Small Business

Looking to start a new business or grow an existing one? You may find the following resources of interest.

Books

To find library books, we suggest using the subject headings listed below.

• Marketing research
• Business planning
• New business enterprises
• Small business
• Entrepreneurship

Databases

Business Source Premier (Badgerlink)

Regional Business News (Badgerlink) 

Organizations

Delavan and Regional Resources

• Delavan Business Association
• Delavan-Delavan Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
• SCORE Southeast Wisconsin
• Gateway Business and Workforce Solutions
• Gateway Technical College also offers courses on business topics
• UW Whitewater Small Business Development Center
• UW Whitewater also offers courses both on campus and online in various business subjects.

Wisconsin Resources

• Office of Business Development
• Small Business Development Center
• Forward Wisconsin
• Entrepreneur’s Toolkit 
• Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation
• In Wisconsin
• Office of Business Support, Science, & Sustainability 

Federal Resources

• Small Business Administration Wisconsin District Office
• Business USA
• Tax Information for Businesses

Statistics for Business Plans

• American Factfinder Census 2010 (US Bureau of the Census)
• Economic Census of the United States
• North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
• Traffic Counts 

Services for Businesses

Inquire about meeting room space and videoconferencing capabilities for your small business.