Small Business: An Information Sourcebook

304 Pages·1987·17.099 MB·English

by  Cynthia C. Ryans

Oryx Sourcebook Series
in Business and Management
Small
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Small
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An Information
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in Business and Management
Small
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An Information
Sourcebook
by Cynthia C. Ryans
Paul Wasserman, Series Editor
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Ryans, Cynthia C., 1933-
Small business.
(Oryx sourcebook series in business and management)
Includes indexes.
1. Small business—Management—Bibliography.
2. New business enterprises—Management—Bibliography.
I. Title. II. Series.
Z7164.C81R92 1987 [HD62.7] 016.658'022 86-23565
ISBN 0-89774-272-9
1?7870a
Contents
Introduction Vii
Literature 1
Accounting 1
Advertising/Public Relations 4
Business Law (Bankruptcy, Incorporation, Leasing, Licensing,
Mergers, Patents, Subchapter S) 9
The Business Plan 16
Buying and Selling a Business 18
Communication (Internal/External) 20
Competition 25
Consulting 26
Credit and Collections 27
Data Processing 28
Decision Making 36
Energy Use 37
Entrepreneurship 37
Estate Planning 42
Finance (Banking, Taxes, Insurance, Pensions) 43
Franchising a
General 58
Government 66
Growth 70
Home-Based Business (Cottage Industries) 71
International Business 13
Management and Organization 84
Marketing 100
Office Management bit
Personnel Management (Hiring, Job Descriptions, Motivation,
Recruiting, Training, Stress) 112
Plant Location (Real Estate) {25
Production (Quality Control, Time Management, Automation)
126
Purchasing 131
Research and Development 131
vi Small Business: An Information Sourcebook
30. Salaries/Benefits (Insurance, Pension Plans, Health Programs)
133
31. Sales 135
32. Security 140
33. Small Business Administration 140
34. Starting a Business 141
35. Strategic Planning 153
36. Venture Capital 157
37. Warehousing/Shipping and Packing 160
38. Women in Business 161
Core Library Collection 164
1. Almanacs 164
Bibliographies and Indexes 165
Databases 166
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 167
Directories 169
General iS
Handbooks and Manuals 179
CN2aOGr EtS o aPkereiso dicals 182
Appendices 187
Appendix A: Directory of Publishers 189
Appendix B: Small Business Administration Programs 242
Appendix C: Small Business Administration—Field Offices 216
Appendix D: Small Business Innovation Research Agencies 222
Appendix E: U.S. Government Toll Free Numbers 224
Appendix F: U.S. Department of Commerce District Office
Directory. International Trade Administration. U.S. and
Foreign Commercial Service 225
Appendix G: Government Printing Office Book Stores 230
Author Index 233
Title Index 248
Subject Index 279