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Definitions
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LeadershipBusiness Dictionary
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Strategic PlanningEncyclopedia Britannica
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Business Statistics
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Kent County DataProvides Business and Census data
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Southeast Council of GovernmentsThe Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) supports local planning through its technical, data, and intergovernmental resources.
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StatistaStatista provides a source from market or industry data. Not all of the content is freely available but some of it is.
Business Databases
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ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new windowSearches ABI/INFORM Global, Trade and Industry, Dateline and Archive. Contains journals, SSRN working papers, newspapers, and country and industry reports and data.
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Business Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new windowIndex to leading business periodicals.
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Entrepreneurial Studies Source (MeL) This link opens in a new windowFull-text business journals, magazines, reference books, case studies, and company profiles.
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ProQuest BusinessA subset of ProQuest Central database content
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Small Business Reference Center (MeL) This link opens in a new windowA collection of state-specific resources supported with demographic data and other local information. Include interviews, "lessons learned" features, lectures and how-to videos to help foster success in all aspects of managing a business.
Business Publications
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Bloomberg BusinessweekOnline access links to free content
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The EconomistAlso available in print
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Grand Rapids Business JournalPrint and Electronic
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Harvard Business ReviewCurrent issues available in print
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Human Resource ManagementDatabases, print, and current online
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Upjohn InstituteThis repository presents the research and writings of Upjohn Institute researchers and labor economists as well as the Upjohn Press books published since 1980.
Sample Problem Statement
This paper will evaluate the difference between social entrepreneurship and a traditional for profit business highlighting major hurdles, drivers and success rate for business leaders who are seeking to address social issues and make a profit.
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Class Work Sheet
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BS201 Problem Statement WorksheetGet into your groups and use this form to develop a tentative problem Statement. You will also need to add URLs to several resources that fit the needs of your problem statement.