ArtofResearchandEntrepreneurship

By Mildred Velazquez

The ability of searching for information, whether in a brick-and-mortar library, online resource, or specialized platform is similar to a form of art

Obtaining the exact desired results of an initial query can be quite daunting and time consuming. In many cases, several searches must be conducted in order to pinpoint the precise data and yet an individual may not be able to fulfill this task successfully.

My creative journey with research began during intermediate school, when I first discovered my love for books appreciating the text as I read with great expectation for the final outcome. During high school, I was able to practice the gathering of pertinent facts by writing the main ideas, discovering the plot, and the author’s intentions.

Specifically, many often refer to the concept of using research for academic purposes. However, research methods contain several components in that finding a viable solution depends on the results. For example, let’s say someone is looking to start a business. There are plenty of resources online, but credible sites are of upmost importance that end with the last three letters of the site’s domain name. The extension of that site is significant in order to determine credibility. For instance, “edu” stands for educational, “ gov ” for government and “ org ” for nonprofit. Sometimes sites use these suffixes to mislead, so please be aware of such websites.

In making a connection with opportunities to track down materials and documents online for free, the same advice should be followed for all areas of factfinding practices in navigating a business venture and achieving personal life goals.

The following are 10 samples of trustworthy sources:

1) https://sbtdc org/sbtdc-pvo/sbtdc-pvo html

2) https://www1 nyc gov/nycbusiness/startabusiness

3) https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/ca/santa-ana

4) https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/10-steps-start-yourbusiness

5) https://www uschamber com/co/start/strategy/resourcesfor-women-owned-businesses

6) https://openstax org/books/entrepreneurship/pages/2-1overview-of-the-entrepreneurial-journey

7) https://www bdc ca/en/articles-tools/start-buybusiness/start-business/sources-financing-business-project

8) https://www bdc ca/en/articles-tools/start-buybusiness/start-business/get-startup-businessloanentrepreneur.com

9) https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/how-to-start-a-business

10) https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/grow-yourbusiness/minority-owned-businesses

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: As the COO of Modern Miracles Enterprises, I bring a wide array of diverse skills to the publishing industry, having 40 years in the legal field I specialize in areas such as administrative support, current awareness, electronic and ready reference resources as well as familiarity with the news aggregator tools such as Bloomberg Law, Capital IQ, Lexis News desk and more