The strategic growth of your business can be challenging - from the early stages of being an entrepreneur with a unique idea to the more mature phase of successfully managing day-to-day operations of a much larger organization with many new challenges. For many business owners, the challenges of building a business represent different skill sets. Getting some help with the management of your business can be crucial to continued success.

Additional Information
Illinois Business and Government Information
The Small Business Gateway (BUZ) site for Illinois provides an extensive listing of Illinois college and university small business council links, as well as links to many Illinois governmental agencies that may have regulations that can impact your small business.

Entrepreneur.com provides small business owners a place to find management information, blogs, and a message board to converse with other small business people to discuss issues related to managing a business.

The Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM) is a publication put together with the cooperation of The International Council of Small Business and the West Virginia University Small Business Council and covers numerous topics related to small business management.