Recommended resources for entrepreneurship and small business, including the courses FBE 230: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and New Ventures, FBE 231: Family Business, and FBE 495: Family Business and Entrepreneurship Capstone
Census Business Builder (CBB)
Small Business Edition is primarily for small business owners who need key data for their business plan or to better understand their potential market. It presents data for a single type of business at a time.
YourEconomy.org (YE)
Discover your location's business dynamics and compare one year to another. YE tracks and sorts multiple metrics by establishments, jobs and sales, to display business activity and impact in a specific region. YE is powered by the University of Wisconsin's Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship.
Articles and Book Chapters
How to Find the Best Location (Entrepreneur)
By Karen E. Spaeder. A guide to scouting out a location for your food or retail business, sizing up demographics and getting the help you need
Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business, 3e
by
See Chapter 3: Evaluating the space and the landlord