Entrepreneurship and New Ventures

Getting Started	Markets/Demographics
Business Plans	Advertising
Companies	International Resources
Industries	Financing Sources

Getting Started

Ideas

For articles in business publications such as Inc, Entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal, and the Boston Globe Business Section, consult Electronic Journals. See especially articles in the Boston Globe's column, "Business and Innovation;" usually appears in Monday edition.

Search Business Databases for articles on specific companies, ideas, and industries.

Idea Cafe
http://www.businessownersideacafe.com
"A fun approach to serious business." This site includes resources, practical advice, business and marketing plans, and business news. Also includes profiles of and interviews with new business owners.

Websites that highlight technology areas and products:

Engaget.com
http://www.engaget.com/

Slashdot.org
http://slashdot.org/

TechOnLine
http://www.techonline.com

Startup Help

On the Web:

Business.gov
http://business.gov
Business.gov is a website managed by the Small Business Administration and other government agencies. It provides basic start up information including finding loans or grants, registering a business name, bidding on government contracts, etc. Also included is information on employment laws and permit and license requirements for specific businesses.

BizFilings.com
http://www.bizfilings.com
Articles on the different types of business incorporation; also includes a guide to incorporation in U.S. states.

Entrepreneur.com
http://entrepreneur.com/mag/
Helpful articles from Entrepreneur Magazine organized into categories: start-ups, home biz, franchise, money, marketing, management, e-biz, technology, advertising, sales, etc. Full text of Entrepreneur Magazine is available through Business Source Complete.

Edward Lowe Peerspectives
http://peerspectives.org
Edward Lowe Foundation site for entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the "next level". Hundreds of articles and briefs include topics such as human resource management, legal issues, technology, and more.

Entrepreneur's Guide to a Biotech Startup
http://www.evelexa.com/resources/startup_guide.cfm
This guide can be downloaded after registration.

Entrepreneurship.org
http://www.entrepreneurship.org/
Website sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; site includes Resource Center with articles and information on all aspects of entrepreneurship. Data is organized into six categories: Finance and Accounting, People/HR, Sales and Marketing, Products and Services, Operations, and the Entrepreneur.

Inc.com
http://www.inc.com
A wide variety of helpful information for business startups.

Insure U for Small Business
http://www.insureuonline.org/smallbusiness/
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) presents information for small business owners on the following insurance issues: workers' compensation, business property & liability, commercial auto use, group life & key person life, and home-based businesses.

National Business Incubation Association
http://www.nbia.org/index.php
The National Business Incubation Association advances business incubation and entrepreneurship by providing professionals with the information, education, advocacy and networking resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage companies worldwide. Site includes links to member incubators and consultants.

SCORE
http://www.score.org
SCORE is the Service Corps of Retired Executives and is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration. SCORE provides entrepreneurs with free, confidential face-to-face and email business counseling. Business counseling and workshops are offered at 389 chapter offices across the country. The website includes a free small business financing guide, templates for the business start up process and stories of successful new business ventures.

SBA - US Small Business Administration
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
The Small Business Administration offers step by step advice and assistance for starting a business.

In Print:

Books listed below are located in Pardee Reference- Section 8 - Entrepreneurship:

Encyclopedia of Small Business. 2nd edition
X HD 62.7 H553 2001
A one-stop source for valuable and in-depth information on a wide range of topics of interest to small business owners and entrepreneurs. Topics entered alphabetically in a two volume set.

Bond's Franchise Guide.
X HF5429.235 .U5 S66 2007

Harvard Business Essentials : Entrepreneur's Toolkit : Tools and Techniques to Launch and Grow your New Business.
X HD 62.5 H37378 2005

Entrepreneur Magazine's Ultimate Book of Franchises.
X HF 5429.23 .L47 2007

"How Much Can I make?" Actual Sales and Profit Potential for Your Small Business. 7th ed., 2007
X HF 5429.23 B6 2007
Contains 106 earnings claims statements from franchises in the food-service, retail and service-based industries. Presents analysis and explanations of this data.

Entrepreneur Magazine's Legal Guides:

Business Structures; How to Form a Corporation, LLC, Partnership, Sole Proprietorship
X KF 1355 Z9 S66 2007

Incorporate Your Business in Any State
X KF 1414.85 S67 2007

The Operations Manual for LLCs
XKF 1380 S664 2008

The Licensing Business Handbook. How to Make Money, Protect Trademarks, etc.
X HF 5429.255 R38 2007

The Small Business Bible; Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Small Business. X 62.7 S875 2008

Start Your Own Business: The Only Startup Book You Will Ever Need.
X HD62.5 E559 2007
Practical information and advice written by Entrepreneur Magazine staff.

Modern Corporation Checklist
X KF 1414.3 S242

Additional Books in Pardee Library:

101 Ways to Turn Your Business Green
HD 30.255 M56 2008 (Pardee Library, 4th Floor)

The Illusions of Entrepreneurship : the Costly Myths that Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By.
HB 615 s478 2008 (Pardee Library, 4th floor)

My Big Idea : 30 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Found Inspiration.
HC 252.5 A2 B75 2006 (Pardee Library, 4th floor)

Campus CEO; The Student Entrepreneur's Guide to Launching a Multimillion-Dollar Business.
HD 62.5 P556 2007 (Pardee Library, 4th Floor)

Getting Started in Consulting.
HD 69 C6 W459 2009 (Pardee Library, 4th Floor)

Technology Ventures; From Idea to Enterprise.
HC 79 I55 D674 2008 (Pardee Library, 4th Floor)

The Plan- as- You- Go Business Plan
HD 30.28 B4569 2008 (Pardee Library, 4th Floor)

Three Weeks to Startup
HD 62.5 B4845 2008 (Pardee Library, 4th Floor)

Ultimate Small Business Marketing Toolkit: all the tips, forms, and strategies you'll ever need. By Beth Goldstein.
HF5415.13 G58 2007 (Pardee Library, 2nd Floor); CD ROM at Pardee Circulation Desk. "The companion CD-ROM contains more than 75 fill-in-the-blank worksheets and formulas to help readers organize and analyze their marketing strategy."

For more books, use these search terms for the online catalog and e-books from NetLibrary: " Entrepreneurship", "New Business Enterprises", "New Business Enterprises - Management", "Small Business", and "Franchises (Retail Trade)".

For books on sustainability and environmental issues, use the keyword: "Sustainability" and these headings:
"Management - Environmental Aspects"
"Business Enterprises - Environmental Aspects"
"Corporations -Environmental Aspects"
"Industries - Environmental Aspects"

Patents

Research Guide: Patent and Trademark Searching
"Researching Patent and Trademark Information, Part 1(pdf)" and
"Researching Patent and Trademark Information, Part 2(pdf)"

Business Plans

Bankable Business Plans
X HD 30.28 R6442007 Pardee Reference-Section 8 - Entrepreneurship

BizplanIt.Com
http://www.bizplanit.com/
A business plan consulting firm, with some free resources.

Bplans.com: The Business Planning Resource Center
http://www.bplans.com/
A business planning resource for small business.

Carnegie Library Business Plans and Profiles Index
http://www.clpgh.org/subject/business/bplansindex.html
A guide to sample business plans for a variety of businesses. Some of the plans are online and others are in books. A link is provided if the plan is online.

Business Plans Handbook (via Answers.com)
A compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America. Includes business plan template, helpful organizations, agencies, and consultants. See also print version: Business Plans Handbook
X HD 62.7 B865 and other books on business plans in Pardee Reference-Section 8 - Entrepreneurship

SimpleBizPlanning.com
http://www.simplebizplanning.com/
A website that was designed to address the issue of why more entrepreneurs won't write business plans. The site claims to make the process easier by providing free templates, forms and worksheets, as well as business plan review articles. The site also offers articles and a free, bi-weekly e-zine.

Companies

Online Directories

Company Dossier (LexisNexis Academic)
Includes international and U.S. companies (public or private). Lists can be compiled by industry, geographic area, revenue, etc.

Reference USA [About]
Use the "Custom Search" to create lists of American companies (public or private) by industry and geographical area.

Guidestar Premium [About]
Provides information about the missions, programs, and finances of more than 1.7 million IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations, including public charities, private foundations and nonprofit trade associations. GuideStar also provides IRS Form 990 for each organization. For more on nonprofits, see the Nonprofit Organizations Research Guide.

Mergent Online [About] Works best with Internet Explorer.
Use "Advanced Search" to create list of public companies by industry, geographic location, financials, and many other variables.

Print Directories

Books of Lists (Boston Business Journal)
XHF3163.B7 B66 Available at Pardee Library Reference Desk
Lists of the largest profit and non-profit organizations in the Greater Boston Area. Categories include: Real Estate, Hospitality, Technology & Media, Biotechnology, Health Care, Banking and Finance, etc. Lists include the largest Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms and the largest Venture-Funded Startups.

New England Technology Directory
Pardee Reference - Section 12 - Career Resources: Health & Technology
XHD 9696 A3 U5693

Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies:
Vols. 1-3: Alphabetical listing
Vol. 4: Geographic Listing
Vols 6&7: State rankings by sales within 4 digit SIC
Pardee Reference - Section 13 - Company Information

Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies,
Vol. 5: Companies Ranked by sales within 4-digit SIC codes; Vol. 8: Companies Ranked by sales within 6-digit NAICS code.
Pardee Reference X ZHG4057 A575 2007, Industry Section, Table 1A: Industry Rankings.

Plunkett's Industry Almanacs: (located at Pardee Reference Desk)
Infotech - X HD 9696C63 U5287 2006
E-Commerce & Internet - X HF 5548.32 P58 2006
BioTech & Genetics X TP 248.17 P58
Healthcare Industry X HD 9994 U52 P68
Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry XHD 9502 U52 P625

See also Section 12 (Career Resources) and Section 13 (Company Information) of the Pardee Library Reference Section for other company directories.

For further information, see: Company Information - Resources (pdf)

Industries

Reports/Surveys

Industry Survey Locator
A database of industry surveys that appear in databases and in other reference material. A good place to check first for industry and product information and overviews.

ABI/INFORM Global [About]
Provides full text articles on companies and industries that appear in trade publications, regional business publications, general business publications, and business-oriented newswire services.

Business Source Complete [About]
In addition to full text articles, this database includes company, industry, and country profiles from Datamonitor, and monographs. Incorporates regional business news.

Encyclopedia of American Industries [About]
Business reference encyclopedia providing detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business. Covers manufacturing industries as well as service and non-manufacturing industries in the United States.

Factiva [About]
Search to locate full text articles in trade journals, newspapers, newswires and web sites.

First Research Industry Reports [About]
In depth overview and trends for 157 industries.

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Pardee Reference - Reference Desk
X HG 4501 S74
Current analysis of over 50 industries. Includes outlook, market, and current trends with comparative financial data for industries and companies.
See also, Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. Monthly Investment Review
Pardee Reference X HG 4501 S745 (Table 1)

GLOBUS & NTDB through STAT-USA [About]
Consists of two sections: GLOBUS (Global Business Opportunities)/ NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) and State of the Nation. Scroll down to "Market and Country Research." Information consists of a compilation of U.S. import and export statistics and related trade data from U.S. government agencies.

TableBase [About]
A database of statistical data on companies, products, industries, markets, demographics, and countries. Tabular data is drawn from statistical annuals, trade association reports, government agencies, international organizations, newsletters and journals. For a list of periodicals available electronically, consult the Electronic Journals page.

Statistics and Codes

BizStats.com
Industry statistics and financial ratios.

United States Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Provides data on industry, business, trade, transportation, population, and housing. Subject index is helpful in locating specific charts.

Economic Census: Industry data (sales, #establishments, #employees), etc.

NAICS and SIC codes: correspondence tables between older NAICS codes and SIC codes and 2002 NAICS Classification Codes and Titles. Correspondence tables between 2002 NAICS codes and 2007 NAICS codes also exist.

For additional industry statistics from government sources, see: Industry Statistics.

Associations

Financial ratios

For additional industry resources, see:

Find Business Articles and Data: select "Industries Markets & Products" as a business subject.

For further information, see: Industry Information - Resources (pdf)

Markets/Demographics

Market Share

Market Share Reporter
Pardee Reference - Industry Information - Table 1A
X HF 5415.2 M37 (Table 1)
An annual compilation of reported market share data on companies, products, and services. Organized by SIC code.

Mintel [About]
Includes reports on a variety of consumer products in U.S. and U.K. (some International). Reports contain the following information:
Supply Structure (brand and market share)
Market Size & Trends
Market Segmentation
Consumer (demographic information)
Retail Distribution
Also includes reports on Lifestyle and Internet Retailing. Use requires registration with a BU e-mail address.
Mintel Graphing Tutorial

Demographics

Local Market Audience Analyst
in SRDS Media Solutions
U.S. DMA reports include market profiles, lifestyle analysis, demographics, and PRIZM profiles. Includes:
1. Market Profile Reports: data for geographic markets, both on general demographics (age, income, etc.) and on lifestyles (proportion of households with people interested in gardening, etc.).
2. Lifestyle Analysis Reports: demographic data on those identified with a particular lifestyle group.
3. Demographic Reports: explore by demographic variable (e.g., 35-44 year-olds with $50,000-$74,999 income.), gaining market-by-market insight into where to find key audiences.
4. PRIZM Reports: provide insight into the household make-up of each DMA in the U.S. and the lifestyle traits of groupings of segments with common characteristics.

Print version, Lifestyle Market Analyst, can be found at the Pardee Library Reference Desk. Does not include PRIZM reports.

MRI Plus-Mediamark Internet Reporter [About] Works best with Internet Explorer.
Provides detailed consumer product data collected from a national sample of U.S. consumers. Data includes: demographics, product usage and media exposure.
Use requires registration with a BU e-mail address. For assistance, see the following:
MRI+Mediamark Login & Registration
Explanation of Media Report Types
How to Create and Read MRI+Mediamark Reports

From the U.S. Census Bureau:
Profiles of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 Census/Population(1500 pages)

Population Projections
Population estimates for the U.S. and for states.

For additional resources, see the following sections in the Marketing & Advertising Research Guide: Demographics, Media Demographics, and Media Directories.

Advertising

Advertising Costs

Advertising Expenditures

International Resources

Company Directories

American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries [About]
The database can be searched by company name, geographic area, industry, and revenue.

Company Dossier [ LexisNexis Academic]
Includes international and U.S. companies (public or private). Lists can be compiled by industry, geographic area, revenue, etc.

Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S. [About]
The database can be searched by company name, geographic area, industry and revenue.

Mergent Online [About] Works best with Internet Explorer.
Use "Advanced Search" to create list of public companies by industry, geographic location, financials, and many other variables.

Country Information

International Business - Country and Region [Pardee Library Research Guide]
For each country, sources for Finance, Trade & Commerce are included.

Business Source Complete [About]
For country reports/profiles, select "Country Profiles" (along the right side of the screen) after connecting to the database. Country reports are from Datamonitor, Global Insight, and other providers.

Doing Business 2009
Annual World Bank report that describes regulations and conditions for establishing and conducting business in 181 countries.

EIU - Economist Intelligence Unit [About] Works Only with Firefox
Economist Intelligence Unit publications that provide information on the economic and business conditions of countries. Included are Country Profiles, Country Reports, Country Commerce, and Country Finance. Reports can be searched by title of publication, country and by keyword.

OECD Economic Surveys from SourceOECD [About]
In-depth reviews of the economies of member countries and some non-member countries.

Industries/Markets/Demographics

Industry Survey Locator
Includes industry surveys that appear in databases and in reference material. Datamonitor surveys cover industries globally or in specific countries.

Mintel [About]
Includes reports on a variety of consumer products and markets in several countries. To find reports covering a product or industry, do an Advanced Search and select a country. Use requires registration with a BU e-mail address.
Mintel Graphing Tutorial

GLOBUS & NTDB through STAT-USA [About]
For international business markets and opportunities, see: "Today's Global Business Opportunity Leads," "Market and Country Research," and "International Trade Library Highlights."

Imports and Exports

IMPORT/EXPORT: How to Take Your Business Across Borders
HF 1416 N45 2009 (Pardee Library, 2nd Floor)

The following directories are located in Pardee Reference - Section 13 - Company Information:

Directory of United States Importers
HF3012 .D54
Directory of United States Exporters
HF3011 .D63
Directories of U.S. companies and the products imported or exported. Arranged by product, geographic area, and by company.

Financing Sources

Books listed below are in Pardee Reference - Section 12 - Career Resources: Finance & Investing

The Corporate Finance Sourcebook.
X HG 4057 A1565
Directory of major capital investment sources and related financial services, organized by type and searchable by geographic area, mostly US; venture capital, private lenders, commercial banks, etc.

Galante's Venture Capital & Private Equity Directory.
X HG 4961 V36 2007
Directory of venture capital and private equity sources, U.S. and International.

Massachusetts Venture Capital Directory; The Complete Guide to Venture Capital, Private Equity, Incubator, and Equity Investors.
X HG5128 M3 M37

The Venture Capital Cycle by Paul Gompers and
Josh Lerner, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 2d.ed.
HG 4963 G66 2004 (Pardee Library, 2nd. floor)
An examination of the fund-raising, investing, and exit stages of venture capitalists.

Venture Capital Handbook: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Capital.
HG 4965 G57 2002 (Pardee Library, 2nd. floor)

For additional sources, see: Venture Capital & Private Equity research guide.