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Search Our Catalog

Search our catalog to find business related books, audiobooks, DVD's, and more!

  • Business Search
    A general catalog search for any item in the library's collection with the word "business" as a subject description. You can refine the resulting search by adding a keyword, such as "management", "small", "financing", etc.

 

Business Databases

 SAPL offers free access to online subscription content which may be very useful for your business planning.  You won’t be able to find this type of content via a search engine on the Internet or you will be asked to pay for it.

It includes full-text articles from magazines, trade publications, academic journals, industry reports, market research, SWOT analyses, business and residential directories, and more.

 

  • BusinessDecision
    This web service features customizable business-oriented reports, data, and maps for the San Antonio metro area. BusinessDecision provides powerful consumer market data that enables business owners to better reach existing customers and to identify new opportunities.
  • Business Source Complete
    Full text for nearly 11,200 publications, including more than 1,200 peer-reviewed business journals covering marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.

  • Reference USA  
      
    Sources include more than 5,600 telephone directories; annual reports, 10-Ks and other SEC information; federal, state, provincial and municipal government data including public record date from county courthouses; Chamber of Commerce information; etc.
 

Small Business Financing

 

Welcome to...

Westside Community Small Business and Career Resource


Do you want to start your own business or help your existing business grow and succeed?  The Library, in conjunction with the Westside Development Corporation (WDC) and its partners, have the information that you need to:

  • Write a business plan.
  • Get a business loan.
  • Research your industry and your competitors.
  • Get certified to do business with local, state, and federal government.
  • Conduct market research.
  • Determine your SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats).

 

Counseling and Assistance for Small Businesses and Government Certification

 Become certified to do business with city, county, state and federal agencies, private and public entities.

  • Westside Development Corporation (WDC)
    Provides consulting, access to capital, marketing, and connection to resources for businesses and organizations in the Westside. To learn more about how the WDC can assist your business or organization, visit www.WestsideDevCorp.com.
  • ACCIÓN Texas-Louisiana
    Loans for business, business education, assistance in building a business, fianancial or marketing plans, business seminars. Visit. www.accionbizcenter.org
  • UTSA Small Business Center
    Free, one-on-one, confidential business advising, cost-friendly workshops designed for small businesses, professional referral network,access to resarch resources. Visit www.sasbdc.org
  • Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
    An office within the City of San Antonio's Economic Development Department, PTAC is part of a congressionally authorized initiative to assist organizations that are seeking to market their goods and/or services to federal, state, and local governments.

    PTAC provides a variety of tools and services that assist local businesses in identifying government procurement opportunities and to compete more effectively for local, state, and federal contracts.
  • South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA)
    Do business with local businesses, City, County, State.
    Certifications:
    1. City of San Antonio: SBE,MBE,WBE,AABE,DIBE,VBE
    2. DBE statewide certification for Texas Unified Certification Program (TUCP)
  • SCORE small business counseling
    SCORE® is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people start a business…your business. Our consultants are business professionals who have encountered every obstacle you may face, and they are ready to advise you on your path to success. We can help you realize your entrepreneurial dreams. FREE counseling by appointment only. Register today!
  • Central South Texas Minority Business Council (CSTMBC)
    Do business with over 5,000 corporate members in the private sector nationwide

    Certifications:
    1.Minority Business Enterprise
    2. State HUB Certification
    www.tbpc.state.tx.us/hub/index.htm
  • Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Texas Procurement and Support Services (TPASS)
    Do business with over 200 TX state agencies, 1700 local government agencies and universities

    Certifications:
    Statewide HUB Certification
  • U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
    Do business with federal agencies and seek federal procurement opportunities

    Certifications:
    1. 8(A) Business Development
    2. Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
    3. HUB Zone Certification
  • Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA)
    WBEA is an affiliate of:
    Women’s Business Enterprise
    National Council (WBENC) www.wbenc.org

    Certification:
    WBENC and reciprocal agreement with state’s HUB
 

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    Small Business Help Online

    Many organizations offfer free quality online courses for small businesses.  Get practical advice related to your business, become smarter with technology, and much more.

    • SCORE ® Counselors to America’s Small Business
      Courses on Business Planning and Management ● Marketing and Advertising ● Risk Management and Cyber Security ● International Trade ● Financing and Accounting ● Government Contracting ● Federal Tax

    • South-West Texas Border Region Small Business Development Center  
        
      Starting Your Business, Managing Your Finances, Foundations of Marketing
    • HP Learning Center
      Free, instructor-led, 24/7: learn software and technology such as MS office and web skills, best practices in IT networking, data management, infrastructure, create your own marketing materials and improve your business skills.

    • MIT Open CourseWare
      OCW shares free lecture notes, exams, and other resources from more than 1700 courses spanning MIT's entire curriculum including courses from the Sloan School of Management.

     

    Business Magazines

    More information on starting and running a small business  may be found on websites of popular business magazines. 

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