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May
26
Two new entrepreneurial database trials
Posted by: Jan Wallace | May 26, 2011 | Comments Off on Two new entrepreneurial database trials
We currently have two trials running of databases with market research content for business planning: EBSCO’s Entrepreneurial Studies Source http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1736/ offers users full text for more than 125 key periodicals, 135 reference books, numerous case studies, thousands of company profiles and over 600 videos with transcripts and related articles Proquest Entrepreneur http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1742/ includes scholarly journals, […]
May
9
Entrepreneurial Studies Source – Trial access
Posted by: Lindsay Ure | May 9, 2011 | Comments Off on Entrepreneurial Studies Source – Trial access
UBC users have trial access to Entrepreneurial Studies Source, an EBSCO database, until May 31. This database offers full text for more than 125 key periodicals, 135 reference books, numerous case studies, thousands of company profiles and over 600 videos with transcripts and related articles from the Harvard Faculty Seminar Series and Vator.TV, one of […]
Jan
7
UBC Small Business Accelerator Debuts
Posted by: Jan Wallace | January 7, 2011 | Comments Off on UBC Small Business Accelerator Debuts
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre recently launched its Small Business Accelerator Program. The SBA initiative was originally conceived by David Lam Management Research Library librarian Jan Wallace during her term as interim director of the IKBLC. The concept began with a visit from an economic development officer from Nelson, BC, who was seeking assistance […]
Mar
31
March : Lam’s newest DVD
Posted by: Christina Sylka | March 31, 2010 | Comments Off on March : Lam’s newest DVD
The David Lam Library just received a new video on entrepreneurship and social networking from season 2 of CBC’s Fortune Hunters. Facebook Factor: Social Networking for Profit looks at how entrepreneurs use social networking sites like Facebook to generate income. This 20 minute DVD examines the experience of Mike Tan, whose TeamPages helps amateur sports […]
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- Designing the best work-from-home you : how to work remotely (but not all the time) / Vennessa McConkey.
- How to work from home and actually get sh*t done : 50 tips for leaders and professionals to work remotely and outperform the office / Cynthia D. Spraggs.
- Subprime attention crisis : advertising and the time bomb at the heart of the Internet / Tim Hwang.
- Effortless : make it easier to do what matters most / Greg McKeown.
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