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Subject Guide - Economic Gardening

Compiled by Kiefer LIbrary Staff. Updated 2005.

Selected Reference Books

REF HD 5650 .W56 L3 2001 Labor Pains: Employer and Employee Rights and Obligations

REF HF 1001 .E466 2001 Encyclopedia of Business and Finance

REF HF 3161 .C6 C64 2003-2004 Colorado Business Directory


Selected Circulating Books

HB 161 .S65 2003  The Wealth of Nations

HC 107 .C22 N677 1996  Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128

HD 58.7 .B38 1999  Navigating Complexity: The Essential Guide to Complexity Theory in Business and Management

HD 58.7 .B74 2000 The Character of Organizations, Updated Edition: Using Personality Type in Organization Development

HD 62.5 .C64672 2003 Colorado Business Resource Guide

HD 69 .S5 A77 1994 Increasing Returns and Path Dependence in the Economy

HM 131 .A897 2000 Harnessing Complexity: Organizational Implications of a Scientific Frontier

QC 6.4 .C3 B827 2002  Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Science of Networks 

QC 774 .G45 A3 1994 The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and Complex

QH 325 .K388 At Home in the Universe: The Search for Laws of Self- Organization and Complexity

TJ 217 .H64 1995 Hidden Order: How Adaptation Builds Complexity

 

Full-Text Books Online

NetLibrary
This database includes access to such titles as Leap: A Revolution in Creative Business Strategy and Seven Steps to a Successful Business Plan.

Colorado Business Resource Guide
United States Small Business Administration-- E-books and Publications

 

Print Magazines in Kiefer Library

BusinessWeek
Coloradobiz
Denver Business Journal
Inc: The Magazine for Growing Companies
Wired Magazine

The Library’s subscriptions to magazines that are of interest to our Economic Gardening students are primarily in electronic format. Full-text articles are available in electronic formats through online databases. (see below)

 

Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals

Academic Search Premier | Off-Campus Access
Business Source Premier | Off-Campus Access
NewsBank | Off-Campus Access
Proquest Research Library | Off-Campus Access
Regional Business News | Off-Campus Access
BusinessWeek Online
Coloradobiz
Denver Business Journal
Northern Colorado Business Report Online
United States Small Business Administration-- Business Magazines

 

Other Library Materials

CD-ROMs
CD HF 54.55.S63 2005 The Small Business Resource Guide 2005, IRS Publication 3207
CD KF 6301.S62 2004 Small Business and Self-Employed
Marketing Card, IRS Publication 4115
CD KF 6491.I58 2002 Intro to Federal Taxes for Small Business/Self-Employed, IRS Publication 3693

Library Reserves
HD 2753.A2 S62 2002 T he Small Business Information Kit

Videos/DVD
MDSV Videocassette #1-H03 Your Own Business: Getting Started

 

Searching the Library Catalog

The above titles are just a few of the resources available for you. The Kiefer Library Catalog, http://tlc.aims.edu/ provides access to resources available at Aims Community College. Use the following subjects (Library of Congress) and keywords to search in the library catalog:

business, entrepreneurship, management, planning, finance, accounting, information technology, communication, human resources, marketing, advertising, sales, customer service, international business

 

Selected Web Resources

Business Planning  

Bplans: The Business Planning Experts-- University of Colorado at Boulder-- Deming Center for Entrepreneurship

e-Business Plan Tutorial: Top Ten Resources for Writing an e-Business Plan

SBA Business Plan Basics

University of Colorado at Boulder-- Deming Center for Entrepreneurship

University of Colorado at Denver--Bard Center for Entrepreneurship

University of Washington--Foster Business Library-- Business Plan Resources

 

Economic Gardening

California State University--Chico-- Center for Economic Development

City of Lake Elsinore, CA-- Economic Development

City of Littleton, CO, Business/Industry Affairs

City of Littleton, CO--Business/Industry Affairs-- Economic Gardening

Entrepreneurial Community of the Month

South Dakota Rural Enterprise

 

Small Business

Buzgate: Business Utility Zone Gateway

Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade

Internal Revenue Service

Small Business Advancement National Center (SBANC)

Small Business Development Center (SBDC) National Information Center Clearinghouse

United States Small Business Administration

 

Selected Statistical Resources

Colorado Demography Office--Colorado Department of Local Affairs

Colorado Economic Development Data Book: Statistics and Comparisons of Key Economic Indicators to Evaluate Colorado's Economic Climate and to Provide Information of Interest to the Business Community

Colorado’s Economic Opportunities, Today, Tomorrow and the Future (includes industry and county analysis)

University of Colorado at Boulder--Leeds School of Business--Business Research Division--Research Projects

Weld County-- General Demographics

 

Selected Online Images and Other Media

IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Online Classroom
My Own Business
Sonoran Institute--Economic Realities of the West: Converting Obstacles into Opportunities
Sonoran Institute--Rural Economic Development Highlights

 

Other Library Catalogs

Colorado State University
Loveland Public Library
Prospector: Colorado Unified Catalog
University of Northern College Library Catalog
Weld Library District
Windsor-Severance Library District

 

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