Career & Entrepreneurship Center

CEC at St. Petersburg College

CEC Resources & Tools

In addition to providing face-to-face and virtual conferencing capabilities, access to computers, a fax machine, printers, and space to meet with mentors, the CEC offers students numerous on-site resources such as software, books, and access to online periodicals and databases related to career development and entrepreneurship.

Looking for resources? This is a great place to START.

Books & Videos
Periodicals
Software
Online Databases
Other Resources & Links

The following books and videos are available in the CEC on the Seminole campus:

Entrepreneurship – Starting and Operating a Small Business, 2nd Edition by Steve Mariotto and Caroline Glackin

Entrepreneurship – Ideas in Action, 4th Edition by Cynthia Greene

Building Construction – Principles, Materials, and Systems by Madan Mehta, Walter Scarborough and Diane Armpriest

Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation, 2nd Edition by Michael H. Morris, Donald F. Kutatko and Jeffrey G. Covin

Entrepreneurship – Theory, Process, Practice, 8th Edition by Donald F. Kuratko

Entrepreneurship – Successfully Launching New Ventures, 3rd Edition by Bruce R. Barringer and R. Duane Ireland

NO B.S. Time Management For Entrepreneurs by Dan Kennedy

NO B.S. Direct Marketing by Dan Kennedy

NO B.S. Business Success by Dan Kennedy

NO B.S. Sales Success by Dan Kennedy

Kaufman Thoughtbook 2009 (Sections are also available online.)

Video: Ten9Eight Shoot for the Moon by Mary Mazzio

Available in the CEC on the Seminole campus

The periodicals listed below are are available in print through the Seminole Community Library at St. Petersburg College. In addition, select print issues are available in the CEC, or are available online to students through SPC Library Online (student login required).

Harvard Business Review
Inc.
Investor's Digest
Investor’s Business Daily
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street
Money
Smart Money
Tampa Bay Business Journal
The Economist
US News and World Report
USA Today
Wall Street Journal

Available in the CEC on the Seminole campus
Available through SPC Library Online (login required)

The computers located in the CEC have the have the following applications installed for student use:

Business Plan Pro
GoVenture – Simulation Software: Accounting & Small Business
Adobe Professional
Microsoft Office 2007

Available in the CEC on the Seminole campus

Career and entrepreneurship related online databases are available to current students through SPC Library Online. Login is required using your SPC student number and last four digits of your social security number.

Business and Company Resource Center (Gale)
Fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals.
Access Business News (NewsBank)
Add on module for Americas Newspapers that consolidates current and archived content from the complete, full-text electronic editions of approximately 200 business and law journals, local and regional business news weeklies and other news sources.
Business Full Text (Wilson)
From The New York Times Business Section and The Wall Street Journal to magazines and scholarly journals, users will find feature articles, product reviews, interviews, biographical sketches, corporate profiles, obituaries, surveys, book reviews, reports from associations, societies, trade shows and conferences, and more.
Business Searching Interface (EBSCO)
Easy way to both browse and search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research, and then use the results as limiters in a keyword search, if desired.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886 are included. Includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Research and reference resource for the communication and mass media fields.
General BusinessFile ASAP (Gale)
Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends, and the latest in management, economics and politics. Search broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings.
Global Road Warrior (World Trade Press)
The most comprehensive business travel, telecommunications and business culture reference available in the world. The Global Road Warrior covers 175 countries in three volumes of 3,840 full-sized pages.
GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet.
Hoovers Premium
Offers in-depth financial comparisons and analysis as well as the ability to input specific search criteria to generate a customized, highly-targeted list of companies or people.
InfoTrac Communication & Mass Media Complete eCollection (Gale)
A searchable Communication and Mass Media electronic collection.
International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center (EBSCO)
Offers information on virtually every dimension of security & counter-terrorism and is designed to inform the analysis process, as well as enhance the general understanding of security and terrorism-related issues.
JSTOR
Access back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Over 700 titles available, which are scholarly or reviews of scholarly work.
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Medical & health; federal, state & international legal materials; corporate news & financial information, and more.
Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Palgrave Macmillan)
Extensive and authoritative economics reference resource. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics contains over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 of the world's leading economists.
Reference USA (infoUSA)
Locate any type of business nationwide to explore career opportunities, identify research investments, or seek entrepreneurial opportunities.
Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications).
Small Business Resource Center (Gale)
This comprehensive database covers all major areas of starting, operating and maintaining a business from financing, management, marketing, accounting, taxes and more.

Available through SPC Library Online (login required)

Numerous resources are available through the business community, especially related to entrepreneurship competitions and events.

PayScale – Career Research and Planning website
www.entrepreneurship.org – is a free online international community for building entrepreneurial economies, where entrepreneurs, policy makers, business mentors, investors and researchers come together to promote high-growth initiatives. Sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation and the U.S. Commerce Department's International Trade Administration.
yes-inc.org – YES has helped over 2,000 teens and young adults unlock their potential through entrepreneurship, job readiness, financial literacy and technology.
Toastmasters Meet Up The Toastmasters organization has been around for over 100 years and has helped hundreds of thousands of people all across the world become better communicators, leaders and public speakers. Toastmasters will gently help you overcome your fear of public speaking so you can live a life full out. Communication is one of the most powerful aspects of life. At Toastmasters clubs the focus is on fun-filled meetings that will help each member reach their speaking goals.
National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE)
Tampa Bay Small Business Jumpstart
istart Business Plan Competitions
PerfectBusiness
Quickmba.com - Value Chain Analysis
Small Business Survival Index 2008

Need help finding a resource? Contact Linda Reifler-Alessi, Entrepreneurship Research Librarian or visit the CEC.