Entrepreneurs Reap Volumes From Research Libraries

Editor's note: Since 1964, business-management counselors at nonprofit organization Score have given free advice to small-business clients spanning every industry. They currently serve nearly 400,000 entrepreneurs nationwide each year -- check in every week for their prudent advice.

Last week, Score counselor Charles Sobel told us how a strong business plan, not begging, will help you get that first loan. Now let's take a look at the key component of that strong business plan: good old-fashioned research.

The trouble is, many entrepreneurs have no idea where to begin or what resources are out there. Too many rely on the Internet, while the really valuable information comes for a hefty fee or is still available only in print form in often obscure industry journals.

Enter the time-tested resource that's been hailed ever since the ancient Egyptians and Greeks: the library.

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