WHAT IS AN ENTREPRENEUR?

• Someone who organizes and maintains a business venture
• Someone who takes on the risk and does what he/she wants in order to make a profit
• Someone who can coordinate the resources available to meet a need.

How can you become an entrepreneur? How can you start your own business?
Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce has designed this booklet to simplify
transition into the role of an entrepreneur.

The ABC’s of Starting a Business in Brooks County will make establishing your own
business easier by giving you ‘one-stop shopping’ for the information you will need.
Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce is determined to promote economic
development.
We believe that begins with you. By giving you the proper tools, we can help build a
strong economic foundation. We hope this booklet will be of assistance.
In order to receive the maximum benefits of the information contained in this booklet,
we suggest you treat it as you would a workbook. Start at the beginning and work
through to the end, making notes along the way.

Download the Booklet in PDF form.