Small Business Sourcebook: 6 Volume Set: The Entrepreneur's Resource

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Contents
Volume 1 - sources of supply, statistical sources, trade periodicals,
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii -- videocassettes/audiocassettes, trade shows and conventions,
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User’sGuide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix -
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ListofSmallBusinessProfiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv -
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GuidetoPublishers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxxvii -
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reference works, sources of supply, statistical sources, trade --Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii
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periodicals, videocassettes/audiocassettes, trade shows and --User’sGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
conventions, consultants, franchises and business opportunities, ---ListofGeneralSmallBusinessTopics . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
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Volume 2 --State Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2826
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii -
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User’sGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix -- and Canadian province, including small business development
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ListofSmallBusinessProfiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv - centers, small business assistance programs, SCORE offices,
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Small Business Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .663 -- parks, educational programs, legislative assistance, small busi-
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii --Volume 6
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User’sGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix --Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii
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General Small Business Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . .1420 -- nessissues,programs,assistance,andpolicy
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Introduction
Theappealofsmallbusinessownershipremainsperpetually -Features of This Edition
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entrenched in American culture as one of the most viable -
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avenues for achieving the American Dream. To many ---and updated, incorporating thousand of changes to names,
entrepreneursgoingintobusinessforthemselvesrepresents -
--addresses, contacts, and descriptions of listings from the
financial independence, an increased sense of identity and -
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marketplace by establishing healthy businesses that can, --
over time, become legacies handed down from one genera- --The geographical scope of SBS encompasses the United
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tion to the next. Entrepreneurs from each generation tackle --States and Canada, with expanded coverage for resources
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the obstacles and adversities of the current business and --pertaining to international trade and for resources that
economic climate to test their business savvy and generate ---haveaU.S.orCanadiandistributororcontact.Internetsites
-that are maintained outside of the U.S. and Canada are
opportunities. Today’s entrepreneurs face many of the -
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problems of their predecessors, as well as some distinctly -
--American small businesses. Resources that do not
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With the rightsizing, downsizing, and reorganization of- --included.
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nesses. Small business ownership is rapidly becoming a vi- ---Business Topics, State Listings, and Federal Government
able alternative to what is perceived as an equally unstable -
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corporateenvironment.Theseentrepreneurs,manyofwhom -
-in the Users’ Guide following this Introduction.Also included
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have firsthand experience with the problems and inefficien- --isaMasterIndextoVolumes1through6.
cies inherent in today’s large corporations, seek to improve --
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upon an archaic business model and to capitalize on their -
--the following types of resources: start-up information, as-
own ingenuity and strengths. Led by their zeal, many -
-sociations and other organizations, educational programs,
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would-beentrepreneurslettheirdesire,drive,anddetermina- -
-directories of educational programs, reference works,
tion overshadow the need for business knowledge and skill. ---sources of supply, statistical sources, trade periodicals,
Ironically, aids in obtaining these components of entrepre- --videocassettes/audiocassettes, trade shows and conven-
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neurial success are widely available, easily accessible, and --tions, consultants, franchises and business opportunities,
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oftenfreeofcharge. --computerized databases, computer systems/software,
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Small Business Sourcebook (SBS) is a six-volume an- --Internet databases, libraries, and research centers-all ar-
notated guide to more than 21,000 listings of live and print --ranged by business type. Entries range from Accounting
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sources of information designed to facilitate the start-up, --Service to Word Processing Service, and include such busi-
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development, and growth of specific small businesses, as --nesses as Airbag Replacement Service Centers, Computer
wellasover26,400similarlistingsongeneralsmallbusiness ---Consulting, Damage Restoration Service, and Web Site
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1,150U.S.federalgovernmentagenciesandofficesspecial- -- General Small Business Topics This section offers
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izinginsmallbusinessissues,programs,andassistanceare -such resources as associations, books, periodicals, articles,
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profilesand99generalsmallbusinesstopics. --programs,videocassettes/audiocassettes, trade shows and
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State Listings Entries include government, academic, -- directcontactwiththeassociations,organizations,andagen-
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select coverage of relevant state-specific publications; list- - materials provided by those listees; government resources;
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ings are arranged alphabetically by state, territory, and -- and data obtained from other relevant Gale directories. SBS
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Canadian province. Some examples include small business -- was reviewed by a team of small business advisors, all of
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development consultants, educational programs, financing -- whom have numerous years of expertise in small business
and loan programs, better business bureaus, and chambers -- counseling and identification of small business information
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ofcommerce. -- resources.Thelastandperhapsmostimportantresourcewe
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Federal GovernmentAssistance Listings specializing --- able comments and suggestions to improve our publication.
in small business issues, programs, assistance, and polic- -
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- provide today’s entrepreneurs with relevant, current, and ac-
office; regional or branch offices are listed alphabetically by --- curateinformationonallaspectsofsmallbusiness.
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User’s Guide
Small Business Sourcebook (SBS) provides information in a -which organizes businesses by type, is a product of the
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variety of forms and presentations for comprehensive cover- --Statistical Policy Division of the U.S. Office of Management
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ageandeaseofuse.Thedirectorycontainsfourpartswithin -andBudget.Statisticaldataproducedbygovernment,public,
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twovolumes: -andprivateorganizationsisusuallycategorizedaccordingto
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▪ SpecificSmallBusinessProfiles ---SIC codes, thereby facilitating the collection, comparison,
-and analysis of data as well as providing a uniform method
▪ GeneralSmallBusinessTopics ---for presenting statistical information. Hence, knowing the
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▪ StateListings --SIC code for a particular small business increases access
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-andtheuseofavarietyofstatisticaldatafrommanysources.
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Information on specific businesses is arranged by type --thecompanies,associations,institutions,andindividualsthat
of business; the many general topics that are of interest to --publish the periodicals, directories, guidebooks, and other
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the owners, operators, or managers of all small businesses --publications noted in the (cid:3)Small Business Profiles(cid:3) and
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are grouped in a separate section for added convenience. --(cid:3)General Topics(cid:3) sections. Users are provided with full
Users should consult the various sections to benefit fully --contact information, including address, phone, fax, and
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from the information SBS offers. For example, an entrepre- --e-mail and URL when available. The (cid:3)Guide(cid:3) facilitates
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neurwithatalentorinterestintheculinaryartscouldperuse --contactwithpublishersandprovidesaone-stopresourcefor
a number of specific small business profiles, such as --valuableinformation.
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Restaurant, Catering, Cooking School, Specialty Food/Wine -
-- Glossary of Small Business Terms. This glossary
Shop, Bakery/Doughnut Shop, Healthy Restaurant, or -
-defines nearly 400 small business terms, including financial,
Candy/Chocolate Store. Secondly, the General Small Busi- --
-governmental, insurance, procurement, technical, and
ness Topics section could be consulted for any applicable -
--generalbusinessdefinitions.Cross-referencesandacronyms
subjects, such as Service Industry, Retailing, Franchising, -
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and other relevant topics. Then, the appropriate state within --
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the State Listings section would offer area programs and of- - SmallBusinessProfilesA-Z. Atotalof340smallbusi-
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fices providing information and support to small businesses, --nesses is represented in volumes 1 through 3. Profiles are
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including venture capital firms and small business develop- --listed alphabetically by business name. Entries within each
ment consultants. Finally, the Federal Government As- --profile are arranged alphabetically by resource type, within
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sistance section could supply relevant government offices, --up to 17 subheadings.These subheadings are detailed
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suchasprocurementcontacts. --below:
--- ▪ Start-upInformation—Includesperiodicalarticles,
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Features Included in Volumes 1 through 3 -- books,manuals,bookexcerpts,kits,andother
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List of Small Business Profiles. This list provides an -- sourcesofinformation.Entriesoffertitle;publisher;
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alphabetic outline of the small businesses profiled, with - address;phone,fax,toll-freenumbers;company
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cross-references for related profiles and for alternate names -- e-mailandURLaddresses;andadescription.
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bywhichbusinessesmaybeidentified.Thepagenumberfor -- Bibliographicdataisprovidedforcitedperiodical
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eachprofileisindicated. - articleswheneverpossible.
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Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes for- --- ▪ AssociationsandOtherOganizations—Includes
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Profiled Small Businesses. This section lists four-digit SIC -- tradeandprofessionalassociationswhosemembers
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codes and corresponding classification descriptions for the - gatheranddisseminateinformationofinterestto
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small businesses profiled in this edition. The SIC system, -- smallbusinessowners.Entriesoffertheassociation’s
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name;address;phone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers; - andotherinformationrelatedtobusinessoperations.
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companye-mailaddress;contactname;purposeand - Entriesofferpublicationname;publishername,ad-
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objective;adescriptionofmembership;telecom- - dress,phone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers,ande-mail
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municationservices;andalistingofitspublications, -- andURLaddresses;editorname;publication
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includingpublishingfrequency. - frequency;andprice.Abriefdescriptionofthe
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legeprograms,schools,trainingopportunities,as- --- ▪ Videocassettes/Audiocassettes—Includes
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sociationseminars,correspondencecourses,and -- videocassettes,audiocassettes,andotheraudiovisual
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othereducationalprograms.Entriesoffernameof - mediaofferinginformationontheprofiledsmallbusi-
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programorinstitution,sponsorname,address, -- ness.Entriesofferprogramtitle;distributorname,ad-
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phone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers,e-mailandURLad- -- dress,phone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers,ande-mail
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dresses;anddescriptionofprogram. - andURLaddresses;descriptionofprogram;release
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▪ DirectoriesofEducationalPrograms—Includes --- date;price;andformat(s).
directoriesandotherpublicationsthatlisteducational --- ▪ TradeShowsandConventions—Includestrade-
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programs.Entriesoffernameofpublication;publisher - shows,exhibitions,expositions,conventions,and
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name,address,andphone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers; -- otherindustrymeetingsthatprovideprospectiveand
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editor;frequencyordateofpublication;price;and -- existingbusinessownerswiththeopportunitytomeet
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descriptionofcontents,includingdirectoryarrange- - andexchangeinformationwiththeirpeers,review
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mentandindexes. -- commercialexhibits,establishbusinessorsales
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▪ ReferenceWorks—Includeshandbooks,manuals, -- contacts,andattendeducationalprograms.Entries
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- offereventname;sponsorormanagementcompany
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als.Entriesoffernameofpublication;publishername, --- e-mailandURLaddresses;adescriptionoftheevent,
- includingaudience,frequency,principalexhibits,and
address,andphone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers;e-mail -
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andURLaddresses;and,whenavailable,nameof -
authororeditor,publicationyearorfrequency,and --- asprovidedbytheevent’ssponsor.
price.Abriefdescriptionisoftenfeatured. -- ▪ Consultants—Includesconsultantsandconsulting
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▪ SourcesofSupply—Includesbuyer’sguides,direc- -- organizationsthatprovideservicesspecificallyrelated
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tories,specialissuesofperiodicals,andother -- totheprofiledsmallbusiness.Entriesofferindividual
publicationsthatlistsourcesofequipment,supplies, -- consultantorconsultingorganizationname,address,
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smallbusiness.Entriesofferpublicationname; -- individuale-mailaddresses;andabriefdescriptionof
publishername,address,andphone,toll-freeandfax -- consultingservices.(Fore-mailandURLaddresses,
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numbers;e-mailandURLaddresses;and,when -
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available,editor’sname,frequencyorpublication -- subheadingsintheStateListingssectioninVolume
year,andprice.Abriefdescriptionofthepublication, -- 2.)
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includingdirectoryarrangementandindexes,isoften -- ▪ FranchisesandBusinessOpportunities—Includes
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provided. -- companiesgrantingfranchiselicensesforenterprises
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StatisticalSources—Includesbooks,reports, - fallingwithinthescopeoftheprofiledsmallbusiness,
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pamphlets,andothersourcesofstatisticaldataof -- aswellasothernon-franchisedbusinessopportuni-
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interesttoanowner,operatorormanagerofthe -- tiesthatoperatewithinagivennetworkorsystem.
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profiledsmallbusiness,suchaswage,salary,and - Entriesofferfranchisename,address,phone,toll-free
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compensationdata;financialandoperatingratios; -- andfaxnumbers,ande-mailandURLaddresses,as
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pricesandcosts;demographics;andotherstatistical -- wellasadescriptionofthefranchiseorbusinessop-
information.Entriesofferpublication/datasource -- portunity,whichhasbeenexpandedwheneverpos-
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name;publisher(ifapplicable);address;phone,toll- -- sibletoincludethenumberofexistingfranchises,the
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freeandfaxnumbersofdatasource;publicationdate -- foundingdateofthefranchise,franchisefees,equity
orfrequency;andprice.Abriefdescriptionofthe -- capitalrequirements,royaltyfees,anymanagerial
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publication/datasourceisoftenprovided. -- assistanceoffered,andavailabletraining.
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ters,magazines,andotherserialsthatofferinforma- - magnetictapes,CD-ROMs,onlinesystems,andother
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tionaboutthemanagementandoperationofthe -- computer-readabledatabases.Entriesofferdatabase
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profiledsmallbusiness.Suchperiodicalsoften -- name;producername,address,phone,toll-freeand
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containindustrynews;trendsanddevelopments; - faxnumbers,e-mailandURLaddresses;description;
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reviews;articlesaboutnewequipmentandsupplies; -- andavailableformat(s),includingvendorname.
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(Manyuniversityandpubliclibrariesofferonline - ▪ DirectoriesofEducationalPrograms—Includes
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informationretrievalservicesthatprovidesearchesof -
- directoriesandotherpublicationsthatlisteducational
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▪ ComputerSystems/Software—Includessoftwar- --- name,address,phone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers,and
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eandcomputerizedbusinesssystemsdesignedto -- e-mailandURLaddresses;editor;frequencyordate
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assistintheoperationoftheprofiledsmallbusiness. - ofpublication;price;anddescriptionofcontents,
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publishername,address,phone,toll-freeandfax- -- ▪
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- manuals,textbooks,guides,directories,dictionaries,
▪ Libraries—Includeslibrariesandspecialcollections --- encyclopedias,andotherpublishedreferencemateri-
thatcontainmaterialespeciallyapplicabletothe --- als.Entriesoffertitleofarticle,includingbibliographic
profiledsmallbusiness.Entriesofferlibraryorcollec- -
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tionname;parentorganization(whereapplicable); -
- dress,phone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers,ande-mail
address;phone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers;e-mailand --- andURLaddresses;and,whenavailable,nameof
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lection;anddescriptionofholdings,subscriptions,and -
- price.Abriefdescriptionisoftenfeatured.
services. --
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ResearchCenters—Includesuniversity-relatedand -
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-- publicationsthatlistsourcesofequipment,supplies,
informationcentersthatgenerate,throughtheir -
- andservices.Entriesofferpublicationname;
researchprograms,datarelatedtotheoperationof --- publishername,address,phone,toll-freeandfax
theprofiledsmallbusiness.Alsolistedareassocia- -
- numbers,ande-mailandURLaddresses;editor’s
tionsandotherbusiness-relatedorganizationsthat --
- name,frequencyorpublicationyear,price,andabrief
conductresearchprograms.Entriesoffernameof --- descriptionofthepublication,whenavailable.
organization;address;phone,toll-freeandfax -
numbers;companywebsiteaddress;contactname --- ▪ StatisticalSources—Includesbooks,reports,
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andpersonale-mail;adescriptionofprincipalfieldsof -- pamphlets,andothersourcesofstatisticaldataof
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researchorservices;publications,includingtitleand - interesttoanowner,operator,ormanagerofasmall
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frequency;andrelatedconferences. -- business,suchaswage,salary,andcompensation
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- data;financialandoperatingratios;pricesandcosts;
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Features Included in Volumes 2 through 6 -- demographics;andotherstatisticalinformation.
-- Entriesofferpublication/datasourcename;publisher
General Small Business Topics. This section offers -
- (ifapplicable);address;phone,toll-freeandfax
-
chapters on different topics in the operation of any small -
- numbersofdatasource;publicationdateor
business, for example, venture capital and other funding, or --- frequency;andprice.Abriefdescriptionisoften
compensation. Chapters are listed alphabetically by small -
- provided.
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business topic; entries within each chapter are arranged -
- ▪
alphabetically, within up to 14 subheadings, by resource -- TradePeriodicals—Includesjournals,newsletters,
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type: - magazines,andotherserials.Entriesoffernameof
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▪ -- publication;publishername,address,phone,toll-free
AssociationsandOtherOrganizations—Includes -
- andfaxnumbers,ande-mailandURLaddresses;
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tradeandprofessionalassociationsthatgatherand -
- andnameofeditor,frequency,andprice.Abrief
disseminateinformationofinteresttosmallbusiness --- descriptionoftheperiodical’scontentisincluded
owners.Entriesoffertheassociation’sname;ad- -
- whenknown.
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dress;phone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers;organization -
- ▪
e-mailandURLaddresses;contactname;purpose -- Videocassettes/Audiocassettes—Includes
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andobjectives;adescriptionofmembership;telecom- - videocassettes,audiocassettes,andotheraudiovisual
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municationservices;andalistingofitspublications, -- media.Entriesofferprogramtitle;distributorname,
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includingpublishingfrequency. -- address,phone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers,ande-mail
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▪ - andURLaddresses;price;descriptionofprogram;
EducationalPrograms—Includesuniversityandcol- -
-- releasedate;andformat(s).
legeprograms,schools,trainingopportunities,as- -
sociationseminars,correspondencecourses,and --- ▪ TradeShowsandConventions—Includestrade-
-
othereducationalprograms.Entriesoffernameof - shows,exhibitions,expositions,seminars,and
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programorinstitution,sponsorname,address, - conventions.Entriesoffereventname;sponsoror
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phone,toll-freeandfaxnumbers,e-mailandURLad- -- managementcompanyname,address,phone,toll-
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dresses,anddescriptionofprogram. - freeandfaxnumbers,ande-mailandURLad-
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