Getting Started
- SBA: Business GuideSections on planning, starting, managing and growing a business from the US Small Business Administration
Legal Forms for Starting and Running a Small Business by ISBN: 1413327311Publication Date: 2020-03-31
Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small Business by Call Number: ebookISBN: 0585458278Publication Date: 2003-01-01
- NOLO - Business Formation & LLCsStarting a small business? Learn about LLCs, business plans, financing, and more. Everything you need to start and run a smart, successful small business.
The Pitch
Legal Topics, Patents & Trademarks
- Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer LocatorSearch for an intellectual property lawyer.
- Lens.orgWorldwide, open-access, free full-text patent informatics resource. USPTO Grants from 1976; USPTO Applications from 2001; about 2 weeks behind USPTO.
- SIPO: State Intellectual Property Office of the PRCSearch Patents issued by the Peoples Republic of China
Patent It Yourself by Call Number: eBook
Trademark: Legal Care for Your Business & Product Name by Call Number: ebook
Funding / Crowdfunding
- Capital IQ This link opens in a new windowS&P Capital IQ provides a wealth of information on companies, markets and people. Covers market intelligence, financial analysis, screening and targeting, and relationships between people and organizations. Register for an account.
- PitchBook This link opens in a new windowPitchBook tracks every aspect of the public and private equity markets, including venture capital, private equity and M&A. Research and analyze companies, deals, funds, investors and service providers across the entire private investment lifecycle.
Users are limited to 10 downloads per day and 25 downloads per month. (1 download = 1 row of data on an Excel file). - Refinitiv Workspace This link opens in a new windowRefinitiv provides information on public & private global companies and includes: financials and filings, overview, news & corporate events, deals, share ownership, and analyst reports. Refinitiv also provides market views as well as screening and analysis for companies, deals/league tables, private equity, mergers and acquisition data, and more. Register for Refinitiv
For more info see:
Crowdfunding resources:
- IndiegogoDonation-based funding for most anything.
- KickstarterDonation-based funding for creative projects.
Writing a Business Plan
- Business Plans Index - Carnegie Library of PittsburgDirectory of sample business plans, many freely available online.
For books on business plans search the library catalog or try these:
- Business Plans Handbook : a Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Small Businesses Throughout North AmericaCall Number: Baker Berry HD62.7 .B865 v.23 2012
- Business Plans That Work: A Guide for Small Business byCall Number: eBook
- How to Write a Business Plan byCall Number: Feldfberg HD30.28 .F562 2010
- Bankable Business Plans byCall Number: Baker Berry HD30.28 .R644 2004
Articles
- WSJ Pro Venture Capital & Private EquityNews, analysis, and data on global private equity and venture capital trends from the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones. (Restricted to the Tuck community)
Additional resources for articles:
- ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new windowIndexes business and management journals worldwide; covers corporate strategies, marketing, product development, industry conditions, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and more. Includes the full text of articles from many publishers and links to full text options for other articles. 1923 to present.
- Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new windowIndexes business journals worldwide; covers marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, economics and more. Also includes financial data, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses. Includes the full text of articles from many publishers and links to full text options for other articles. 1886 to present.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowIndexes and provides full text to 33,000 news and business information sources from 200 countries in 28 languages, includes regional and industry publications, newspapers, newswires, Web and blog content.
Books
For an excellent reading list, try these library catalog searches:
HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business (HBR Guide Series) by Call Number: ebookISBN: 1633692515Publication Date: 2017-01-17
Funded : the entrepreneur's guide to raising your first round by Call Number: electronic bookISBN: 9781491940266
The Lean Startup by Call Number: Feldberg HD62.5 .R545 2011ISBN: 9780307887894Publication Date: 2011-09-13
The Art of the Start by Call Number: Berry Baker HD62.5 .K38 2004ISBN: 1591840562Publication Date: 2004-09-09
Social Entrepreneurship : Theory and Practice by Call Number: Feldberg HD60 .P727 2012ISBN: 0521767318
The New Business Road Test : What Entrepreneurs and Executives Should Do Before Writing a Business Plan by Call Number: Feldberg HD62.5 .M85 2010ISBN: 027373279X
From Idea to Success : the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network's Guide for Start-ups by Call Number: Feldberg HD53 .F35 2011ISBN: 0071760792
Entrepreneurial Finance by Call Number: Feldberg HG4751 .S594 2011ISBN: 0804770913Publication Date: 2011-03-22
Accelerators / Incubators
- Accelerate NH - NH Tech AllianceNH Tech Alliance is building an ecosystem supporting the next generation of innovative, growth-oriented companies in New Hampshire. We have built an infrastructure and community to support, nurture, and fund early stage startups. Accelerate NH will take a small batch of startups through an aggressive program to iterate through their business and product hypothesis to identify what works, and grow.
- Live Free & StartProvides startups with the resources and connections they need to build their businesses in the Granite State.
- Business IncubatorsList of major business incubators in the United States.
Associations / Organizations
- Encyclopedia of Associations (fka Associations Unlimited) This link opens in a new windowFind associations by name, acronym, keyword or geographic location. Especially good for non-profit organizations and finding professional/trade associations. Covers national, regional, and international.
- EO - Entrepreneurs' OrganizationPeer-to-peer network exclusively for entrepreneurs.
- Beyster Foundation for Enterprise DevelopmentFostering Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Ownership
- GEM - Global Entrepreneurship MonitorGEM is the largest survey-based study of entrepreneurship in the world.
- InBIA - International Business Innovation AssociationA global network of incubators, accelerators and other entrepreneurial support organizations.
- Kauffman Foundation for EntrepreneurshipWorld's largest foundation devoted to entrepreneurship
- NASE - National Association for the Self EmployedOffers entrepreneurs and small business owners a wide range of resources and tools to help you run your business successfully.
- NAWBO - National Association of Women Business OwnersPropels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide.
- SCOREA nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide.
- USASBE - United States Association for Small Business & EntrepreneurshipCommunity of entrepreneurship educators.