Entrepreneurship Resources for Non-Business Students
From Kresge Library
Questions? kresge_library@umich.edu
[edit] Business Plan Resources
[edit] Industry Codes
[edit] Standard Industrial Classification- SIC
[edit] North American Industry Classification System- NAICS
[edit] Kresge Library Databases (Remote Access Available)
[edit] ABI/Inform Global (Proquest)
Why use this database?
- Fantastic general resource
- Great information on companies, especially private ones
- Good for information from press releases
- Find the Wall Street Journal in full text from 1984 to present
- For older Wall Street Journal and New York Times use Proquest Historical Newspapers (From within the ABI/Inform Global Database, go to select database and choose Proquest Historical Newspapers)
[edit] Business and Company Resource Center
(Also available at the Flint and Dearborn Campus)
Why use this?
- Fantastic resource for company and industry information
- Good information on private companies
- Use to find investment reports, written by analysts at investment firms, that can help identify strengths and weaknesses of a particular company
- Contains company histories and rankings
[edit] Business Monitor Online
Why use this?
- Excellent country-based market reports on a variety of industries
- Useful for looking at tourism or energy in a specific country or region
- Includes SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis for many industries
[edit] eBrary
Why use this?
- Use for business plan and entrepreneur electronic books
[edit] eMarketer
Why use this?
- Great coverage of the electronic resource market
- Information on emerging technology
- Research about the Internet including online advertising and more
[edit] Faulkner's Advisory for IT Studies
Why use Faulkner's?
- Neat database that includes coverage of technology and technical companies
- Able to find competitors and possible market opportunities
[edit] Gartner
Why use this database?
- Great coverage of technology
- Some reports are not accessible through the library's subscription
[edit] General BusinessFile ASAP
Why use this?
- Part of Gale Resources for the State of Michigan
- Good general searching for business topics
- Worth searching although it probably would not replace ABI/Inform Global (Proquest)
[edit] Global Market Information Database
Why use this database?
- Strong marketing reports on a variety of topics- especially consumer goods
- Market and economic statistics
- Worth searching but it probably would not replace ABI/Inform Global (Proquest)
[edit] Ibis World
Why use this?
- Great for industry research
- Focus on manufacturing and service industries
- Can search by NAICS codes
[edit] LexisNexis Academic
Why use LexisNexis Academic?
- Great general resource for company information
- Use Company Dossier (Business tab under search) for information on public and private companies
- Extensive source for company news
- Find the New York Times in full text from 1980 to the present
[edit] Marketresearch.com Academic
Why use this?
- Great resource for marketing reports on a variety of topics from restaurants to art galleries
- Contains demographic marketing reports
- All reports can be downloaded to PDF
[edit] Mergent Online
Why use Mergent Online?
- Good resource for public company financials
- Source for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and annual reports
[edit] Safari Tech Books Online
Why use Safari Tech Books Online?
- Search hundreds of technology and business electronic books
[edit] Kresge Databases (Accessed at Kresge Library)
[edit] Business Source Complete
Why use this?
- Great general resource which includes academic journals, trade journals, and magazines
- Use for articles about a specific topic
- Also contains some company and industry profiles
[edit] Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Database
Why use this database?
- Good information on private companies
- Use to find a list of companies in a specific location
- Able to find companies working in a similar industry and can search by SIC or NAICS industry codes
[edit] InfoTech Trends
Why use InfoTech Trends?
- Good source for tables and data relating to technology and the Internet
[edit] Entrepreneurship Journals (Remote Access Available)
[edit] Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
[edit] Entrepreneur
[edit] Entrepreneurial Executive
[edit] Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
[edit] Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship
[edit] International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
[edit] International Journal of Entrepreneurship
[edit] Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship
[edit] Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship
[edit] Journal of Entrepreneurship
[edit] New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
[edit] Selected Entrepreneurship Books
For more entrepreneurship books search the Kresge Library Catalog
[edit] Cases on Information Technology Entrepreneurship
[edit] Entrepreneurship in the United States: The Future is Now
[edit] International Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Foundations and Practices
[edit] Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur
[edit] Smart Start-ups: How Entrepreneurs and Corporations Can Profit by Starting Online Communities
[edit] The Way to Wealth: Success Strategies of the Wealthy Entrepreneur
[edit] Websites
[edit] America's Business Funding Directory
- Why use this? Learn about the different types of small business financing
[edit] Business.gov
- Why use this? Government resources for small businesses including taxes, licenses and permits, statistics, and more
[edit] Business Owners' Idea Cafe
- Why use this? Interactive and creative small business website which includes message boards and articles on various entrepreneurial topics
[edit] CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
- Why use this? Includes many important forms for human resources, government contracting, taxes, incorporation, and more
[edit] eVenturing
- Why use this? This is a website for "high-growth entrepreneurs" with articles on marketing and operations among others
[edit] Minority Business Development Agency
- Why use this? This website is published by the U.S. Department of Commerce for small businesses to learn about conferences and competitions and to apply for contracting opportunities
[edit] Office of Small Business Programs
- Why use this? Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, the website contains information needed for retirement, healthcare, workers compensation, and laws essential for the small business owner.
[edit] Score (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
- Why use this? A mentoring website which also includes data on disaster preparedness and quizzes about your business
[edit] Small Business Administration
- Why use this? From the U.S. Government the Small Business Administration, this website has everything for starting a business and for existing small businesses.
[edit] U.S. Census Bureau
- Why use this? Check out the Business and Industry category for business and economic statistics and use the American Fact Finder for demographic information
[edit] U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Why use this? Learn about patents, trademarks, and copyright. Search the patents database for related patents
[edit] Wall Street Journal Start-Up Journal
- Why use this? In addition to business plan resources, calculate your start-up costs and cash flow
