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    The official U.S. government link to business information. Users can browse the following topics: Business Laws; Employees; Finances; Government Contracting; International Trade; Other Entrepreneurial Communities; Research And Resources; Taxes; Training; Work Environments.
Library Resources

BizMove.com: Small Business Knowledge Base
An online toolkit for anyone starting a small business.

Full-content Sites

Bplans.com
A site that provides free online sample plans for business, marketing and advertising, as well as sample mission statements and executive summary statements.
Users can browse each category or search by keyword.

Business.GOV
The official U.S. government link to business information. Users can browse the following topics: Business Laws; Employees; Finances; Government Contracting; International Trade; Other Entrepreneurial Communities; Research And Resources; Taxes; Training; Work Environments.

Business Plan Archive
This is a free online archive of thousands of real business plans, chronicling the development of the dot com era.  Registration is required, but free, for access to the archive.  Dozens of documents related to a business, in addition to the business plan, may be available, such as: company profile, executive summary, product information, sales information, financial information, company structure information, and press releases.

BusinessTown.com
An Internet site for those interested in starting and running a small business.  Topics covered, in depth, include: Accounting; Advertising; Associations; Books; Business Directories; Business Opportunities; Business Planning; Careers; Consulting; Entrepreneur; Finance; Letters & Forms; Getting Started; Hiring & Firing; Home Business; Internet; Legal; Managing a Business; Managing People; Marketing; Office; Presentations; Sales; Selling a Business; Taxes; Time Management; Travel & Maps; TurnAround; Valuing a Business.

CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
The business tools include a collection of model business documents, financial spreadsheet templates, checklists, and official government forms for small business owners.  Topics covered: Asset Protection; Government Contracting Forms; Starting Your Business; Business Finance; IRS Tax Forms; State Tax Forms; Compensation and Benefits; Marketing; Vehicles and Equipment; Employee Management; Recruiting and Hiring; Worker Safety.

ECT News Network
The network currently includes several e-business and technology news sites: the E-Commerce Times®, TechNewsWorld™, LinuxInsider™, CRM Buyer™ and MacNewsWorld™. ECT News also publishes the E-Commerce Minute™ and the Tech News Flash™ daily newsletters and the ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter™.  Topics covered include: E-Commerce and E-Business, Information Technology (IT), Internet Trends, Enterprise Networking, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Internet and Network Security, Wireless Technologies, Mobile Commerce (M-Commerce), Linux, Open Source & Operating Systems, Tech Stocks & Financial Deals, Mac Computing.

Kauffman eVenturing
From a foundation that encourages entrepreneurship in the United States, this site covers topics in finance & accounting, people & HR, sales & marketing, products & services, and operations. It includes entrepreneurs’ stories, a Weblog, and a glossary.

Library Subscription Databases -- accessible only to Temple students, faculty, and staff

Business and Company Resource Center

Business Plans Handbooks

Business Source Premier

Investext Plus

LexisNexis Academic

MarketResearch.com Academic

Major Print Resources

Community Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics:

1993 -Paley Library HA 203 S66 [Latest in Reference; next-to-the-latest only at Ambler Library]

Lifestyle Market Analyst:

1995 -Paley Library HF 5415.33 U6 L54 [Latest in Reference; next-to-the-latest only at Ambler Librar

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Entrepreneurship News You Can Use
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