LibGuides: Marketing & Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship

UMSL Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

E-Books and Print Resources for Entrepreneurship

Business Plans Handbook (Online)
Search by your desired business type. Collections of actual business plans including type of business; statement of purpose; executive summary; business/industry description; market; product and production; management/personnel; and financial specifics.
Principles of Business: Entrepreneurship

Internet Resources for Entrepreneurship

Business Development - University of MIssouri Extension Office
The the Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Center can help you find information as you develop your business plan.
Business Plans & Profiles Index
From the site: This index lists types of small businesses and a corresponding sample business plan, profile or book about the business with sources provided after each entry. Entries that refer to actual sample plans are in bold print. If the plan or profile is online, a link is provided.
Elevate/Elevar Accelerator (WEPOWER)
The Elevate/Elevar Accelerator program is an an accelerator program for black and Latino entrepreneurs.sponsored by the St. Louis organization WEPOWER. St. Louis Public Radio did a story on the program: https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-accelerator-program-aims-get-black-and-latino-entrepreneurs-seat-table
MaRS Startup Toolkit
MaRS is a Canadian organization devoted to entrepreneurs, researchers and innovators.
Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
The Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (MO PTAC) assists businesses — including small, disadvantaged, veteran and women owned firms — obtain federal, state and local government contracts.
SCORE
SCORE, a nonprofit organization and SBA partner, is dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship.
Search the Resource Library for templates and other resources, watch a video, take a course, or connect with a local SCORE chapter for support.
Small Business Administration
Compilation of data sources helpful to economists & businesses.
Traffic Counts - Missouri Statewide
Supplied by the Missouri Dept. of Transportation. There are regional maps as well as a statewide map with additional maps for large municipalities around the state. Historical data is also provided.
If you're looking outside Missouri, check with that state's transportation department to see if they offer similar resources.

Entrepreneurship Databases (also see the list of Business & Economics databases)

Capital IQ NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
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Includes data and analysis of industries, companies, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, indexes, and current news. NetAdvantage contains the following Standard & Poor's publications: Bond Guide, Mutual Fund Reports, Corporation Records, The Outlook, Dividend Record Register of Corporations, Earnings Guide, Stock Guide, Industry Surveys, and Stock Reports.
Some people have reported difficulties accessing from off-campus. Things to try if you have problems:
- Use the campus VPN (click the "V" icon for details)
- Access Capital IQ NetAdvantage in your browser's Incognito or Private mode
- Clear your cookies and cache
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data.census.gov (U.S. Census) This link opens in a new window
data.census.gov provides access to population, housing, economic and geographic data gathered by the United States Census Bureau. It provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data is drawn from several censuses and surveys. Older City & County Data Books (2007 and earlier)
Geocoding System: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council This link opens in a new window
Designed for use with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the Community Reinvestment Act, with this site you can enter a street address and retrieve information for the census tract in which the site is located. Median family income, population, number of housing units, and ethnicity for the tract are examples of data available. Note: Due to differing update schedules, this data may not be identical to data retrieved directly from the census.gov site.
Mergent Archives This link opens in a new window
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Mergent Archives contains a vast, indexed collection of historical corporate and industry related documents.
Content includes:
- Key Business Ratios (the D&B Industry Norms and key Business Ratios) -- archives, dating back to 1979 up to two years ago
- Million Dollar Directory (D&B) -- archives, dating from 1959, but not all years available (up through *part* of 2011)
- Hoovers (varying issues)
  - Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies
  - Hoover's Handbook of World Business
  - Hoover's MasterList of U.S. Companies
  - Hoover's Handbook of American Business
  - Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies
- Industrial Manual-1920-Present.
- Public Utility Manual-1914-Present.
- OTC Industrial Manual-1970-Present.
- OTC Unlisted Manual-1986-Present.
- Transportation Manual-1909-Present.
- International Manual-1981-Present.
- Bank and Finance Manual-1928-Present.
The Municipal and Government manuals are currently not available at UMSL online, but are available on microfiche through 2007 at UMSL TJ MICRO LEVEL 5 HG4931 .M58.
For more current information, see the Mergent Intellect and Mergent Online databases.
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
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Worldwide business information that enables users to access private (via D&B®) and public U.S and international business data, key business ratios, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, industry profiles, and much more.
Mergent Intellect includes the following types of data:
- North American Database
- Global Database
- Key Business Ratios (also see the Mergent Archive database for older editions)
- Industry Database with access to over 900 industry segments via First Research
- Job Search Solution Database
- Residential / Local Business Database with over 200 million residents and 30 million businesses
- Executive Database with over 90 million executives details including contact and biographies
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
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Find a company by company name, ticker symbol, Primary SIC, Primary NAICS, or MIC codes. Mergent Online also offers Industry Analysis reports (Industry Analysis --> Search by Industry).
UMSL's subscription to Mergent Online includes the following products:
- US Active and Inactive Data
- International Active and Inactive Data
- Expanded Long Term Debt
- US and International Earnings Estimates
- Executive Biographies Basic and Plus
- Institutional and Insider Holdings
- D&B Private Company Data
- As Reported All Years, Standardized All Years, Transparency All Years
- US Equity and International Equity Pricing
- Unadjusted Pricing
- SEC Filings, SEDAR Filings
- North American and International Annual Reports
- Industry Reports (NA), (AP), (EU), (LA)
- News
- Competitors
- Equity Reports, Equity Reports Integrated Search
- Mergent Reports, Report Builder, Custom Report, Report Wizard, Comparison Report
- Risk Analysis, Net Basis
- Bond Search
- Ratio All Years, Restated All Years
- Factsheets Plus, International and Express
- Equity Portraits
- Bond Portraits (D&B 20 Million Plus Private Company Database, D&B 20 Million Plus Corporate Family Tree)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) This link opens in a new window
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. The Department of Labor has a listing of SIC codes.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
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Social Explorer provides quick and easy access to current and historical census data, demographic information, election data and marketing profile data. The interface lets users create maps and reports to illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change. User Guide

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E-Books and Print Resources for Entrepreneurship

Internet Resources for Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Databases (also see the list of Business & Economics databases)