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http://www.kc.frb.org/SPCH&BIO/Entrepreneurship-Cerner-042805-final.pdf
This is an excellent description of the role of entrepreneurship as a source of growth in an economy. The article, which compares and contrasts the record of the U.S. with other nations, was written by the President and C.E.O. of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank.
http://www.nowpublishers.com/now/product.aspx?product=ENT&doi=0300000001§ion=ch01
This is a readable and broad-based review of several issues concerning growth (at the level of the firm, industry, and economy) and its relationship to entrepreneurship.
http://wwwc.house.gov/smbiz/
This is the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business committee’s website. It covers a variety of topics dealing with the role of small business in our economy and government programs to support small business and entrepreneurship.
www.nefe.org
This site of the National Endowment for Financial Literacy has wonderful information (including articles and a PowerPoint presentation) for aspiring entrepreneurs. These features can be retrieved by going to the nefe.org site, click on “welcome,” then click on “search,” and type “entrepreneur.”
www.sba.gov/starting_business/startup/entrepreneurialtest.html
The Small Business Administration has an interactive website that features an entrepreneurial personality test. Students will receive their total score indicating entrepreneurial potential.
http://bhswk.hbs.edu
Harvard Business School has many online articles for aspiring entrepreneurs. These articles include “Lesson of Successful Entrepreneurs,” “A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs,” and “Want to be an Entrepreneur?” These articles can be found by going to the above website and clicking on “Entrepreneurship.”
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/index.html
This is a useful site offered by the United States Small Business Administration. It includes business plan basics and overviews of financing, marketing, human resource management, legal aspects, and various special interest topics.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizstartups/0,4235,,00.html
This site provides a wide array of topics of interest and importance to someone considering starting a business. It includes links to sources covering legal basics, raising money, marketing, getting help, and finding the perfect business idea.
http://www.merchantos.com/articles/business-resources/startup-business-resources/ Startup Business Resources
http://www.inc.com/guides/start_biz/
This is an excellent compilation of documents of interest to a prospective entrepreneur. Topics covered include writing a business plan (an expansive, easy-to-understand guide is provided), patents, raising start-up capital, setting up a home office, market research, etc.
http://asbdc.ualr.edu/bizfacts/
This is the site of the Arkansas Small Business Development Center. It offers guidelines on virtually every aspect of entrepreneurship, including buying a business. It provides a useful and easy-to-follow method for valuation of the business being considered for purchase.
http://www.business.gov/phases/launching/buy_business/index.html
Included here are topics including purchase research, determining value, sales agreement, due diligence, and a closing checklist.
http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/buysellabiz/a/buybusinessstep_p.htm
This is a short and practical description of what the process of purchasing a business should look like. The author, Susan Ward who wrote “Your Guide to Small Business: Canada,” provides an interesting comparison of locating and deciding on a business with what is involved in buying a used car.
http://www.inc.com/guides/start_biz/20674.html
This site provides the prospective buyer with a guide to assist in the screening, evaluation, and purchase of a franchise. It includes hints on investigating franchisors, a business plan tailored for a franchise start-up, and a work sheet to help in controlling expenses.
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/franchise/before_buying_franchise_brochure.html
This is a “must read” site for anyone considering a franchise. It describes the legal situation in a clear and helpful way.
http://www.franchiseopportunities.com/
This site provides a glimpse of the broad range of franchises available. Categories of franchises, e.g., automotive, cleaning, foods, travel, are listed, with individual franchise opportunities within each, which are in turn linked to the franchisor website.
http://www.business.gov/phases/launching/buy_franchise/consumer_guide.html
This site is called the Consumer Guide to Buying a Franchise. It described the benefits and responsibilities of franchise ownership and outlines issues concerning costs, controls, and terminations and renewal. It also provides guidelines for screening and selecting a franchisor.
www.mbemag.com
This online magazine provides articles of interest to women and minority entrepreneurs. It also provides an online resource center and a calendar of events.
www.ebony.com
John Harold Johnson was the founder of Ebony and Jet Magazines. The October 2005 issues of Ebony was dedicated to the “life and legacy” of this great entrepreneur. It is possible to order back issues of this magazine from the website.
www.womanowned.com
This site provides “information, tools, networking opportunities, and advice.” It plans to establish a portal to help women sell their products.
www.nfwbo.org
This site is operated by the Center for Women’s Business Research. The Center provides research, consulting, and resource and educational materials.
www.aahbb.org
This site includes resources for home-based entrepreneurs, information about insurance, zoning, and frequently asked questions.
www.usahomebusiness.com
Home-based entrepreneurs will find a wealth of resources on many home-based business topics as well as links to other helpful websites.
www.smallbusinessoutpost.com
Home-based entrepreneurs will find free information, a free online newsletter, and helpful articles on a variety of business management topics.
www.mnhomebiz.org
The American Association of Microbusinesses operates this website to provide education and networking opportunities for home-based entrepreneurs. The Association has regular meetings, mailings, and benefits for its members.
http://fobi.gvsu.edu/fobi/
The Family-Owned Business Institute includes research, events, and an “Ask the Experts” column. It also includes excellent profiles of family-owned businesses.
www.sba.gov/library/pubs/ed-l.pdf
This is a 33-page report on the topic of transferring management in the family-owned business. It includes topics such as balancing family and business goals, choosing a successor, and estate planning.
www.nfib.com
The National Federation of Independent Businesses has numerous articles of interest to family-business owners. These articles can be retrieved by going to the nfib.com website and typing “family business” in the “search” box.
www.teonline.org
Teonline provides information for inventors and entrepreneurs. The site includes links to manufacturers, marketers, and technical support. It also includes articles of interest for inventors.
www.invent.org
This is the site for Invent Now, a non-profit organization. Students may visit the online inventors hall of fame, get information about workshops, and helpful advice for patenting a product.
www.uspto.gov
This is the official website of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The site provides inventor resources and an online patent search capability.
www.benlore.com
This is the website of the Entrepreneur’s Mind. This site contains wonderful real-life stories of successful entrepreneurs and how they grew their businesses. It also features advice from industry experts and academicians.
www.fortune.com/fortune/smallbusiness
This website of Fortune Magazine has an “Ultimate Resource Guide” that is designed for entrepreneurs of growing companies. Students visiting this site would find entrepreneurs with real-world problems and advice from experts.
http://entrepreneurs.about.com
This website has a wealth of information on issues for growing businesses. Links on the site include “Running a Business,” “Case Studies and Interviews,” and “Resources.”
http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/ustrade.html
This is a site maintained by U.S. Census Bureau providing monthly foreign trade statistics. It is an excellent and timely source of information containing numerous reports and analyses with links to many other data sources.
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/bop/bop.htm
The International Monetary Fund offers this site as an entry into balance of payment and direct investment annual reports and statistical reports. The data include descriptions of economic performance of selected countries.
http://www.export.gov/exportbasics/index.asp
This is a useful preview of the steps in reaching overseas markets. The site gives the “Exporting Basics Life Cycle” made up of the 7 essential steps: going from a self-assessment of whether exporting is a good decision, to research guidance, to ways of finding and developing trade contacts, to using freight forwarders, to arranging follow-up on transactions.
American Factfinder (http://www.factfinder.census.gov)
Easy to use portal for obtaining census data [FREE SITE]
BizStats (http://www.bizstats.com)
A variety of financial data on various retail categories [FREE SITE]
Business & Company Resource Center (http://www.gale.com/BusinessRC)
Information on the organization and structure of industries, current industry trends
[Fee based... Free if accessed through school library]
City-Data.com (http://www.city-data.com)
Detailed information on cities, including median resident age, median household income, ethnic mix of residence, and arial photos [FREE SITE]
County Business Patterns (http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html)
Resource for looking at business activity, including the number of competitors at a city, county, or state level
[FREE SITE]
Hoovers Online (http://www.hoovers.com)
Brief histories and financial information on companies, industries, people, and products. Premium service provides acciess to detailed financial information and 10-K reprots for publicly traded firms
[Free/ premium version available for a fee or usually free at the school library]
IBISWorld (http://www.ibisworld.com)
Detailed reports on 100s of industries including industry stats, trends, buyer behavior, and expected returns [Free/ premium version available for a fee or usually free at the school library]
Lexis-Nexis Academic (http://www.lexisnexis.com)
Access to sales data for public adn pricate firms, powerful search engine. Estimate the financial performance of similar buisnesses Go to "Business" and then "Company Financial" [fee-based/FREE if accessed through school library
MagPortal.com (http://www.magportal.com)
Search engine and directory for finding online magizine afticles. Access to ariticles about product, services and industry of interest. [FREE]
Mergent Online (http://www.mergentonline.com)
Access to financial data, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows, of more than 10,000 U.S. public corporations [Fee-based, typically free if accessed through the school library]
Mintel (http://www.mintel.com)
Detailed reprots on 100s of industries, including industry stats, trends, buyer behaviors, and expected returns [Fee-based, typically free if accessed through the school library]
ProQuest (no public site)
Robust search engine for searching publications like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times
[Fee-based, typically free if accessed through the school library]
Quickfacts (http://www.quickfacts.census.gov)
Access to census bureau data, including population, median household income, census breakdowns by age, and other demographic characteristics [FREE]
ReferenceUSA (http://www.referenceusa.com)
contact information, estimated annual sales, credit rating score, year established, news on public and private companies. Estimate financial performance of similar businesses [FREE]
Standard & Poor NetAdvantage (http://www.netadvantage.standardpoor.com)
Detailed reports on 100s of industries, industry stats, trends, buyers behavior and expected returns
[Fee-based, typically free if accessed through the school library]
(http://www.idii.com/)
(http://www.weddles.com/associations/index.cfm)
(http://ipl.org/div/ao
Website addresses of trade associations in all fields. A good general resource to obtain data about industries of interest [FREE]
Yahoo! Idustry Center (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic)
DIrectory of industries, list of companies in each industry. Latest industry news. Performance data on top performing companies in an industry