StartingandRunningaSmallBusiness:ABibliographyof ResourcesintheWayneCommunityCollegeLibrary

ScopeoftheBibliography: Startingandrunningasmallbusinesscanbechallengingandrewardingatthesametime.Theresources in this bibliography will help you get started, keep your business running and keep you aware of the everchanginglandscapeofsmallbusinessmanagement. Internet Resources lists websites with general information about small businesses and specialized websitestokeepyouuptodatewithchangesinsmallbusinessmanagement. The Books section lists both general and specialized books on small business topics. The Wayne CommunityCollege(WCC)Librarycallnumberislistedforeachitem.IfabookCallNumberbeginswith REFERENCE, the book is located in the Reference section of the WCC Library and may be used and photocopiedonlywithintheLibrary. The Library of Congress Subject Headings may be used to search various databases including other librariesonlinecatalogs,tofindmorematerialsinvariousformatstoaidyouineithersearchingforor applyingforajob.Tosearchbysubjectheading,choosethesubjectsearchoptionandtypethesubject heading into the search box without any punctuation, or just copy the heading from the list in this bibliographyandpasteitintothesearchboxoftheonlinedatabaseyouaresearching. InternetResources: Bplans.com.http://www.bplans.com/ Bplans.comcontainsthelargestsingleonlinecollectionoffreesamplebusinessplans.Inaddition,it hashelpfultoolsandknowhowformanagingyourbusiness.Itincludespracticaladviceonplanning, interactivetoolsandcalculators,andapanelofexpertswhohaveansweredthousandsofquestions frompeoplelikeyou. BusinessOwnersToolkit.http://www.toolkit.com/ Thiswebsiteoffersmorethan5,000pagesoffreecostcuttingtips,stepbystepchecklists,reallife casestudies,startupadvice,andbusinesstemplatestosmallbusinessownersandentrepreneurs.It also offers a monthly newsletter, uptodate news topics, and Ask Alice!, a column that closely followsindustrytrendsandprovidestrustedadvicetoinquiringsitevisitors. BusinessServices:NorthCarolinaDepartmentofCommerce. http://www.nccommerce.com/en/BusinessServices/ Thiswebsitegivesbusinessownersinformationaboutstartingandsupportingtheirbusinessinthe stateofNorthCarolina. CounselorstoAmericasSmallBusiness.http://www.score.org/index.html

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SCOREisanonprofitassociationdedicatedtoeducatingentrepreneursandtheformation,growth and success of small business nationwide. The volunteers with SCORE are there to answer any questionsyouhaveaboutsmallbusinessmanagement. Entrepreneur.com.http://www.entrepreneur.com/ This website has informative articles about small business issues such as marketing, sales, human resourcesandotherthingsthatsmallbusinessownersmayhavetodealwith. Inc.com.http://www.inc.com/ Thiswebsitedeliversadvice,tools,andservices,tohelpbusinessownersandCEOsstart,run,and growtheirbusinessesmoresuccessfully.You'llfindinformationandadvicecoveringvirtuallyevery business and management task, including marketing, sales, finding capital, managing people, and much,muchmore. SBA.gov:U.SSmallBusinessAdministration.http://www.sba.gov/ ThisisthesiteoftheUSSBAandcontainsgovernmentinformationconcerningsmallbusinessesand givesinformationforanysmallbusinessowner. SmallBusinessTrends.http://smallbiztrends.com/ This website is an awardwinning comprehensive online publication for small business owners, entrepreneursandthepeoplewhointeractwiththem.Theyofferavarietyoffeaturestohelpyou stayinformedaboutthesmallbusinessmarket. TaxCenterforSmallBusinessOwners.http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/ ThiswebsiteprovidedbytheIRSgivesinformationtosmallbusinessownersontaxinformation, legalinformation,andbusinessexpenses. Books: Abarbanel, Karin. Birthing the Elephant: The Woman's GoForIt! Guide to Overcoming the Big ChallengesofLaunchingaBusiness.Berkeley:TenSpeedPress,2008.CallNumber:HD62.5.A278 2008 Abrams, Rhonda M. The Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies. 4th ed. Palo Alto, Calif.: ThePlanningshop,2003.CallNumber:HD62.5.A3442003 Alred,GeraldJ.,CharlesT.BrusawandWalterE. Oliu.TheBusinessWriters Handbook.9thed.New York:St.MartinsPress,2009.CallNumber:ReferenceHF5726.B8742009 Aspatore, Jonathan. Vault Guide to Starting Your Own Business. 3rd ed., updated and revised. New York:Vault,2002.CallNumber:HD62.5.V382002b

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Appleton, Brian W. Cleaning Up in Your Service Business. Central Park. Or.: Oasis Press, 2000. Call Number:HD9981.5.A672000 Aubrey,SarahBeth.Starting&RunningYourOwnSmallFarmBusiness.NorthAdams,Mass.:Storey Publications,2007.CallNumber:S494.5.A4A932007 Avent,Tony.SoYouWanttoStartaNursery.Portland,Or.:TimberPress,2003.CallNumber:SB118.5 .A832003 Bacon,Lauren.TheBossofYou:EverythingaWomanNeedstoKnowtoStart,Run,andMaintainHer OwnBusiness.Berkeley,Calif.:SealPress,2008.CallNumber:HD62.5.B332008 Bangs,DavidH.TheBusinessPlanningGuide:CreatingaWinningPlanforSuccess.9thed.Chicago,IL: KaplanPublishing,2002.CallNumber:HD30.28.B3622002 Barringer, Bruce R. What's Stopping You?: Shatter the 9 Most Common Myths Keeping You From StartingYourOwnBusiness.UpperSaddleRiver,N.J.:FTPress,2008.CallNumber:HD62.5.B3662008 Belew,Shannon.StartinganOnlineBusinessAllinOneDeskReferenceforDummies.Indianapolis,Ind.: WileyPub.,2006.CallNumber:HF5548.32.B442006 Bewsey, Susan. Start and Run a Home Cleaning Business. 3rd ed. Bellingham, Wash.: SelfCounsel Press,2007.CallNumber:HD9999.B882B482007 Brown, Bruce Cameron. How to Use the Internet to Advertise, Promote and Market Your Business or WebSitewithLittletoNoMoney.Ocala,Fla.:AtlanticPub.,2006.CallNumber:HF5415.1265.B765 2006 Buchholz, Todd G. New Ideas from Dead CEOs: Lasting Lessons from the Corner Office. New York: Collins,2007.CallNumber:HC102.5.A2B772007 Business: The Ultimate Resource. 2nd ed. Cambridge, Mass.: Basic Books, 2006. Call Number: ReferenceHD38.15.B8782006 Caplan,Suzanne.StartYourOwnBusinessandHireYourself:InsiderTipsforSuccessfulSelfEmployment inanyEconomy.Indianapolis,Ind.:JISTWorks,2010.CallNumber:HD62.5.C36672010 Careers in Focus: Entrepreneurs. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: Ferguson, 2004. Call Number: HF5381.2 .C3762004 Croston, Glenn E. 75 Green Businesses You can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference. Irvine, Calif.:EntrepreneurPress,2008.CallNumber:HD9999.G742C762008 Cloutier, George and Samantha Marshall. Profits Arent Everything, Theyre the Only Thing: No nonsense Rules from the Ultimate Contrarian and Small Business Guru. New York: HarperBusiness, 2009.CallNumber:HD62.7.C592009

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Fox, Jeffrey J. How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business: Unexpected Rules Every Small BusinessOwnerNeedstoKnow.NewYork:Hyperion,2004.CallNumber:HD62.7.F6872004 Gage,David.ThePartnershipCharter:HowtoStartoutRightwithYourNewBusinesspartnership(orfix theoneyourein).NewYork:BasicBooks,2004.CallNumber:HD62.5.G3342004 Gegax,Tom.TheBigBookofSmallBusiness:YouDon'tHavetoRunYourBusinessbytheSeatofYour Pants.NewYork:Collins,2007.CallNumber:HD62.7.G4342007 Gerber,MichaelE.TheEmythEnterprise:HowtoTurnaGreatIdeaintoaThrivingBusiness.NewYork: HarperBusiness,2009.CallNumber:HD62.5.G472009 Green,CharlesH.TheSBALoanBook:GetaSmallBusinessLoanEvenWithPoorCredit,WeakCollateral andNoExperience.Avon,Mass.:AdamsMedia,2005.CallNumber:HG4027.7.G742005 Harper, Stphen C. McGrawHill Guide to Starting Your Own Business: A StepbyStep Blueprint for the FirstTimeEntrepreneur.NewYork:McGrawHill,2003.CallNumber:HD62.5.H37342003 Henricks, Mark. Not Just a Living: The Complete Guide to Creating a Business That Gives You a Life. Cambridge,MA:PerseusBook,2002.CallNumber:HD62.5.H4672002 Hess, Edward D. So You Want to Start a Business?: 8 Steps to Take Before Making the Leap. Upper SaddleRiver,N.J.:FTPress,2009.CallNumber:HD62.5.H4752009 HowtoStartaBusinessinNorthCarolina.2nded.Irvine,Calif.:EntrepreneurPress,2007.CallNumber: HD62.5.H685462007 Ivens, Kathy. QuickBooks 2009: The Official Guide. New York: McGrawHill, 2009. Call Number: HF5679.I94952009 Jorstad,Laura.HowtoStartaHomeBasedHousecleaningBusiness. 2nded. Guilford,Conn.: Globe PequotPress,2006.CallNumber:HD9999.B883U6552006 Kimball,Cheryl.StartYourOwnPetSittingbusiness:YourStepbyStepGuidetoSuccess.Irvine,Calif.: EntrepreneurPress,2005.CallNumber:SF414.34.K562005 Kishel, Gregory F. How to Start, Run, and Stay in Business: The NutsandBolts Guide to Turning Your BusinessDreamintoaReality.4thed.Hoboken,N.J.:Wiley,2005.CallNumber:HD62.7.K582005 Langdon,Ken.The100GreatestIdeasforBuildingtheBusinessofYourDreams.CallNumber:HF5386 .L362000 Lesonsky,Rieva.StartYourOwnBusiness:theOnlyStartupBookYoullEverNeed.4thed.Irvine,Calif.: EntrepreneurPress,2007.CallNumber:HD62.5.E5592007 McKinney,Anne.RealBusinessPlans&MarketingTools:IncludingSamplestoUseinStarting,Growing, Marketing,andSellingYourBusiness.Fayetteville,N.C.:PREP,2003.CallNumber:HD30.28.R42003 Rev.07/26/2011 Page4

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Oberrecht,Kenn.HowtoStartaHomeBasedCraftBusiness.5thed.Guilford,Conn.:GlobePequot Press,2007.CallNumber:HD2333.O252007 Parks, Barbara. The Complete Idiots Guide to Green Careers. New York: Alpha, 2009. Call Number: GE60.P372009 Paulson,Ed.TheCompleteIdiotsGuidetoStartingYourOwnBusiness.5thed.Indianapolis,Ind.:Alpha Books,2007.CallNumber:HD62.5.P392007 Sandlin, Eileen Figure. Start Your Own Lawn Care Business: Your StepbyStep Guide to Success. Call Number:SB433.27.S262003 Schenck,BarbaraFindlay.SmallBusinessMarketingforDummies.2nded.Hoboken,N.J.:Wiley,2005. CallNumber:HF5823.S292005 Shapiro,RonaldM.DaretoPrepare:HowtoWinBeforeyouBegin.NewYork:CrownBusiness,2008. CallNumber:HD30.28.S41852008 Spector,Robert.TheMom&PopStore:HowtheUnsungHeroesoftheAmericanEconomyareSurviving andThriving.NewYork:Walker&Co.,2009.CallNumber:HD62.27.S642009 Strauss,StevenD.TheBusinessStartupKit.Chicago:DearbornTrade,2003.CallNumber:HD62.5 .S792003 Sweeney,Susan.101WaystoPromoteYourWebSite:FilledwithProvenInternetMarketingTips,Tools, Techniques,andResourcestoIncreaseYourWebSiteTraffic.8thed.GulfBreeze,Fla.:MaximumPress, 2011.CallNumber:HF5415.1265.S932011 Tiffany, Paul. Business Plans for Dummies. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Pub., 2005. Call Number: HD30.28.T5752005 Weltman,Barbara.TheCompleteIdiotsGuidetoStartingaHomeBasedBusiness.3rded.Indianapolis, Ind.:AlphaBooks,2007.CallNumber:HD62.38.W452007 Withers,Jean.MarketingYourService.4thed.Bellingham,Wash.;NorthVancouver,B.C.:International SelfCounselPress,2003.CallNumber:HF5415.W582003 LibraryofCongressSubjectHeadings: Business.Handbooks,manuals,etc. Businessenterprises.Computernetworks Businessenterprises.Finance.Handbooks,manuals,etc. Businessplanning Businessplanning.Handbooks,manuals,etc. Rev.07/26/2011 Page5

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