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Includes current, comprehensive statistical information on top-rated U.S. cities.

Designed to provide current, concise statistical profiles of top U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 99,999.

Examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans. Includes a collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America.

Provides full text for nearly 1,100 business publications, including full text for nearly 500 peer-reviewed business publications with some titles dating back to 1985.

Tutorial:

Business Searching Interface – Tutorial – PowerPoint
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GIS data, reports, and maps providing consumer market, market segmentation, and demographic data.

A compilation of current information on cultural, geographic, and political conditions in 193 countries and their cities covering six continents, based on the Department of State's Post Reports.

The Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust.

This database is only available at the East Library and Penrose Library.

The Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting individuals to tools they can use and information they can trust.

This database is only available at the Penrose Library.

Includes Encyclopedia of Associations (National, International, Regional, State and Local), National Email & Fax Directory and Carroll's directories for County, Federal, Federal Regional, Municipal, and State resources.

Interactive online training for Microsoft Office software. Includes Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows and Word. New users will need to create an account.

Current statistical information reflecting ongoing trends in the Pikes Peak region.

Learn a new language. Choose from 22 foreign languages plus 14 English as a Second Language options.

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Find SIC, total employees, legal status, annual US sales dollar equivalent, and more, for 1,600,000 U.S. and Canadian leading public and private businesses.

Provides analysts’ independent opinion on 1,700 stocks, 2,200 mutual funds, and 300 exchange rated funds plus accurate, up-to-date data on 35,000 stocks and funds, along with industry and market data.

Reference USA contains information on 23 million U.S. businesses and 266 million U.S. households.

ReferenceUSA now includes lifestyle and consumer data on over 60 market segments to help identify new market opportunities.

ReferenceUSA welcomes patrons to participate in their FREE online training. Click here for a schedule.

U.S. Consumers / Lifestyles Tutorial

A full-text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world.

Resume maker. Write resumes, learn interview tips and search millions of job openings from one location.

Identify viable prospects for new market opportunities based on 60 market segments for millions of consumers. Link goes to ReferenceUSA, then click on the U.S. Consumers / Lifestyles link.

U.S. Consumers / Lifestyles Tutorial

Comprehensive investment survey for over 7000 stocks and 20,000 mutual funds. Includes Historical Archive Reports for the Value Line Investment Survey 1,700 companies for more than 10 years.