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Subject Librarian: Sara Williams, sewilli4@uno.edu, 504.280.7273
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Note: Resources with UNO
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of the University of New Orleans
1. General Sources
- Small Business
Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
- SCORE
http://www.score.org/
- National Commission
on Entrepreneurship
http://www.score.org/
- StartupJournal.com:
The Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs
http://www.startupjournal.com/
Service from the Wall Street Journal. Features current stories; searchable
databases for businesses for sale, franchise opportunities, and trademarks;
tips on ideas, franchising, financing, technologies, and running a business;
and more.
- Entrepreneur
Magazine Small Business Advisor (2nd ed.).(1999). New York,
NY. John Wiley.
HD62.7 .E568 1999 3rd floor Book Shelves
Compiled by the editors of Entrepreneur Magazine Group, provides basic
information on all aspects of starting, managing, and expanding your
business.
- Entrepreneur
Magazine's Business Start-Up Series
HD 62.5.E55 Reference Shelves
Provides practical, step-by-step-advice that clearly outlines the basic
components of developing a successful business
- Encyclopedia
of Small Business 2nd ed. (2002). Gale Research
HD62.7 .H553 Reference Shelves
Provides over 500 essays on various small business topics including:
Business Proposals, Franchising, Direct Mail, Internet Commerce, Budgets
and Budgting, Advertising Strategy, Relocation, and more.
- Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small
Business 7th ed. (2003) Nolo Press
KF1659.Z9S76 2003 Reference Shelves
Answers to many legal questions one may ask in starting and running
a small business including business forms, licenses and permits, taxes,
buying and selling a business, financial trouble and bankruptcy, customer
problems, leases, contract, employment, and more.
- Small Business
Profiles: a Guide to Today's Top Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
(1994). Detroit, MI: Gale Research
HD62.7 .S618 Reference Shelves
Concise information for starting a small business, organized by business,
for over one hundred types of businesses; costs and expected profits,
financing, marketing and advertising, obtaining licenses, and deciding
on insurance needs.
- Small Business
Sourcebook (14th ed.).(2001). Detroit, MI: Gale Research.
HD2346.U5 S65 Reference Shelves
Information sources and assistance for 333 small business types, 95
general small business topics, and small business programs and assistance
in the US and Canada.
2. Business Plan
3. Industry Information
- North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS)
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Replaced the U.S. Standard Industry Classification (SIC) system. This
is the new standard code system to describe business establishments
and industries jointly developed by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Changes
are on going. Can download both 1997 version and 2002 version of NAICS
codes. Correspondance table for SIC codes and NAICS codes also available.
Use the code to search industry specific information in the electronic
resources
- Business
Source Premier (EBSCO) UNO
http://library.uno.edu/database/list/bsp.html
Search magazines and trade journals to find the
most current industry trends. Contains full text.
- Business and
Industry UNO
http://library.uno.edu/database/list/busi.html
Contains important facts, figures and key events for international public
and private companies, industries, products, and markets for manufacturing
and service industries. No full text.
- Zapdata
(free registration required)
http://www.zapdata.com/
Access to Company Profiles and Industry Reports.
Industry Reports includes a short description, market size statistics,
and market analysis by company size, by state, and by metro areas. Number
of businesses, total employment and sales, and average employment and
sales are included. Some reports are not free.
- Current Industrial
Reports
http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
Published since 1904, the Current Industrial Reports provide monthly,
quarterly, and annaul measures of industry activities. Among the covered
areas are apparel, computers and office, consumer goods, machinary,
and motors. Search iLink for older reports.
- SBDC Industry
Information
http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/SBIC/industry.htm
Lists useful links for many industries, associations, and statistics.
- County Business
Patterns / Zip Code Business Patterns/ Metro Business Patterns
http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
Provides the total number of establishments, employment, and payroll
for county, zip code, and metro areas.
On CD-ROM in Reference Office C 3.204/4: or C 3.298:
- Census Bureau Economic Programs
http://www.census.gov/econ/www/
- Standard
and Poor's Industry Surveys (1985 - present)
HD 2328.S74, Index Table; Reference Shelves
Provides extensive analysis of selected industries with trends and projections.
Includes limited information on companies in the industries.
- U.S. Industry
and Trade Outlook (1998-2000)
C 61.48: Ready Reference Shelves
Annual analysis with historic data, as well as a five year outlook for
over 350 industries
- Encyclopedia
of American Industries
HD9721 .E53 Reference Shelves
4. Company Information
- Business
Source Premier (EBSCO) UNO
http://library.uno.edu/database/list/bsp.html
Provides full text for nearly 3,300 scholarly business journals, including
full text for more than 1000 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage
includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database
provides full text (PDF) for more than 300 of the top scholarly journals
dating as far back as 1922
- ReferenceUSA
This database contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses. It includes company names and contact information. It allows the user to create lists of businesses located within close proximity to their target company.
- D&B Million
Dollar Directory
HC 102.2.D8, Index Table A
Includes public and private companies in the U.S.
- Standard
& Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives
HG 4057.A4, Index Table A
Includes public and private companies in the U.S.
- Thomas Register
of American Manufacturers
T 12.T6 Reference Shelves
- Hoover's
Handbook of Private Companies
HG4057 .A2861 Index Table A
Includes 770 privately-held companies with $650 million or more revenues
5. Demographics and Statistics
- You are Where
You Live
http://cluster2.claritas.com/YAWYL/Default.wjsp?System=WL
Search by zip code to find predominant clusters for that area.
- Census 2000
(American FactFinder)
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html
- American FactFinder and the U.S. Census: Tools for Businesses (powerpoint)
- Bureau of Labor
Statistics
http://www.bls.gov
Find information on consumer spending (Consumer Expenditure Survey),
wages, employment and unemployment, and more
- Household
Spending (5th ed.).(1999). Ithaca, NY: New Strategist.
HC110.C6 O34 Reference Shelves
- Lifestyle
Market Analyst. (2000). Wilmette, IL: Standard Rate & Data
Service
HF 5415.33.U6L54 Reference Shelves
Breaks down population geographically and demographically and includes
extensive lifestyle information on interests, hobbies, and activities.
- Sourcebook America
(CD-ROM)
HA203 .S68 2003 Reference Office
Provides information on population, race, age/sex, average income, disposable
income, and more
- Demographics
USA
HF5415 .1 D462 Reference Shelves (City edition)
HF5415 .1 .D46 Reference Shelves (County edition)
HF5415 .1 .D463 Reference Shelves (Zip edition)
Covers population, race, age/sex groups, effective buying income, retail
sales, consumer expenditures, employment and occupation data for states
and counties, and is published by the producers of Survey of Buying
Power.
6. Local Information
- Info Louisiana
http://www.state.la.us/
- Louisiana Electronic
Assistance System
http://leap.nlu.edu/
- Louisiana Collection
Located on the fourth floor library storing many books, journals,
and state documents related to the State of Louisiana. Most of the materials
are to be found on the library's online catalog.
- Regional Business
News (EBSCO) UNO
http://library.uno.edu/database/list/rbn.html
Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business
publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business
journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas
within the United States including New Orleans CityBusiness and
Great Baton Rouge Business Report.
7. Books / Articles / News
- iLink
http://uno.louislibraries.org/uhtbin/webcat
Click on iLink and search for the titles owned by UNO Library. Includes
Federal Documents and netLibrary collection
- Business
Source Premier (EBSCO) UNO
http://library.uno.edu/database/list/bsp.html
Provides full text for nearly 3,300 scholarly business journals, including
full text for more than 1000 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage
includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database
provides full text (PDF) for more than 300 of the top scholarly journals
dating as far back as 1922
- LexisNexis Academic
UNO
http://library.uno.edu/database/list/la.html
Search articles appeared on the Times-Picayune and Baton Rouge's
The Advocate using Guided News Search
Business News - Choose "Business & Finance" to search business and
finance news sources and major newspaper stories, "Industry News" for
a variety of industry and trade sources on over 50 industries, or "Mergers
& Acquisitions" for selected stories from major US and international
newspapers, business journals and business wires on corporate mergers
and acquisitions.
Industy & Market - Search sources specific to 28 different industry
categories
- Regional Business
News (EBSCO) UNO
http://library.uno.edu/database/list/rbn.html
Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business
publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business
journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas
within the United States including New Orleans CityBusiness and
the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report.
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