Where can I get good advice or assistance with opening a new business?

I plan on openning a local grocery store 6-7 months from now, outside of the S.B.A. where can I get advice on how to effectively run the store? Is there any business consulting firms that can give me the essential to operating a upcoming grocery store?Where can I get good advice or assistance with opening a new business?
I suggest you become a member of the following associations and purchase their members-only reports and interact with other members who may be able to guide you:





Retail Bakers Association http://www.rbanet.com/


Grocery Manufacturers Association http://www.gmabrands.com/


International Dairy Deli Bakery Association http://www.iddba.com/





It may help you if you could talk with a small business expert or free mentors to give you ideas on how to make your dream of starting a business come true even without money. Here are some places where you can find a mentor:





- Government Mentoring Programs such as SBDCs, which works with community colleges and local business development councils to offer mentoring programs http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html ; or the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training http://www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/wnet_鈥?/a>


- Volunteer programs such as SCORE http://www.score.org which is composed of mostly retired executives and entrepreneurs


- Formal mentoring programs such as Athena Foundation http://www.athenafoundation.org/programs鈥?/a> , Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program http://www.helzbergmentoring.org/HEMP/ , or The Aspen Institute MicroMentor Program http://www.micromentor.org


- Professional organizations such as the National Women鈥檚 Business Council http://www.nwbc.gov/Mentoring/programs.h鈥?/a>


- Industry and trade associations


- Local business groups, such as the chamber of commerce


- Local chapters of business groupsWhere can I get good advice or assistance with opening a new business?
s.c.o.r.e.


my guess is they are score.org





good people, know business, cheap or free.





if you ned to ask, do you have any eperience? if you don't, work for someone else for awhile to learn.





you will improve your chances considerably.
Grocery store specific info:


http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs024.htm





Grocery Stores


Nature of the Industry


Working Conditions


Employment


Occupations in the Industry


Training and Advancement


Outlook


Earnings


Sources of Additional Information








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Check with your local chamber of commerce...and local entrepreneural clubs.
I echo one of the other advice and recommend the Small business Development Centers which are funded by SBA. Their counsellors will work with you on developing your plan and loan applications.