Small Business Resources
Looking for tools to start or run a small business. Here are the essential resources from the library and valuable free resources for any business owner.
| Name | Description | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| DemographicsNow | Make sound business decisions with custom reports, market analysis, interactive maps and more tools to compare demographics for any U.S. geography. | Business & Finance |
| Florida Electronic Library | A powerful Reference collection of over 60 databases. Available resources include electronic magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, and books, providing information on topics such as current events, education, business, technology, and health issues. | Education Florida |
| Florida Small Business Development Center Network | The Florida SBDC Network provides tools, training, and resources to help small businesses grow and succeed. | Business & Finance Florida |
| Gale Business: Entrepreneurship | 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 | Business & Finance |
| Gale Business Insights: Essentials | Easily find information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports. | Business & Finance |
| Gale Directory Library | Search, sort and export information both from current directory editions as well as prior editions. Multiple directories can be cross-searched. | Business & Finance Directories & Phone Books Ebooks & Audiobooks |
| Gale General OneFile | One source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics including: consumer information, education, homework help, fiction & literature, government information, health, medicine & wellness, history, law & crime, magazines and journals, science, nature and business information. | General |
| Gale OneFile: Business | Business Collection provides summaries and articles covering business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. | Business & Finance |
| Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory | Discover content useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing a policy, analyzing trends, and more. | Business & Finance Education |
| Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship | Access to academic journals and magazines perfect for both business school students and entrepreneurs, with insights, tips, strategies and success stories. | Business & Finance |
| Gale OneFile: Hospitality And Tourism | Access to scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications that cover topics including the cultural and economic aspects of travel and tourism; current and relevant content of the hospitality and tourism industries. | Business & Finance Ebooks & Audiobooks |
| Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management | Search authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning, and more. Updated daily. | Business, Careers & Employment |
| Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines | Find titles like Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, US News and World Report, Vogue, Fortune, Business Week, National Review, Cosmopolitan, NPR and even Oprah. | Magazines & Newspapers Entertainment |
| Gale Power Search | Instantly access periodical and reference content in multiple Gale resources from a single starting point while cross-searching eBooks in the Gale Virtual Reference Library. | Education eBooks Homework Help Business & Finance Magazines & Newspapers Government History Careers |
| The New York Times | Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion on Washington, business, sports, movies, travel, books, jobs, education, real estate, cars & more. Archive access from 1851-1922 and 1981-present. | Newspapers Homework Help History Entertainment Business & Finance Art & Music |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook | The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics that includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings, and job outlook. | Education, Government, Business |
| Reference Solutions (Formally ReferenceUSA) | Powerful online reference and research tool providing instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on U.S. businesses and U.S. residents. Reference Solutions makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more. NEW! Learn how to create direct mail lists with our Reference USA tutorial video. | Business & Finance Careers & Employment |
| U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA | The U.S. Small Business Administration provides support to small businesses and entrepreneurs. They provide information on starting and managing a business, loans and grants, and training. | Business & Finance Careers & Employment Government |
| Universal Class | Free access to 500+ online courses with CEU credits available. Classes designed and led by professional instructors, complete with videos, assignments, and quizzes. Courses include crafts & hobbies, entrepreneurship, self-help & more. To get access, sign into the Libby app, then go to the "Extras" section on the library home screen. | Education Business & Finance Career |
| **NEW** Wall Street Journal | Get free instant access to the latest headlines, world and political news, industry-specific news from business and markets to tech and economy, videos and podcasts, and more with your library card. To get access, create a Wall Street Journal account and redeem your 72-hour pass. At the end of the 72-hour access period, simply sign in to your wsj.com account and redeem a new pass. Users are not permitted to share the sign-on credentials with any other person. | Newspapers Homework Help History Entertainment Business & Finance Art & Music |
| **NEW** Weiss Financial Ratings | Powered by Weiss Ratings and Grey House Publishing, this website gives you powerful new tools to protect your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth, and learn more about your finances. | Business & Finance Consumer Information |