Library: Business Administration: Additional Resources

Resources

Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) helps Americans start, grow, and build resilient businesses. SBA was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, preserve free competitive enterprise, and maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development operates over fifty financial assistance programs for a variety of rural applications. Select a category that best describes your situation, and see what RD can do to assist you.
Bootstrap Collaborative
Pulling together knowledge from CWC, Kairos Communications, MakerSpace 307, the Central Wyoming College Foundation, and the Wind River Development Fund. The collaborative works with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help them develop and grow.

Useful Websites

Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a learning library of over 2,600 videos, including various business concepts like accounting and economics. For best results and to track your progress, make an account.

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LinkedIn Learning has a wide variety of instructional videos created by field experts. Many videos relate to accounting, marketing, customer service, and other business topics. You will need your student ID and your PIN.

Coursera
Coursera partners with more than 275 leading universities and companies to bring flexible, affordable, job-relevant online learning to individuals and organizations worldwide. Many courses can be taken for free or at a reduced price.
Wyoming Business Resources
Wyoming Library to Business is a business-focused, community-driven, utterly free resource based in your local library! This program is part of a national initiative by the American Library Association (ALA) to build capacity in libraries offering programming or services to local entrepreneurs and the small business community, prioritizing low-income and underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Searching Tips & Techniques

Before you start your search, try to compile a list of potential keywords. This is always a good idea, but it is beneficial for conducting investigations in a field such as BUSINESS, which has many correlating topics.

Use common keywords such as Marketing, Business Case, Accounting, Economics, or Investor.
Combine keywords with a topical word(e.g., business AND social media)
Browse the subject in the Library Catalog, OneSearch, eJournals, Databases, and Wyoming State Library.
Suppose you are looking for a specific event or person. Use the name of the person or event in quotes as the subject ex: "Elon Musk."

Pro Tip - Once you have found a source perfect for your writing assignment, look at that book or article's sources. The author has completed a lot of research on the subject. Using the already-researched items is a great way to work smarter, not harder.

Another Tip - Use the filters on your searches. These will appear on the left side of your screen after your initial search. You can refine your searches by content type, discipline, publication date, etc.

Business Administration

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