Databases / Websites for Finding Information on New & Small Companies
- ThomasNetDirectory of manufacturing / technology companies.
- Nexis UniFull text database including United States and foreign news/newspapers, business information, company profiles, legal information, and reference sources. Also includes: news transcripts, federal cases, state cases, law reviews. 10 Minute Training Tips
Companies
Brewing up a Business (eBook) by Call Number: HD9397.D644 C35 2011ebISBN: 9780470942314Adventures in beer from the founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery.
Change Makers by Call Number: HB615 .K6137 2003ISBN: 0805069143From Carnegie to Gates : how the great entrepreneurs transformed ideas into industries.
Confessions of a Radical Industrialist by Call Number: HD30.255 .A53 2009ISBN: 9780312543495Profits, people, purpose : doing business by respecting the earth.
Founder's Dilemmas by Call Number: HD62.5 .W375 2012ISBN: 9780691149134Anticipating and avoiding the pitfalls that can sink a startup.
Launch Pad by Call Number: HG4027.6 .S78 2012ISBN: 9781591845294Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's most exclusive school for startups.
Losing My Virginity by Call Number: HC252.5.B73 B73 2011ISBN: 0307720748Originator of the Virgin media, entertainment and travel empire tells how he survived, had fun, and made a fortune doing business his way.
Method Method by Call Number: HD30.28 .R927 2011ISBN: 97815918439937 obsessions that helped our scrappy start-up turn an industry upside down.
More than a Hobby by Call Number: HF5429 .G6792 2005ISBN: 0785208313How a $600 start-up became Hobby Lobby, America's home & craft superstore.
Startup Playbook by Call Number: HD62.5 .K522 2012ISBN: 9781452105048Secrets of the fastest-growing startups from their founding entrepreneurs.
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Other Relevant Guides
- Company Information GuideA guide with information on how to research specific companies. Topics include annual reports, company histories, company profiles, and more.