This collaborative effort of the Pee Dee Partnership for Small Business and Nonprofit Organizations supports and encourages small business and nonprofit organizations in the Pee Dee region. The partnership enhances community and economic development through the promotion of resources to meet the educational, technical, and information needs of small business and nonprofit organizations. Members of the partnership are:
- Florence County Library System
- Doctors Bruce & Lee Foundation
- Donald E. Kelly Small Business Institute at Francis Marion University
- Florence area Frank L. Roddey Small Business Development Center
- Eastern Carolina Community Foundation
& Nonprofit Collection
Nonprofit organizations and other grantseekers in Florence county and the Pee Dee looking for funding sources now have a valuable new collection of resources at the Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library, which is the home of a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center of New York.
- Board Member’s Book (2003)
- The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing (2007)
- The Foundation Center’s Guide to Winning Proposals (2003)
- The Grantseeker’s Guide to Winning Proposals (2008)
- The Foundation Directory (2008)
- The Foundation Directory, Part 2 (2008)
- The Foundation Directory, Part 3 (2008)
- The Foundation Directory Supplement (2008)Foundation Fundamentals (2008)
- Foundation Grants to Individuals (2008)
- Foundations Today Series (2008)
- Guía para Escribir Propuestas (2008)
- Guide to Funding for International and Foreign Programs (2008)
- International Grantmaking IV (2008)
- Philanthropy Annual (2008)
- Securing Your Organization’s Future (2001)
- Social Justice Grantmaking II (2008)
Additional Reference Titles and Circulating Titles (items that can be checked out) are available.
- The Foundation Directory Online Professional
- Updated weekly to keep you current, Foundation Directory Online provides the most comprehensive and accurate information on U.S. grantmakers and their funding activities.Top-tier intelligence on grantmakers and their grants.
- more than 92,000 foundations, corporate donors, and grantmaking public charities
- Over 1.3 million recent grants
- More than 400,000 trustees, officers, and donors
- Over 441,000 IRS 990s–all keyword-searchable
- 39 search fields plus keyword search
- Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (Available within the Library System Only)
- An online database of more than 6,500 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. It provides online access to accurate, up-to-date information on foundations that fund:
- Educational support – scholarships, fellowships, loans, and internships
- Students and graduates of specific schools
- Arts and cultural support
- Awards, prizes, and grants by nomination
- International applicants
- Employees/families of employees at specific companies
- Research and professional support
- General welfare and special needs
There are thousands of Web sites that the small business person or entrepreneur could go to for information. Which ones are best? We provide a list of high-quality sites with reliable, accurate information for particular needs.
Our special collection of material for small businesses and entrepreneurs was developed in cooperation with our Pee Dee partners. Located in the Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library, it consists of books, databases, periodicals, and recommended Web sites. We have two computers in the SBC area dedicated for online SBC resources.
We have close to 130 books in the SBC print collection. They include core small business titles on accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, and business law, as well as numerous books on how to start and run a particular type of business.
- Accounting and Finance for Small Business Made Easy (2004)
- Attracting & rewarding outstanding employees (2001)
- Business Plans that Work : A Guide for Small Business (2004)
- The Complete Guide to Buying a Business (2007)
- Entrepreneur Magazine’s Ultimate Book of Low-cost Franchises (2005)
- Financing Your Small Business: From SBA Loans and Credit Cards to Common Stock and Partnership Interests (2006)
- Getting Started in Entrepreneurship (2001)
- Guerrilla Marketing (2007)
- The Home-Based Business Kit : From Hobby to Profit (2005)
- HR for Small Business : From Hiring to Firing and Everything in Between (2005)
- The Law (in plain English) for Small Business (2007)
- Managing a Small Business Made Easy (2005)
- Marketing in a Nutshell : Key Concepts for Non-Specialists (2007)
- Tax Smarts for Small Business (2006)
- Ultimate Book of Franchises (2007)
Additional Reference Titles and Circulating Titles (items that can be checked out) are available.
- Business Source Premier
- Featuring the full text for more than 2,100 journals, Business Source Premier provides indexing, abstracts and full text back to 1965. Business Source Premier provides comprehensive coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, banking, finance, etc.
- Regional Business News provides full text for nearly 100 regional U.S. and Canadian business publications.
- Small Business Reference Center
- This resource offers a wide variety of information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and provides information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding.
Would you like an overview of a particular of industry? Would you like to study some examples of business plans? Our databases can provide valuable information to complete these and many other small business tasks.
There are thousands of Web sites that the small business person or entrepreneur could go to for information. Which ones are best? See the link below for a list of high-quality sites with reliable, accurate information for particular needs.
