LibGuides: Business & Economics: Entrepreneurship

Patents

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Electronic Resources for Entrepreneurship

Business Source Complete
MarketResearch.com Academic
Provides market intelligence on consumer demographics, market size and growth trends, industry forces and structure, product trends, competitive environment analysis, and company profiles.
Newspaper Source
Newspaper Source provides full text for many international and regional newspapers. In addition, television and radio news transcripts are also provided.
Regional Business News
This database provides full text coverage for regional business publications in metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Wall Street Journal
Access all WSJ content online from the Dow Jones website in the original online layout. Online coverage of the popular business newspaper, including analysis tools and news from the past four years.

Note: Create an account here
Barron's
Barron's publishes business and financial market news. It is published weekly and includes a summary of the previous week's market-affecting items.

NOTE: Barron's is restricted to Stuart School of Business. You must create a personal login from an on-campus computer, then you will have access from off-campus.

Websites

Business.gov
The official business link of the U.S. government is managed by the Small Business Administration.
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearing House on Entrepreneurial Education
Articles produced by CELCEE contain abstracts of material on entrepreneurial education at all levels. While they previously had their own database, they are now housed within the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC).

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This link provides a list of results for CELCEE-produced articles. Click the ""Search Within Results" link to search for additional parameters.
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Stanford University
Provides information on Academic Programs, Research, Field Projects, and Conferences.
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
An international nonprofit organization that introduces low-income and at-risk young people to the world of business and entrepreneurship by teaching them how to develop and operate their businesses
The Street.com
News articles about Fortune 500 companies. Also lists IPOs.

Business Plan Resources

U.S. Small Business Administration
By Small Business Administration. A comprehensive outline and advice for preparing a business plan.

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