Are you thinking about becoming your own boss? Do you have a compelling idea for
a new business? These library and Internet resources, recommended by the Peoria
Economic Development Department and the Public Library System, will be
helpful as you develop into a successful entrepreneur.
GETTING STARTED:
Try these subject headings when searching our online library catalog for library
resources
Entrepreneurship
Franchises (Retail trade)
Home-based businesses
New business enterprises
Small business
BROWSING THE SHELVES:
Use the following call numbers to browse the reference and nonfiction book and
audiovisual areas of the collection:
338.04 and 338.642 -- Entrepreneurship
346.0652 -- Small business law
346.73 -- Commercial law
658 -- Business management
TAKE IT HOME: RECOMMENDED TITLES:
Books: Just a Few Examples
General Works
Title: The best home businesses for people 50+ : opportunities for
people who believe the best is yet to be! Author: Edwards, Paul, 1940- Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, Pub Date: c2004. Call Number: 658.0412 EDWARDS
Written for boomers and seniors, this book features 70 comprehensive profiles
that show how to select, start, run, and build a home-based business suited to
the needs, talents, and ideals of the over-50 generation.
Title: Better than a lemonade stand! : small business ideas for
kids Author: Bernstein, Daryl, 1976- Publisher: Beyond Words Pub., Pub Date: c1992. Call Number: J650.12 BERN
Suggests a variety of small business ideas, including being a birthday party
planner, dog walker, and photographer.
Title: A good hard kick in the ass : basic training for entrepreneurs Author:
Adams, Rob (Robert D.), 1950- Publisher: Crown Business, Pub Date: c2002. Call Number: 658.421 ADAMS
For entrepreneurs who don't want to be flash-in-the-pan failures, here is
hard-hitting talk about what's really needed to succeed when starting a business
in the new economy. Charts & graphs.
Title: Home business tax deductions : keep what you earn Author: Fishman, Stephen. Publisher: Nolo, Pub Date: 2004. Call Number: 343.7305 FISHMAN
When you run a business out of your home, you work hard to stay ahead. That's
why you have to take advantage of all the tax deductions you're entitled to-and
with Home Business Tax Deductions, you will! Home Business Tax Deductions is
comprehensive yet easy to read.
Title: The small business bible : everything you need to know to succeed in your
small business Author:
Strauss, Steven D., 1958- Publisher: Wiley, Pub Date: c2005. Call Number: 658.022 STRAUSS
A comprehensive, easy-to-read, A-to-Z library of everything a small business
owner might need to start and succeed in business, this text teaches new
entrepreneurs what works, and what does not, while giving them scores of tips,
hints, insider information, and success secrets.
Title: The McGraw-Hill guide to starting your own business : a step-by-step blueprint
for the first-time entrepreneur Author:
Harper, Stephen C. Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Pub Date: c2003. Call Number: 658.1141 HARPER
The bestselling first edition of "The McGraw-Hill Guide to Starting Your Own
Business sold more than 75,000 copies, and took the reader step-by-step through
the entire process of starting a new venture. This completely revised second
edition once again shows entrepreneurs the keys to determining the best business
opportunities, creating read more...
Title: Tax smarts for small business Author:
Parker, James O., 1948- Publisher: Sphinx Pub., Pub Date: c2004. Call Number: 343.7305 PARKER
Title: Weird ideas that work : 11 1/2 practices for promoting, managing, and
sustaining innovation Author:
Sutton, Robert I. Publisher: Free Press, Pub Date: c2002. Call Number: 658 SUTTON
Sutton is a sought after consultant, speaker and Stanford professor. This book
brings together 11 of his proven, counter intuitive ideas that work, from hiring
people that make employers squirm to encouraging projects likely to fail.
Business Plans
Title: Anatomy of a business plan : a step-by-step guide to building a business and
securing your company's future Author: Pinson, Linda. Publisher: Dearborn Trade Publishing, Pub Date: c2001. Call Number: 658.022 PINSON
The carefully written, well-thought-out business plan fell out of fashion in the
dot-com craze, but in the year following the technology stock market crash it
has become apparent that this basic building block of business is an
entrepreneur's best friend. Award-winning author and business planning expert
Linda Pinson.
Legal
Title: Legal guide for starting & running a small business Author:
Steingold, Fred. Publisher: Nolo, Pub Date: 2003. Call Number: 346.7306 STEINGO
Title: Legal guide for starting & running a small business
Author: Steingold, Fred.
Publisher: Nolo,
Pub Date: 2003.
Call Number 346.7306 STEINGO
USE IT HERE:
Reference books
General Works
Title: How to form your own corporation Author:
Eckert, W. Kelsea. Publisher: Sphinx Pub., Pub Date: 2003. Call Number: 346.7306 ECKERT
In 2001, there were more than 5.5 million corporations, accounting for $18
trillion in annual revenue.
- Understand the differences among the various corporate structures in order to
make the most beneficial choice for your company.
- Become familiar with your specific state incorporation laws.
Title: SmartStart your Arizona business Editor:
Oasis Press/PSI Research. Publisher: Oasis Press, Pub Date: c1997. Call Number: REF 658.1109 SMARTST
The SmartStart Your Business series is chockfull of valuable business start-up
information. Whereas most start-up books give an overview of basic legal
requirements, each SmartStart guide goes a step beyond and gives its readers the
state-specific laws, regulations, and fees.
Title: Arizona statistical abstract : a ... data handbook Author:
University of Arizona. Division of Economic and Business Research. Publisher: Published by Northland Press, in cooperation with the Division of
Economic and Business Research, College of Business and Public Administration,
the University of Arizona, Pub Date: [1979- Call Number: REF 317.9105 ARIZONA
Contact Directories
Title: Book of lists (Phoenix, Ariz. : 1998) Publisher: The Business journal, Pub Date: 1998- Call Number: REF 338.0979 BOOKOFL
Categorizes and ranks the top companies in the Phoenix area.
Title: Encyclopedia of associations Author: Ruffner, Frederick G., Publisher: Gale Research Co., Pub Date: 1961- Call Number: REF 060 ENCYCLO
Current Magazines and Newspapers
Arizona Business Gazette
The Business Journal
Business Week
Forbes
Wall Street Journal
