Business and Fundraising

In-depth coverage of companies, trades & Industries, products, executives, trends and more. Sources include books, wire feeds, audio and video, journal articles, market research reports, industry reports, and news from the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Economist, and MIT Sloan Management Review. For technical support, please contact 1-800-889-3358 or tsupport@proquest.com, or visit ProQuest’s support page.

Articles on business, construction, real estate, money, technology, architecture, and the environment.

Access Video is experiencing slowness. Over 2,000 documentary and how-to videos covering business education, business technology, economics, ethics and business law, finance, accounting and taxation, marketing, and management.

RBdigital magazines provides access to business magazines that will help you stay up-to-date. Current issues of Entrepreneur, The Economist, Fast Company, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Inc., and other business magazines are available.

An index to business plans, many available online, from The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

Sample business plans from entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.

Non-fiction reference materials on a variety of subjects can be read in your browser, emailed, and printed.

• Business Plans Handbook sample business plans from entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
• College Blue Book guide to thousands of 2 and 4-year colleges and the programs offered. 
• Financial aid sources such as scholarships, fellowships, and loans.

Access to Mergent Intellect will cease on December 31. Directory of over 245 million global down to homebased businesses with data for over 100 million executives, 1,000 First Research industry reports, company financial searching capability, KBR Key Business Ratios and Industry Norms, Nielsen Demographics, Nielsen Popfacts, Prizm market segmentation, consumer lifestyle by zip code, Indeed job listings, and directory information for over 250 million residences with previously associated addresses and relatives. Download up to 20,000 records at a time.

Investing data and reports on 23000+ mutual funds, 7000+ stocks, and investment management tools. Online training sessions and Financial Literacy webcasts are available. For technical support, please contact 1-866-229-9449 or libraryservices@morningstar.com.

Business and residential listings of US and Canadian companies, US residences, US job/internship searches (from Indeed.com), US Historical Businesses, and new movers/homeowners (from US Consumers & Lifestyles). Download up to 250 records at a time. Instructional webcasts on growing a business and video tutorials are available. For technical support, please contact 1-800-808-1113 or reference@infogroup.com.

Access to Social Explorer will cease on December 31. Current and historical demographic data from the United States presented in easily downloadable maps and tables. For technical support, please contact 1-800-334-4249 ext. 6484 or oxfordonline@oup.com.

Stock analysis from Value Line.

Articles from the Wall Street Journal (1984-present). Tip: To see the most current complete articles, do an "Advanced Search," search by publication date and specific date range (enter the current date - current date), and select "Full Text" only. For technical support, please contact 1-800-889-3358 or tsupport@proquest.com, or visit ProQuest’s support page.

For fundraisers and grant writers, contact information for over 140,000 foundation and corporate giving programs.

Access to Grant Station will cease on December 31. Potential funding sources for grant seekers.

Access to NOZASearch will cease on December 31. Philanthropic history and announced gifts of corporations, foundations, and individuals, searchable by giving interests and amounts.

Find information and resources for nonprofits, fundraising, and philanthropy.

In person, online, and print resources available at your library to save you time and money at every stage of your business.

In person, online, and print resources available at your library to save you time and money at every stage of your business.