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Business 2257 Feasibility Study

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Determining Costs and Funding Your Business

Use these resources to help you estimate costs for your own business.

Overall Costs

Wages

Shipping Costs

Advertising

Use our guide on Advertising Rates to estimate the cost of advertise via different channels. 

Rent

Use these websites to search retail listings for commercial space available for lease to get a sense of rent costs for your desired location.

Legal Services

Equipment and Supplies

Use the Suppliers tab of the Company Information guide to identify suppliers or manufacturers. However, many do not publicly list their prices, so you can also use Amazon to help estimate these costs. 

App Development

The cost of developing an app varies greatly depending on several factors including the type of app, the functionality, and who is doing the developing. Use these guides to help estimate your costs. 

Guides for Getting Funding

The Library has many books about securing investments for a new business. Some of these are listed below. To see more books on this topic, try these subject searches: