Winspear Business Reference Library

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Winspear Business Reference Library

• ORG A 430
• Introduction to
• Small Business Management
• (September 2003)

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• Resource Guides
• Search Tips
• Writing Tips

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Managing .

• Business ethics
• Competition
• Staffing
• Payroll
• Employee safety
• Clientele
• Technology
• Limited resources

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• Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Alberta Business and Economics
• Edmonton Business Resources
• Canadian Companies
• U.S. Companies

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The Canadian scene

• Canadian Newsstand
• Edmonton Journal
• CBCA Fulltext Reference
• National Post
• Factiva
• Globe Mail

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7 day delay!
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Morning news
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Research
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Journals, Reports
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(National Federation of Independent Business)
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Company / Industry Research

• Financial Post Corporate Analyzer
• Factiva
• Standard Poors Net Advantage
• FIS/Online (Mergents)
• Investext Select

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Search Tips

• Helps
• and, or, not, with, near ...
• small business AND spamming
• junk mail OR spam
• donuts NOT muffins
• mom and pop shops

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• Focus
• company / industry name
• company / industry code
• subject
• article title / abstract
• author
• journal / magazine / newspaper
• date

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• Canad?
• Wildcard (1 or more characters)
• womn woman or women
• Stop words a, the, of,
• largest on the planet

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Reference Books
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• Family-owned business enterprises
• Home-based businesses
• Small business
• Small business Canada
• Small business Management

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Writing tips

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