Business Proposal - PTC 500 - Business Communication (UNH Manchester)

Grey Literature

Western University (2012, September 4). Grey literature tutorial [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=m9-0ZYnCmAI.

Free & Local Resources

Manchester NH Business Center
One-stop shop for details about starting and maintaining a business in the Queen City.
Manchester NH Police Department: Crime Data
Source contains several views of crime data in Manchester, NH including annual statistics and a tool to map crime data by area ("Check Crime in your Neighborhood").
Choose New Hampshire
Information about starting a business in the Granite State.
NH Corporation Division
Search the NH Secretary of State's database of registered businesses. Also contains laws and forms pertaining to businesses in NH.
NH Economic Development
Information and training resources to support growth of NH businesses.
NH Government & Business
An overview of business related services and information found in the state's networks of websites.
NH Stay Work Play
Information about starting a business, links to free business advisors and a state to state comparison tool.
City-Data
Data profiles for cities and towns in the U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.

Trade Publications

LSSC Libraries (2010, August 9). Trade publications [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxKUYwRZf60.

Library Databases

Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Offers access to peer-reviewed, full-text journals and other resources that provide historical information and current trends in business that spark discussion on future developments and changes in the business world.
Conference Board Research Collection This link opens in a new window
UNH's annual membership includes access to the Higher Education subscription to the Conference Board's Business and Economics Portfolio for faculty and students. Provides access to key economic indicators historical data.
Mergent First Research This link opens in a new window
Provides industry profiles covering thousands of industry segments, containing critical analysis, statistics, and forecasts.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Includes Industry Research Reports that provide key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and forecast performance, major industry participants; Industry Risk Rating Reports that determine how much risk an industry will face over the next 18 months by assessing the operating conditions for companies in the industry; Global Industry Reports that assess industry performance in key regions like Europe, the Middle East, Africa; and: Business Environment Reports that list key factors outside the control of an organization that determine the performance of the industry.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides access to news, business, and legal sources, including US Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.
Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new window
Provides information on grantmakers and their grants, including foundations, corporate funders and giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the US Can also search recently awarded grants and recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF.