Starting a new business is exciting.  Keeping it growing and succeeding is an ongoing process.

Here in Arizona there are many resources available to both   start ups and existing businesses to help you along the way.  Here are a few you might want to check out:

Starting up? Check out the Entrepreneurs Edge and the interactive Step by Step Business Check List from the Arizona Commerce Authority.

The Kauffman Foundation’s FastTrac programs are great ways to get the information you need from certified facilitators at each stage of your business’s growth cycle.  Learn together with other local companies and get tips from local business leaders.

Greater Phoenix SCORE  is an all volunteer, non-profit group of local active and retired men and women. Gain access to  successful business people interested in helping you live your entrepreneurial dream … be it starting a small business or making your existing small business more effective and more profitable.

The more than 100 volunteer counselors of Greater Phoenix SCORE are experienced business owners and managers who volunteer their experience and knowledge to help potential and existing small business owners achieve success.  Leverage their  experience to move your business forward.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for AZEC11 on November 16, 2011 at the Desert Willow Conference Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Its THE place that Arizona entrepreneurs go to connect, engage, share ideas, and grow their businesses.