To get you started

• Conducting Market Research? Here are 5 Official Sources of Free Data That Can Help
• 2016 Small Business Profiles for the State and Territories
• Destiny: the Library Catalog  Search the series Young adult library of small business and finance for an abundance of ebooks to help get your business up and running. 
• Google Trends Explore past and present search trends
• Google News Search thousands of news stories

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Business Plans

• US Small Business Administration

Information on how to start a business, where to find financial sources, how to succeed a business, how to write a business plan, and many more.

• Entrepreneur.com

Excellent examples on how to start a business. Click on the MENU icon on the upper left corner to see a list of links that are helpful for anyone who is interested in entrepreneurship, such as leadership, starting a business, marketing, franchise, business plans, business ideas, etc.

• Inc. Magazine

Inc. Magazine's comprehensive description of writing a successful business plan. It provides steps on how to build a business plan, section by section

• Business Plans

Plenty of resources on how to write winning business plans, elements of a business plan, links to actual samples.

Find Business Materials

• Magazines & Newspapers 
  Business magazines and financial newspapers provide articles written by business people for business people. Many supply general news and current events information. Examples include: Wall Street Journal, The New York Times,  Bloomberg Business Week, Consumer Reports, Money, Time, The Week 

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Case Studies

• The New York Times: Case Studies
• Inc. Case Studies
• Google Search Case Studies by entering the name of the company or product and "case study" in quotes.