Want a hardcopy of the Online Business Guidebook ?   You can get your hardcopy from the following channels:

• Available free at all SBDC offices in Virginia and Florida, starting July 2009, and at all Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) in New York state, starting August 2009.  From September 2009, at SBDCs in central California. Starting November 2009, the guidebook is available at 18 SBDCs in Texas. In New York state, the Guidebook is provided free of charge to all Business Advisors advisors at all New York state SBDCs.  If you are a SBDC client in New York state, please ask your Business Advisor to visit businessguidebook.org/distribute to order free books for your local office.
• Available free at all Entrepreneur Express Workshops hosted by the Virginia Department of Businesss Assistance, in Virginia, starting July 2009 - visit the Virginia Cooperative Extension desk at the Entrepreneur Express Workshops
• Available free via SCORE small business counsellors in Virginia, starting July 2009
• Available free via Chairmen's Round Table in San Diego, California, starting July 2009
• Available for checkout from the library at Self Enhancement Inc., Portland, Oregon, starting July 2009

If you can't get you free copy via one of the channels above, you can also:

• Buy the guidebook for $9.95 (plus shipping and handling) from Amazon.com.   Qualifies for free Super Saver Shipping if your total order is above $25.
• Buy the guidebook for $9.95 (plus shipping and handling) from businessguidebook.org using Google Checkout.  Choose "free local pick-up" on Google Checkout if you live near Blacksburg and would like to pick up your copy from Virginia Tech.
• Download the electronic edition of the guidebook, free.
• Contact your local SBDC state director or SCORE chapter and ask them to visit businessguidebook.org/distribute to obtain free copies for cities in your state.