ECO 2023 (Harris) - Business Plans: Home

You must log in to the library to access the databases listed in this guide.

1. If you reached this guide through a link in Canvas, you are already logged in.

2. Login via Atlas

• Go to Atlas
• Go to the Courses tab
• Click on Search the Library

2. Login with Borrower ID and PIN

• Click on a database link in the guide.
• When prompted, the Borrower ID is your VID number.
• The PIN is the last four digits of your V number.

The following library databases provide information about businesses and industries, including competition, business trends and opportunities:

Visit official government websites of the localities relevant to your business. You can learn about existing government services and regulations.

To find local non-profit organizations using Google, try the site: syntax. For example:

orlando homeless site:org

This search would find .org sites related to homelessness in Orlando.

The following library databases provide access to subscription-based news sources.

Also check the websites of the following local news stations:

These resources provide statistics and data about the population of a given area. Demographics Now is a library database. US Census content is available free online.