Business Portal
Start or Grow Your Business
Market Research
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Find your competitors and potential customers. Create mailing lists.
Search company listings by industry, size, & geography using
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Generate maps using market research data.
Create demographic, business, & marketing reports using
Entrepreneurs
Plans & Forms
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eBook - Anatomy of a Business Plan: The Step-by-step Guide to Building Your Business and Securing Your Company's Future
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eBook - 7 Steps to a Successful Business Plan
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Plan for and manage your small business from start to finish
U.S. Small Business Administration - Business Planner
Find out more about writing a business plan:
Read more about...
- Starting a Small Business
- Non-Profits - Foundation Center Cooperating Collections in North Carolina (external website)
- Non-Profit Grant Seekers (external website)
- North Carolina Small Business Guide to Getting Started (PDF)
- North Carolina Small Business Administration (external website)
Business Research
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Find industry trends, read business journals, peer-reviewed publications, & magazines
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Research companies
Using 10,000 company profiles from Datamonitor
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Read full-text national and international newspapers
Includes the New York Times, Washington Post, News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer, & more
See a complete listing of Business and Management Resources >
Investment Center
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Comprehensive financial information
NYSE, American Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ stocks, as well as mutual funds & more
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Read WSJ articles in full-text
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Read regional business journals and newspapers
