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Articles

"Five Deadly Mistakes When Starting A Business" by Jessica Seid, CNNMoney.com
A quick read that overviews a few common pitfalls.

"So You Want To Start Your Own Business?" by Jill Crabtree, WVU Business Incubator
A list of ten standard things every startup will need to do.

"17 Questions About Business Incubation" by Linda Knopp, 2006 State of the Business Incubation Industry; Athens, Ohio, NBIA Publications, 2007
An overview of what business incubators are and how they operate.

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Other recommended reading

Lies Startups Tell Themselves To Avoid Marketing by Sandra Holtzman and Jean Kondek (112 pages)
This is a very easy to read book that reviews many of the mistakes start-up companies make in regards to marketing. It deals in a no nonsense manner with subjects as far ranging as when to begin marketing, what is needed in a website, and how to write a marketing plan.