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Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles from nearly 2300 Business, Economics, Management, Finance, Marketing, and Accounting journals.

Business Week
Find a digital copy of Business Week in the Business Source Premier database.
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You can use the date menu on the right to browse issues of Business Week. Or you can use the Search within this Publication link above the title on the left to digitally search for topics of interest.
Wall Street Journal
You can browse a digital copy of the Wall Street Journal via the library's proquest database.
Forbes
Browse digital copies of Forbes in the Business Source Premier database.
Fortune
Browse digital copies of Fortune in the Business Source Premier database.
Harvard Business Review
This journal is available in full text in the Business Source Premier database.
New York Times
View coverage on current and past Business issues. Sign up for a free digital subscription at: https://login.ac.ezproxy.switchinc.org/login?url=http://ezmyaccount.nytimes.com/grouppass/redir

Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC)

http://www.mmac.org has information on economic trends and the results of their most recent Business Outlook Survey. You can find this by using the search box and entering "business outlook survey.‟

Milwaukee Department of City Development Business Assistance

http://city.milwaukee.gov/BusinessToolbox.htm Information and business services provided by the City of Milwaukee.

Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions

http://www.wdfi.org Information about forming a corporation or LLC in Wisconsin, forms, links to the Wisconsin Statutes. The FAQs at http://www.wdfi.org/corporations/ are particularly helpful.

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Interlibrary Loan
If you want an article that isn't available in full text or in the library catalog, you can request it via interlibrary loan for free.
Search Ebook Central?
Get tips on how to start and electronic book search and how to refine a search.

Blanchard Leaderchat (blog)
- A forum to discuss leadership and management issues.
- https://resources.kenblanchard.com/blanchard-leaderchat
Census Data
- http://www.census.gov to examine census data relevant to your business
Corner Office from Marketplace (podcast)
- Business leadership and management podcast created by National Public Radio.
- https://www.marketplace.org/shows/corner-office-from-marketplace/
Economic Censuses
- https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census.html
Entrepreneur.com
- Offers sample business plans and many articles with advice on small business topics. Mostly free, but does advertise products that are not free.
- http://www.entrepreneur.com
SCORE
- SCORE is an organization of retired and working business experts who mentor new small business owners and entrepreneurs. https://www.score.org/
SCORE Statrtup Business Plan Template
- https://www.score.org/resources/business-plan-template-startup-business
Small Business Administration (SBA)
- http://www.sba.gov/
- The website offers national data on number of firms and financing. You can also find state data on small business firms and jobs by type of industry; owner characteristics.

North American Industry Classification System
Browse a list of industries from the Census Bureau. You can use the associated number codes to do industry searches in Business Source Premier, Business Insights Essentials, and Mergent Online.
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See the NAICS FAQ for more background and information about using NAICS.
http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/faqs/faqs.html

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
This state-of-the-art product provides Internet-based access to the most detailed, accurate and comprehensive global company databases available, including 15 years of detailed financial statements. Learn to use Mergent at: https://www.alverno.edu/media/alvernocollege/library/pdfs/databasehelp/Mergent.pdf
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Access to both U.S. & international data for public, private, and global companies. Access to annual reports for U.S. & global companies. Includes executive biographies, competitor reports, fact sheets and much more.

Ebooks: Business and Economics
Browse a list of electronic books on various aspects of business planning.
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You can use the search box at the top to find ebooks on other business related topics.
Search Topcat
You can do a search of Topcat to find books and hard copy journals available in the Alverno College Library. You can also find items available in area libraries. Use the hold link to request these items.