Build Back Stronger- Build Back Smarter. BRASS ALA 2022 Program: General Resources

a video-based learning tool that offers professional development courses for a wide range of skills, ranging from excel, to python, to effective leadership strategies.

subscription tool for private market data. Find information on venture capital, private equity & M&A. Includes a powerful screening tool to determine what individuals and institutions may be providing seed money to businesses in a particular industry or sector of interest.

Learn by example. International and interdisciplinary case studies. Examine how businesses small and large handled certain situations and challenges.

Ebook with many examples of business plans, which would be valuable for preparing your own business plan to present to potential partners and financial institutions.

A platform for finding information about private and public companies and investors. Some portions of the site are free, others require a subscription.

The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building Playbook (Draft 1.0) highlights ways to grow entrepreneurial communities. It also provides an entry point for "collaboration among real practitioners in the field." They also welcome comments from the community on their work.

The Kauffman Foundation aims to work with entrepreneurs and give them access to tools and resources in order to break down the barriers that stand in the way of starting a business.

"The Office of Entrepreneurship Education's mission is to provide entrepreneurial information and education, resources and tools to help small businesses succeed. The office is an integral component of Entrepreneurial Development's network of training and counseling services."

This is a regularly updated toolkit that offers librarians strategies and resources to help "level-up" libraries as entrepreneurial hubs.

A video explaining the Kaufmann Index of Entrepreneurship

"The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications in full text format on the day of publication, as well as to patent documents of participating national and regional patent offices."