A Research Guide for Entrepreneurship

• American Community Survey (US Census Bureau)
  • Detailed information about the American people and workforce.
• Economic Census
  • The official five-year measure of American business and the economy.
• Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
  • A blog about policies that affect business start-ups.
• Kentucky Small Business Development Center
  • Advising to new and existing small businesses at no cost (located at NKU).
• Media Planning and Buying Calculators
  • Compute cost per rating point, foreign exchange rates, reach, frequency, etc.
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
  • The standard for classifying business establishments for data collection in the US.
• Northern Kentucky Tri-Ed Economic Development
  • Assists local companies to expand, develops local resources and infrastructure.

If you're not sure how to search in a database, view this brief video (3:06) for some search strategies.

Check out these two video playlists that cover getting started with your research, selecting a search tool, tips for creating research questions, characteristics of scholarly journals, and how to organize and manage information. (8:19 total)

For additional instructional videos on using library resources and improving your research skills, check out Steely's YouTube channel and our Video@NKU channel.

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