Other Useful LibGuides
The LibGuides below contain many practical resources which are useful for entrepreneurs and small business.
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This LibGuide will assist you in locating information on entrepreneurship and small business. Listed below are some of these subject areas:
- Starting or expanding a business in Rhode Island
- Creating a business plan
- Managing a business
- Securing financing for a business
- Locating government resources on a national, state or local level
- Going global
- Selling or closing a business
Please be advised that access to electronic books, databases, e-journals and streaming video is restricted to the Johnson & Wales community.
Entrepreneurship & Small Business Related Videos
- Films on Demand Complete (Infobase)Over 15,000 streaming videos 24/7. Many areas of interest including business & economics, careers & job searching, computers & technology, criminal justice, culinary arts & nutrition, digital media, education, engineering, English, fashion/textiles & merchandising, food prep & safety, food science & service, guidance & counseling, health, science & social sciences. Watch Archival Films & Newsreels for important events and interviews with influential people in American culture & history.
- Harvard Business School Entrepreneurs"A video archive that captures insights from leading members of the School's entrepreneurial community".
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary for Entrepreneurs and Micro-EnterprisesFrom the Entrepreneur's Advisor
These online dictionaries/glossaries will help you find definitions for terminology used in entrepreneurship and small business.
- Glossary of Business TermsFrom the "Small Business Advisor".
- Small Business Dictionary of Business Planning Terms.From Small Business Town Network.
- Small Business Glossary of Incorporation and Compliance TermsFrom BizFilings.
Encyclopedia of Associations (National)
The resource below will assist you in locating professional and trade associations/organizations for entrepreneurship and small business.
- Encyclopedia of Associations (National)Provides detailed profiles of over 25,000 trade. fraternal and professional associations in the U.S. Includes contact information, founding data, activities/purpose, conferences, publications and more. Best resource of its kind.
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