Business Resources
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Databases (library card required to access outside of the library)
- Business and Company Resource Center – Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, articles and an associations directory.
- BusinessDecision – Grow your business using these reports and maps of business, demographic, and consumer househould data. Better understand your market, find new customers, evaluate competitors, find new store locations, and target media and direct mail.
- General Business File ASAP – Articles on companies and also includes directory and financial information.
- ReferenceUSA if you are IN
the Library OR ReferenceUSA if you
are OUTSIDE of the Library – Directory information for individuals
and business.
This database is available by home access only for the personal, non-commercial use of residents of the Capital Area District Library's service area. -
ValueLine – Investment information and analysis of stocks, mutual
funds, special situations, options and convertibles.
This database is available by home access only for the personal, non-commercial use of residents of the Capital Area District Library's service area.
Websites
- CADL’s Small Business Resources – Information on starting a business and more.
- Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center – Counseling, training, research, and advocacy for new ventures, existing small businesses and innovative technology companies in Michigan.
- Starting a Business in Michigan – Information from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
- Michigan Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division – How to file a complaint about a Michigan business.
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