Information on Entrepreneurship
Web Portals For Entrepreneurs
http://edcorner.stanford.edu/index.html
http://epe.cornell.edu/
http://www.entreworld.org/
General Links on Entrepreneurship
Web Resources:
URL: http://www.entreworld.org/
Title: Kauffman Center Resources for Entrepreneurs
Annotation: Substantial resources and links about entrepreneurship
URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com/
Title: Entrepreneur Magazine site for entrepreneurs
Annotation: Substantial resources and links about entrepreneurship
URL: http://www.inc.com/
Title: INC Magazine site for entrepreneurs
Annotation: Substantial resources and links about entrepreneurship
Creativity & Brainstorming
Web Resources: (For all INC. articles you will have to register to become a member—no cost)
URL: http://www.fastcompany.com/career/find.html
Title: Fast Company Magazine sites about careers, and a wide range of forums for people interested in changing their lives
Annotation Substantial resources and links to explore your goals and interests.
URL: http://www.inc.com/magazine/19980401/908.html
Title: Where Great Ideas Come From
URL: http://www.inc.com/magazine/19981015/1114.html
Title: Where Really Bad Ideas Come From
Business Plans
URL: http://www.inc.com/guides/write_biz_plan/20660.html
Title: Business Plan Building, Section by Section
URL: http://www.businessplans.org/MootCorp.html
Title: Examples of the top business plans in the world written at schools
URL: http://www.bplans.com/sp/index.cfm?a=bc
Title: Examples of Business Plans in a variety of Industries
http://www.sba.gov/ (Small Business Administration Online) Sources of financing, local SBA offices, Women’s Business Ownership, Small Business Institute
http://www.score.org/ (Plethora of information)
http://www.EntreWorld.org/ (Kauffman Foundation)
http://www.gpo.gov/ (United States Printing Office)
http://www.ftc.gov/ (Federal Trade Commission)
http://www.gsa.gov/ (U.S. General Services Agency)
http://www.entrepreneur.com/ (Entrepreneur Magazine)
Marketing Research, Industry, and Demographic Information
URL: http://www.census.gov/
US Census Bureau.
Annotation: Excellent site for demographic information in the US.
URL: http://www.inc.com/guides/marketing/24018.html
Title: Market Research
Annotation: A variety of articles on marketing research
URL: http://sba.gov/library/
Title: Small Business Administration Online Library Reading Room
Annotation: A variety of articles, directories, studies and statistics for marketing and research to help new and small businesses.
Marketing Research
http://www.freeedgar.com/
http://www.census.gov/ (U.S. Census Bureau)
http://www.doc.gov/ (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/
Standard Industrial Classification Manual. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office.
Reference guide that breaks industries into SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes for government statistical purposes.
Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys. New York: Standard & Poor’s.
Covers major domestic industries. Provides basic analysis, cites trends, and gives historical perspective. Provides current analysis, tracks latest developments, and gives appraisals of investment outlook.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. New York: Thomas Publishing.
Thomas Register Catalog File. New York: Thomas Publishing.
Lists products and services alphabetically, contain company profiles and a product index.
U.S. Industrial Outlook. Washington, D.C: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration.
Contains industry reviews and forecasts with tables and charts. Gives international trade forecasts.
Survey of Buying Power Demographics USA. Sales and Marketing Management Magazine.
Geographically organized demographic information geared for business use. Survey covers all metropolitan statistical areas (MSA), counties, cities, and states in the U.S.
Editors and Publishers Market Guide.
Information on city-by-city variables useful in making comparisons. Includes information on transportation, infrastructure, principle industries, banks, and retail outlets.
Sourcebook of Demographics and Buying Power for Every Zip Code in the U.S.A. C.A.C.I. Contains residential and business demographic information (population, socioeconomic characteristics, buying power).
Legal
URL: http://www.nolo.com
Title: Nolo Self Help Law Center
Annotation: Detailed legal information and help for protecting ideas
URL: http://www.bizfilings.com/
Title: Plethora of Law Information
Annotation: Detailed legal information and help for protecting ideas
URL: http://www.findlaw.com/
Title: Plethora of Law Information
Annotation: Detailed legal information and help for protecting ideas
URL: http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
Title: United States Copyright Office
Annotation: Information on how to protect your material.
URL: http://www.uspto.gov/
Title: USPTO Web Patent Database
Annotation: US Patent Office database on patented inventions since 1976.
URL: http://www.inc.com/articles/1999/10/14696.html
Title: Qualifying for a Patent
Annotation: Questions for determining whether an idea can be patented
URL: http://www.inc.com/magazine/19971201/1374.html
Title: Patent Fending
Annotation: Article on experiences of entrepreneurs defending their patents.
Financing New Ventures & Small Businesses
URL: http://financehub.com/
Title: FinanceHub
Annotation: Information, articles, advice, links to all types of financial resources
URL: http://www.quicken.com/small_business/finances/
Title: Managing Your Finances
Robert Morris and Associates Annual Statement Studies. Robert Morris Associates, One Liberty Place, 1650 Market Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103-9734. Telephone: (215) 851-0585. Primarily consists of composite balance sheet and income statement information shown in common size form and sorted by industry SIC codes. It also contains 16 financial ratios as well as 5 years of comparative historical data. The information lends itself to creating industry benchmarking for both cost modeling and financial analysis. Industries: Manufacturing, Wholesaling, Retailing, Services, Contacting, and Other Industries.
http://www.sec.gov/ (Securities & Exchange Commission)
http://quote.yahoo.com/ (Yahoo Finance)
http://cnnfn.cnn.com/ (CNNfn)
http://www.valueline.com/ (Value Line)
http://www.bobbrinker.com/ (Bob Brinker)
http://www.bigcharts.com/ (Big Charts)
http://www.hoovers.com/ (Hoover's)
http://www.kiplinger.com/ (Kiplinger’s Magazine)
http://www.iporesources.org/ (IPO Resources)
Franchising
URL: http://www.ftc.gov
Title: Federal Trade Commission-Franchise and Business Opportunities
Annotation: Links & detailed information on Franchising Opportunities and problems
URL: http://www.inc.com/guides/leadership_strat/20674.html
Title: A Consumer Guide to Buying a Franchise
Annotation: Two excellent web sites on purchasing a franchise.
Other excellent sites for franchising include Entrepreneur Magazine is an excellent source for information on franchising. Entrepreneur conducts a number of surveys of the franchise industry and they seek to ascertain new franchising trends and issues (see http://www.entrepreneur.com/
http://www.franchise.org )
http://www.franinfo.com/ (Franchise Information)
http://www.bison1.com/ (Franchise Network)
http://www.franchise1.com/ (Franchise Handbook)
http://www.franchiselawteam.com/ (Franchise Laws FAQs)
http://www.franchise-update.com/ (Franchise Updates Online)
Other Web Resources
URL: http://www.inc.com/magazine/19971101/1353.html
Title: A Passion for Forecasting
Annotation: Article on a method for forecasting sales
URL: http://gmarketing.com/
Title: Guerilla Marketing Online
Annotation: Articles and resources for innovative and inexpensive marketing.
URL: http://www.prnewswire.com/news/
Title: The Public Relations Newswire
Annotation: Press releases and links to many trade shows sites.
Web Publications for Entrepreneurs:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/
http://www.redherring.com/
http://www.inc.com/
http://www.internet.com/
Consultants to Entrepreneurs:
http://www.dnb.com/
http://www.pricewaterhousecoopers.com/gx/eng/about/svcs/index.html
http://www.ey.com/global/gcr.nsf/US/Welcome_-_Entrepreneurial_Practice_-_Ernst_&_Young_LLP
Statistical Sources of Information:
American Statistics Index
Statistical Reference Index
Federal Statistical Directory
Data Sources for Business and Market Analysis
Merchandising: “Statistical and Marketing Report.”
Commercial Publications and Newspapers & Indexes:
New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune
Boston Globe
Atlanta Constitution
Business Periodicals Index (BPI)
ABI/Inform
Predicasts F&S Index
Books on Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses (Sub-Link)
Allen, Kathleen (2008). Launching New Ventures: An Entrepreneurial Approach, 5th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, MA.
Allen, Kathleen (2006). Launching New Ventures: An Entrepreneurial Approach, 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, MA. (ISBN: 0-618-52807-5)
Allen, Kathleen R. (2004). Launching New Ventures: An Entrepreneurial Approach, 3rd edition, Houghton-Mifflin. (ISBN: 0-618-52807-5)
Allen, Kathleen R. (2003). Bringing New Technology to Market, Houghton-Mifflin. (ISBN: 0-13-093373-2)
Bamford, Charles and Bruton, Gary (2006). Small Business Management: A Framework for Success. Thomson-Southwestern Publishing Co.: Mason, Ohio. (ISBN: 0-324-31657-7)
Bangs, David H. (1998). The Business Planning Guide, 8th edition, Upstart Publishing Company, Chicago: IL (ISBN: 1-57410-099-8).
Bangs, Jr., David H. (1992). The Business Planning Worksheets, Upstart Publishing Co. a division of Dearborn Financial Publishing, Chicago, IL. (ISBN: 0-93689-464-4).
Baron, Robert and Shane, Scott (2005). Entrepreneurship: A Process Perspective. Thomson-Southwestern Publishing Co.: Mason, Ohio. (ISBN: 0-324-27356-8)
Barringer, Bruce and Ireland, Duane (2006). Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures. Pearson: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ (ISBN: 0-13-061855-1).
Blechman, Bruce and Levinson, J. Conrad (1991). Guerrilla Financing: Alternative Techniques to Finance Any Small Business, Houghton-Mifflin. (ISBN: 0-395-52264-1)
Block, Zenas and MacMillan, Ian (1995). Corporate Venturing: Creating Businesses Within the Firm, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA. (ISBN: 0-87584-641-6).
Buskirk, Bruce and Lavik, Molly (2004). Entrepreneurial Marketing. Thomson-South-Western. (ISBN: 0-324-15863-7).
Bygrave, William D. and Zacharakis, Andrew (2008). Entrepreneurship, 1st edition, John Wiley & Sons: New York, New York. (ISBN: 978-0-471-75545-6)
Bygrave, William D. and Zacharakis, Andrew (2004). Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons: New York, New York. (ISBN: 0-471-27154-3)
Bygrave, William and D’Heilly, Dan (1997). The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship Case Studies. John Wiley & Sons: New York, New York. (ISBN: 0-471-18229-x)
Cadenhead, Gary and Smilor, Raymond (1996). Moot Corp: New Venture Modules, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, IA. (ISBN: 0-7872-2761-7).
Cardullo, Mario (1999). Technological Entrepreneurship, Research Studies Press Ltd., Baldock: Hertfordshire, England. (ISBN: 0-86380-223-0).
Collins, James and Lazier, William (1995). Managing the Small to Mid-Sized Company: Concepts and Cases, Irwin: Homewood, IL. (ISBN: 0-256-14280-7)
Debelak, Don (1997). Bringing Your Product to Market. John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. (ISBN: 0-471-15750-3)
DeThomas, Arthur R. and Grensing-Pophal, Lin (2001). Writing a Convincing Business Plan 2nd edition, Barron’s Business LibraryHauppauge, New York. (ISBN: 0-7641-1399-2).
Dorf, Richard and Byers, Thomas (2005). Technology Ventures: From Idea to Enterprise. McGraw-Hill Irwin. (ISBN: 0-07-304466-0).
Encyclopedia of Associations (1995). (29th edition). Detroit, MI: Gale (A manual of all trade and industrial associations).
Fisher, Cynthia, Schoenfeldt, Lyle, and Shaw, James (1996). Human Resource Management, 3rd Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. (ISBN: 0-395-74886-0)
Foley, James (1999). The Global Entrepreneur: Taking Your Business International, Dearborne Financial Publishing. (ISBN: 1-57410-124-2).
Foster, Dennis (1994). The Complete Franchise Book, 2nd Edition, Prima Publishing, Rocklin, CA. (ISBN: 1-55958-316-9)
Franklin, Burke, Kapron, Jill, and Reidel, Jim (2007). BizPlan Builder 10 3rd edition. Thomson-Southwestern Publishing Co.: Mason, Ohio. (ISBN: 0-324-42118-4)
Fuerst, Owen and Geiger, Uri (2003). From Concept to Wall Street: A Complete Guide to Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital. Pearson: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle, NJ (ISBN: 0-13-034803-1).
Garner, Daniel, Owen, Robert, and Conway, Robert (1994). The Ernst & Young Guide to Financing for Growth, John Wiley & Sons: New York, NY. (ISBN: 0-471-59903-4)
Gompers, Paul and Lerner, Josh (1999). The Venture Capital Cycle, MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. (ISBN: 9-780262-071949).
Green, Richard and Carroll, James (2000). Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities: A Practical Guide for Due Diligence. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. (ISBN: 0-8039-5942-7).
Gundry, Lisa and Buchko, Aaron (1996). Field Casework: Methods for Consulting to Small and Startup Businesses. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. (ISBN: 0-8039-7201-6).
Henderson, James (1988). Obtaining Venture Financing, Lexington Books, Lexington, Massachusetts. (ISBN: 0-669-10931-2).
Hisrich, Robert, Peters, Michael and Shepherd, Dean (2007). Entrepreneurship, 7th edition, Irwin/McGraw-Hill, New York, New York. (ISBN: 978-0-07-321056-8).
Hisrich, Robert (2004). Small Business Solutions, McGraw-Hill, New York, New York. (ISBN: 0-07-141435-5).
Joseph, Richard, Nekorance, Anna, and Steffens, Carl (1992). How to Buy a Business: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisitions, Dearborn Publishing Group, Dearborn, Michigan. (ISBN: 0-79310-450-5)
Justis, Robert and Judd, Richard (2003). Franchising, Dame Publications, Houston, Texas.
Kapron, Jill (1999). BizPlan Express, South-Western College Publishing, Mountain View, CA. (ISBN: 0-538-86987-0). http://www.swcollege.com.
Katz, Jerome and Green, Richard (2007). Entrepreneurial Small Business. McGraw-Hill Irwin. (ISBN: 978-0-07-325795-2).
Kimbro, Dennis and Hill, Napoleon (1991). Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice, Ballantine Books, New York, New York. (ISBN: 0-449-90612-4)
Kuemmerle, Walter (2005). Case Studies in International Entrepreneurship, McGraw-Hill/Irwin (0-07-297784-1).
Lasher, William (2005). Strategic Planning for a Growing Business. Thomson-Southwestern Publishing Co.: Mason, Ohio. (ISBN: 0-324-22387-0)
Leach, J. Chris and Melicher, Ronald (2006). Entrepreneurial Finance 2nd edition. Thomson-Southwestern Publishing Co.: Mason, Ohio. (ISBN: 0-324-28923-5)
Levinson, Jay Conrad and Lautenslager, Al (2005). Guerilla Marketing in 30 Days, Entrepreneur Press, Boston, MA. (ISBN: 978-193253129-9).
Lerner, Josh, Hardymoon, Felda, and Leamon, Ann (2005). Venture Capital/Private Equity, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, New York. (ISBN: 0-471-23069-3).
Little, Steven (2005). The 7 Irrefutable Rules of Small Business Growth. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.: New York, NY. (ISBN: 0-471-70760-0).
Livingstone, John Leslie (1997). The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons: New York, NY. (ISBN: 0-471-18425-X).
Longenecker, J., Moore, C., Petty, J., and Palich, L. (2006). Small Business Management: An Entrepreneurial Emphasis, 13th Edition, Thomson-Southwestern Publishing Co.: Mason, Ohio. (ISBN: 0-324-31400-0)
Luthans, Fred (1998). Organizational Behavior 8th edition, Irwin/McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA. (ISBN: 0-07-039184-X)
Mariotti, Steve (2007). Entrepreneurship: Starting and Operating a Small Business. Pearson: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ (ISBN: 0-13-119767-3).
Megginson, Leon, Byrd, Mary, and Megginson, William (2006). Small Business Management: An Entrepreneur’s Guide 5th edition. McGraw-Hill Irwin. (ISBN: 0-07-297256-4).
Metric, A. (2007). Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation. John Wiley and Sons. Hoboken, N.J. (ISBN: 0-470-07428-0).
Moorman, J. and Halloran, J. (2006). Successful Business Planning for Entrepreneurs. Thomson-Southwestern Publishing Co.: Mason, Ohio. (ISBN: 0-538-43921-1)
Morris, Michael and Kuratko, Donald (2002). Corporate Entrepreneurship. Harcourt College Publishers, NY, NY, (ISBN: 0-03-033726-7).
Needles, Belverd, Anderson, Henry, Caldwell, James, and Mills, Sherry (1996). Financial and Managerial Accounting: A Sole Proprietorship Approach, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. (ISBN: 0-395-74565-93-41121)
Poza, Ernesto (2004). Family Business. Thomson-Southwestern Publishing Co.: Mason, Ohio. (ISBN: 0-324-26151-9)
Preston, Susan (2007). Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA. (ISBN: 978-0-7879-8750-3).
Rich, S. and Gumpert, D. (1985). Business Plans that Win $$$, Harper and Row. (ISBN: 0-06-091391-6)
Roberts, M., Stevenson, H., Sahlman, W., Marshall, P., and Hamermesh, R. (2007) New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur. McGraw-Hill, Irwin, Boston, MA. (ISBN: 13: 978-0-07-340497-4)
Rogers, Steven (2003). The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Finance and Business. McGraw-Hill Irwin. (ISBN: 0-07-138081-7).
Sahlman, William and Stevenson, Howard (1992). The Entrepreneurial Venture, Harvard Business School Publications: Cambridge, MA. (ISBN: 0-87584-312-3)
Sexton, Donald and Smilor, Raymond (1997). Entrepreneurship 2000. Upstart Publishing Company. (ISBN: 1574100645)
Shepherd, Dean and Douglas, Evan (1999). Attracting Equity Investors: Positioning, Preparing, and Presenting the Business Plan. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. (ISBN: 0-7619-1477-3).
Shepherd, Dean and Shanley, Mark (1998). New Venture Strategy: Timing Environmental Uncertainty, and Performance. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. (ISBN: 0-7619-1353-X).
Stevenson, Howard, Roberts, Michael, and Grousbeck, H. Irving (1994). New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur, 4th edition, Irwin: Homewood, IL. (ISBN: 0-256-11030-1)
Stroller, Gregory (2005). Strategies in Entrepreneurial Finance, Northcoast Publishers, Garfield Heights, Ohio. (ISBN: 1-933583-11-8).
Timmons, Jeffrey and Spinelli, Stephen (2007). New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship For The 21st Century, 7th edition, McGraw Hill Companies. (ISBN-13 9780073285917)
Timmons, Jeffry and Spinelli, Stephen (2004). New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship For The 21st Century, 6th edition, McGraw Hill Companies. (ISBN: 0-07-249840-4)
Timmons, Jeffry, Zacharakis, Andrew, and Spinelli, Stephen (2004). Business Plans that Work, McGraw Hill Companies. (ISBN: 0-07-141287-5)
United States Department of Commerce (1997). Franchise Opportunities Handbook, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. (Phone 1-202-628-8000).
Vaughn, Donald E. (1997). Financial Planning for the Entrepreneur, Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ. (ISBN: 0-13-362906-6).
Vesper, Karl (1990). New Venture Strategies, Prentice-Hall, Revised Edition. (ISBN: 0-13-615930-3)
Vesper, Karl (1998). New Venture Experience revised edition, Vector Books: Seattle, Washington. (ISBN1-884021-25-5).
Organizations (Sub-Link)
ArchAngels http://www.akronarchangels.com/acorn.php
BioEnterprise http://www.bioenterprise.com/
COSE http://www.cose.org/
Counselors to America's Small Business http://www.score.org/index.html
Glide http://www.glide.org/
Global Akron Commercialization Center http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/aii/
Greater Akron Regional Chamber of Commerce http://www.greaterakronchamber.org/cms/site/841df35d572b686e/index.html
JumpStart http://www.jumpstartinc.org/
NorTech http://www.nortech.org/
Northcoast Angel Fund http://www.fundingpost.com/angelgroup/angel-group-profile.asp?fund=28
Northeast Ohio Software Association http://www.neosa.org/
Ohio Leadership Institute http://ohioleader.com/index.php
Ohio Tech Angels http://www.ohiotechangels.com/
Ohio Venture Association http://www.ohioventure.org/
Small Business Development Center http://www.akronsbdc.org/
United States Small Business Association http://www.sba.gov/
Women in Business http://www.awib.org/content_frames/directory/business/oh.html
Women's Organization for Mentoring, Entrepreneurship & Networking
(WOMEN) & Women's Network Inc.
526 South Main Street, Suite 235
Akron, OH 44311-1058
Telephone:
330-379-9280
330-379-2772
Fax: 330-379-9283
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