Subject Guides: Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship

Business Librarian

Contact:

I am available for virtual appointments.
andyspackman@byu.edu
801.422.3924
1212 HBLL (map)
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Rollins Center

The Marriott School’s Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology is the best resource available to you. Make it your second home.

VC, PE, and M&A data

Pitchbook
A robust portal for private investment data. You must create a log in using a byu.net email address, which you can create at my.byu.edu. For educational use at BYU only.

• Capital IQ

Capital IQ provides detailed company financials. It can be accessed from specific terminals in the Tanner Building and the library. The library's CapIQ is colocated with the Bloomberg terminal at the Social Sciences desk.

PrivCo
Easy to use source for private companies, including some VC, PE, and M&A data. Watch a tutorial.

Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Small Business Administration
Free online courses, guides and templates for business plans, forms required for SBA supported bank loan applications, ownership structures, management, accounting and legal guides, and tips on planning your exit.
SBA's Resource Guide for Small Business
Utah District Office of the SBA
business.utah.gov
Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development: Guides and assistance at the state level. This is where you register your business.
Small Business Development Center
One-stop assistance for local entrepreneurs. Coaching for business plans and loan applications. Networking, incubator office space, and classes. The closest center is hosted at UVU.
SCORE
A volunteer organization providing one-on-one mentoring for new entrepreneurs by successful small business owners. They also provide workshops, and the website includes how-to guides.
Census Business Builder
An app that uses Census and other government data to help you plan your business.

AtoZ World Business
Information on business formation, importing, exporting, tariffs, shipping, and payments for 100 countries.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Data and reports on entrepreneurial activity and attitudes across 100 countries and 16 years.
Kauffman Foundation
A think tank producing research on entrepreneurship and education.
FedBizOpps
Government contracting opportunities for bid.

Small Business Reference Center (EBSCO)
Articles and ebooks on topics from how to structure your startup to how to manage employees. Includes sample business plans and legal forms.
Gale Small Business Collection
A collection of journals and magazines relevant to entrepreneurship.

Books and eBooks

Sample Business Plans

Business Plans Handbook
Hundreds of sample plans, part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) collection of eBooks. Use the "search within results" box.
Bplans.com
The source for sample business plans recommended by the SBA, about 1/3 of which are free. There are also templates, guides, and starting cost calculators.
www.businessplans.org
Another source of sample business plans and guidelines. Includes winners of the Moot Corp business plan competition (www.mootcorp.org).
Small Business Resource Center

Patents & Trademarks

Google Patents
USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office, with guidelines and search engines.
BYU Technology Transfer Office

News, Industry & Market Research

IBIS World
Reports on over 1,000 industries: size, barriers to entry, segmentation, cost structures, etc.
MarketLine
SWOT analyses of companies and 5 Forces analyses of industries.
Mintel
Reports on consumer markets and trends. Segmentation, branding, positioning, and psychographics. Rich insight into consumer behavior and lifestyles. Coverage is deepest for the U.S.
Factiva
Our best source for global and local news focusing on business and economics. Includes the Wall Street Journal.

Tutorial Available
Statista
An aggregator of statistics on almost any topic.