These resources will assist you in managing the planning, startup, and growth of your small business. Books have a Library call number, and web links are in blue. Some are available in both print and online. Check the Library's online catalog here for books, ebooks, periodicals, web sites, and periodical databases as well as hours, contact numbers, and other resources.
General Planning Resources (books)
Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide G1046 .Q4 (Projections, econ data)
Small Business Sourcebook. HD2346 .U6 S635 2 vols: start up, business profiles)
Small Business Advisor HD62.7 .E61 Start, manage, grow a business
General Planning Resources (Internet)
Aurora Public Library. Business Resource Center
Employment Law Guide
NAICS Codes (Replaced SIC) Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual. HD1042 .S785 (pre-NAICS)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Occupational perspectives)
Small Business Start-Up Information Package. Overview of resources
Statistical Abstract of the US HA202 .S797 (Social, economic stats)
Colorado & Pueblo-Specific Resources (Books)
Colorado Business Directory. HF3161 .C6 C719 (260,000 businesses: location, type)
Colorado Revised Statutes KFC1830 .A24 (Current law) (book and online)
Pueblo Data Book. HC108 .P977 C5 (demographics, maps) (book and online)
Colorado & Pueblo-Specific Resources (Internet)
Business Information Page. Permits, licensing, trademarks.
Colorado Data Book. Economic climate, statistics
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Labor force/industry stats, wage survey
Colorado Occupational Supply & Demand Report.
Colorado Secretary of State Business Center. (Business records, checklist, name registration)
Colorado SBDC Network
Colorado Vital Statistics (births, deaths, stats, analysis)
County Business Patterns (employment, paroll, number & size of businesses)
Demography Information Services and State Data Center. (Industry analyses, economic projections, income, employment by sector.)
Denver Metro Chamber (Small Business and Economic Development)
Department of Labor and Employment. (Services, benefits, workers' comp, labor standards,safety regs)
Pueblo Area Council of Governments Data Books
Regional Economic Accounts Data. Local Area Personal Income Search U.S. or by state.
Starting and Operating a Business in Colorado. (How-to manual; worksheets.)
Trade Names via State of Colorado
Assessing the Prospective Customer (books and online)
Consumer Expenditures
Hispanic Market Weekly (demographics, marketing)
RMA Statement Studies HG4028 .R595 (150,000+ statements of commercial bank borrowers and prospects)
Household Spending
Business Plans
Small Business Administration
BizPlanit
MoreBusiness
Journal Resources (Internet)
American Demographics (Dow Jones business & consumer trends)
Black Enterprise (News & resources for African American managers, professionals)
Four Corners Business Journal (Local news, articles, special reports for AZ, CO, NM, UT)
Hispanic Business (niche-market articles & analysis)
Colorado Biz (Business, industry; calendar of events, local economic info)
Occupational Outlook Quarterly (Labor force, industry, occupational projections)
Journal Databases (full text)
EBSCO Host. (Full-text periodicals provided in the Library's "Catalog & Databases". Look for Business Source Elite, Academic Search Elite, and Regional Business News.)
Encyclopedia of Associations (lists associations nation-wide)
Updated January 2010