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ReferenceUSA

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Find U.S. white pages and yellow pages, as well as demographic details and heat maps for U.S. and Canadian businesses.
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Get the most out of Reference USA by visiting their Learning Center. *Please note: you may set up a ReferenceUSA personal account to save your searches, and be confronted with a web page warning you that it is unsafe. Don't worry; it is safe to proceed in this instance.
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Gale Business: DemographicsNow

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Access a variety of ready-to-use and customizable demographic data reports for entrepreneurs, students or anyone who needs to identify cultural patterns or sociological trends.

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Small Business Reference Center

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Access articles with up-to-date information on starting a company, operations management and sales, or growing or rescuing a business.
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You may also view the Small Business Start-Up Guide: Washington directly.

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Dun & Bradstreet First Research Industry Profiles

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Review industry intelligence tools that can be consumed very quickly to better understand a prospect’s or client’s business issues. Published by Hoover's Inc.

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Business Insights: Global

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Review company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and company & industry news from periodicals.
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Includes Plunkett Reports.

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ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry

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Read trade and industry-focused information in journal articles, market reports, industry reports, and news.

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Gale OneFile: Business

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Research companies, the products and technologies they produce, and the markets in which they compete.
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Results include summaries and full text from business and trade journals, industry newsletters, newspapers, market research studies, news releases, and investment and brokerage firm reports.
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Legal Information Reference Center

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Use tools and instructions to independently address a wide-range of legal issues including business law, financial planning, family law, property & real estate, and rights & disputes.

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EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)

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Search most online FVRL resources at once for full-text journal, magazine, or newspaper articles. No more trying one database after another in search of the article you need!

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Web Resources

Washington Business Hub

https://www.business.wa.gov/
Find information and requirements for planning, starting, running, and closing a business in Washington State. Do you need a license, business name, information about reporting revenue, paying taxes? It's all here!

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SBDC - Small Business Development Centers

https://wsbdc.org/
Find advice, training, and resources for Washington business owners and entrepreneurs.

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Doing Business in Vancouver

https://www.cityofvancouver.us/ced/page/doing-business-vancouver
Dig into these business resources developed by the City of Vancouver, including links to other local and regional resources dedicated to helping entrepreneurs start and grow a business.

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WorkSource Washington

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Explore careers, research occupations, the labor market, and more under the Career Tools menu. Find local offices, training, job listings, etc. under the Resources tab. Take advantage of the information and services for both job seekers and employers.
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(Available in multiple languages.)
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Librarian Tips

Tip: find local incentives and assistance for business

Try searching Google Maps for "economic development" and then dragging and zooming the map to focus on your county or metro area, then clicking "Search this area."

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Tip: find resources for starting or growing a small business

Try searching the web for "small business." Look for results from .us, .gov, and .org. Add your state, county, or city name to the search to focus more locally, eg.
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"small business" +Skamania County.

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