Business Resource Center

Do you want to start or improve a small business? Let APL be your guide!

Ascension Parish Library subscribes to a variety of databases to help small business owners stay current with business news and assist with in-depth research. These databases can be used inside the library or accessed from your home or office with a current library card.  

Our suite of Gale business resources provides you with the right resource for each stage of business development. Whether you're just getting started or you've established your business, there are resources to support you.

• Gale Legal Forms
  • Helps users understand common legal procedures and handle their legal affairs through access to thousands of authentic, customizable legal documents.
• Gale Business: Plan Builder
  • Offers step-by-step guidance for starting, managing, and optimizing a business or nonprofit. The intuitive dashboard walks users through five areas of exploration to develop a plan. Includes integrated access to Entrepreneurship and Legal Forms.
• Gale eBooks
  • Offers unlimited access with no wait time to many titles for today's top business publishers. Search for topics or click on Business to get started.
• Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
  • Maps to the four key stages of business: plan, fund, start, and manage. Includes more than 1,000 sample business plans, how-to guides, articles, and more.