Entrepreneurship and Small Business: Print Resources

6 Volume overview of American industries, organized from A-Z. Also available online: follow link in catalog to GVRL.

"Lists some seven thousand trade associations, labor unions, professional, scientific, or technical societies and other national organizations."

"A compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America." An online version of this set is available through Gale Virtual Reference Library .

"A guide to the information services and sources provided to 100 small businesses by associations, consultants, educational programs, franchisers, government agencies (federal, state, and local), reference works, statisticians, suppliers, trade shows, and venture capital firms."

Compilation of financial statement data and ratios of a wide range of small businesses. Unfortunately, this publication ceased in 2008.

Somewhat outdated, but still valuable for the business descriptions.

"A reference guide for consumer market analysis." This publication, now replaced by the online Local Market Audience Analyst, draws likely associations between consumer behaviors and preferences.

The Gale Virtual Reference (GVRL) Encyclopedia of Small Business, 4th edition.

The combined continuation of two earlier publications: Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources and theDirectory of Buyout Financing Sources.