Books you can take with you are in these number ranges:
658.022 Small Business
658.041 Individual Proprietorships
338.04 Entrepreneurship
When searching our catalog, use these keywords. To narrow your search you many combine keywords using “and” e.g. small business and accounting.
| Small Business | Accounting |
| New Business Enterprises | Management |
| Entrepreneurship | Marketing |
| Home Based Businesses | Sales |
| Self-Employed | Advertising |
| Business Plans | Personnel Management |
| Financing |
Helpful Reference Books
| Annual Statement Studies: Financial Ratio Benchmarks |
R 322.678 RMA 2002-2003 |
| Encyclopedia of Small Business | R 658.022 H |
| How to Setup Your Own Small Business | R 658.022 Fallik V.1 & V.2 |
| Small Business Sourcebook | R 658.022 Small V.1 & V.2 |
| Starting a Small Business in Connecticut | R 658.11 Purtill |
| What to do About Employee Problems in Connecticut | R 344.746 What V.1 & V.2 |
Electronic Sources (may require library card)
| Business & Company Resource Center |  |
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| Mergent Online | |
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Magazine and Journal Indexes (may require library card)
| EBSCO | |
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| General OneFile | |
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Free Websites
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
(www.toolkit.cch.com)
This site provides information and tools to help you start, run and grow a successful small business.
SCORE - Service Corps of Retired Executives
(www.score.org)
This non-profit organization offers business counseling by persons who have had successful business careers as company executives or owners of their own business.
U.S. Business Advisor
(www.business.gov)
This site is a one-stop electronic link to the information and services government provides for the business community.
U.S. Small Business Administration
(www.sba.gov)
This site provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses.
Connecticut Specific
CBIA - Connecticut Business & Industry Association
(www.cbia.com/home.htm)
This organization is a statewide business and lobbying organization representing 10,000 member companies.
Connecticut Licensing Information Center
(www.ct-clic.com)
This site provides useful resource for information on business and consumer licensing.
Connecticut Small Business Development Center
(www.ccsu.edu/sbdc)
This site provides professional, individual consulting in all functional areas of business management.