• Gale eBooks
  Profiles important Americans from colonial times to the present. Provides in-depth information on robber barons and their counterparts as well as current visionaries such as Bill Gates, and biographies from financier Warren Buffet to music mogul Jay-Z.

• Gale General OneFile
  Full-text articles from magazines, journal and scholarly publications about all aspects of intellectual property.

• Legal Information Reference Center
  Consumer legal reference books from NOLO Press on all aspects of starting and running a business including printable legal forms by state.

• Data Axle Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)
  Information on over 10 million US businesses. A good resource for compiling and downloading lists of businesses based on a variety of criteria. 

• Small Business Reference Center
  Provides up-to-date information on starting, operating and managing a business including an informative Small Business Start-Up Kit.
  
  

• US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): Patent and trademark databases
  
  
• Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) in Southern California
  Los Angeles Patent and Trademark Resource Center
  Los Angeles Public Library
  Phone: (213) 228-7220
  
  San Diego Patent and Trademark Resource Center
  San Diego Public Library
  Phone:  (619) 236-5800
  
  Riverside Patent and Trademark Resource Center
  Orbach Science Library, University of California, Riverside
  Phone:  (951) 827-3316
  
  

• SBA.gov: U. S. Small Business Administration provides information on various loans and grants including a loans/grants search feature.
  
  

Web Resources

• Edward Lowe Foundation offers forward-thinking ideas and solutions for every aspect of running a business. Their mission is to lead entrepreneurs through the trial and error process that today's hottest entrepreneurs have already overcome.

• Entrepreneur.org: An information resource for entrepreneurs and supporters of entrepreneurship.

• NASE (National Association for the Self Employed): The Nation’s Leading Resource for Entrepreneurs.

• The Small Business Administration (SBA) Young entrepreneurs: SBA has a wide range of resources and programs to help you start, manage and grow your business.

• Startup Digest: The personalized insider newsletter for all things startup around the world.

• Up Global: A non-profit dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship, grassroots leadership, and strong communities.

• U.S. Census Bureau Business & Industry (This page will be transitioning to the new Business and Economy topic page in February 2019.)