LibGuides: Business Subject Guide: Entrepreneurship

Market Research Databases

Statista
Search this resource for reports and tables about consumer demand trends for particular goods and services, including market outlook reports.
Data-Axle Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)
Research tool providing up-to-date access to information on approximately 100 million U.S. businesses and 300 million U.S. residents.

Business Source Premier
A good starting point for business research, with full-text articles, country reports, industry/company profiles, and SWOT analyses.
Entrepreneurial Studies Source
Full-text resources for entrepreneurship and small business research, including business journals, magazines, books, case studies, and company profiles.
ProQuest Entrepreneurship
Scholarly journals and working papers about entrepreneurship, plus sample business plans.

Bplans
Over 500 free online business plans, organized by type of business.
Business Plans Handbook
This website provides 11 volumes containing real-world business plans, by sector.
Entrepreneur.com
News articles about entrepreneurship, from the creators of Entrepreneur magazine.
Entrepreneurship.org
A resource from the Kauffman Foundation with tutorials and articles about starting and growing your business.
Inc.
News about starting and growing businesses, from the creators of Inc. magazine. Articles marked Premium require a subscription, but most are free.
SCORE
In partnership with the SBA, this organization offers recorded webinars, courses on demand, and an extensive library of resources.
Small Business Administration
See their Business Guide for advice on starting a business, and their Learning Platform for free online courses.