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Welcome

Welcome to the Research Guide for the subject discipline of Entrepreneurship.  This guide provides you with recommended library resources for your research.  If you have a research question, which this guide does not address please click here.  

Database Jump Starts - Company & Industry

Database Jump Starts - Market Research

UM's Launch Pad Center

The Launch Pad
Offers workshops, networking, resources, and coaching for entrepreneurs.  Click here to register for a LaunchPad account. 

Patent Search

Lens 
Global patent knowledge with access to over 100,000,000 patent records.

Access

List of 100+ Business Databases
The University of Miami subscribes to over 700 online databases. From the list of 700, over 100 databases are dedicated to the subject discipline of business. Click the link above to access all the business databases.

Remote Access
Remote access to the University of Miami's online database is possible from anywhere in the world as long as you have internet access.  Once you have selected a library research database, you will be prompted for your CaneID name and password.  This process is necessary to authenticate your enrollment status at UM.

NOTE:  If you have a firewall on your computer, please bring down the firewall.  All the library research databases contain encrypted data and this will not pass through a firewall.

Contact

If you have a research question this guide does not address, please send an email to:  IRC.reference@miami.edu

Contact

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Articles, trade magazines, press releases, and wires

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State agencies for small businesses

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Centers for Small Business (Free)

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Business Ownership

Minority Business Development Agency
The US Dept of Commerce's website is a repository of research reports, fact sheets, and other publications on critical issues about minority business enterprises for entrepreneurs, service delivery providers, policymakers, and other stakeholders.

Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO)
The US Census' the Survey of Business Owners (SBO) website provides selected economic & demographics characteris for businesses and business owners by gender, etnicity, race and verteran status.  Data is collected regularly and coverage dates back to 1992.

Who Owns America's Businesses?
The US Census' the 'Who Owns America's Business?' website provides data on the diversity of business owners.
 

Contact

If you have a research question this guide does not address, please send an email to:  IRC.reference@miami.edu