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Small Business Consulting
This web page has been created for Business Administration 445.
- Print: go to the library specified, and find them by call number;
- UIUC Online Research Resources: available to all UIUC affiliated faculty, staff and students. You will be prompted to log in with your NetID and password if you access them outside the UIUC campus network. You can access them from Online Research Resources or via the Alphabetical List of Databases.
- WWW: general websites (some come with our subscription).
The Business & Economics Library Staff can assist you with getting started with these and other resources. If you have any questions, please e-mail
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Small Business Management
Q.658.022
Sm183
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Small Business Sourcebook 2-volume work covering 338 specific small business profiles, 97 general small business topics ranging from franchising to trade shows, state listings and federal government assistance agencies. |
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Small Business Administration Official web site from the U.S. Government concerning small business. Contains information on starting and financing small business, business opportunities in various industries, offices and services in different states, and learning materials. |
Q.658.022
H559e
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Encyclopedia of Small Business Detailed definition and description of key concepts in important aspects of small business such as franchising, minority business development, business start-ups, etc. |
658.022
H295c
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The Complete Small Business Sourcebook Directory of information resources for entrepreneurs. Provides a process-based tutorial from starting the business to managing personnel, operating, etc. |
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Business Plans Handbook Offers actual business plans developed by small businesses in the United States. Business plans compiled in these 8-volume books include diverse categories of small businesses, including automobile dealers, ice cream shops, elderly care homes, car wash, restaurants, and publishers. This publication helps understand how differently business plans are written and what information should be included based on the nature of the business. This resource can also be accessed online through the Online Research Resources |
658.022
En86
1999
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The Entrepreneur Magazine Small Business Advisor Provides in-depth information on starting, growing, and managing small businesses. It covers topics such as conducting market research, dealing with legal matters, managing finance, advertising the business, and selling the business. |
338.71
W52t
2007
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2007 Business Reference Guide From the publisher’s website: Contains over 800 pages of rules of thumb and pricing information for over 500 types of businesses. Features include rules of thumb for both sales and earnings; pricing tips from industry experts; benchmark data; industry resources (associations, publications, web sites); industry data; trend data; and lists of industry experts. |
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Small Business Resource Center "Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites." |
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance This is a database of all Federal programs, some supporting small business innovation and start-up. Click on Search for Assistance Programs, then select "By Beneficiary," and finally select "Beneficiary type is 34-Small Business." |
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Industry & Company
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Service Annual Survey This site supplies statistics on service industries. Provides annual estimates of the dollar volume of receipts for selected personal, business, social, health, and professional services at the United States level. For selected industries, separate estimates are given for receipts of taxable firms and revenues of firms exempt from Federal income taxes. |
658.05
ST
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Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys Published quarterly, the three-volume set covers 52 major industries. Topics include current industry environment, industry profile, glossary and industry references. Many charts and tables are included. From July 1983, includes earnings supplement giving revenue, income data and rankings for over 1300 leading companies. |
Q.338.097303
En19
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Encyclopedia of American Industries Covers over 1000 manufacturing and service industries arranged by SIC codes. Includes industry snapshot, structure, current conditions, industry leaders, and suggestions for further readings. Some tables and graphs, along with alphabetical and SIC/NAICS conversion indexes. |
Q.338.003
En192
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Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries Covers 100 industries and sectors not typically found in the traditional resources. Includes industry snapshot, structure, current conditions, industry leaders, and suggestions for further readings.This resource can also be accessed online through the Online Research Resources |
| UIUC Online Research Resources |
Associations Unlimited Contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in many industries or fields. Associations collect specialized data that are not located elsewhere from their members. |
| UIUC Online Research Resources |
OneSource An excellent one-stop place for company and market information. For companies, it has detailed descriptions, current financial data and news stories. For industries, it has market research reports, news, etc.
** Available to UIUC affiliates only. You must register for a free account and after that it can be accessible from anywhere. |
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Articles
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Business & Technology Quick Search Simultaneously searches select UIUC subscription databases, the UIUC library catalog, Google, Google Scholar, Scirus, and NTIS technical reports, among other resources. Google Scholar results include Google Patents, and additional patent information is available through Scirus. |
| UIUC Online Research Resources
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ABI/INFORM Complete (1971-current) A complete database comprising full-text business periodicals and news sources from ABI/INFORM Global, Dateline, and Trade & Industry. This combination of products, covering different aspects of business information, covers scholarly research, businesses traditions and trends, corporate strategies, management techniques, and competitive and product information. |
| UIUC Online Research Resources |
Business Newsbank Offers full-text coverage of 500 regional and local business journals, newspapers, and newswires. Contains in-depth company, industry, product and executive news, covering both private and public companies. |
| UIUC Online Research Resources
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EBSCO Business Source Complete (1984-current) Contains 2,804 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. More than 200 of the journals have PDF full text back to 1965 or the first issue published. |
| UIUC Online Research Resources |
Wall Street Journal (1984-present) Contains the full text of articles, features and columns from the nation's preeminent business newspaper. Articles may be found by browsing a chronological list of issues or by performing full-text searches. Several items (stock tables, dividend tables, futures prices, Digest of Earnings tables, advertisements) that appear in Section C of the Wall Street Journal are not included. Updated daily.
** See Also: Wall Street Journal (Historical) (1889-1987) |
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Directories
Q.670
T36
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Thomas Register of American Manufacturers Includes a list of American manufacturers, their major products, and contact information. Useful for looking for competitors and their products. The web version is free, but you must register online first. |
Q.338.7402573
W217
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Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies Arranged alphabetically by company name and includes address, phone, financials figures, company type, year founded, number of employees, import/export status, and description of products or services. Other volumes are arranged geographically and ranked by sales within an SIC code. |
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Superpages.com Offered by Verizon, helps users locate local businesses within a specified area. |
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Demographics/Statistics
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U.S. Census Bureau The ultimate place to find comprehensive and detailed demographic information on the United States. The Subjects A to Z link lets you browse for topics. American FactFinder offers detailed demographic information on state, county, and city levels. |
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Un3s
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Statistical Abstract of the United States Provides an overview of statistics collected by the federal government and public and private organizations on social and economic conditions in the United States. Supplies tables of demographic data, industry statistics (divided into sections including agriculture, finance, technology, transportation, and services), labor statistics, and a summary of the latest economic census. |
| UIUC Online Research Resources |
SimplyMap "A web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data." (Requires account set-up.) |
330.9773
IL663
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llinois Statistical Abstract Contains statistical information about the population, income, economic activity, and government of the State of Illinois. Previous years in BEL Reference. Excel files available on the triangle workstation in Business & Economics Library computer lab. Statistical abstracts of other states are available here. |
Q.339.47
H816
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Household Spending Contains statistics on people's spending on different items such as apparel, entertainment, food and beverages, arranged by age, income, household type and region. |
381.305
R912b 2005
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Best Customers: Demographics of Consumer Demand Provides information about the spending patterns of American households and covers hundreds of specific individual products and services in categories such as apparel, entertainment, healthcare, travel and more. |
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MarketResearch.com Provides research reports on many markets and industries, including consumer goods, food and beverages, and life sciences and technology. |
658.8340973
L6261
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Lifestyle Market Analyst Contains statistics on lifestyle interests of different people in major cities in each state. Divided into market profiles by cities, lifestyle profiles by lifestyles and interests, and consumer segment profiles by age, sex, and marital status. Also lists consumer magazines and direct mail lists targeted to each lifestyle profile. Sample pages available here. |
317.3
AM354
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The American Marketplace: Demographics and Spending Patterns Contains statistics on population, education, housing, income, spending, and wealth. |
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