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Small Business

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Accessible from home Business & Company Resource Center
Provides detailed company and industry news and information, including company profiles, company brand and product information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, news articles, industry associations, and legal issues.

Accessible from home Business Plans Handbook 1993-2008
Part of an annual series that offers examples of business plans created by existing companies.


Click On: Small Business
Explore resources for starting your own business.

Franchise Zone
Ratings and resources on franchises.

Illinois Corporate Name Database
Preliminary check of corporate name availability.

Illinois Entrepreneurship and Small Business Network
Information on starting and operating a business in Illinois.

Small Business Administration
Help in starting your own business.

Accessible from home Small Business Collection
Find articles from business journals for insights, tips, strategies and success stories on starting and running a small business.

Small Business Development Center
Comprehensive site with links for all aspects of starting a business.

Accessible from home Small Business Resource Center
Information from reference books and business journals on starting and operating a business, including business plans, accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing and more.

booklist Starting a Business
Library resources show you how to develop a small business.

State of Illinois Business Portal
Information from the State of Illinois on starting a business in Illinois, including registration and incorporation, licensing, taxes, grants and incentives, as well as regulations.

United States Patent and Trademark Databases
Search for patents and trademarks.

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Illinois Clicks!
Sites recommended by Illinois librarians.

ipl2
Internet Public Library and the Librarians’ Internet Index have merged to create a collection of high quality Internet resources, selected by ipl2 staff for their usefulness in providing accurate, factual information on a particular topic or topics.

Webrary
Morton Grove Public Library's links organized by subject.