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Small Business Information
Background Information (Encyclopedias and Handbooks)
American Business Disk
Location: CD-ROM LAN workstations
Can search for businesses that fit into a specific geographic area, $ sales range, number of employees. Generally provides basic directory information.
How to Set Up Your Own Small Business
Location: JPL Folio Stacks HD62.7 .F35 1995
2 vols. Contains 22 chapters dealing with various issues: starting out, market research, forecasting sales, legal issues, advertising, accounting, and more.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS codes)
Location: JPL Reference Stacks & JPL Reference Desk HF1042 .N6 1997
Free website: http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Replaces the SIC system. Developed jointly by U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC codes)
Location: JPL Reference Stacks & JPL Reference Desk HF1042 .A55 1987
Free website: http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
Lists government SIC codes (4-digit number used to identify industries). Many sources organize industry information by SIC code.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers/Thomas Register Catalog File
Location: JPL Multimedia, CDRom T12 .T612
Free website: http://www.thomasnet.com(requires free online registration)
33 vols. Annual. 2000 ed. Lists by product names and addresses of manufacturers and retailers.
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Books
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Databases & Article Searching
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Academic Universe (UTSA subscription)
The business section includes: articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, wires & transcripts; detailed financial data about companies; EDGAR filings, annual & quarterly reports & proxy statements; news from over 25 industries; accounting journals & literature; directories for trade show information. Updated continuously. Full Text
ABI/INFORM (UTSA subscription)
Gives citations and abstracts of articles in national business magazines and journals. Some articles can be viewed online and printed full text.
OVID versions cover 1985 - present. ProQuest Research Library version covers 1992 - present. Includes full-text articles from publications such as the Journal of Small Business Management, Inc., Small Business Economic Trends, & Small Business Reports. Full Text & Full Image
Access World News - (via NewsBank) (UTSA subscription)
Features full-text articles from the electronic editions of record for more than 1300 North and South American, African, Asian, Australian, and European newspapers. Each paper provides coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid advertising is excluded. Dates of coverage vary. Updated daily. Full Text
Business Source Complete (UTSA subscription)
Provides full-text coverage for over 9,400 general and scholarly business journals and other sources covering marketing, management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business. Also includes full-text business books; case studies; investment research, industry, market research, and country reports; and SWOT analyses. Some coverage begins in 1886. Full Text & Full Image
American City Business Journals
Free website: http://www.amcity.com/
Provides links to metropolitan business newspapers such as the San Antonio Business Journal.
Inc. Magazine
Free website: http://www.inc.com/incmagazine/
San Antonio Business Journal
Location: JPL & Downtown Library Current Periodicals & Newspapers
Older copies: JPL Microfilm Cabinet HF5500 .A2 S2655 [v.3:no.1 (1989:Jan.23) - v.9:no.52 (1996:Jan.18)]
also boxed in Special Collections
Free website: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/
San Antonio Business Journal...Book of Lists
Location: JPL Reference Desk & Downtown Library, Reference HF5500 .A2 S2657
Older copies: JPL Special Collections, Folio Stacks HF5500 .A2 S2657
Compilation of all the ‚lists‚ published in the San Antonio Business Journal: largest private-sector employers, fast-track companies, top 50 private companies, etc.
TSBJ: The Small Business Journal
Free website: http://www.tsbj.com/
See also:Subject Guide for Corporate Information: Periodical Articles
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Further Research (print & online guides, bibliographies, websites...)
American Express Small Business Exchange
Free website: http://home3.americanexpress.com/smallbusiness/
Bplans.com
Free website: http://www.bplans.com/
The Entrepreneur's Reference Guide to Small Business
Free website: http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/guide/guide2/
A revision of The Entrepreneur's Reference Guide to Small Business Information 2nd edition, compiled by the staff of Business Reference Services. Science, Technology, and Business Division. Library of Congress, Washington 1996. Includes many print resources--do a title search in UCAT to see if the UTSA Library owns or subscribes to a particular resource.
Financial Studies of the Small Business
Free website: Financial Research Associates
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HD2346.U5 F55 1999
9th ed. Provides financial ratios for smaller size firms (under $1,000,000.) Information is taken from over 1,000 independent Certified Public Accounting firms. Includes asset size, sales volume, and the 25% most profitable.
Inc. Magazine presents how to really create a successful business plan
Location: JPL Folio Stacks HG4027.6 G86 1996
Revised and expanded 3rd edition. Features the business plans of Pizza Hut, Software Publishing Corp., Celestial Seasonings, People Express, Ben & Jerry's.
Subject Guides for Corporate Information & Industry Information
Free website: http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Instruction/corporate.html
Free website: http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Instruction/industry.html
These UTSA Library subject guides list traditional print and online resources that provide information regarding market share, industry surveys, ratio analysis and other financial data.
Small Business Advancement National Center
Free website: http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/
From the University of Central Arkansas-College of Business Administration
Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse
Free website: http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/
A partnership between SBA, ASBDC, SBDC & UTSA. A comprehensive guide to online resources covering topics such as demographics, industry research, business plans, marketing,and home business.
Small Business Sourcebook: the Entrepreneur's Resource
Location: JPL Reference Stacks & Downtown Library, Reference HD2346.U5 S66
2 vols. Contains specific small business profiles arranged by business type, general small business topics, state listings, federal government assistance, and a master index of all entries in vols. 1 and 2. Use to identify various resources by business type. Vol. 1 lists SIC codes for profiled small businesses; vol. 2 contains a glossary of small business terms.
U.S.Small Business Administration
Free website: http://www.sba.gov/
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