Start Your Own Business: Be Your Own Boss
Small Business Development
Getting Started
The Art of the Start: The Timetested,
Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
Guy Kawasaki, 2004
658.11 / KAW
The Big Book of Small Business: You Don’t Have to Run Your
Business By the Seat of Your Pants
Tom Gegax, 2007
658.022 / GEG
Business for Beginners: From Research and Business plans to
Money, Marketing and the Law
Frances McGuckin, 2005
658.11 / MCG
The Business Start Up Kit: Everything You Need to Know About
Starting and Growing Your Own Business
Steven D. Strauss, 2003
658.11 / STR
The Complete Startup Guide for the Black Entrepreneur
Bill Boudreaux, 2004
658.11 / BOU
The Entrepreneur’s Information Sourcebook: Charting the Path
to Small Business Success
Susan C. Awe, 2006
658.022 / AWE
How to Write a Great Business Plan for Your Small Busniess in 60 Minutes or Less
Sharon Fullen, 2006
658.1141 / FUL
Seven Step Business Plan
Sheila Holm, 2007
658.401 / HOL
Start Your Own Business: The Only Start-Up Book You’ll Ever Need
Rieva Lesonsky and the staff of Entrepreneur Magazine, 2004
658.11 / STA
Ultimate Start-Up Directory: 1500 Great Business Ideas!
James Stephenson with Rich Mintzer, 2007
658.1141 / STE
Finding Funding
The Everything Grant Writing Book: Create the Perfect Proposal to Raise the Funds You Need
Judy Tremore and Nancy Burke Smith, 2003
658.15224 / TRE
Financing Your Business Made Easy
Ralph Alterowitz and Jon Zonderman, 2007
658.1522 / ALT
Financing Your Small Business
Robert Walter, 2003
658.022 / WAL
How to Get the Financing for Your New Small Business: Innovative Solutions From the Experts Who Do It Every Day.
Sharon L. Fullen, 2006
658.15224 / FUL
Small Business Financial Management Kit for Dummies
Tage C. Tracy and John A. Tracy, 2007
658.1592 / TRA
Win Government Contracts for Your Small Business
John DiGiacomo, James Kleckner, 2003
658.022 / DIG
Legal Issues
Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business
Fred Steingold, 2006
343.730652 / STE
Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small Business
Fred. S. Steingold, 2006
658.022 / STE
The Small Business Start-Up Kit
Peri Pakroo, 2006
346.730652 / PAK
Working For Yourself: Law and Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers, and Consultants
Stephen Fishman, 2004
346.7302 / FIS
Your Lawyer: An Owner’s Manual: A Business Owner’s Guide to Managing Your Lawyer
Henry C. Krasnow, 2006
346.7306 / KRA
Everyday Management
Big Vision, Small Business: 4 Keys to Success Without Growing Big
Jamie S. Walters, 2002
658.022 / WAL
Customer Service for Dummies
Karen Leland, Keith Bailey, 1999
658.812 / LEL
How to Write a Business Plan
Mike McKeever, 2005
658.1522 / MCK
It’s Okay to Be the Boss: The Step-By-Step Guide for Becoming the Manager Your Employees Need
Bruce Tulgen, 2007
658.409 / TUL
Keeping the Books: Basic Recordkeeping and Accounting for the Successful Small Business
Linda Pinson, 2004
657.2 / PIN
Make Your Small Business Website wWork: Easy Answers to Content, Navigation, and Design
John Heartfield, 2004
658.022 / HEA
Small Business for Dummies
Eric Tyson and Jim Schell, 2003
658.11 / TYS
Small Business Marketing for Dummies
Barbara Findlay Schenck, 2005
658.8 / SCH
Tax Savvy for Small Business: Year-Round Strategies to Save You Money
Frederick W. Daily, 2005
658.1592 / DAI
Ultimate Small Business Advisor: All You Need to Know
Andi Axman, 2007
658.022 / AXM
Websites
www.bizstats.com
BizStats contains financial ratios, business
statistics, and benchmarks useful to numerous
small businesses and industries.
http://business.illinois.gov/startup.cfm
The State of Illinois Business Portal contains informative resources and startup guides, including the “Starting a Business in Illinois”
handbook, in English and Spanish.
www.businessownersideacafe.com
Idea Café provides a light-hearted view of real business owners
dealing with everyday problems. The site serves as a forum for
conversation and practical info sharing.
www.cfda.gov
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance features a database of
federal assistance programs providing loans and other support.
www.eventuring.com
The Kauffman Foundation’s eVenturing site features original
articles, written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, and compiles
“the best of the best” Web content related to starting and running
high-impact companies.
www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Entrepreneurship+and+Small+Business/
This Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
(DCEO) site features links to a variety of programs for prospective
and current business owners, including Small Business
Development Centers. (Scroll to bottom of page for links.)
www.sba.gov
The federal Small Business Administration (SBA) site covers all
aspects of small business relating to the government. It features info
on marketing, employees, disaster recovery, business opportunities,
and more. See also: www.sba.gov/il
www.smallbusinessbrief.com
This site compiles articles and news items of interest to small
business owners. Site features include an article archive, blog links,
RSS feeds, and a weekly newsletter.
www.startupjournal.com
The Wall Street Journal’s Center for Entrepreneurs is loaded with info on starting a business. It offers a searchable database of business
opportunities, franchises, and businesses for sale.
Local Organizations
Small Business Development Center
ilsbdc.ecenterdirect.com - (217) 378-8535
SBCDs can help with writing business plans preparing
budgets and loan applications, and more.
Illini Entrepreneurship Center Network
www.illini-ecn.org - (217) 359-6261
Functioning as a “clearinghouse” for entrepreneurs, this
organization can refer you to the service provider best
suited to your situation.
Champaign County Economic Development Corp.
www.champaigncountyedc.org - (217) 359-6261
This group facilitates business start-ups as part of its
overall mission of promoting economic development in
Champaign County.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
www.eciscore.org - (217) 359-1791
The experienced volunteers of this organization provide
small-business counseling and training.
Illinois Technology Enterprise Corp.
www.illini-itec.org - (217) 265-5453
Also known as Illini-ITEC, this center, one of eight in the
state, can provide development assistance and money for
promising innovative technologies.
Parkland Business Development Center
www.parkland.edu/bdc - (217) 351-2235
Staff of the center provide education, customized
training, and professional development resources for
businesses both large and small.
For more resources—and for resources on specific types of businesses—try searching The Urbana Free Library’s Online Catalog using these subject search terms:
- Entrepreneurship
- Small business
- New business enterprises
- Home-based businesses
