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Entrepreneurship Reference Resources

 

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Basic Guides & General Advice Books

Business Planning

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

Financing Your Business

Legal Issues

Marketing Your Own Business

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Video Resources

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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 entrepreneurship 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.

  • 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.