• Bureau of the Census
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• First Gov: Business and Non-Profits Gateway
• Patents and Trademarks Office

• Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network (This is a nationwide network, check for the program in your state and region.)
• Massachusetts Office of Technology and Business Development
• SBIR World
• US Small Business Administration

• BusinessWeek
• BusinessWeek – Small Business
• HBS Working Knowledge
• Knowledge@Wharton
• McKinsey Quarterly
• Strategy + Business
• Wall Street Journal

• MassBedrock
• Trade organizations in your industry
• Trade publications
• University of Massachusetts Amherst Library (or the business library nearest you)

These are short papers by Karen Utgoff that provide general information on selected topics.  Additional papers are routinely developed.  To receive a complete list of available material or to request specific papers, please email.  Utgoff Consulting will use any information you provide only to respond to your inquiry.

• Reading List: Market-Oriented Business Strategy (pdf)
• Making a Mission Statement That Matters (pdf)
• Selecting Marketing Initiatives