Business

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Business Databases Business & Company Resource Center Reference USA Morningstar.com Library Edition SEC - Edgar Database Local Business Links Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County 100 Largest Employer List & Economic Profile (download .pdf files) Indiana Business Research Center Indiana Business Services from the Secretary of State Indiana Dept. of Labor Indiana Economic Development Corporation IU South Bend Business Program Indiana Small Business Development Center Ivy Tech Business Programs Michiana Better Business Bureau (BBB) Project Future Search Michiana Small Business Administration Indiana South Bend Division of Economic Development South Bend Tribune Business Biography & Profile Other Links Bloomberg Market Data Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI & value of a dollar) Business Week - News Census Information County Business Patterns Dept. of Labor Employment Law Entrepreneur Magazine ERsys.com - Market Research Federal Business Opportunities (formerly Commerce Business Daily) Federal Government Business site - forms Go Small Biz - search Grants.gov Patent & Trademark Office Quicken's Small Business Small Business Association STATS Indiana Thomas Register US Copyright Office US Copyright Forms What is a Dollar Worth?

Contents 1 Company Information 2 Personal Financial Planning & Investing 3 Starting and Running a Small Business 4 Business Magazines & Newspaper Subscriptions 5 Industry & Marketing Books

Company Information

See our business databases to the right for company information.

• For help using Reference USA, check out our help sheet.
• Reference librarians at SJCPL use Reference USA to find a company's contact information, CEO, and type of business, among other things. It is useful for finding branches and headquarters.

Personal Financial Planning & Investing

Browsing our shelves (Dewey Decimal System call numbers): Investing ~ 332.

The library has a number of books to help you plan your financial future. So whether you're just starting out on your own and need advice about how to budget and save for your future, or finishing up your career and worrying about retirement, we're sure to have the book for you.

• Did you know that you can download your personal credit report, from each of the three major credit reporting companies, for free every year? Check out the website to get started.

New Books:

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finance in Your 20's and 30's	Good Debt Bad Debt	Money Book for the Young Fabulous & Broke	The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

Programs & Events:

The Forever Learning Institute will offer a class this fall called "Investment Basics." Registrants must be at least age 50. Call (574) 282-1901 for further information, or stop by the Main Library to pick up the Fall 2005 Course & Registration Guide.

Indiana University South Bend Continuing Education Department will offer "Living Debt Free in the 21st Century" this fall. Click here for further information.

Penn-Harris-Madison Community Education will offer "Strategies for Living Debt Free in the 21st Century." Call (574) 258-9568 for further information.

Investment Information:


NEW!

Morningstar.com Library Edition
This Internet-based investing resource provides premium information to help you make smart investment decisions. Find Morningstar Ratings for top-rated stocks and mutual funds. It offers accurate, up-to-date data on 20,000 stocks and funds. Find current and prospective investment ideas and let Morningstar's analyst help you build a portfolio with stocks and funds to meet your needs. Search by ticker or name of the fund or stock, find investment terms and use Morningstar Portfolio X Ray feature to find unexpected risks. Available from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card.

Stocks: Value Line Ratings & Reports Value Line Small and Mid-Cap Edition Standard & Poor's Stock Reports Standard & Poor's Stock Guides Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks Standard & Poor's The Outlook Morningstar StockInvestor

Bonds, Mutual Funds & Other Investment Guides: Standard & Poor's Bond Guides Mergent's Bond Record Mergent's Dividend Record Morningstar Mutual Funds Standard & Poor's Corporation Records Mergent's Investment Guides Mergent's Manuals & News Reports

Starting and Running a Small Business

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The Winning Spirit	How to Start and Run Your Own Bed and Breakfast Inn	HR for Small Business	Patent it Yourself

The Reference Department at the Main Library has a number of resources for small business owners and potential owners. Our books have the advice you need. Stop on by and ask our knowledgeable librarians for help getting started.

Starting a Business: Business Plan Template CCH Business Strategies Small Business Sourcebook How to Set Up Your Own Small Business Write Your Own Business Contracts Indiana Chamber of Commerce & Nolo guides Franchising & incorporating your business Writing business plans & grants

Human Resources Management: CCH Human Resources Management Compensation Equal Employment Opportunity Personnel Practices & Communications Employment Relations Ideas & Trends in Personnel OSHA Compliance

Import & Export: Export Import Importing into the U.S. CCH OSHA standards for General Industry for the Construction Industry

Other opportunities for learning about developing a small business:

• IUSB's School of Business and Economics holds a entrepreneurship lecture series every fall for its graduate students. Lectures are held Thursday evenings at 7 P.M., and are free and open to the public. See their website for dates and topics.

• Contact the Small Business Development Center for more information about starting a small business at (574) 282-4350.

• The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance offers a database to help with grant searching.

Business Magazines & Newspaper Subscriptions

Barron's Best's Review Better Buys for Business Black Enterprise Business Week Economist

Entrepreneur Forbes Fortune Harvard Business Review Inc. Indiana Business Magazine

Investor's Business Daily Money Sales and Marketing Management Small Business Opportunities Smart Money Wall Street Journal

Industry & Marketing Books

Tax Information: CCH Federal Tax Guides CCH Capital Changes Reporter CCH Indiana Tax Reporter CCH State Tax Guide (all states) CCH Family Law Tax Guide

Industry & Business Directories: Dun & Bradstreet's Industrial Guide Harris Industrial Directory Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Directory Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors & Executives The Advertising Red Book Thomas Register

Marketing & Business Ratings: Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys Mergent's Industry Review Business & Industrial Financial Ratios Market Share Reporter Indiana Business Directory Best's Insurance Reports