Guides/Information Sources for Small Business
Theo Haynes, Reference Librarian

Small Business Sourcebook. Detroit, Gale Research Company. Biennial. (REF HD2346.U5S66).

 A guide to the information services and sources provided to small businesses by associations, consultants, government agencies (federal, state, and local), suppliers, trade shows and venture capital firms. Kinds of small business arranged alphabetically, with start-up information, professional or trade associations, educational programs, reference works, sources of supply, statistics sources, trade periodicals, trade shows and conventions, consultants, franchises and business opportunities, computerized databases, computer systems/software, libraries, research centers, and other resources of interest, specific to each type of business.

Business Plans Handbook. Detroit, MI , Gale Research, 1995. (RESERVE HD62.7.B865 yr.1995).

 A compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughhout North America.

Small Business Profiles: A Guide to Today's Top Opportunities for Entrepreneurs. Detroit, MI, Gale Research, 1994+. (REF HD62.7.S62 v1+).

For about 70 types of business in each volume, this series provides specific information on costs and profits, financing, location and setup, layout and design, management issues, staffing, training employees, inventory, marketing, advertising, licenses and insurance.

Business Plans to Game Plans : A Practical System for Turning Strategies into Action, by Jan B. King ; edited by James Walsh. Santa Monica, CA, Merritt Publishing, 1994. (REF HD62.5.K46 1994).

 Includes tactics, setting direction, setting budgets, financial scorekeeping, marketing, product development, and operations.

Complete Handbook for the Entrepreneur, By Gary Brenner, Joel Ewan, Henry Custer. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1990. (REF HD62.5.B74 1990).

Designed to cover the topics most asked abut by entrepreneurs, this deals with getting started, franchises, legal forms of business, government requirements, the business plan, marketing, accounting, taxes, insurance, funding, and operation of the business.

The Small Business Resource Guide: Government and Private-Sector Assistance for Small Growing Companies, sponsored by U.S. Dept. Of Commerce and IBM. Alexandria, VA, Braddock Publications, 1994. (REF HD2346.U5S62 1994).

 Includes federal government resources by subject; state specific ones, including state chambers of commerce; private sector business associations; information on technology and on-line resources; a listing of SBDC's; and a glossary.

Mancuso's Small Business Resource Guide, by Joseph R. Mancuso. Naperville, Ill., Sourcebooks, 1996. (REF HD62.7.M367 1996).

Arranged alphabetically by topic, this lists sources for all types of information of use to the entrepreneur.

Small Business Bible: The Make-or-Break Factors for Survival and Success, by Paul Resnik. New York, J. Wiley, 1988. (HD62.7.R47 1988).

"The underlying, basic requirements for success in small business [and] how to understand and apply them to your venture."

Starting and Operating a Business in New Jersey : A Step-by-Step Guide , by Michael D. Jenkins and Richard Sackin. Grants Pass, OR, Oasis Press/PSI Research, 1991. (REF KFN2034.J46 1991).

The Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business, by Fred Steingold; edited by Mary Randolph and Ralph Warner. Berkeley, CA, Nolo Press, 1992. (REF KF1659.Z9S84 1992).

How to Start a Business in the State of New Jersey, by Lawrence Novick. Metuchen, NJ, L.N. Inc., 1989 (REF HD62.7.N68 1989).

Covers topics like registering your trade name, payroll reporting, incorporating your business, with specifics for New Jersey.

Target Marketing for the Small Business: Researching, Reaching, and Retaining Your Target Market, by Linda Pinson. Dover, NH, Upstart Pub. Co., 1993. (HD2346.U5P56 1993).

 How to gather the information for market research, and prepare a marketing plan.

Business Plans to Game Plans: A Practical System for Turning Strategies into Action (REF HD62.5.K46 1994).

Deals with the implementation of tactics, budgets, accounting, marketing, product development and operations.

The Business Planning Guide: Creating a Plan for Success in Your Own Business, by David H. Bangs, Jr. 6th ed. Dover, NH, Upstart Pub. Co., distributed by Dearborn Trade, 1992. (REF HD30.28.B362 1992).

 "A handbook to help you design, write and use a business plan and a financing proposal tailored to your specific business needs."

The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, by Eric S. Siegel, et al. New York, Wiley, 1987. (HD62.5.E71 1987).

"Advice on how to write and develop business plans, [including] a sample business plan, and tips for tailoring plans to the decision-makers."

Entrepreneur Group's business plan manuals for specific types of small businesses. (HD62.7.A32 1979 no.x).

Irvine, CA, Entrepreneur Inc. All these are on RESERVE at the Robeson Library, Rutgers-Camden.

Directory of Incentives for Business Investment and Development in the United States: A State-by-State Guide, by the National Association of State Development Agencies. Washington, DC, Urban Institute Press, 1991. (REF HC110.I53N4 1991).

For each state this includes direct financial incentives, basic business taxes, and tax exemptions, deductions, credits, and special treatment to encourage business within that state.

The Competitive Intelligence Handbook, by Richard E. Combs and John D. Moorhead. Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Press, 1992. (REF HD38.7.C657 1992.)

An extensive bibliography of information sources available in or through most large libraries. Includes much discussion of CI gathering research techniques and strategy. Written by a librarian and a Navy intelligence officer.