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Starting
Points: Guide
to Small
Business Start-Up Resources |
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E F E R E N C E B O O K S
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Available for your use in the library,
these books
cannot be checked out. |
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346.065 War |
Start a Business in Florida |
Business plans,
state registration, fees and taxes, marketing, hiring
employees, federal regulations and much more |
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R
346.066 War |
Incorporate
in Florida |
Liabilities,
record keeping, state registration, taxes, business growth and
much more. |
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Fla
R 346.065 Sma |
SmartStart
Your Florida
Business |
Start-up
info, advice, statistics, contacts, business plan help,
marketing
and more. |
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R 650.03 Enc |
Encyclopedia
of Business and Finance |
Over
300 entries covering accounting, economics, finance,
information
systems, law, management and marketing. |
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R 650.03 Kno |
Knowledge
Exchange Business Encyclopedia |
Tips,
insight and advice from corporate and academic leaders.
Illustrated. |
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658.022 Fal |
How
to Set Up Your Own Small Business |
Forming,
buying, franchising businesses, selecting locations, office
set-up, business plans, financing and more. |
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658.022 O’Ha |
SBA
Loans – A Step-By-Step Guide |
The
ins and outs of loans, developing plans, lending statistics.
With forms. |
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R 658.022 Sma |
Small
Business Source Book |
Contact
info for thousands of small businesses, profiles, SIC codes,
and
more. |
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R 658.022 Ste |
Entrepreneur’s
Ultimate Start-Up Directory |
The
basics on 1350 business start-up ideas, resources, and
advice |
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R 658.1 Bus |
Business
Plans Handbook |
Plans
of 33 businesses, a directory of 750 Small Business
Development Centers, glossary of business terms, and other helpful information. |
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R
658.8 Enc |
Encyclopedia
of
Major Marketing
Campaigns |
"Five
hundred of the most notable advertising and marketing
initiatives of the
twentieth century." |
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F I N D I N G
B O O K S & O T H E R L
I B R A R Y M A T E R I A L S /
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
346, 658 |
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addition to reference books, you may want to search for
other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject
search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s
online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web
page (www.wppl.org),
then Search Our Catalog.
Good
subject searches for this topic are small
business and entrepreneurship. |
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e B O O K S |
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library has to offer located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search
for employment and career books by the following categories: subject,
title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail. |
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
·
The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R.
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using your
library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles in these databases using your choice of
keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or
even a certain magazine.
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BPlans |
Business
plans and advice for all steps of a new business.
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Entrerpreneur.com |
Extensive
tips, articles, business plans and more, including franchise
information. |
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Findlaw
for Business |
All
aspects of legal advice, tips, articles, lawyer finder, and
more. |
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Florida
Department of State: Division of Corporations |
File
business entities, trade and service marks, judgment liens,
and fictitious name registrations. A
registry and information resource for almost all business activity in
Florida. |
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My
Own Business |
Dedicated
to the education of entrepreneurs, this site includes a free
14-session business course. |
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Small
Business Administration |
A detailed guide to
starting, financing, and managing a business, Q & As,
counseling and much more. |
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Smart
Biz |
Articles
on starting a business, financing, pr, news, legal forms, a
forum and more. |
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Start
Up Basics |
All
the basics neatly organized from the
US
government’s Small Business Administration. |
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Start
Up Journal |
The
Wall Street Journal’s Center for Entrepreneurs. |
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The
UCF Small Business Development Center |
The
University of Central Florida’s Small Business
Development Center provides fee-based business seminars and free one-on-one
counseling for Central Florida small business owners.
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See also, the Library's
Small Business links.
For additional information, please see a reference
librarian.
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