Small Business

Below is a sample list of books MCC owns on Business Plans.  Books can be checked out with your Student ID card. You can request books from other campuses using your MEID and the last 4 digits of your phone number.

Below is a sample of ebooks we own through EBSCO eBooks. You can log in from home with your MEID and password.

Gale Virtual Reference Library has a collection of Business Plan handbooks that inlcudes many examples.  To view from off campus, log in with your MEID.

The Library has a streaming video database. When on the database page (under Find Article link on Library's home page), click on the Streaming Videos link at the top left and then click on Click Here to Browse or Search.  To log in from home, use your MEID and password.

Below are two videos in the database.  If off-campus, you will have to log in to see them.

Small Business Reference Center has useful information on writing business plans.  From the main search page under Browse by Category, click on Start-up Kit & Business Plans.

This program spotlights two very different small-business owners—a physical therapist and a performance artist—who have something very important in common: a business plan. Over the course of the video, Peter Dolan and Neda Rahmani talk about the key components of a business plan: the executive summary and overview, the operations plan, the marketing plan, and the financial plan... (27 minutes)

A good business plan is a roadmap to success. The three modules of this program look at the process of creating a business plan from three different perspectives: the transformation of an idea into a marketable product, the determination of financial feasibility, and negotiation with potential investors. German airship manufacturer Cargolifter, the Swiss musical production Space Dream, and data broadcasting innovator The Fantastic Corporation serve as case studies. (30 minutes)

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