3. Planning a new business
Ready for the next level
Job hunter
Community “watchdog”
Scenarios
4. Resources for helping
a user who is starting
a new business
The New Entrepreneur
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cc yodel anecdotal
5. Montana Business Quarterly
◦ Online through Wilson, Ebsco, Infotrac
◦ ISSN: 0026-9921
Fed “Beige Book”
◦ http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2009/
◦ Look for 9th District – Minneapolis
9th District Fed
http://www.minneapolisfed.org/
research/data/district/forecast/
New Business: Economic Landscape
6. US Industry Trade American Factfinder
Analysis ◦ County Business
Patterns
http://tse.export.gov/
◦ Business Statistics by
Zip Code
◦ http://factfinder.cens
us.gov
New Business: Industry Analysis
7. Industry analysis
◦ Gale Encyclopedia of Organizations
Current Industrial Reports – Census.gov
◦ http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
BizInfo Library:
http://www.bizinfolibrary.org
New Business: Industry Analysis
8. Competition
◦ Who are your
competitors?
Local competitive
data:
◦ City Clerk's office
◦ County Clerk's office
◦ Chamber of Commerce
◦ County Business Patterns
– CenStats
http://censtats.census.gov/
Paid Databases:
ReferenceUSA
New Business: Competitive Analysis
10. More Statistics to support business plans
◦ Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/
◦ Department of Transportation: http://dot.gov/
◦ Energy Information Administration:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
New Business
13. Resources for
entrepreneurs seeking
the next step
The Mid-career Businessperson
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14. Small Business Administration (again)
◦ http://www.sba.gov
◦ Good advice for expanding your business
◦ Advice for selling your business
◦ Counseling opportunities (SCORE)
Next steps
15. Business.gov (yes, again)
◦ http://www.business.gov
◦ Advice for expanding businesses
◦ Staying compliant
◦ Government contracting
Next steps
16. FedBizOps
◦ http://www.fbo.gov
◦ Source for government contracting opportunities
◦ Replaced Commerce Business Daily (CBD) in
2002
Grants.gov
◦ http://www.grants.gov
◦ Grants for special projects/initiatives
◦ Opportunities for business as well as non-profits
Later funding opportunities
17. Grow your network
LinkedIn
◦ http://linkedin.com
Twitter
◦ http://twitter.com
Facebook
◦ http://facebook.com
Next steps
18. Resources to help job
seekers find a new
path, get
connected, and find
open jobs.
The Job Hunter
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19. Montana Unemployment Insurance
◦ http://uid.dli.mt.gov/
Federal Information on unemployment
◦ http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/unemployment-
insurance/
You’re not alone (aka unemployment
statistics)
◦ http://www.bls.gov/bls/unemployment.htm
Unemployment benefits
20. Occupational Outlook Handbook
◦ http://www.bls.gov/OCO/
◦ Explore career options, outlooks, salaries
Career OneStop
◦ http://www.careeronestop.org/
◦ Federal & state info for retraining, resume &
interview advice, self-assessment & career
exploration
Job & Career Information (DoL)
◦ http://www.doleta.gov/jobseekers/
New directions
21. Many local, state, and national sites with
opportunities:
Monster.com
◦ http://www.monster.com/
Yahoo! Hot Jobs
◦ http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
Career Builder
◦ http://www.careerbuilder.com
Craig’s List?
◦ http://craigslist.com
Job Opportunities