A field as vast and as popular as business administration is full of resources that are designed to help students, small business owners, and big-time executives alike. From government organizations to magazines and professional interest groups, business administration’s resources are just about as vast as the group of people they’re designed to assist.
The United States Small Business Administration
A small department within the US federal government, the Small Business Administration is specifically designed to help new small business owners take advantage of government resources in order to get their operation off the ground. The Small Business Administration’s website includes a step-by-step plan on just how to start a business — from marketing ideas to legal requirements and funding options — and provides the tools necessary to locate permits and other required documents.
This small department within the federal government has been on of the Obama Administration’s top priorities since taking office, and it has excelled in support small businesses even among the backdrop of a struggling economy that has been detrimental to businesses of a larger scale. It’s an invaluable resource for the recent graduate or start-up entrepreneur.
Any undergraduate or graduate-level business administration program will require its students to be knowledgeable about current events in the business community. That’s not just a passing requirement: business is an extremely “current” major and most classes relate their lectures to real events in the outside world. For that reason, Forbes is a mainstay among business students at all levels — and, for that matter, professionals in the field, too.
Forbes covers everything from the American legislation that might help or hurt the economy, to the European struggle to reign in debt and restore profitability to the European Union as a whole. It operates bureaus in several countries internationally as well as a slate of highly-informed blogs and editorial columns. The magazine is also a famous indicator of national and global wealth withs annual review of the richest and most powerful people around the globe.
The BusinessWeek Guide to the Best Business Schools
While the College Board website and Princeton Review school rankings are a great way to get started with picking a university for undergraduate or graduate-level studies in business, they’re merely the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more to consider when choosing a business school, including the experience and effectiveness of its professors, the success of its graduates, and the overall quality of the BBA or MBA degree that can be earned from each school..
BusinessWeek, long a leader in business news, insight, and opinion, has assembled this guide which collects degree information from all of America’s biggest business schools. The book is compiled with ratings and reviews of each school and each individual program that is offered, and is then supplemented by candid reviews and statements from current students at those schools. It’s the ideal mix of raw statistical data and real world opinions that can make the difference between choosing a great school and choosing a nightmarish education.
There’s no denying that business is a profession that is increasingly wide in scope. And as the marketplace expands to developing countries and economies in places like Asia, eastern Europe, and Africa, the landscape is constantly changing. That means that, every so often, businesspeople need to completely reform their thinking and consider the marketplace in a new way.
With this book, they can learn how to change their approach to the dynamic marketplace as well as how to anticipate future changes in the business community. In “Understanding Business,” readers are given the advice of the country’s best business professors in an honest and frank way that eliminates the classroom speak and the “beating around the bush” approach that many professors take when educating their undergraduate students.
Readers will learn everything they need to know about management, organizational communication, and marketing strategies, along with marketplace anticipation and how to conquer foreign markets. If the business administration profession had a bible, it would be this book.
The International Chamber of Commerce / The World Business Organization
A membership organization for business administration professionals and executives, the International Chamber of Commerce focuses exclusively on the global economy and marketplace. It exists to help its members structure their businesses for global competition and success, and it connects a vast network of businesspeople that spans continents and coasts.
The company also sets and adheres to a strict set of rules, standards, and ethical behaviors. They help to ensure that businesspeople’s tendencies (which can lean toward greed in some cases, it has been said) are kept at bay and business is conducted in the best way possible.
Finally, the International Chamber of Commerce functions much like a lobbying organization for its members, advocating the advantages and unique opportunities presented by doing global business that spans the globe. It’s a great resource for those thinking of going into international business, or students who are looking forward to moving abroad in order to further their career after graduation.