EC 320: Entrepreneurship (Frum)
General Information
The following sites provide information on business startups, business plans, etc:
- Small Business Administration
Try this site first!
- Business Plan Preparation
Templates, spreadsheets, sample business plans, informational links
(For templates see also check out Micorsoft Office templates.)
- Colorado Small Business Development Centers
Official Colorado State site
- Colorado Springs SBDC network”:http://cssbdc.org/site/index.php
- Colorado Springs Small Business Resource Guide
Hosted at UCCS. Local Colorado Springs and Colorado information.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library Contains several reference sources: Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, Business Plans Handbook, Encyclopedia of Small Business.
- Business.gov
U.S. government information for the business owner – statistics, regulations, guides.
- American Express Business Plan Guide
More business plan examples.
Article Databases
Consult recent articles for information on trends.
- Business Source Premier
- Coverage: 1965 - current
- A comprehensive index of indexing and abstracts for over 3,800 periodicals, most full text. Coverage of marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, econometrics, economics, international business, and more.
- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
- Coverage: 1977 - current
- Access to popular press material such as newspaper articles. Also contains law review articles.
Demographic Data
The following sources contain information on population, age, income, and consumer expenditures.
- American Factfinder
Demographic information from the Census; zipcode and other geography.
- Colorado Economic And Demographic Information System
Colorado county statistical information
- Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide
DOCS ATLAS G1019.R225 2 vol. Annual
Good demographic volume combining income and expenditures.
- Cole’s Cross Reference Directory: Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak Region
REF DESK F784.C7 C6 Annual
Industry Information
- US Industry and Trade Outlook Broad overviews, global and national trends and forecasts.
- Statistical Universe
Search industry or product name for sales data.
- Mergentonline
Public company and competitor information. Large industry outlook publications.
- Hoover's Online
Easier to use than Mergent above. Quick access to industry and competitor data.
- Associations Unlimited
Use to identify trade organizations. Good resources for data on specific industry groups.
- Zipcode Data on Industries
Number of industries and businesses located in a zipcode area.
Misc. Information
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Search for patent and trademark information.
- Trade Show Calendar
Use to locate a trade show for your product.
- Small Business Federal Tax Information
IRS business information.
- Standard Rate and Data Service located at UCCS Library
UCCS REFERENCE HF5905 .S792
Advertising rates in periodicals/newspapers. You can also try locating advertising rates on a magazine/newspaper’s website
- Thomas Register
Directory of manufacturers.
- A few Google suggestions for finding manufacturers for prototypes –
use search terms fabricators or prototypes with manufacturers and the material type. Example: Star Prototype
- Excel spreadsheets for the class are located on this ERes Page
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