The freely-available websites below are accessible to the public from off-campus. Start-Up ADK students and other community members may visit the SUNY Adirondack Library in Queensbury to use subscription databases and to borrow books.
Subscription databases, such as Statista and Hoover's, require a college network account to be used from off campus.
Jot down the call number of any interesting books below to find it on the library shelves. Or, use the "Start Your Research Here" search box on the home page, and limit it to Books.
The Employer's Legal Handbook by 
Legal forms for starting & running a small business by 
The Creative Entrepreneur by 
The $100 startup : reinvent the way you make a living, do what you love, and create a new future by 
The Startup playbook : secrets of the fastest-growing startups from their founding entrepreneurs by 
All in Startup by 
How to write a business plan by 
The small business start-up kit by 
Doggy business 101 : a practical guide to starting and running your own business by 
Business plans that work for your small business
Keeping the books: basic recordkeeping and accounting for the successful small business by 
Targeted by 
Brand Failures: the truth about the 100 biggest branding mistakes of all time by 
The women’s small business start-up kit: a step-by-step legal guide by 
Running a side business: how to create a second income by 
The 4-hour workweek: escape 9-5, live anywhere, and join the new rich by 
Built to sell: creating a business that can thrive without you by 
The disaster recovery handbook: a step-by-step plan to ensure business continuity and protect vital operations, facilities and assets by 
It’s your biz: the complete guide to becoming your own boss by 
Who are your customers? For basic demographics (people, income, ages, home ownership, etc.), start with these U.S. Census Bureau websites:
Statista offers statistics on industry trends, consumer preferences and much more.
Occupational Outlook Handbook offers details on about careers, income and industry trends.
More useful government sites to explore are below.
The Underground Culinary Tour: how the new metrics of today's top restaurants are transforming how America eats by 
Running a Food Truck for Dummies by 
The One-Page Financial Plan by 
Minding my business : the complete, no-nonsense, start-to-finish guide to owning and running your own store by 
Launching a business : the first 100 days by 
Fire: how fast, inexpensive, restrained, and elegant methods ignite innovation by 
Packaged Pleasures by 
Hello, My Name Is Awesome by 
Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck by 
Succession by 
The Best Place to Work by Subject headings like these work well to find books in this library, using the book database:
New business enterprises
Entrepreneurship
Start-up business enterprises
Small business
Small business management
Accounting
Bookkeeping
Retail trade
Consumer behavior
Marketing
Advertising
Loans
Legal forms
Small business law and legislation
Small business finance
Small business planning
Business ethics
Women in business
Management
To find books with sample business plans, search the book database with the subject “New business enterprises planning.”
Small Business Research Books:
Don't Break the Bank by 
How to Speak Money by 
The top 10 distinctions between entrepreneurs and employees by 
The Book on Rental Property Investing by 
Eco-Business : a Big-Brand Takeover of Sustainability by 
The upstarts : how Uber, Airbnb, and the killer companies of the new Silicon Valley are changing the world by 
The portable MBA in entrepreneurship by 
Five pennies: ten rules to successfully build a franchise mega-brand and maximize system profits by 
The Essential Guide to Business Etiquette by 
Uncommon service: how to win by putting customers at the core of your business by 
The start-up of you: adapt to the future, invest in yourself, and transform your career by 
Smart pricing: how Google, Priceline, and leading businesses use pricing innovation for profitability by 
Make yourself unforgettable: how to become the person everyone remembers and no one can resist
Buy shoes on Wednesday and tweet at 4:00: more of the best times to buy this, do that, and go there by 
The edge: 50 tips from brands that lead by 
The leadership challenge: how to make extraordinary things happen in organizations by 
The power of broke: how empty pockets, a tight budget, and a hunger for success can become your greatest competitive advantage by