BUSINESS, FINANCE, & LEGAL

Use these tools to learn more about business practices, budgeting and finance, and legal documents for you to utilize for your personal or professional life.

CANDID FOUNDATION DIRECTORY PROFESSIONAL

A searchable directory of grantmakers, grants, and grant recipients by subjects and locations that can help nonprofits and individuals seeking funding, scholarships, or fellowships find and connect with funders. Note: Available on computers all library locations.

CANDID GUIDESTAR PRO

GuideStar is Candid’s premier nonprofit research tool with the most complete, up-to-date nonprofit data available. Note: Available on computers at all library locations.

CONSUMER REPORTS

Discover the full text of the popular Consumer Reports magazine through our Ebsco subscription service.

COSTAR

CoStar is the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics and news.

EBSCO BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETE

Full-text journals for business, including marketing, management, accounting, and economics, as well as detailed information on public and private companies.

DATA AXLE REFERENCE SOLUTIONS

Reference Solutions has vital information on every business & consumer in the United States & Canada, helping researchers find valuable sales leads, conduct market research or competitive analysis, and do effective marketing and outreach.

EBSCO LEARNING EXPRESS

Find job search and workplace skills improvement; reading, writing, math, and basic science skill building; career certification and license exam prep; high school equivalency, college, and grad school entrance test prep.

GALE BUSINESS: DEMOGRAPHICS NOW

Searchable demographics and consumer and business statistics, with directory information and easy business startup reports.

GALE EBOOKS: TEEN HEALTH, FINANCE, & SOCIAL ISSUES

Searchable eBooks for teens that provide introductory information and support resources on health, finance, personal growth, and important social issues.

GALE PRESENTS: UDEMY

Learn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and more. Includes 6,000+ on-demand video courses in multiple languages.

GALE WASHINGTON LEGAL FORMS LIBRARY

Find Washington State, business, personal, real estate, and general legal forms that are free to fill out, save, and print.

IBISWORLD

700+ detailed market and industry reports for the United States including SWOT analyses, financial ratios, and more. Note: Only available on computers at Central Library.

LEGAL GPS

Legal GPS is a gamified platform that helps new and existing businesses “do legal” without having to hire a lawyer.

LINKEDIN LEARNING

Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts. Get started for free with your library card.

LIVEPLAN

LivePlan simplifies business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance tracking for small businesses and startups. Just fill in the answers presented and LivePlan does the heavy lifting for you.

NORTHSTAR DIGITAL LITERACY

Learn digital literacy skills to navigate the internet and computer tech with ease.

PITCHBOOK

Research and analyze companies, deals, funds, investors and service providers across the entire private investment lifecycle.

PLACER.AI

Placer provides location analytics including visit trends, trade areas, demographics, customer segmentation, and more.

PROQUEST ABI/INFORM TRADE & INDUSTRY

In-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends, and other business research topics.

PROQUEST HEALTH DATABASE

Designed to give you introductory information support groups on topics that may be important to you covering health, finance, and personal growth.

PROQUEST U.S. NEWSSTREAM

Search the most recent U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s, including the Spokane Journal of Business, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal.

RMA STATEMENT STUDIES

Access to financial benchmarking figures including standards for balance sheet and income statement line items, as well as numerous industry average ratios.

STATISTA

Statistics and market reports on over 80,000 topics arranged by business market sector. Note: Only available on computers at Central Library.

VALUE LINE LIBRARY RESEARCH CENTER

Value Line’s comprehensive research center not only evaluates U.S. stocks, this expanded version also features mutual funds, options, and weekly investment and economic reports.

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BUSINESS, FINANCE, & LEGAL

CANDID FOUNDATION DIRECTORY PROFESSIONAL

CANDID GUIDESTAR PRO

CONSUMER REPORTS

COSTAR

EBSCO BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETE

DATA AXLE REFERENCE SOLUTIONS

EBSCO LEARNING EXPRESS

GALE BUSINESS: DEMOGRAPHICS NOW

GALE EBOOKS: TEEN HEALTH, FINANCE, & SOCIAL ISSUES

GALE PRESENTS: UDEMY

GALE WASHINGTON LEGAL FORMS LIBRARY

IBISWORLD

LEGAL GPS

LINKEDIN LEARNING

LIVEPLAN

NORTHSTAR DIGITAL LITERACY

PITCHBOOK

PLACER.AI

PROQUEST ABI/INFORM TRADE & INDUSTRY

PROQUEST HEALTH DATABASE

PROQUEST U.S. NEWSSTREAM

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