Financing a Business
Check in here to learn about finding investors and raising capital. Learn about how to get funds for your business with grants from foundations and state and local agencies.
Resources online
Best databases
- ABI Inform
Articles from journals on U.S. and international business and management topics. For access: Call 217/403–2070 for the authorization number and password. - Encyclopedia of Business & Finance
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library which has electronic versions of more than 100 reference books. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.) - Wall Street Journal Online home use | in library use
See articles from the Wall Street Journal issue by issue, or search topics. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)
Best web links
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- BusinessFinance.com
- Financial Assistance Resources from the Small Business Association
- Financing Information from the Minority Business Development Agency
Resources at the library
Books to check out
- Investors in your backyard : how to raise business capital from the people you know (Nonfiction/658.1522/Adv)
- Financing your small business (Nonfiction/658.1522/Bur)
- How to raise capital : techniques and strategies for financing and valuing your small business (Nonfiction/658.1592/Tim)
- All I need is money : how to finance your invention (Nonfiction/658.1522/Lan)
- Financing the small business : a complete guide to obtaining bank loans and all other types of financing (Nonfiction/658.1592/Sis)
- Secrets of Successful Grantsmanship (Nonfiction/658.1522/Gol)
- The How-To Grants Manual (Nonfiction/658.1522/Bau)
- Guide to Proposal Writing (Nonfiction/648.1522/Gee)
- Fundraising on eBay (Nonfiction/658.1522/Hol)
- All I Need is Money: How to Finance Your Invention (Nonfiction/658.1522/Lan)
Books to use only at the library
- SBA loans : a step-by-step guide (Reference/R/658.1522/Oha)
- RMA Annual Statement Studies (Reference/R/657.3/Rma)
- The Foundation Directory (Reference/R/658.1522/Fou)
- Directory of Illinois Foundations (Reference/R/658.1522/Dir)
- Annual Register of Grant Support (Reference/R/378.33/Ann)
Fast facts from our info pros
Financing a Startup
(http://champaign.org/financing_a_business/startup_financing.html)The truth about startup financing: Know your options and do your homework to get the funding you need for your business.
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