Knowledge Resources

  		 
Web Links for Entrepreneurship Educators
 

General

  1. Resources for franchising.
    http://www.franchise.org/
  2. A source for small business advice, venture creation and entrepreneur forum.
    www.startupnation.com
  3. SATOP is a free service designed to provide technical assistance and speed the transfer of space technology to the private sector.
    http://spacetechsolutions.com/about.asp
  4. Welcome to ESBRI - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research Institute. Disseminates knowledge on entrepreneurship, innovation and small business
    http://www.esbri.se/indexe.asp
  5. The Conference Board publishes leading, coincident, and lagging indexes designed to signal peaks and troughs in the business cycle for nine countries around the world.
    http://www.conference-board.org/economics/bci/
  6. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
    http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/
  7. Legal documents to help new ventures incorporate or begin partnerships.
    http://www.bizfilings.com/
  8. A list of top web hosting companies
    http://www.webhosting.info/
  9. eCredit is a leading provider of business information solutions for credit and collections professionals.
    www.ecredit.com
  10. An online survey generator.
    www.limeservice.com/
  11. The leading business search engine and business directory designed to help its users find the companies, products, services, and information they need to make the right business decisions.
    www.business.com
  12. The Rural Development Leadership Network supports economic growth and new ventures in low-income rural settings.
    www.ruraldevelopment.org
  13. A collection of entrepreneurial resources hosted by the Kauffman Foundation
    www.Entrepreneurship.org
  14. A blog featuring books on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial themes
    http://businessbook.wordpress.com
  15. A blog featuring films that incorporate entrepreneurial themes
    http://businessmovies.wordpress.com
  16. Tim Berry talks about everything to do with business plans, starting ventures and having a life, to boot
    http://timberry.bplans.com
  17. Tim Berry’s blog about covering a wider range of topics related to business and venture creation
    http://upandrunning.entrepreneur.com
  18. Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center: local Florida resources for venture creation
    http://www.flvec.com/
  19. Kauffman Data Symposium: Workshops on entrepreneurship and innovation research
    http://www.kauffman.org/dataSymposium/index.cfm
  20. Jim Flowers’ take on business and venture creation
    http://www.startwithmoxie.com/
  21. Virtual Incubator: A “Facebook” for entrepreneurs
    www.Startup.com
  22. Everything an entrepreneur needs to raise capital
    www.thestartup411.com

Entrepreneurship Magazines

  1. The Wall Street Journal’s resource for entrepreneurs.
    http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-small-business-marketing.html
  2. Inc. Magazine
    http://www.inc.com/
  3. Fast Company Magazine
    http://www.fastcompany.com/
  4. Black Enterprise Magazine
    http://www.blackenterprise.com/
  5. Entrepreneur Magazine
    www.Entrepreneur.com

Venture Capital

  1. Information on raising private money, preparation of Private Placement Memorandums (Reg D), writing business plans, going public and Initial Public Offerings (IPOs and DPOs), business plan outlines, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Clubs and "How to" Books about entrepreneuring.
    http://www.venturea.com/
  2. Directory of venture capital links.
    http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Financial_Services/Venture_Capital/
  3. Directory of venture capital financers in Europe and Israel.
    https://www.vcrdirectory.co.uk/
  4. NVCA is the venture capital industry's source for advocacy, networking, professional development and reliable and timely information.
    http://www.nvca.org/
  5. Garage Technology Ventures is a seed-stage and early-stage venture capital fund.
    http://www.garage.com/
  6. Information about small business loans and grants.
    http://www.smallbusinesscenter.com/

Business Plan

  1. An outline of the Contents of a Business Plan:
    A concise document describing a new venture
  2. "Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans"
    A useful handbook for creating business plans created by Dr. Michael Morris.
  3. Required Outline for Business Plans
    Addressing Intellectual Property in Business Plans
  4. Free sample business plans and templates for entrepreneurs  
    www.bplans.com

Law and Intellectual Property

  1. Hundreds of links and resources regarding legal issues and the law.
    http://www.lectlaw.com/
  2. FindLaw’s resource for small business ventures.
    http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/
  3. Legal links for Prentice Hall’s Small Business and Entrepreneurship
    http://www.prenhall.com/scarbzim/html/links/links18.html
  4. Patent search site.
    http://www.freepatentsonline.com/
  5. The WikiPatents Community contributes to the US patent system by reviewing issued patents and pending patent applications. WikiPatents features a wiki-like interface to review, rate, and discuss patents -- plus free patent PDF downloads, file histories, and advanced patent searching.
    http://www.wikipatents.com/
  6. Bronwyn Hall's website at UC-Berkeley with research papers and summaries
    http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~bhhall/
  7. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) website
    www.wipo.int
  8. A website that describes its purpose as "to explain the law to techies, and tech to lawyers."
    http://iusmentis.com/

Entrepreneurship Research and Journals

  1. The Entrepreneurship Research and Policy Network, hosted by the Kauffman Foundation,  includes entrepreneurship research job board; ejournal subscriptions; a professional directory and conference management services.
    http://www.ssrn.com/erpn/index.html
  2. Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference – Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
    http://www3.babson.edu/ESHIP/research-publications/fer.cfm
  3. Kauffman Foundation research center – articles, papers and data related to entrepreneurship
    http://www.kauffman.org/Section.aspx?id=Research_And_Policy
  4. Harvard Business School’s catalogue of entrepreneurship research and articles
    http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/entrepreneurship/
  5. European Forum for Entrepreneurship Research: Fosters entrepreneurship research in Europe, and contains an aggregate of papers and data pertaining to entrepreneurship.
    http://www.efer.eu/web/index.htm
  6. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
    http://sej.strategicmanagement.net/
  7. Journal of Business Venturing
    http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505723/description#description
  8. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
    http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1042-2587
  9. Journal of Small Business Management
    http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0047-2778
  10. Small Business Economics
    http://www.springerlink.com/content/100338/
  11. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
    http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/08985626.asp

Entrepreneurial Marketing and E-Commerce

  1. The American Marketing Association
    http://www.marketingpower.com/Pages/default.aspx
  2. A research center on e-commerce issues
    http://mint.mcmaster.ca/ecommerce/ecomhome.htm
  3. An e-commerce news aggregate
    http://www.ecommercetimes.com/
  4. An aggregate of links regarding e-commerce and e-commerce research
    http://euro.ecom.cmu.edu/resources/elibrary.shtml
  5. A library of resources, links and articles, for entrepreneurs
    http://www.managementhelp.org/infomgnt/e_cmmrce/e_cmmrce.htm
  6. Newsletter on marketing, innovation, tech, & new ventures
    http://marketingtechie.com/
  7. A list of events compiled by the National Mail Order Association
    http://www.directmarketingevents.com/
  8. News compiled by the National Mail Order Association
    http://www.directmarketingnewswire.com/

Entrepreneurship Abroad

  1. A BBC Q&A with an international entrepreneur
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2941538.stm
  2. Advice and useful information about starting a business abroad, setting up a company, buying an existing overseas businesses, finding finance or loans and franchise opportunities.
    http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/channels/start-a-business/starting-a-business-abroad/
  3. An article aggregate for international entrepreneurs.
    http://www.gaebler.com/exporting.htm
  4. OECD: An international organization helping governments tackle the economic, social and governance challenges of a globalised economy.
    http://www.oecd.org/home/0,2987,en_2649_201185_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
  5. A Web site that culls general business data from many countries
    http://www.internationalentrepreneurship.com/

Social Entrepreneurship

  1. An international association of social entrepreneurs
    www.ashoka.org
  2. Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship
    http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/centers/case
  3. Audio lectures, speaker series and Podcasts to help you change the world
    http://sic.conversationsnetwork.org/
  4. Social Enterprise Magazine
    www.socialenterprisemagazine.org

Government

  1. The White House Economic Office
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/economy/
  2. Economic Report of the President
    http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/
  3. Congressional Budget Office
    http://www.cbo.gov/
  4. Consolidated Federal Funds Report
    http://www.census.gov/govs/www/cffr.html
  5. Prentice Hall’s link aggregate page for government resources
    http://www.prenhall.com/scarbzim/html/links/links15.html
  6. The Federal Small Business Administration
    http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
  7. The Survey of Small Business Finances collects information on small businesses in the United States.
    http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/oss/oss3/nssbftoc.htm
  8. Bureau of Labor Statistics
    http://www.bls.gov/home.htm

Teaching Entrepreneurship

  1. Tools to help teach business principles
    www.CompetitiveCreativity.com
  2. Academic resources for all the teachers, professors and students interested in entrepreneurship; and entrepreneurship research, focused on all the researchers interested in investigations, as well as research resources.
    http://entrepreneur-business.info/index.php
  3. Suggested syllabi, class plans, readings, assignments, grading, and more from the University of Oregon
    http://ba410.com
  4. Stanford’s Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education
    ree.stanford.edu
  5. A network for entrepreneurship instructors as well as resources
    http://www.entrepreneurshipandeducation.com/
  6. Social Entrepreneurship Teaching Resources Handbook
    http://www.universitynetwork.org/handbook
  7. Resources to teach how social entrepreneurship can create a better world
    www.worldshapers.net
  8. Stanford’s link between technological innovation and entrepreneurial pursuit
    http://stvp.stanford.edu/

Videos

  1. Cornell’s video collection on entrepreneurship, business and leadership
    http://Eclips.cornell.edu
  2. Videos from the Loyola Marymount speakers series
    http://cba.lmu.edu/centers/entrepreneurship/Guest_Speakers/Hilton_Distinguished_Entrepreneurs.htm
  3. Free Podcasts and videos from Stanford University’s Entrepreneurial Corner
    http://edcorner.stanford.edu
  4. “Small Business School:” From PBS and Voice of America
    http://search.smallbusinessschool.org/page98.html
  5. Frontline World Social Entrepreneurs Series
    http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/socialentrepreneurs.html
  6. Ideas Worth Spreading: Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world
    http://www.ted.com/
  7. Entrepreneurs Garage Videos: Interviews with San Francisco-area entrepreneurs
    http://www.usfca.edu/sobam/nvc/events/egarage/index.html
  8. Videos to accompany Katz and Green textbook, Entrepreneurial Small Business
    http://www.youtube.com/katzesb
  9. Small Business Television: A simulated “news” experience for venture creation and management
    www.Sbtv.com
  10. British television program dedicated to helping new businesses find financing.
    www.moneyhunt.com
  11. Information, support and network for entrepreneurial women
    www.springboardenterprises.org/learning

Women in Entrepreneurship

  1. Networking, financing and educational resources.
    https://www.key.com/html/women-owned-business.html
  2. Womenable is a research, program and policy development consultancy whose mission is to improve the environment for women-owned enterprises worldwide.
    http://www.womenable.com/index.php
  3. Networking for businesswomen, is the number one resource for businesswomen of North America to connect, share and grow their businesses.
    http://www.ewomennetwork.com/index.html
  4. Resources for business women and female entrepreneurs to start & grow a business, build wealth and boost their health.
    http://www.womencandoanything.com/
  5. Get advice from leading women experts from all across the country.
    www.Womenentrepreneur.com
  6. The official website of the National Association of Women Business Owners.
    www.nawbo.com
  7. Women Presidents’ Organization: Promoting the acceptance and advancement of women entrepreneurs.
    http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com/
  8. Articles, advice and forums hosted by the National Association for Female Executives.
    http://www.nafe.com/?service=vpage/1474
  9. The National Women's Business Council is a bi-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners.
    www.nwbc.gov
  10. The Center for Women's Business Research provides data-driven knowledge that advances the economic, social and political impact of women business owners and their enterprises.
    http://www.cfwbr.org/
  11. A networking site for women entrepreneurs.
    http://www.ladieswholaunch.com/
 
 
To submit a resource for possible inclusion in this section, please contact Dr. Matthew R. Marvel at matt.marvel@wku.edu.