Business Plans & International Operations Plans

Starting Out-Business Plans

• Search Gale Virtual Reference Collection
   
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 1, 1995
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 2, 1996
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 3, 1997
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 4, 1997
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 5, 1998
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 6, 1999
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 7, 2000
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 8, 2001
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 9, 2002
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 10, 2004
• Business Plans Handbook  Vol. 11, 2006 & MORE
• Cumulated Index - find out in which volume your business is located       
   
• Encyclopedia of American Industries 4th ed., 2v, 2005
• Encyclopedia of Management 5th ed., 2006
• Encyclopedia of Small Business 2nd ed., 2v, 2002
   
• International Directory of Business Biographies 4v, 2005
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 60, 2004
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 61, 2004
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 62, 2004
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 63, 2004
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 64, 2005
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 65, 2005
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 66, 2005
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 67, 2005
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 68, 2005
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 69, 2005
• International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 70, 2005
   
• Netlibrary Ebooks
  • How to Write a Business Plan (eBook) by McKeever, Mike P.Berkeley, Calif.: Nolo, 2000.62921 http://www.netlibrary.com/summary.asp?id=126072
  • How to Prepare a Business Plan (eBook)
    Sunday Times Business Enterprise Guide; Rev. 4th Ed.by Blackwell, Edward.London, Sterling, VA Kogan Page, 2004.http://www.netlibrary.com/summary.asp?id=134767   (British business plans)
  • How to Write a Business Plan (eBook) by McKeever, Mike P.Berkeley, CA Nolo, 2002. http://www.netlibrary.com/summary.asp?id=78303
  • How to Write a .com Business Plan : The Internet Entrepreneur's Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Business Plans and Financing Options (eBook) by Eglash, Joanne. New York:McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000. 54226
  • Online Business Planning : How to Create a Better Business Plan Using the Internet, Including a Complete, Up-to-date Resource Guide (eBoook) by Gorman, Robert T. Franklin Lakes, N.J. The Career Press, 1999.25133

• http://www.bplans.com/sp/
• Small Business Association
• SCORE's Business Plan templates & other
•  Tutorial for Business Plans
• http://www.answers.com/main/business.jsp
• How to Prepare a Business Plan , 4^th ed.,  2004

Product Industry and Outlook Research - Is there growth or need for products or services

• Business Source Complete -   (EBSCO)
  • Industry Surveys - use SPC special passwords | FIND Industry Reports
• Encyclopedia of American Industries. 
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - use for career & industry futures
• Research Your Industry through Trade Associations – Inc. http://www.inc.com/marketing_and_advertising/advice/22070.html/
• Industry Outlook - http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/outlook/index.html
• Monthly Labor Review -- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/welcome.htm

Locating Companies That Sell Products - how are they doing?

• Hoovers.com
• Business Source Complete  (EBSCO) SPC Database

Use Google.com, Yellow Pages, Superpages.com (businesses) or other preferred search engine to locate company information:

• to find who sells products
• to look at individual companies web page for information
• Thomas Register  (company catalogs)  http://www.thomasregister.com/

Doing Research On Specific Companies

• BigCharts  -- http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com//
• Annual Reports on Companies -- http://www.reportgallery.com/
• Hoovers Online --http://www-2.hoovers.com/
• Edgar Company Filings - http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm
• Wall Street Research Net

Pricing

• Thomas Register  (company catalogs) -  http://www.thomasregister.com/
• Existing products in stores::
  • Walmart --http://www.walmart.com
  • JC Penney --http://www1.jcpenney.com/jcp/default.aspx
  • Claires (hair products) --http://www.claires.com/site_map.asp
  • Target – http://www.target.com
• Google or Yellow Pages  -- Company homepages or catalogs for pricing, locations, new product development, etc.

See local area  information (below) who you can market to

• American Marketing Association
• Export.gov - marketing research from US government
• Market Research Guide - http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/consumer/
http://www.knowthis.com/tutorials/marketing
information_for_market_research.htm
• SBA Marketing Basics - excellent overview
• Tradeport.org -Country Information. California's Gateway to international trade site.  Marketing, import/export, etc.
• Business Source Complete -   (EBSCO) 
  • Search for articles on new consumerism trends

Operations Costs For Area Costs & Regulations for Doing

• Demographics, Lifestyles, Trends and Attitudes (to establish climate for doing Business)
• Cost of Doing Business & Regulations in Certain areas
   
• Pinellas County & Tampa Bay Business Climate
  • Pinellas County
    • Marketbook - how people spend their money (St. Petersburg Times)
      • Marketbook - how people spend their money
      • Income - what people make
      • Demographics   (description of people who live in county)
    • Pinellas County Planning
      • County description  - growth and climate
      • Gateway to the Future Report - advertising and who works in central Pinellas area
      • www.city-data.com - great information by zip code
    • Zoning
  • Tampa Bay area
    • Tampa Chamber Of Commerce 
    • Tampa Bay Business Journal - http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/
• Florida
  • Florida -  Starting a Business
  • Zoning laws for Pinellas - http://www.pinellascounty.org/Plan/default.htm
  • Tampa Bay Business Journal - http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay
• National
  • www.city-data.com - great information by zip code
  • Population Reference Bureau
  • US Government OSHA -  http://www.osha.gov/html/a-z-index.html
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Fedstats  |  Fedstats Reference Shelf - local govt.
  • GPO Accesss (Government Documents)
  • Information Please Almanac
  • Tax Administration - State Comparisons
  • Statistical Resources on the Web  |  Statistical Sites on the Web
  • USA Statistics In Brief (US Census info)
  • U.S. Census Bureau  | U.S. Census Bureau Factfinder.census   (business & government expenditures
  • http://www.city-data.com/
• International
  • 2000 CIA World Factbook
  • Background Notes - Geographic Regions
  • Al Bawaba -- Middle Eastern site in both Arabic & English
  • Bucknell Russian Studies
  • CIA World Factbook
  • Country Indicators
  • Country Library
  • Country Studies
  • Country Info from Economist
  • Country Trade Reports
  • Electronic Embassy
  • International Chamber of Commerce, World Business Organization
  • Internet Resources for Latin America
  • Portals of the World
  • Tradeport Library
  • WorldInformation.com

Government Sources/ Statistics/Laws

• Economic Census Us Census
• Industry Reports
• OSHA   http://www.osha.gov/    - Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• U.S. Census Data --http://www.census.gov/
•   Statistics database from US government  which contains important of demographic and economic information. Bottom of Formm
• US Business Adviser -- http://www.business.gov/
• Bureau of Labor- Bureau of Labor Statistics -- http://www.bls.gov/ 
• US Dept. of Labor - http://www.dol.gov/ -minimum wage, etc
• US Government OSHA -  http://www.osha.gov/html/a-z-index.html

Process Improvement Plans
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