Are you a creative, highly-motivated, entrepreneurial-minded business professional? The Bloomington Public Library has a variety of resources to help you succeed in your personal and professional endeavors.
Business Information Collection
This collection of books addresses topics such as leadership, management, business ethics, creative thinking and more. The collection is housed in the Business Information section, located in the Adult Services department on the library’s second floor.
Creative Thinking
- The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist’s Guide to Success in Business Life - by Avinash Dixit (658.4012DIX)
- What Would Google Do? - by Jeff Jarvis (658.4012JAR)
- Outliers: The story of success - by Malcolm Gladwell (302GLA)
- Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
by Ori Brafman (155.92BRA)
- Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques - by Michael Michalko (650.019MIC)
- Buy-ology: Truth and Lies About why we Buy
by Martin Lindstrom (658.834LIN)
Leadership
- On Leadership: Essential Principals for Success
by Donald Palmisano (158.4PAL)
- The Accountable Leader: Developing Effective Leadership Through Managerial Accountability
by Brian Dive (658.4DIV)
- Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies - by James Collins (658COL)
- Success 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know
by John C. Maxwell (658.409MAX)
- The Leadership Challenge – by James M. Kouzes (658.4092KOU)
Green Busines
- Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value and Build Competitive Advantage - by Daniel Esty (658.4083EST)
- Saving the World at Work: What Companies and Individuals can do to go Beyond Making a Profit to Making a Difference - by Tim Sanders (658.408SAN)
- Sustainable Value: How the World’s Leading Companies are Doing Well by Doing Good - by Christopher Laszlo (658.408LAS)
Entrepreneurship
- The Small Business Bible: Everything you Need to Know in Your Small Business - by Steven Strauss (658.022STR)
- The One Minute Entrepreneur: The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Business - by Kenneth Blanchard (658.11BLA)
- The Big Idea: How to Make Your Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True, From the A-Ha Moment to Your First Million – by Donny Deutsch (658.1DE)
- 32 Ways to be a Champion in Business – by Earvin Johnson (650.1JOH)
- So You Want to Start a Business?: 8 Steps to Take Before Making the Leap – by Edward Hess (658.11HES)
Magazines
The library subscribes to each of these business-related magazines, with current issues available to read and past issues available for checkout.
- Business Week
A leading business publication with a global perspective, a broad focus and includes many industries.
- The Economist
Prestigious, international newsweekly on politics, business, finance.
- Entrepreneur
Written to help entrepreneurs and small-business owners manage and grow their business.
- Harvard Business Review
The journal of management thought and practice that offers discussion and debate on issues of both national and international significance while challenging the conventional wisdom of management practice.
- Inc.
Practical management advice for running a small and growing business. It aims to give its readers a sense of community, letting them know that the are not alone in the business challenges that they face.
- Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Information on savings, investments, retirement, taxes, money management, home ownership, and business and economic trends.
- Money
Whether you’re looking to invest, cut taxes, save money, or retire worry-free, Money helps you reach your financial goals. Money offers strategies to make the most of your money and tips on the hottest stocks and mutual funds to buy.
- Small Business Opportunities
A collection of resources and ideas for entrepreneurs and small-business owners.
Local Government
National Resources
- US Government Business Link
Business.gov helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation’s small business community. Business.gov is an official site of the U.S. Government.
- The U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA) The SBA is an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations.
– from SBA website
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Online Resources
Go to the Online Resources area at
- www.BloomingtonLibrary.org
for several links to useful business resources. Many of these resources are only available with subscriptions, which are paid by the library. As a library patron, the resources are accessible to you using your Bloomington Library Card number.
- ProQuest
ProQuest is an online database of thousands of magazines, journals and newspapers. The database enables users to easily search for articles, many of which are full-text. The database includes many publications useful in business, including the Journal of Small Business Management, FSB: Fortune Small Business, International Small Business Journal, Business Communication Quarterly and more.
- Safari Books Online
Safari offers the latest content in business and technology featuring books on marketing, e-commerce, multi-media, networking and more.
Search across hundreds of titles simultaneously, browse the collection book by book, or pinpoint exactly the chapter, section and example you need in seconds.
- ThomasNet
Search this comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more. Easily access company information, product news, community forums and other helpful resources.
- Value Line Investment Survey
Weekly updated investment resource. Year-ahead and three- to five-year probable relative price performance, projections of key financial measures, and concise, objective commentary on current operations and future prospects.
Local Resources
- McLean County Chamber of Commerce
The McLean County Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization that serves over 1,100 members in McLean County and the surrounding area. The organization has resources for members and non-members. Membership benefits that include: professional development, advocacy, healthcare solutions and much more!
- Economic Development Council
Bloomington / Normal
The EDC helps businesses in McLean County grow and attracts new businesses to our community. EDC is a leadership organization, investing the community’s assets to grow and improve local prosperity and quality of life.
- Illinois Small Business Development Center
at Illinois State University
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Illinois State University (SBDC) was established in March 2005 to help entrepreneurs start a new business or expand or improve existing business. The Illinois SBDC offers one-on-one confidential counseling for all phases of business activities. – from SBDC website
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