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INLab@HCC (Dale Mabry): Search entrepreneurship in the library

A guide to help you research your INLab topics.

Search your entrepreneurship topics in HCC Libraries with Primo

Start with Primo, the library's new catalog and discovery tool.

Primo provides simple, one-stop searching for books and eBooks, videos, articles, digital media, and more. Primo also has tools to help you save and cite what you find.

Find books, articles, videos, & more

Tips

Here's an example search:

Entrepreneur* U.S. veterans (open this link to view the search)

Methodology:

  • The * picks up alternate endings of the root word, such as entrepreneurial, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship.
  • The keyword "U.S." helps to focus the search to military veterans who are entrepreneurs, rather than veteran entrepreneurs who are not military veterans.

Some more examples:

Open this link for some keyword suggestions

Try a word or phrase for your field or specialty, plus one of the following terms:
    • Gig work
    • Part time employment
    • Flexible work 
    • Self-employed
    • Startup
    • Contractor
    • Freelance
    • Entrepreneur* - the * picks up alternate endings, such as entrepreneurial, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship
    • Owner
    • Founder
    • Business
    • Company
    • Firm
    • Practice

Example  search: starting own “interior design” firm  Multiple words that comprise a term are searched as a phrase if enclosed in quotation marks.

Also try: specialized library databases

Content from many business and entrepreneurship publications is available through library databases.

Mouse over the "i" buttons for tips. You may be prompted for an HCC log-in.

Additonal resources at other area libraries

Tampa Public and USF libraries also offer business, entrepreneurship, and finance research tools - refer to the Company Info page.