Entrepreneurship Reference Resources

Basic Guides and General Advice Books

Business Plans Handbook : A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Small Businesses Throughout North America
Business Library, Reference: HD62.7.B865 v.10 2004

Encyclopedia of Small Business
Business Library, Reference: HD62.7.H553 2002 (2 vols.)

Entrepreneur's Guide: Starting and Growing a Business in Pennsylvania
Business Library, Reference: HD2346.U52P477

The Ultimate Small Business Guide : A Resource for Startups and Growing Businesses
3rd Floor Paterno: HD2340.8.U48

Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
3rd Floor Paterno: HD62.7.Z55

Essentials of Entrepreneurship: What it takes to create successful enterprises
3rd Floor Paterno: HG4027.6.H364

Extraordinary Entrepreneurship: the Professional's Guide to Starting an Exceptional Enterprise
3rd Floor Paterno: HD62.5.H37337

The Foundations of Entrepreneurship
3rd Floor Paterno: HB615.F68 2002 (2 vols.)

The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship / 3rd ed.
Business Library, Reference: HD62.5.B94 2004

Small Business Startup Guide [electronic resource]
2nd Floor Paterno, US Documents: SBA 1.19:2004003191
Online: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS40408

 

Business Planning

Anatomy of a Business Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Business and Securing your Company's Future
3rd Floor Paterno: HD30.28.P5

Business Plans Handbook: A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Small Businesses Throughout North America
3rd Floor Paterno: HD62.7.B865; Latest in Business Library, Reference

Business Plans that Work: A Guide for Small Business
3rd Floor Paterno: HD30.28.T5766

Also consult the HD30.28 area of the Business Reference collection for the newest guides to business plans and planning.

 

Financing your Business

Angel Capital: How to Raise Early-Stage Private Equity Financing
3rd Floor Paterno: HG4751.B458

Attracting Investors: A Marketing Approach to Finding Funds for Your Business
3rd Floor Paterno:  HG4751.K68

Directory of Venture Capital Firms, Domestic & International
3rd Floor Paterno:  HG4751.F58; Latest in Business Library, Reference

How to raise capital: Techniques and Strategies for Financing and Valuing Your Small Business
3rd Floor Paterno:  HG4027.7.T55

OPM: Other People's Money: How to Attract Other People's Money for your Investments--The Ultimate Leverage
3rd Floor Paterno:  HG4026.L387

Pratt's Guide to Private Equity Sources
Business Library, Reference: HG64.P73

Smart Financial Management: The Essential Reference for the Successful Small Business
3rd Floor Paterno:HG4027.7.S5 2004
Online TOC: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0416/2004006537.html

 

Legal Issues

How To Start Your Own S Corporation
3rd Floor Paterno: KF6491.Z9C67 2001

Legal Guide for Starting & Running A Small Business
3rd Floor Paterno: KF1659.Z9S76 2001

Patent Empowerment for Small Corporations
3rd Floor Paterno: KF3114.H45 2001

Patent It Yourself / 9th ed.
3rd Floor Paterno: KF3114.6.P74 2002

Trademark: Legal Care for Your Business & Product Name / 5th ed.
3rd Floor Paterno: KF3180.Z9M28 2001

 

Marketing your Business

Big Business Marketing for Small Business Budgets
3rd Floor Paterno: HF5415.13.M3694

The New Marketing Conversation: Creating and Strengthening Relationships Between Buyers and Sellers
3rd Floor Paterno: HF5415.5.S736

Powerhouse Marketing Plans : 14 Outstanding Real-life Plans and What You Can Learn from Them to Supercharge Your Own Campaigns
3rd Floor Paterno: HF5415.13.J5878

The Rainmaker's Toolkit: Power Strategies for Finding, Keeping, and Growing Profitable Clients
3rd Floor Paterno: HF5415.55.M55

Winning Clients in a Wired World: Seven Strategies for Growing Your Business Using Technology and the Web
3rd Floor Paterno: HF5415.1265.G74

 

Video Resources

Use the "Media Request Form" on the corresponding CAT Record. For further information, contact Media & Technology Support Services

Business in Cyberspace
Video: 25562

Buying a Business
Video: 62814

Copyright's Highway: A Tour of Intellectual Property Rights in the Electronic Age
Video: 62534

The Entrepreneurial Personality Profile
Video: 38177

The Entrepreneurial Skills Seminar Series
Video: 62790 v.1 - 62795 v.6

Entrepreneurship for the New Millennium
Video: 38228

Fred Smith on Entrepreneurship
Video:40977

Highlighting Small Business
Video:38156

How to Really Start Your Own Business
Video: 91835

Introduction to Entrepreneurship Series
Video: 62800 - 62781

Minding My Own Business: Financing
Video: 91590

Practical Finance and the Financial Plan for Startups and Small Businesses[DVD]
Business Library, Reference: HG4027.7.P73

Series- Something Ventured
Video: 38184-38209

Special Issues for Women Entrepreneurs
Video: 38181

Series- Venturing: The Entrepreneurial Challenge
Video: 38160-38172

 

selected Websites

Entrepreneurship at Penn State
This website created by Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Smeal College of Business brings together the programs, initiatives and contacts for students and others seeking information concerning the entrepreurship resources available at Penn State.

Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship
The Center is a division within Babson College, a college with a premier undergraduate program in entrepreneurship.

CELCEE : Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education
This site includes CELCEE's searchable database containing abstracts of materials on entrepreneurship education al all levels including K-12, 2-year colleges, 4-year colleges, and graduate schools.  In addition, the site provides links to other organizations involved with entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education.

Center for Women's Business Research
This site provides information on women business owners, including women entrepreneurs.

Edward Lowe Foundation
The Edward Lowe Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that promotes entrepreneurship by providing information, research, and education.  This page includes a link to the Foundation's Entrepreneurial Edge, a comprehensive site on entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneur.com: Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur Magazine's website provides free access to recent and archival issues of the magazine. Users can also sign up for free newsletters relating to marketing, management, and technology issues for small businesses.

Kauffman eVenturing : Resources for Entrepreneurs
This extensive guide has been created by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a foundation that supports a center for entrepreneurial leadership.  This site provides numerous articles written by, and for entrepreneurs. It also puts together a gamut of information on starting and running high-profile companies.

National Business Incubation Association
This is an association that promotes business incubation and entrepreneurship.  Members include incubator developers and managers, economic development professionals, and venture capital investors.

National Venture Capital Association
This association represents the venture capital community.  The Association's site provides useful information on recent issues affecting the venture capital community.

Online Women's Business Center
This site provides information for women entrepreneurs.

SBA: The U.S. Small Business Administration Planner
The U.S. Small Business Administration provides extensive information on starting a business.  This site provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions on starting a small business.

Service Corps of Retired Executives
Score (Service Corps of Retired Executives) has partnered with the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide free information to small businesses.