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Growing Your Business at the BIC
First Steps Exploring New Connections
Knowing the Customers Look for Information Via our Computers

Day to Day of Business

 Introducing Our Online Databases
Some sources are available at branch libraries. Please consult the Library catalog.
 
First Steps
Creating a business plan? Reaching out for industry data? Searching for financial assistance? These sources provide useful information.
R658 B96452 BUSINESS PLANS HANDBOOK
Multi-volume source of successful business plans that have been developed by small businesses. These plans reflect a wide range of business opportunities.
R658.31025 D6287 DIRECTORY OF VENTURE CAPITAL FIRMS
A directory that provides access to information on over 1400 domestic and 1700 international venture capital firms
Government Information Station United States. Bureau of the Census
ECONOMIC CENSUS
The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level. A librarian can help you find data for your business plan from the bureau’s website.
R658.31 F191f Fallek, Max and Kris Solie-Johnson
FINDING MONEY FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
A step-by-step view of how to secure financing for business start-up or for an ongoing business operation.
R658 Al12f

Alarid, William M.
FREE HELP FROM UNCLE SAM TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS (OR EXPAND THE ONE YOU HAVE)
A most useful source that helps the fledgling and established entrepreneur connect to federal assistance.

R658 St35L Steingold, Fred
LEGAL GUIDE FOR STARTING & RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS Designed to assist in answering legal questions about the operation of a business.
R658.31025 N2135n NASBIC (National Association of Small Business Investment Companies) MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
A directory to SBICs, which are privately organized and managed venture capital firms licensed by the SBA to financially assist small businesses.
R658.3 R1 RMA ANNUAL STATEMENT STUDIES
A gold standard source for the number-crunching portion of a business plan or for the planning of future growth.
R658.31 Oh107 O'Hara, Patrick D.
SBA LOANS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
A source that takes one through the process of obtaining financial assistance from the federal government’s Small Business Administration.
R658 Sm186 SMALL BUSINESS SOURCEBOOK
Where to reach out for information on business start-ups. More than 300 business opportunities are profiled along with more than 90 general business topics.
R338 Su766 SUPPLIER DIVERSITY RESOURCE GUIDE
A guide to public and private resources for the minority entrepreneur.

Knowing the Customers
Your customer base….where do they live? who are they? what do they buy? Turn to the following sources for statistical and demographic information on current and future consumers. Remember BIC.
Government Information Station CENSUS 2000 - U.S. Bureau of the Census. The decennial look at who we are is available at your library, where a librarian can help you navigate the results of the latest census.
R658.5 L6266 LIFESTYLE MARKET ANALYST
Find your customers and know more about them through this source. A blend of demographic, geographic, and lifestyle information that provides an annual statistical view of the trends of the consumer by metropolitan area.
R333.77 M106 MPA: MARKET PROFILE ANALYSIS
A consumer and business demographic report of the Youngstown, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area from Dun & Bradstreet and Claritas Inc. Find vital information by county, zip code, and census tract for evaluating existing markets and determining future business plans.
R658.5 Ed48 Editor and Publisher Company
MARKET GUIDE
An annual publication that brings updated statistics on the U.S. population by state,county, and metro areas. Included are statistics on population, ages, ethnicity, housing, income, education, and retail sales.
R658.5 V233m4 Valdes, M. Isabel
MARKETING TO AMERICAN LATINOS: A GUIDE TO THE IN-CULTURE APPROACH
Gain insights into the Hispanic population and find marketing strategies for this fast-growing segment of the population.
R312 N4205am… New Strategist Series
American Attitudes: What Americans Think About the Issues That Shape Their Lives
  American Health: Demographics and Spending of Health Care Consumers
  American Incomes: Demographics of Who Has Money
  Baby Boom: Americans Born 1946 to 1964
  Demographics of the U.S.: Trends and Projections
  Generation X: Americans Born 1965 to 1976
  Millennials: Americans Born 1977 to 1994
  Older Americans: A Changing Market
  RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY
Selected titles from the well-received series published by New Strategist that answers questions concerning the American consumer. These are excellent sources that allow one to see trends for current and future business planning through their analysis and presentation of statistical information.

DAY TO DAY OF BUSINESS
Need to find importers, exporters, manufacturers? Is your business thinking globally? What is the best copier to buy for quality reproduction? Look to the library and these sources.
• Sources of Products & Services
R658.7 D6278 DIRECTORY OF BUSINESS TO BUSINESS CATALOGS
A directory to the suppliers of products needed by businesses to manage their daily operations.
R382 D6282 DIRECTORY OF UNITED STATES EXPORTERS
R382 D6284 DIRECTORY OF UNITED STATES IMPORTERS
Companion volumes to U.S. importing and exporting companies. A product index and a Harmonized Commodity Code index direct one to exporters and importers that match your business needs.
R796 Sp6759 SPORTS MARKET PLACE
A directory to the world of sports and sports commerce that is a key to this industry.
R658.5 T368 THOMAS FOOD & BEVERAGE MARKETPLACE
A directory to the manufacturers and suppliers of food products, ingredients, equipment, supplies, and services.
R670 T361 THOMAS REGISTER OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS AND THOMAS REGISTER CATALOG FILE
Find the source you need for over 68,000 product and service categories. Expanded
product information is available from the catalog data of over 800 companies.
...PLUS DIRECTORIES TO MANY MANUFACTURING & SERVICE SECTORS

• Thinking Internationally
R330.951 Z673D5 Zinzius, Birgit
DOING BUSINESS IN THE NEW CHINA
R330.98 B3885d5 Becker, Thomas H.
DOING BUSINESS IN THE NEW LATIN AMERICA
Each book is both a handbook and a guide to developing businesses and business relationships in these growing markets.
R382 Ex753f EXPORTERS’ ENCYCLOPAEDIA
Expand to international markets with country-by-country guides to key data for trade opportunities.
R670 F864 FRASER'S CANADIAN TRADE DIRECTORY
A directory of Canadian manufacturers and distributors with product and service categories for more than 30,000 companies.
R670 K299 KELLY'S (United Kingdom manufacturing and industrial service companies)
A directory to suppliers of products and services in the United Kingdom with product and service categories for more than 90,000 companies.

• Marketing & Advertising
R659 Ad952 ADVERTISING RED BOOKS
A source for detailed information on advertising agencies throughout the United States.
R659 D6286 DIRECT MARKETING LIST SOURCE
Does your business require quality lists for direct marketing? Turn to this comprehensive source from Standard Rate and Data Service to connect with opportunities to use the mail for promotion and advertising.

• And More
R658.1 B4665 BETTER BUYS FOR BUSINESS
Check this source to find current and independent evaluations for major office equipment purchases.
R331 Sa88e Sautter, M.G.
EMPLOYMENT IN OHIO: GUIDE TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AND REGULATIONS
A timely guide to employment laws, regulations, and practices for the state of Ohio.
R347.7 L5225 LEGAL BASICS FOR SMALL BUSINESS
This source, published by the Ohio State Bar Association, provides basic legal information for Ohio businesses. Fifteen major topics that impact owning a business are covered.

Exploring New Connections

Trade directories, online databases, the Internet….look to these sources to find customers for your products and services. Whether searching for new local customers or customers a continent away, the library has information for you. Residential information is now available if your target is the individual consumer.

AND... learn about these new connections. Find current background information on companies through our many sources. The Information Services Department’s local files contain information from area newspapers on many businesses throughout the Mahoning Valley, and the department’s sources can also lead you to information about companies outside of our area.

R362 Am35 AHA GUIDE TO THE HEALTH CARE FIELD
A comprehensive directory and guide to hospitals, health care systems, networks, health organizations, agencies, and providers from the American Hospital Association.
R338 B5615 BLACK PAGES
A directory to African American businesses in Greater Akron, Canton, Youngstown and Warren.
R070 G1312 GALE DIRECTORY OF PUBLICATIONS AND BROADCAST MEDIA
A guide to publications and broadcasting stations throughout the United States and Canada. Key in to an area's newspapers, magazines, journals, radio and television stations, and cable systems.
R338 N2135 NATIONAL MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS DIRECTORY
A directory to over 8000 certified women and minority owned firms in the United States.
R381 W8928 WORLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTORY
A directory to chambers of commerce worldwide and to convention/visitors bureaus and economic development organizations throughout the United States.

LOOK FOR INFORMATION VIA OUR COMPUTERS

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  • Investigate online access to newspapers, magazines, and trade journals to spot trends, keep
    track of business sectors, and gain background information on national and regional customers
    and suppliers.
  • Find customers and suppliers through powerful databases.
  • Find websites of potential customers and providers of products and services.
  • Use computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

INTRODUCING OUR ONLINE DATABASES
Business & Company Resource Center
A comprehensive database that provides timely and authoritative information on business, companies, and industries. Find articles, company data, investment analysis and more.
Business Source Premier
Provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business, with full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. A special feature of Business Source Premier is access to industry profiles from a variety of sources – full text industry profiles from DataMonitor, industry almanacs from Plunkett Research and industry yearbooks from Global Insight.
D&B Million Dollar Database
Find basic information on approximately 1,600,000 U.S. and Canadian leading public and private businesses, with sales greater than $1 million or more than 20 employees. Company information includes contact details, key officers, company profiles, executive biographies, number of employees, sales, links to websites, employment trends, and facility details.
DemographicsNow Library Edition
DemographicsNow Library Edition provides access to demographic data and has the ability to generate maps and reports including information about consumer expenditures, population, income, race, housing, employment and Mosaic cluster groups by various geographic breakdowns.		 home access coming soon
EBSCOhost
Select Masterfile Premier, Business Source Premier, and Regional Business News from the EBSCOhost databases and conduct a focused search in the world of business information.
InfoTrac Small Business Collection
Small Business Collection from Gale is a great resource for business students and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals, complemented by 6 eBook titles.
Mergent Online
Find current and historical data on public companies with Mergent Online that can include real time SEC (EDGAR) filings. Create custom reports and company analysis reports.
Morningstar.com Library Edition
This online resource tracks more than 20,000 stocks and funds, providing reports with detailed information including 5-year stock price history, ratios, SEC filings, ownership data, and a written analysis.
ReferenceUSA
        Business, Health Care, New Businesses, and Residential
A powerful source that can quickly identify potential customers, suppliers, and contacts through a database of over 13 million businesses. The database also includes a residential module with data on over 120 million U.S. residences.
Regional Business News (EBSCO)
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage
Get online access to Standard & Poor's Stock Reports database of approximately 5,000 publicly traded companies listed on the New York, American, NASDAQ and regional stock exchanges. Each report provides a concise picture of a company's health, along with Standard & Poor's estimates of the stock's worth, whether it's overvalued or undervalued, and analyst opinions on investment potential and earnings estimates.
Stat-USA
An online database from the Economics and Statistics Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Find business leads for doing business with the government. Gather timely and historical statistical information. Search its National Trade Data Bank for manufacturers, resellers and buyers in the United States and around the world.

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