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Assignment:    Colville tribe economic development:  expanded greenhouse operation to support tribal forestry and other markets; biomass for greenhouse energy needs; etc.
(Independent Study, 23 June 2006)
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Web Resources:

    Unlike library databases, Web resources are available wherever you have web access; they do not require that you access them via the Off-Campus Access button, in the upper right of all library webpages. When using web resources, be sure to evaluate the credibility of these resources. For a subject index to web resources, see Business Resources on the Web on the Foster Business Library homepage.

  • Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation:   "Today, over 9,065 descendants of 12 aboriginal tribes of Indians are enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The tribes, commonly known by English and French names, are: the Colville, the Nespelem, the San Poil, the Lake, the Palus, the Wenatchi (Wenatchee), the Chelan, the Entiat, the Methow, the southern Okanogan, the Moses Columbia and the Nez Perce of Chief Joseph’s Band." See their Business Council.

  • Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians:   "In 1953 farsighted tribal leaders in the Northwest formed the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and dedicated it to tribal sovereignty and self-determination. Today, ATNI is a nonprofit organization representing 54 Northwest tribal governments from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, southeast Alaska, Northern California and Western Montana." This organization has an Economic Development Office, located in Seattle. See their Native American Economic Development Resources.

  • American Nursery & Landscape Association:   This organization, founded in 1876,"is made up of nearly 2,200 firms who grow and retail plants of all types, and design and install landscapes for residential and commercial customers." See their links to Industry Statistics, Industry Information, and Grower Business Management.

  • American Factfinder:   This U.S. Census Bureau site allows you to obtain demographic information from the year 2000 census on states, counties, cities, metropolitan statistical areas, census-designated places, and zip codes—but not neighborhoods. A Census-Related Place is defined as a "statistical entity, defined for each decennial census according to Census Bureau guidelines, comprising a densely settled concentration of population that is not within an incorporated place, but is locally identified by a name.” A CDP is sometimes the closest you can get to a neighborhood. Go to the People section to select the level of data you wish to obtain. If you want business information about firms in an area, such as in a CDP, go to the Business and Government section. For instance, see Stevens County.

  • American Forest & Paper Products Association:   Trade associations are often an excellent source for industry information, with more detailed data and research than other sources (such as governmental agencies). Look for headings such as Industry Statistics, Research, etc. This association is the "national trade association of the forest, paper and wood products industry. We represent member companies engaged in growing, harvesting and processing wood and wood fiber, manufacturing pulp, paper and paperboard products from both virgin and recycled fiber, and producing engineered and traditional wood products. AF&PA members include manufacturers of over 80 percent of the paper, wood and forest products produced in the United States." See their issue paper on the Environment and their Testimony on Carbon Sequestration (five PDF pages). See also their background paper on Global Climate Change (one PDF page).

  • Census 2000 Results for Washington:   This site, from the Washington State Office of Financial Management, is a good source for Washington information from the 2000 U.S. Census, with links to other information products at both the Office of Financial Management and the U.S. Census Bureau. See the section entitled Race and Minority Data. See also the County and City Data, which allows you to narrow down your search to neighborhoods, in some cases, such as White Center (4 PDF pages). For a list of all Washington state demographic profiles, for the state, counties, metropolitan areas, reservations, and cities, towns, and census-designated places, click here.

  • National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development:   The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development is "a non-profit organization, founded and directed by American Indians. The National Center is the first national organization solely dedicated to developing American Indian economic self-sufficiency through business ownership." This organization has a Northwest Region Office on Northgate Way in Seattle.

  • Office of Native American Affairs (U.S. Small Business Administration):   This agency's mission is to "ensure that American Indians, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians seeking to create, develop and expand small businesses have full access to the necessary business development and expansion tools available through the Agency’s entrepreneurial development, lending and procurement programs." See their Resources for Native American Businesses, and finding tool for Native American Businesses.

  • U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs:   "The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) responsibility is the administration and management of 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. There are 562 federal recognized tribal governments in the United States. Developing forestlands, leasing assets on these lands, directing agricultural programs, protecting water and land rights, developing and maintaining infrastructure and economic development are all part of the agency's responsibility. In addition, the Bureau of Indian Affairs provides education services to approximately 48,000 Indian students." Many parts of this site have been taken offline due to litigation. See their links to demographic census data on American Indian and Alaska Native Populations and to the Bureau's Loan Guaranty Program (two PDF pages).

  • Washington State Annual Demographic Information:   This site, from the Washington State Employment Security Department, offers a demographic profile of Washington state population, labor force, industries and personal income. For instance, see Annual Average Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment (1998, 2003 and 2008 Projections) for Stevens County.

Foster Business Library Reference Collection:

    The Foster Business Library Reference Collection consists of business handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other quick reference tools. It is located behind the Reference Desk in Foster, arranged by call number. Reference materials cannot be checked out; they may only be used in the library.

  • The sourcebook of zip code demographics.
    This thick paperback provides up-to-date demographic information, by zip code, for every residential and non-residential zip code location in the U.S., with population, households, ethnicity, age, income, spending potential on financial services, home, entertainment, and personal, dominant lifestyle segmentation, business data including number of businesses and dominant industry, forecasts, etc.
    Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HA203 .S66 2002.

    See Washington state on pages 348-A to 354-C.

  • Statistical abstract of the United States.
    Information about many industries as well as demographic information; check index for references to tables. The sources for each table are often a valuable source of additional information.
    Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HA202 .U56 2006.

    See index page 969 for a series of tables for American Indian, Alaska Native Population; in particular, see tables 37, 38, and 39 on pages 40 to 42; table 672 on page 459; and tables 747 and 748 on page 518.

  • Encyclopedia of American industries.
    This heavy two-volume set provides essays on over 1,000 industries, with manufacturing industries largely in volume one and service and other non-manufacturing industries in volume two, arranged by Standard Industrial Code, with an index at the back of volume two.
    Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HC102 .E53 2005.

    See the industry information for Lumber and Wood Products in volume one.

  • Washington state almanac: an economic and demographic overview of counties and cities.
    Two-page profiles of the state as a whole and of each county, with information on population, population change, personal income, taxable retail sales, registered business, new businesses, property assessments, employment by industry sector and unemployment.
    Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HC107 .W2 .E25 2003-2004.

    See pages 26 to 29 for Ferry County and pages 72 to 73 for Stevens County.

  • The business plans handbook.
    This multi-volume set is a compilation of over 200 actual business plans developed by entrepreneurs seeking small business funding. See the cumulative index in the latest volume to locate business plans by type of business. See the latest volume as well for listings of venture capital firms, business plan templates, and small business development centers.
    Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HD62.7 .B865

    See volume seven, pages 267 to 295, for a Spokane nursery operation, Wonderland Gardens.

  • Financial studies of the small business.
    This annual ring-binder offers financial analyses of various kinds of small business, culled from data from over 30,000 small business financial statements.
    Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HD2346 .U5 .F55a 2004.

    See the data throughout this volume for Nursery/Garden Supply businesses.

  • Small business sourcebook.
    This massive two volume set is a good starting point for information about nearly 350 types of small businesses. For each type of business, there are references to startup information, associations and other organizations, reference works, statistical sources, trade magazines, franchises and business opportunities, Internet databases, libraries, and research centers.
    Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HD2346 .U5 .S66 2002.

    See volume one, pages 735 to 745, for Greenhouse/Garden Center/Nursery Business.

  • International directory of company histories.
    This set of over 50 volumes offers histories of more than 4,000 companies, worldwide, with each history running just two to four pages; check the company index in the most recently published volume to locate a specific company history or update as well as any other references to that company in other company histories.
    Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HD2721 .I57 (Regularly updated)

    See volume seventy, pages 196 to 198, for the industry-leading Monrovia Nurseries.

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23 June 2006; updated 26 June 2006.   Peter Stevens, Business Librarian, stevens@u.washington.edu.