Guide to Locations

Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. 22nd ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 2007.
Reference Stacks HF 5353.E52 22nd ed.

Encyclopedia of Small Business . 3rd ed. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Electronic Book HD62.7
Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library (with current FIT user name and password); Under "select a publication below" click on  "business" and then choose "Encylopedia of  Small Business , 3^rd ed".

Fallek, Max, and Kris Solie–Johnson. How to Set Up Your Own Small Business. Minneapolis: American Institute Of Small Business, 2003.
Reference Stacks HD 62.7.F35 2003

Friedman, Caitlin, and Kimberly Yorio. The girl’s guide to starting your own business : candid advice, frank talk, and true stories for the successful entrepreneur. New York : HarperResource, 2005.
Main Stacks HD6054.3 .F75 2005

Geskey, Ronald D. David vs. Goliath : Guerilla Media Buying for Small Business, A New Way to Win! 
Rochester, MI : 2020 Marketing Communications, 2007
Main Stacks HF5826.5 .G48 2007

McGuckin, Frances. Business for beginners : from research and business plans to money, marketing and the law.  Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005.
Reference Stacks HD62.5 .M387 2005

Pinson, Linda, and Jerry Jinnett. Steps to Small Business Start-Up : Everything You Need to Know to Turn Your Idea into a Successful Business 6th ed. Chicago: Kaplan Pub., 2006.
Reference Stacks HD62.5 .P565 2006

RAB Instant Background.  New York: Radio Advertising Bureau, Semi-Annual.
Reference Stacks HF5415.2 .R26

Ryan, J. D., and Gail P. Hiduke. Small Business : An Entrepreneur’s Business Plan. 7th ed. [Mason, Ohio?] : Thomson South-Western, 2006.
Main Stacks HD62.7 .E25 2006

Small Business Sourcebook: The Entrepreneur’s Resource. 17th Ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 2003.
Reference Stacks HD 2346.U5 S66 2003

Tyson, Eric, and Jim Schell. Small Business for Dummies. New York : Wiley, 2003.
Main Stacks HD62.7 .T97 2003

Your Business : A Guide to Owning and Operating a Small Business in New York State
[Albany?] : State Of New York, Empire State Development, Division For Small Business, [2001?]
Reference Stacks HD2346.U52 Y68 2001
Later edition (2004) available online

Zimmerer, Thomas W. Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management . 4th ed.
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005.
Main Stacks HD62.7 .Z55 2005

The library owns many other books on these subjects, most of which are in the Main Stacks on the 5th floor.   Please check StyleCat Library Catalog , the online catalog, using the subject headings: SMALL BUSINESS, NEW BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP and SELF EMPLOYED.  If appropriate see also other FIT Library bibliographies such as The Business of Art and Design and International Trade.
 

Bangs, David H., jr. The Business Planning Guide : Creating a Winning Plan for Success. 9th Ed. Chicago : Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.
Reference Stacks HD30.28 .B362 2002

Bangs, David H., jr. Business Plans Made Easy. 3rd ed. [Irvine, CA] : Entrepreneur Press, 2005.
Reference Stacks HD30.28 .H474 2005

Business Plans Handbook: A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Small Businesses Throughout North America.Vols. 1-12. New York: Gale Research, [1995-2007]
Reference Stacks HD 62.7.B865 1995
Also available online through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (with current FIT user name and password).  Under "select a publication below" click on "Business" and then choose "Business Plans Handbook."

Coke, Al. Seven Steps to a Successful Business Plan. New York: AMACOM, 2002.
Main Stacks HD30.28 .C6422 2002

Fallek, Max. Business Plan Example. Minneapolis, MN: American Institute Of Small Business, 2001.
Reference Stacks HD30.28 .F35 2001

Horan, Jim. The one page business plan : start with a vision, build a company! 3rd ed.
Berkeley, CA : One Page Business Plan Co., 2004.
Circulation Desk HD30.28 .H676 2004 and Circulation Desk computer disc HD30.28 .H676 2004

Pinson, Linda, and Jerry Jinnett. Anatomy of a Business Plan : A Step-By-Step Guide to Building a Business and Securing Your Company's Future. Chicago: Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2001.
Reference Stacks HD30.28 .P5 2001

Timmons, Jeffry A., et al. Business plans that work : a guide for small business. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2004. Main Stacks HD30.28 .T5766 2004 
 

Gladstone, David. Venture Capital Handbook : An Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Venture Capital. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2002.
Reference Stacks HG4965 .G57 2002 C.1

Kamoroff, Bernard. Small Time Operator: How to Start Your Own Business, Keep Your Books, Pay Your Taxes and Stay Out Of Trouble. 27th Ed. Laytonville, CA: Bell Springs, 2002.
Reference Stacks HD 62.5 S623 2002 27th Ed.

National Retail Merchants Association. Financial Executive Division. Retail Accounting Manual. Rev. Ed. 2 Vols New York: NRMA, 1976.
Reference Stacks HF 5635.N27 1976

Pinson, Linda. Keeping the Books : Basic Recordkeeping and Accounting for the Successful Small Business. 6th Ed. Chicago: Dearborn Trade Pub., 2004.
Reference Stacks HF5635 .P649 2004
 

The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Small Business : Everything a Small-Business Person Must Know, from Start-Up Employment Laws to Financing and Selling a Business. New York : Three Rivers Press, 2000.
Reference Stacks KF1659.Z9 A43 2000

Mcquown, Judith H.. Inc. Yourself : How to Profit by Setting Up Your Own Corporation. 10th Ed.
Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, 2002.
Reference Stacks HD2741 .M38 2002

Moore, Maureen F. Employment Forms and Policies. Charlottesville, VA : LexisNexis, 2001. Book and CD-ROM
Reference Desk Section_B KF3455.A65 M66  and Circulation Desk KF3455 .A65 M66 Media

Pakroo, Peri. The Small Business Start-Up Kit. Berkeley, CA : Nolo.Com, 2000. Book and CD-ROM.
Reference Stacks KF1380.Z9 P34 2000 and Reference Desk Computer Disc KF1380.Z9 P34 2000 Disc

Steingold, Fred.  Legal forms for starting & running a small business . 4th ed. Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2006.
Reference Stacks KF1659 .A65 S74 2006  and  Circulation Desk Computer_Disc KF1659 .A65 S74 2006 

Use StyleCat Library Catalog, the online catalog, to find additional related information on these topics:

Employment / Human resources topics:
• Discrimination against people with disabilities Law and legislation
• Discrimination in employment Law and legislation United States
• Employee rights
• Employee selection
• Labor laws and legislation
• People with disabilities Employment
• Personnel management United States Forms


Forms of business ownership:
• Close corporations
• Incorporation
• Going public Securities
• Partnership
 

Financial Research Associates. Financial Studies of the Small Business. 30th ed. Winter Haven, FL,: Financial Research Associates, 2007.
Reference Stacks HD 2346.U5 F55A 30th ed.

Gates, Sheldon. 101 Business Ratios: A Manager’s Handbook of Definitions, Equations, and Computer Algorithms. Scottsdale, AZ: McLane Publications, 1993.
Reference Stacks HF 5657.4.G38 1993

IRS Corporate Financial Ratios. 22nd ed. Lincolnshire, IL: Schonfeld & Associates, 2007
Reference Stacks HF 5681.R25 I77 22nd ed .

Industry Norms and Key Business Rations. Desk-top ed. [New York]: Dun & Bradstreet Credit Services. 2005/2006.
Reference Stacks HF 5681.R25 I53 2005/2006

RMA Annual Statement Studies. Philadelphia: Robert Morris Associates, 2005.
Reference Stacks HF 5681. B2 R6 2005/2006

Troy, Leo. Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. 39th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2008.
Reference Stacks HF 5681.R25 A45  39th ed.
 

Ander, Willard N., and Neil Z. Stern. Winning at retail : developing a sustained model for retail success
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2004.
Main Stacks HF5429 .A655 2004

Bond, Ronald L., Retail in Detail. 3rd ed. [Irvine, CA] : Entrepreneur Press, 2005.
Main Stacks HF5429 .B6116 2005

Burstiner, Irving. How to Start and Run Your Own Retail Business : Expert Advice from a Leading Business Consultant and Entrepreneur. New York: Carol Pub. Group, 1998.
Reference Stacks HF5429 .B718 1998

__________. Run Your Own Store: From Raising the Money to Counting the Profits. 2nd ed.
New York: Prentice Hall, 1989.
Reference Stacks HF 5429.B72 1989

Cash, R. Patrick, and Harold H. Frankel. Improving Apparel Shop Profits. New York: NRMA, 1986.
Reference Stacks HF 5439.C6 C37 1986

Coltman, Michael M. Start and Run a Profitable Retail Business: A Step-by-Step Business Plan. North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Bellingham, WA: Self-Counsel Press, 1993.
Reference Stacks HF 5429.29.C65 1993

Davis, Charlene. Start your own clothing store and more : children’s, bridal, vintage, consignment
2nd ed. [Irvine, Calif.] : Entrepreneur Press, c2007.
Reference Stacks HD9940.A2 M55 2007

Dion, Jim, and Ted Topping Start and Run a Profitable Retail Business. North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.: International Self-Counsel Press, 1998.
Main Stacks HF5429 .D497 1998

Engle, Janet. How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Retail Business. Ocala, FL: Atlantic Pub., 2007.
Reference Stacks HF5429 .E4557 2007

Epstein, Rachel. A Shop of One's Own. New York: Hearst Books, 2002.
Main Stacks HF5429 .S527 2002

Finell, Dorothy. The Specialty Shop : How to Create Your Own Unique and Profitable Retail Business.
New York : AMACOM, c2007.
Main Stacks HF5429 .F497 2007

Granger, Michele. Fashion Entrepreneurship : Retail Business Planning .New York : Fairchild Publications, 2003. Main Stacks HF5429 .G665 2003 and  Circulation Desk Computer Disc HF5429 .G665 2003

Handbook of Jewelry Store Management. Radnor, PA: Jewelers’ Circular Keystone, 1985.
Reference Stacks HD 9747.A2 H36 1985

Jacobson, Ruth. Your Own Shop: How to Open and Operate a Successful Retail Business. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Liberty Hall Press, 1991.
Reference Stacks HD 62.5.J33 1991

Mcdonald, Malcolm, and Christopher C.S. Tideman. Retail Marketing Plans : How to Prepare Them, How to Use Them. Boston: Butterworth Heinemann, 1993.
Reference Stacks HF5415.13 .M36919 1993

Purdy, Warren G. The Guide to Retail Business Planning : The Complete Handbook for Creating a Winning Plan for Any Retail Business. Boston: Inc. Business Resources, 1997.
Reference Stacks HD62.5 .P873x 1997

[Retail] Start a Fashion Business. New York: Infomat, 2007.
 Reference Stacks HF5429.29 S73 2007

Rubenstein, Ellen. Your Specialty Store : How to Start and Run a Money-Making Store. Scottsdale, AZ: Duck Press, 1998.
Main Stacks HF5429 .R726 1998

Samli, A. Coskun. Up against the retail giants : targeting weakness, gaining an edge. Mason, OH: Thomson, 2004.
Main Stacks HF5429 .S277 2004

Schroeder, Carol L. Specialty shop retailing : everything you need to know to run your own store
3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
Reference Stacks HF5429 .S35565 2007

Segel, Rick. Retail Business Kit for Dummies. Book and CD-ROM. New York: Wiley Publishing, 2001.
Main Stacks HF5429 .S43 2001 and Circulation Desk Computer Disc HF5429 .S43 2001

Taetzsch, Lyn. Opening Your Own Retail Store. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1977.
Reference Stacks HF 5429.T19 1977

United States. Internal Revenue Service. Retail industry : audit technique guide (ATG).
[Washington. DC] : IRS, [2005].
Reference Desk Section A KF6314 .I57 2006
Also available online at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=141373,00.html

Wardell, Paula. Successful Retailing: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls and Finding Profits as an Independent Retailer. 2nd Ed. Dover, NH: Upstart Publishing Co., 1993.
Reference Stacks HF 5429.W335 1993

Whitis, Rose Freeman. Starting and Operating a Vintage Clothing Shop. Babylon, NY: Pilot Books, 1983.
Reference Stacks HD 9940.A2W54 1983

For additional titles, see Fashion Merchandising Management Bibliography, especially sections "Retail Buying" and "Store Operations"
 

Kishel, Gregory F., and Patricia Gunter Kishel. How to Start, Run, and Stay in Business . 3rd Ed.
New York : John Wiley, 1998.
Reference Stacks HD62.7 .K58 1998

__________. Start, Run, and Profit from Your Own Home-Based Business. New York : Wiley, 1999.
Reference Stacks HD62.38 .K55 1999

Spiegel, Robert. The Complete Guide to Home Business. New York : AMACOM, 2000.
Main Stacks HD62.38 .S67 2000

Search StyleCat Library Catalog for additional titles on specific types of business using the phrase "home based businesses"
 

Amos, James H., jr. Complete Idiot's guide to franchising. New York: Alpha, 2005.
Reference Stacks HF5429.23 .A56 2005

Bond, Robert E. The Source Book of Franchise Opportunities. Homewood, IL: Dow-Jones-Irwin. Annual.
Reference Stacks HF 5429.235.U5 B66

The franchise handbook : a complete guide to all aspects of buying, selling or investing in a franchise.
Ocala, FL : Atlantic Pub. Group, 2006.
Reference Stacks HF5429.23 .F6788 2006

Franchise Opportunities Guide. Washington: International Franchise Association, Semi-Annual.
Reference Stacks HF 5429.23.F72

Keup, Erwin J. Franchise bible : how to buy a franchise or franchise your own business
5th ed. Irvine, CA : Entrepreneur Press, 2004.
Reference Stacks HF5429.235 .U5 K478 2004  

Lesonsky, Rieva, and Maria Anton-Conley. Entrepreneur magazine's ultimate book of franchises : from the franchise experts at Entrepreneur magazine [Irvine, CA]: Entrepreneur Press, 2004.
Reference Stacks HF5429.23 .L47 2004

Seid, Michael, and Dave Thomas. Franchising for dummies. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2006.
Reference Stacks HF5429.23 .S45 2006  and Circulation Desk Disc HF5429.23 .S45 2006 

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