, typically via the
internet
Microcredit/Microloans - The lending of small amounts of
money at low
interest to new businesses
Other Funding - Any other type of funding not included in the
other
categories
Financial Information - Resources that provides you with
general
information about finances and
banking organization.
Investment Advisor - A person or company that provides advise
about
securities to their clients
Education: Financial Literacy, Business Plans, Business Cards
- Education in
these specific fields
Wealth Management - Wealth management or wealth management
advisory is an
investment advisory service that provides financial management
and wealth advisory services to a wide array of clients ranging from affluent to
high-net-worth and
ultra-high-net-worth indviduals and families
Accounting Assistance - A company or service that helps
startups with
accounting
Banking - A bank that provides banking services for startups
Networking - Places and events that allow entrepreneurs to
network with
other entrepreneurs as well as
funders, universities, clients, etc.
Meetups - Gatherings where people can meet others interested
in the same
field or topic
Networking - A company or service that helps people create
connections and
build relationships with one another
Incubator/Accelerator - Information about different incubator and acceleerator programs.
Accelerator - A program focused on supporting a business from
the
early-stages of development and providing resources for them
Incubator - A startup incubator is a collaborative program
for start up
companies -- usually physically located in one central workspace -- designed to
help startups in their infancy succeed by providing workspace, seed funding, mentoring
and training
Mentorship - Resources where you can connect with mentors
that can help
you launch or develop your
orgranization.
Mentoring - A company that provides a person or group of
people to provide
guidance to a startup
Startup Advisor - A startup advisor is a specialist with
training and
experience in a certain sector or industry who provides advice, mentoring, and
networking opportunities to startup founders to help startups in their infancy succeed
by providing
workspace, seed funding, mentoring and training
Business Counseling - One-on-one or group counceling services
with prospective
business owners tohelp guide them towards their goal
Education/Training - Resources such as workshops,
educational programs,
degrees,books, articles,
where entrepreneurs can learn more about entrepreneurship.
Training - A company that provides training in a certain
field
Article - An article for people to read
Education - A company or service that works to provide
business education
opportunities to entrepreneurs
Technological Assistance - Resources about different
companies, softwares, and apps
that can be useful for
businesses.
Technological Help - A company or service that provides
general technological assistance to
entrepreneurs
Project Management Software - Software that helps a startup
with project
management
Website Assistance - A company or service that helps startups
with creating
or fixing their website
Software - A software that is helpful for entrepreneurs
Mobile & Web App Development - A company or service that
helps develop mobile
or web apps for a startup
Mobile Form Development - A company or service that helps
develop mobile apps
for a startup
Cyber Security - A company or service that works to help
digitaly secure a
business
Website Builder - A software where you can build your own
website
Software Development - A company that will develop software
for your business
General Business Assistance - Resources about different
aspects of a
business such as marketing, human
resources, and supply chain tools and services; certifications for businesses; places to
commercialize
your
products/services; insurances; etc.
Mental Health - A resource that helps entrepreneurs with
keeping positive
mental health
Hiring Assistance - A company or service that helps startups
hire
employees
Work Space - A space where people can work on their
startup
CRO - A contract research organization is a company that
provides support to
the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries in the
form of research services outsourced on a contract basis
Insurance - Insurance programs for startups
General Business Assistance/Services - A company/individual
that will help
entrepreneurs wwith general business services
Marketing - A company or service that provides marketing
services
Supply Chain - A company or service that helps businesses
with figuring out
their supply chain
Consulting - A person who advises on how to modify, proceed
in, or streamline
a given process within a specialized field
Commercialization and Marketplaces - Spaces or organizations
that help
entrepreneurs sell products/services (i.e. farmers markets, popup events, online
marketplace, etc)
Certification - A credential that an organization/individual
can earn to
verify legitmacy and competence in a subject
Legal Assistance - Any help related with legal matters in a business/nonprofit.
General Legal Assistance - Legal assistance in general areas
of business such
as labor, taxes, contracts, etc
Legal Assistance: Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Patents
- Legal
assistance regarding the name of the business (snd it is taken or not),
trademarking, intellectual property
Legal Formation - Legal assistance regarding how to formalize
your business,
which type of company you should formalize, etc