It's amazing what is available free or through your library membership to start or grow a business. Many people think of libraries full of little kids, but your tax money is used to purchase expensive databases...so use them!
ABI/INFORM Complete contains all your business research needs. Journal articles, trade publications, market research reports, dissertations, and working papers are all available.
This database contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analystica, and Snapshots.
Newsbank provides library customers with digital access to The Charlotte Observer. Databases can be searched separately as well as together. Articles are searchable by name, keyword or phrase.
Included in our access:
Charlotte Observer (Historical access, 1886-1984) is an image database.*
Charlotte Observer, The (NC) is a text database** and provides access from 1985 to the current date.
Charlotte Observer, The (NC) 2018-current is an image database.* Use this option to view the daily paper.
Charlotte Observer: The Blogs (NC) is a text database** that includes all the blogs published by the Charlotte Observer from 2005 to current.
Charlotte Observer, The Web Edition Articles (NC) are available from 2007 to current.
Charlotte Post, The (NC) content is available from 2006 to current.
Charlotte Semi-Weekly Observer (1892-1892).
One of the world's largest databases of industry and company information, with contact information, sales and employee figures. Searchable by yellow page heading, SIC code, geography, and more.
Covers all major areas of starting and operating a business, including financing, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, taxes, and more. An easy-to-browse interface mapped to four key stages - plan, fund, start, and manage. Includes access to over 700 business plans with new plans added monthly. Also includes a collection of business ebooks, journals, magazines, and directories listing thousands of associations and consultants.
Gale Directory Library provides digital access to reference works including the Encyclopedia of Associations, Market Share Reporter, National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations, and Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans.
SimplyAnalytics is a web-based mapping application that enables you to quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data.
Charlotte Business Journal has daily business news updates, dozens of popular topics from around the nation and the latest networking for Charlotte and surrounding areas.
Contains an index of newspaper articles from 1981 with many complete articles from 1984 to the present. The financial newspaper offers in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news.
To be notified about contracting opportunities, as well as receiving a purchase order or payment, the City requires vendors to be registered. Registered vendors are visible to and searchable by all City departments for solicitation and purchasing opportunities.
This site is a comprehensive listing of Active and In Development contracting opportunities across all City of Charlotte departments. Projects can be searched using keywords, by commodity code, or using a variety of filters to narrow down opportunities your business may be interested in participating in. Click on the orange Requirements button on the Opportunity to see additional details about the project and specific requirements that may be helpful in preparing to participate in an upcoming solicitation. You can also “follow” a project using various social media channels to get notifications when the requirements are updated, or once the project moves from “In Development” to “Active” status.
