Business Resources
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Whether you are an emerging entrepreneur or an established small business owner, Southeast Oklahoma Library System is here for you!
If you are running a successful company, thinking of growing your business, building a business plan, or just don't know where to start - start here! We are here to help entrepreneurs in all stages of business growth. We offer a variety of resources to help fit the needs of the community. Starting or growing a business can be overwhelming. Are you looking to narrow down your target market? Finalize a business plan? Find your ideal demographic? Identify and evaluate your competition? We have the resources to help you do that!
Databases
![AtoZ](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2022-04/AtoZ%20logo%202021.png?itok=Vx-_FZZR)
AtoZdatabases is the Premier Job Search, Reference & Mailing List Database including 30 million business & executive profiles & 240 million residents.
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This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management and economics journals and periodicals. These valuable publications cover topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales and more.
![ELI](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2021-10/unnamed%20%282%29.png?itok=JMv1Y5Pq)
Learn how to think like an entrepreneur! Whether you want to build a business, transform your organization, or reinvent your career, an entrepreneurial mindset provides a new perspective; one that will expose new opportunities, ignite your am
![Grants.gov](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-10/Grants-Gov-Logo%20%281%29.png?itok=9eyd296V)
Grants.gov provides a centralized location for grant seekers to find and apply for federal funding opportunities.
![Infobase Learning Cloud](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2021-03/Inforbase-Learning-Cloud-Logo.jpg?itok=UPRbSX5r)
(Formerly Hoonuit) A video-based how-to training resource, Hoonuit opens up unlimited access to thousands of short videos covering more than 500 information and software topics.
![Learning Express](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-10/logo_ebsco_learningexpress.png?itok=oBTPvt3F)
Access all of the Learning Express modules here. Helpful if you want to look at multiple modules or not sure which one is the correct one for your needs.
![Policy Map logo](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-10/download%20%283%29.png?itok=aorRW4Jq)
Blending geographic information system (GIS) mapping features with an easy-to-use interface and a plethora of health, economic, and social welfare data from government and private sources, “PolicyMap is a web-based tool for mapping US data
![Regional Business News Plus logo button](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-10/databases_102_image.jpg?itok=DTHN0C6C)
This database provides extensive coverage for full-text regional business publications from the United States and Canadian provinces.
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Small Business Reference Center offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics.
Federal Assistance
- USA.gov - Business
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- IRS Starting a Business
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition - 3.4
- Grants.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Resources for Business
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- ADA Information for Business
- SCORE