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Search our resources designed to help small business entrepreneurs and those with do-it-yourself projects.


Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory

Discover content useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends and more.

Articles on economics, interviews with CEOs and entrepreneurs, and more

Gale Business: DemographicsNow

Connect with a wealth of highly detailed demographic data on more than 24 million U.S. businesses and 206 million consumers. Easily and rapidly produce a variety of both standard and custom reports to help make informed decisions.

Robust U.S. demographic data delivers consumer and market insight.

Florida Small Business Development Center Network

The Florida Small Business Development Center Network delivers consulting, training and information to help businesses succeed and create positive impact for the Florida economy.

The Florida Small Business Development Center Network delivers consulting, training and information to help businesses succeed and create positive impact for the Florida economy.

Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability

Discover information about physical and intellectual asset protection, from individuals to multinational corporations.

Articles on mortgages, labor relations, legal issues, and more

Gale Business: Entrepreneurship

Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles and more.

Real business plans, how-to guides, articles, and more

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

The U.S. Small Business Administration provides support to small businesses and entrepreneurs. They provide information on starting and managing a business, loans and grants, and training.

The U.S. Small Business Administration provides support to small businesses and entrepreneurs. They provide information on starting and managing a business, loans and grants, and training.

Gale OneFile: Agriculture

Access current and authoritative periodical content covering agriculture and its related fields.

Articles on farming, horticulture, and agriculture-related fields

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts

Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles.

Recipes, restaurant reviews, industry information, and more

Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture

Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts.

Articles on the practical aspects of gardening, horticulture, and more

Gale OneFile: Science

Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines. Updated daily.

Updated daily, this collection includes 1.6 million articles and 200 journals.

Gale OneFile: Home Improvement

Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements and more.

Articles on architectural techniques, zoning requirements, tools, and more

Gale eBooks

Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.