The following resources are designed to assist you in the management of your planning, startup, and growth of your small business. Call numbers are in the REFERENCE section.
General Planning Resources
AMA Style Guide for Business Writing. HF5721 .A5
Aurora Public Library's Business Resource Center
http://auroralibrary.org/screens/research/topic_guides.html
q BCR's collection of online business information links. Annotated.
Encyclopedia of Associations. AS22 .E56
q Locate national, international, and regional, state, & local associations and organizations. Covers approximately 460,000 organizations. Online version has brochures, logos, and membership apps.
North American Industry Classification System. (NAICS) HF1042 .N864
q NAICS is a unique system for classifying businesses; it is based on a single economic concept---that economic units using similar processes to produce goods or services are grouped together. This "production-oriented" system allows statistical agencies to produce data that can be used for:
· measuring productivity, unit labor costs, and the capital intensity of production;
· constructing input-output relationships; and
· estimating employment-output relationships and other such statistics that require that inputs and outputs be used together.
q Online access is available at: http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics/framesrc.htm
q NAICS (U.S., Canada, Mexico) replaces SIC (U.S. only)
Occupational Outlook Handbook
q Specific occupations with employment projections and research papers. http://www.bls.gov/oco
Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide. G1046 .Q4
q Identifies population estimates and projections, trading areas, retail and wholesale trade, zip codes, airlines & railroads, thematic maps, and other economic data.
Small Business Advisor HD62.7 .E61
q Articles from Entrepreneur on starting, managing, and growing a business. Emphasizes why and how a topic is useful to the entrepreneur and how to use the information to your advantage.
Small Business Sourcebook. HD2346 .U6 S635
q Volume 1 provides start up information -- small business profiles, general business topics, and SIC codes for profiled small businesses A-S. Volume 2 covers small business terms, a master list of small business profiles, and small business profiles T - Z.
Small Business Start-Up Information Package. HD62.7 .S635
q Overview of the finance and business development resources available online at Small Business Development Center (Federal) web site http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/
q Colorado's Small Business Start-up Information is available at http://www.state.co.us/oed/sbdc/
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual. HD1042 .S785
q The classification standard underlying Federal economic statistics classified by industry. Covers economic activities and defines industries in accordance with the composition and structure of the economy. Although still used, it has been supplanted by the NAICS coding system.
q Online access is available at: http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
Statistical Abstract of the United States. HA202 .S797
q Compiled by the Bureau of the Census, this has been updated annually since 1878. It provides an extensive statistics for the U.S., with selected data for states, metropolitan areas, and cities from reports and records of government and private agencies. Issued annually, it is the government's most important statistical fact book on the social, political, and economic aspects of American life.
q Available online at http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
United States Department of Labor. Small Business Handbook is now called the Employment Law Guide and is available online at: http://www.dol.gov/asp/gils/records/000025.htm
Colorado Specific Resources
Bureau of Economic Analysis. Regional Economic Accounts Data. Local Area Personal Income. http://bea.gov/bea/regional/reis/. This online resource may be used to search the United States or by individual state. Provides income information from 1969-1999.
Business Information Page. Links to doing business with the state of Colorado. Permits and licensing, Colorado's Job Bank, business records, consumer protection, chambers of commerce, and more.http://www.colorado.gov/colorado-doing-business/
Colorado Business Directory. HF3161 .C6 C719
q A sales and marketing directory to over 260,000 Colorado businesses. Arranged by: city, yellow page category, major employers, and manufacturers by city and product. Provides business counts by county that enables the user to follow county business growth/decline 1995 to the present.
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment web site http://lmigateway.coworkforce.com/lmigateway provides information such as current Colorado labor force conditions, Colorado labor and industry focus, work force research and analysis, and OES wage survey.
Colorado Economic Development Data Book. Statistics and comparisons of key indicators used to evaluate Colorado's economic climate and to provide information of special interest to the business community. http://www.state.co.us/oed/business-development/colorado-data-book.cfm
Colorado Occupational Supply & Demand Report. HD5701 .O15 (print current through 1999)
q There are 3 parts: Denver/Boulder, Front Range, and Western Slope.
q A similar online product is Colorado Area Labor Force data at http://www.coworkforce.com/lmi/ali/lfpage.asp
Colorado Revised Statutes. KFC1830 .A24
q Titles 4-6: Consumers
q Titles 7-9: Corporations, Labor & Industry
q Title 12: Professions and Occupations
q Titles 39-41: Taxation
q http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/HTML/colorado_revised_statutes.htm
Colorado Vital Statistics.
q Detailed facts and assessment of Colorado health; births, deaths, and illnesses, with statistics and analysis.
q Information also available at Colorado Vital Records Information http://vitalrec.com/co.html
County Business Patterns.
q US Department of Commerce publication providing census-based employment and payroll information, number of businesses & employment, and size of establishments by detailed industry.
q This information may also be found online at the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts Data web site http://bea.gov/regional/rims
Pueblo Data Book. HC108 .P977 C5
q Pueblo Data Book. The book and web site provide demographic information for the Pueblo area. Included are a comparison of Pueblo to other Colorado cities, a community overview, population figures, demographic maps, employment, income, trade, municipal government, government finance, education, crime, welfare, poverty, human services, housing, environment, and cost of living.
q http://www.pueblo.us/documents/EconData/databook2006.pdf
Demography Information Services and State Data Center. Provides census data, base industry analyses, economic projections, personal income, and employment by sector at the state, regional, and county levels. http://dola.colorado.gov/dlg/demog/index.html
Department of Labor and Employment. Links to employment services & benefits, workers' compensation, labor standards, veterans services, and safety regulations. http://www.coworkforce.com/
Secretary of State Business Center. Links to a searchable database of business records, new business checklist, and registering your business name. http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business
Starting and Operating a Business in Colorado. KF1659 .Z9 J52
q A step-by-step operating manual that presents the practical facts a person needs to know when establishing a business in Colorado. Includes worksheets.
q A similar product is available online at http://www.state.co.us/oed/business-resource-guide/index.cfm
Trade Names via State of Colorado. http://www.revenue.state.co.us/fyi/html/gener103.html
Assessing the Prospective Customer
Consumer Expenditures http://www.bls.gov/cex
Household Spending http://wwwbillsaver.com/household.html
Hispanic Market Handbook HC 110 C6
q Identifying customers, demographics and trends, Hispanics as consumers, culture, language, media, marketing, market research, and case studies.
RMA Statement Studies. HF5681 .B2 R628
q Annual Statement Studies is the only source of comparative financial data derived directly from 150,000+ statements of commercial bank borrowers and prospects. Financial statements come directly to RMA from member institutions, who get data straight from the customer.
q May be purchased and downloaded online at:
www.rmahq.com/RMA/RMAUniverse/ProductsandServices/RMABookstore/StatementStudies/
Journal Resources
American Demographics
q Dow Jones publication examining consumer trends for business leaders. Offers full-text articles and features from the print version. http://amiga.adage.com/de/ad
Black Enterprise
q Business news, strategies, and resources for African American entrepreneurs, corporate executives, managers and professionals. http://www.blackenterprise.com/
Colorado Biz
q Monthly magazine for business and industry. Access selected stories from current issue, calendar of events and local economic information at http://www.cobizmag.com/
Four Corners Business Journal
q Contains local news, top stories, columns, articles, special reports, and an archive. Serves Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
http://es1.tecnavia.com/ee/farmingtondailytimes/special.php?date=businessjournal
Hispanic Business
q http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/ provides niche-market articles & analysis
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
q Articles about occupations. Includes latest labor force, industry, and occupational projections. Available full text online at: http://stats.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
Journal Indexes and Full text
via Library's Home Page at /Library
EBSCO Host. Full-text business magazines; under Library Online Resources....Periodicals.
Ingenta. Index to 29,200 periodicals and 18 million articles; under Library Online Resources...Periodicals
Business Plans
PCC Library Collection. Check the area of HB30.28 (Business plans for Dummies, etc)
Small Business Administration. http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
BizPlanit. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html
MoreBusiness. http://www.morebusiness.com/
April 2008