Related Guides
- Free & Open Case StudiesA list of free and open business case study sources, compiled by TMU librarians.
Angel Investing: Why and How (Wharton School of Business)
Open and Free Resources
Many of the resources in this guide are purchased by Toronto Metropolitan University Library, and due to licensing restrictions are only available to current students (including full, part-time, continuing, and Zone Learners), staff, and faculty. This page features quality resources that are freely available for anyone to use.
General Business & Entrepreneurship Resources
- Directory of Open Access Books: BusinessA directory of freely available Open eBooks on business subjects.
- eCampus Open Library: Business, Social and Not-for-Profit VenturesFull Open eBooks on a range of business and related topics such as marketing, project management, business communication, non-profit management and more.
Building a Competitive First Nation Investment ClimateeBook
How to create the administrative, fiscal and legal framework to support markets on First Nations and in some cases tribal lands.
Digital Accessibility as a Business PracticeMost business leaders would agree that reaching the broadest audience is good for a business’s bottom line. A good portion of that audience will be people with disabilities. How, though, would an organization go about ensuring it is as accessible as it can be to all its potential clients or customers, including people with disabilities?
Media innovation and entrepreneurshipeBook
Developing the Entrepreneurial Mindset, Ideation, Customer Discovery, Business Models for Content & Technology Ventures, Nonprofit Model Development, Freelancing as Entrepreneurship and Consulting as Business Models, Startup Funding, Pitching Ideas, Marketing Your Venture to Audiences, and Entrepreneurship Abroad: Cultural and International Perspectives and Challenges.
- Indigenous Entrepreneur Guide to Starting a BusinessBy FedDev Ontario - small business development by the Government of Canada.
Business Planning and Tools
- Model Venture Capital DocumentsFrom the Canadian Venture Capital Private Equity Association.
- BDC - Business plan templateBusiness Development Bank of Canada resources on creating a business plan, strategic planning, and more.
- Funding PortalData on 15,000 sources of government funding in Canada, US, and the U.K.
Business Open Journal Searches
- CORECORE offers seamless access to millions of open access research papers, enriches the collected data for text-mining and provides unique services to the research community.
- Directory of Open Access Journals: BusinessAccess to hundreds of peer-reviewed business journals in full text. Includes journals on social ventures, social responsibility in business, small businesses, and more.
Company Information & Directories
- AngelListStartup company information search, including salary information by title, skill, and location.
- CrunchbaseInvestment information on private ventures. Free and paid content.
- EDGAR - (company filings)American regulatory filings. Public companies only.
- KompassB2B Online Directory
- IQS: Original Equipment Manufacturer DirectoryIQS Directory is a free comprehensive listing of manufacturers and suppliers serving major segments of the OEM industrial manufacturing marketplace across the United States and Canada.
- Creative MorningsA global directory of creative companies, professionals, and jobs.
News
- VentureBeatA source of news, news on events, on technology innovation.
- Private Equity and Venture Capital LinksBlogs, podcasts, feeds, and more on PE and VC.
Industry Information
- GlobalEDGEInternational Industry corporations, trade statistics, regulatory agencies and events from Michigan State University.
- Canadian Industry StatisticsIndustry trends and financial information, such as GDP, Labour Productivity, Manufacturing and Trade data from Statistics Canada.