Timely Reference Sources.
Read valuable handbooks and use them as references as you finance and grow your business. Some books to help guide your business to success include: Barbara Littman’s The Women's Business Resource Guide: A National Directory of Over 800 Programs, Resources and Organizations to Help Women Expand a Business and NAWBO’s The Money Matters Book: Positioning Your Business for Growth.

The Internet.
Cyberspace is open 24/7 and it can be useful in researching financing sources, but be careful: the Internet contains a lot of misinformation. “Many organizations specifically targeting women business owners have sprung up on the web in the past few years,” says Karen Kerrigan, President and Founder of the Women Entrepreneurs Inc. Check them out carefully, especially if they promise to get you money or access to capital. Remember that bad advice can be worse than no advice.”