COD Library - Business Simulation Research Guide

Business Simulation Research Guide

Business Plans Handbook: A Compilation of Actual Business Plans - HD 62.7 .B865 (Ref/Gen)
Actual business plans - the copies in General can be checked out.
Bplans.com
Sample business, marketing and web site plans for specific businesses.
Look for books in our collection that are titled "How to start". We have over 75 specific businesses covered.
The Business Plan (streaming video) 27 minutes in length - Available online with a library card
This program spotlights two very different small-business owners-a physical therapist and a performance artist-who have something very important in common: a business plan. Over the course of the video, Peter Dolan and Neda Rahmani talk about the key components of a business plan: the executive summary and overview, the operations plan, the marketing plan, and the financial plan. Expert commentary is provided by Nicole Donegan, a business growth adviser with 20 years' experience in B2B and professional services marketing
Business Strategies - HD 28 .B8 (Ref)
Up-to-date information on all aspects of starting and running a small business.
State of Illinois Business Portal
http://business.illinois.gov
Information on starting, running and changing a business in Illinois.
U.S. Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov
The SBA has gathered a wide variety of resources for starting, financing and expanding your business anywhere in the United States.

Hoover's Online
Select the Industries section for up-to-date information on your industry.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Useful for overviews of broad industry types.
Plunkett's Industry Almanacs
Get market research, business trends, statistics, and corporate profiles compiled for specifc industries. These are e-books are available online in our library catalog as well.
Business Source Complete
Source for articles and industry profiles. Limit by the publication type, "Industry Profile", to access specific reports.
Wall Street Journal
Source for articles from the world's leading financial newspaper.
Regional Business News
Provides articles from 80 regional U.S. and Canadian business publications.

Hoover's Online
Search for the competitors of major companies that are similar to yours.
Reference USA
Useful for local competitors.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Useful for identifying competitors in a market.

BusinessDecision
Source for consumer market data, demographic data, and market segmentation data. Searchable by zip code, street, county, city and even a customizable radius.
American FactFinder
Source for current U.S. social, demographic and economic statistics.

Marketing Research and Segmentation (streaming video) 20 minutes in length - Available online with library card
Moving from foundations to specific methods, this program examines the complex background work that must take place before a product or service can be positioned in the market. Surveys and analysis performed for the computer game company Electronic Arts provide an illuminating case study in field, quantitative, and qualitative research and how these overlap with explanatory, descriptive, and predictive research. Students learn about interview formats, questionnaires, sampling techniques, focus groups, and other ways to obtain customer feedback. Demographic, geographic, and psychographic approaches to market segmentation are illustrated with clear examples of their real-world applications
BLR Encyclopedia of Personnel Forms - HF 5549.17 .B18 (Ref)
The A-Z guide to federal employment laws for the small business owner - KF1659 .E94 2011 (Ref)
BLR's Job Descriptions Encyclopedia - HF 5549.5 .J613 B55 (Ref)
Illinois Labor Market Information
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wagedata/wage.htm
Personnel Manager's Encyclopedia of Prewritten Personnel Policies - HF 5549.17 .P47 (Ref)
The consultant's big book of reproducible surveys and questionnaires - HD69.C6 C6473 2003
Making questions work : a guide to how and what to ask for facilitators, consultants, managers, etc. - HM751 .S77 2007

Chicago Creative Directory - HF 5805 .C4 C4 (Ref)
Direct Marketing List Source - HF5861 .D5 (Ref)
Local Online Advertising for Dummies - HF6146.I58 C86 2010
Social Networking for Business - Available online with library card
The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Market, Sell and Innovate - HD30.37 .S49 2011
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Social Media Marketing - HF5415.1265 .A24 2010
Facebook Factor: Social Networking for Profit- Available online with library card
Custom surveys within your budget : maximizing profits through effective online research design - HF5415.2 .C66 2010

GlobalEDGE
This excellent international business web site is maintained by Michigan State University.
USCS's Market Research Library
Source for Market Research Reports, Country Commerical Guides, and Best Market Reports.

Christine Kickels, Reference Librarian
Phone: 630-942-2313
E-Mail: kickels@cod.edu

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