The How-To's of business are essential to the small business owner looking to grow their business or just get it off the ground. This information aims at decreasing the learning curve that small business owners have to go through in order to compete successfully in today's business environment.

How to Start and Grow a Business

• Basic Steps In Starting A Business: (English pdf) / (Español pdf)
• Tips for Growing Small Businesses: (English pdf)

How to Get Financing

• The Basics of Bootstrapping
• Start an Informal Lending Circle (Peer Lending) (pdf)
• Bid on City of Austin purchases of $5000 and under (pdf)
• Write A Small Business Bank Loan Request (pdf)

How to Open a Restaurant

• Guide to Starting a Food Business: (English pdf) / (Español pdf)
• Lessons Learned: (English pdf) / (Español pdf)