LibGuides: Business of Art & Design: Business Plans & Trade Shows

Business & Related Databases

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RKMA Market Research Reports This link opens in a new window
Market research handbooks
Gale OneFile Entrepreneurship This link opens in a new window Trade, scholarly, & general articles, some e-books 1980- present

DTech At FIT

DTech at FIT
An extension of FIT’s Innovation Center, the DTech Lab is FIT’s on-campus innovation lab developed with the promise of revolutionizing both the creative and retail industries, DTech unites design thinking with emerging technologies.

Trade Shows & Exhibitor Guides

EXHIBITOR Magazine: Buyer's Guide to Trade Show Exhibits

Artnet

Artnet is one of the leading online resources for art market information. It includes a vast database of art auction information, lists of works for sale, valuation information, and art market news. It is extremely useful for determining the valuation of a piece as well as researching changes in ownership.

NOTE: This resource is only available to Graduate Students. Please contact the the FIT Library via Ask the Library for access information.

Import/Export & E-commerce

Plunkett's e-Commerce and Internet Business Industry Almanac 2019 (e-Book)
Market research guide to the e-commerce and Internet business--a tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, employment searches or financial research. Contains trends analysis, globalization, trade, statistical tables and an industry glossary. Includes profiles of nearly 450 top e-commerce and internet industry firms, featuring addresses, phone numbers and executive names.
Import/Export Kit for Dummies by Consumer Dummies Staff; John J. Capela

Business Handbooks

Free Websites For Business Information

About.com: Entreprenuers
also http://sbinformation.about.com
Bplans.com
Sample business, marketing, and advertising plans, cost calculators.
Business Owners’ Idea Café
"A fun approach to serious business” : sample business plans and worksheets.
"GenX Biz" http://businessownersideacafe.com/genx section has even lighter tone.
SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business
Clearinghouse for free business advice from "successful entrepreneurs and executives "
"Business Tools" includes business plan templates, cash-flow spreadsheets.

Featured DVD: Finding Your Way In The Business Of Art

Finding your way in the Business of Art
Margaret Peot discusses business lessons learned over her 20-year career as an author, illustrator, costume painter, and freelance artist, as part of the Gladys Marcus Library’s 2012 Love Your Library series.

Business of Art & Design