MEL - Entrepreneurship - CE 397/597 B
Contact Info.
Questions, comments or suggestions... | |
| Megan Sapp Nelson | (765) 494 - 2871 |
| Engineering Reference Librarian | mrsapp@purdue.edu |
| George Bergstrom | (765) 494 - 2918 |
| Business Reference Librarian | gbergstr@purdue.edu |
The Idea: Resources
- Articles and Databases - A list of all the library databases for Engineering & Technology - notice on the left the various limiting options
- CatalogXpress - Access to catalogs or manufacturers for product and component information. Engineering and related disciplines.
- Thomas Register -
- United States Patent and Trademark Office -
The Location: Resources
Legal Background: Resources
Financial Information: Resources
The Market: Resources
- BizMiner - Find industry financial analysis and marketing research reports at the national and local level.
- Census Bureau's American Fact Finder -
- MarketResearch.com Academic - Find both current and historical information on many markets and industries.
- Economic Development Corporations -
- Indiana Business Research Center -
- Stats Indiana -
- Industrial Classification - The government site for NAICS & SIC codes.
The Competition: Resources
- Lafayette-West Lafayette Chamber of Commerce -
- Bureau of Labor Statistics -
- Business and Industry Database -
- US Global Trade Outlook -
- Trade Associations Directory -
- Lexis Nexis Company Dossier - Good for Company profiles, and analyst reports.
- Marketline Business Information Center - SWOT analysis of competitors
Ethical Issues: Resources
Government Assistance: Resources
Entrepreneurship Business Plans
- Business Plans Handbook - Provides business articles for specific businesses. May provide actual sample business plan and financial data and/or guides to starting and operating business. Searchable by business.
- Bplans - Provides over 500 searchable sample business plans. Also advice for writing plans, marketing, advertising, growing or purchasing a business.
- NEBS Business Plan Tool - This Template is a powerful interactive tool you can use to write your own business plan in a comfortable and easy step-by-step fashion.
- QuickMBA - Presents a definition of entrepreneurship and contrasts entrepreneurship to small business. Provides a sample business plan outline that lists topics frequently covered by business plans, a business model. Provides tips for making a successful pitch to venture capitalists, including finding the right venture capital firm, building credibility, and delivering your presentation.
- Entrepreneur.com- Business Plans - www.entrepreneur.com/businessplan/index.html
- Inc.com - Provides links to entrepreneurial news and events. Provides how-to guides about many aspects of business including operations, leadership and strategy, business travel, sales, marketing, human resources, finance and capital, law and taxation, writing a business plan, customer service, and running a one-person business.
- Small Business Administration: Business Plan Basics - Provides sample business plans. Provides detailed, step-by-step guides for developing and writing a comprehensive business plan.
- The Minority Business Development Agency - Provides help guides for planning, forming, and marketing a business.