This guide identifies resources for Entrepreneurship found primarily in the Reference Department of Pius XII Memorial Library. Call numbers pertain to locations within Pius XII Memorial Library.
 

Library Catalog || Reference Books || Journal Articles/Industry Information || Useful Websites

• Go to the library website -- http://www.slu.edu/libraries/pius
• Click on the Library Catalog

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Business Plans Handbook
    Ref. HD 62.7 .B865
A compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America.

Standard and Poor's Industry Survey
    Ref. HC 106.6 .S74 behind the Reference Desk
S&P surveys offer broad views of industries, including their structure and size, company analysis, forecasts, trends, and internal and external issues impacting the industries.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
    Ref HA 202 .A3 behind the Reference Desk
    Also available online -- http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Presents U.S. statistics with selected data for regions, divisions, states, metropolitan areas, cities and foreign countries from reports and records of government and private agencies.

U.S. Economic Census
    Available online -- http://www.census.gov/econ/census02
Census profiles the US economy every 5 years, from the national to the local level. Reports are now available from the 1992, 1997, and 2002 economic census.

Market Share Reporter
    Index Table 1
Compilation of market share information on companies, products, and services abstracted from periodicals and brokerage reports.

New Strategist Series
    Index Table 1
A series of books that takes data from the federal government and figures percent distribution, percentage point change, and other useful and thought provoking calculations.

• American Consumers Series
  This series sums up the U.S. population.
• American Money Series
  This series covers who has money and what they do with it
• American Generation Series
  This series offers popular guides to the ages
• Who's Buying Reports

Lifestyle Market Analyst
    Index Table 1
Mix of geographic and lifestyle information that allows one to find best customers and promote to them.

Community Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics
    Index Table 1
Demographic information based on zip codes; Spending potential data measures the likely expenditure for a product or service.

Demographics USA County Edition
    Ref HF 5437 .S8 on Index Table 1
Consists of over 1,500 pages of maps and demographic, economic and commercial/industrial estimates. Also, projections are provided for major categories such as population, household, and retail sales.

Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
    Index Table 1
Provides 14 indicators of performance, will give guidance when developing projected balance sheet and income statements for a business plan.

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Use online databases. Access databases from the library website. For off campus access you will need to know your SLUnet user name and your SLUnet password

ABI/INFORM (ProQuest). 1971- .  ProQuest.  In-library and remote access.
     Indexes and abstracts more than 1,300 journals and trade publications in all areas of business and management, many with an international focus.  Full text is available for more than 600 titles.

Business & Company Resource Center.  1980- .  Gale.  In-library and remote access.
     Updated daily except Sunday.  Formerly General Business File ASAP.  Indexes approximately 1,000 business journals and trade/industry publications as well as 200,000 full-text company directory profiles and more than 50,000 full-text investment reports.  Approximately half of the journals and trade/industry publications are full text.  Also includes brief industry profiles, company histories, company financial statements, performance ratings, rankings, product and brand listings and association listings.

Business Source Premier. 1965-   EBSCOHost. In-library and remote access.
    Updated daily. Indexes and abstracts 350 of the most important scholarly business journals. In addition, it includes indexing, abstracting and full text for 1,103 peer-reviewed journals, 2,364 trade journals and business magazines, 1,217 country economic reports, 3,146 industry reports and yearbooks, and 528 market research reports.

Factiva. 1960s- (varies by publication). ProQuest. In-library and remote access.
    Updated daily. Provides business news and information from over 10,000 publications including The Wall Street Journal (including European and Asian editions), the Financial Times(1/2/1981-), and selected publications from the Economist Intelligence Unit.

IBIS World. Current. IBISWorld  In-library and remote access.
    Updated as new reports become available. This industry analysis resource provides instant access to industry and company research reports for more than 700 United States industries along with Industry Risk Rating Reports, and hundreds of Economic & Demographic Profiles.

LexisNexis Academic.  Dates Vary. LexisNexis  In-library and remote access.
    Updated continuously.  Covers news, business and legal information.  Excellent for news and company information.

Mintel Reports. 2001- Mintel International Group Ltd In-library and remote access.
    Updated irregularly. Offers a series of research reports covering the US and European marketplace. Each market research report combines data & analysis of the competitive landscape, market-share analysis and consumer profiles.

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U.S. Census Bureau
   http://www.census.gov
Includes mapping and data extraction tools for social, demographic and economic statistics mainly for the U.S.

U.S. Census Bureau Population Topics and Household Economic Topics
   http://www.census.gov/population/www
This site contains data directly related to household characteristics and spending.

Consumer Expenditure Survey
   http://www.bls.gov/cex
This site provides information on the buying habits of American consumers.

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