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| Agricola | Subject Areas: US agriculture, life science and technology Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, some full text Source: Journals, monographs, theses, patents, software, audio-visual materials, and technical reports |
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Remote Access | Subject Areas: Business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies Source: Magazines, journals, newsletters, and business directories |
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Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 12 Volume 13 | Title: Business Plans Handbook Subject Areas: Entrepreneurship Type: A collection of actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses in North America. Source: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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| Business Searching Interface | Business Searching Interface provides user-friendly access the information contained in the Business Source Complete database. |
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| Business Source Complete | Subject Areas: All disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics Type: Bibliographic citations, full text Source: 11,200 sources including scholarly business journals, country economic reports and detailed company profiles |
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| Computer Source | Subject Areas: Computers, telecommunications, electronics, artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Internet Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Periodicals |
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| Economia y Negocios | Subject Areas: International business issues Type: Bibliographic citations, full text Source: More that 200 Spanish and Portuguese language periodicals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Spain, the United States, and others |
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 | Title: Encyclopedia of Small Business Subject Areas: Small business Type: Detailed articles and overviews of all the key information needs of small business users, including financing; financial planning; business plan creation; market analysis; sales strategy; tax planning and more Source: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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 | Title: Everyday Finance: Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship Subject Areas: Provides a mix of basic and practical information on economics, personal money management, and starting a business Type: Full text Source: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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Global Road Warrior | Subject Areas: All the details about a country a business traveler might need, from climate and currency to the the location of Internet cafes and museums. Includes detailed demographic data. Type: Full text Source: World Trade Press |
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 | Title: Know! Market Research for Small Businesses and Start-Ups Subject Areas: Provides an overview of the market research process, defines various types of research, and shows how to conduct a market research project from beginning to end Type: Full text Source: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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| MasterFILE Premier | Subject Areas: Nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: More than 1,900 general periodicals; reference and travel books; biographies; primary source documents; and an image college of photos, maps, and flags |
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| NetLibrary eContent | Subject Areas: Digital versions of books, journals, and database content owned by the Irving Public Library Type: Full text |
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| ReferenceUSA | Subject Areas: Detailed information on nearly 12 million U.S. businesses and 102 million U.S. residents (90 million U.S. households) Source: More than 5,600 Yellow Page and Business White Page telephone directories, annual reports, 10-Ks and other SEC information, government data, leading business magazines, trade publications, major newspapers, and postal service information |
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| Regional Business News | Subject Areas: Business, political, economic and other diverse, international news events Type: Full text Source: Regional business journals, newspapers and newswires |
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Small Business Sources in the Gale Virtual Reference Library | Subject Areas: Business plans, small business, business finance, market research Type: Full text Source: Business Plans Handbook, Encyclopedia of Small Business, Everyday Finance, Know! Market Research for Small Businesses, Woman Entrepreneur's Guide to Financing a Business |
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| Thomas Register of Manufacturers | Subject Areas: Industrial product news, search capabilities for suppliers, distributors and service companies Type: Directory listings, CAD drawings Source: Web-based resources |
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| Vocational & Career Collection | Subject Areas: Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs Type: Bibliographic citations, abstracts, full text Source: Nearly 350 trade and industry related publications |
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 | Title: Woman Entrepreneur's Guide to Financing a Business Subject Areas: Defines and explains four methods of financing a business Type: Full text Source: Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library |