MBAF Web Resources

https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/

Open access textbooks searchable by topic, including: Business (further subdivided into: Accounting, Business Tech, Commerce, Economics, Human Resources, Management, Marketing)

https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1590234d-58a6-4841-85f7-53c5c587f2a2&contributor=&keyword=&subject=Accounting

An introductory textbook in business that covers a variety of topics: The Foundations of Business, Economics and Business, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Business in a Global Environment, Forms of Business Ownership, Entrepreneurship, Management and Leadership, Operations Management, Motivating Employees, Managing Human Resources, Marketing, Accounting and Financial Information. Available in several formats.

https://www.investopedia.com/

https://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/

Large source of financial and business information. The website is based in New York City and focuses on investment and finance education and analysis. Investopedia includes an excellent dictionary of finance and business terms

https://scholar.google.ca/

This free resource enables you to search for academic literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. It is a multidisciplinary resource. (NOTE: not all articles listed will be available to read for free)

For guidance on how to write a business plan, the Canadian Government has sample business plans and templates freely available

https://sba.ubc.ca/learn-business-basics/business-plans

The University of British Columbia’s Small Business Accelerator has a primer about creating a business plan, as well as links to free resources such as free sample business plans

https://nanopdf.com/download/strategies-for-effective-proposal-writing_pdf

The Ontario Health Communities Coalition has created a general proposal writing manual, which is available as a PDF. It walks you through how to develop and write a proposal, including a budget.

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/start

Canada’s official socio-economic database from the Canadian government’s national statistical office. Topics include business performance & ownership, trade, and prices & price indexes. It also has stats on specific industries. Free and open access.

https://www.statista.com/

Provides statistics for a range of topics including business and industry, society, technology, and politics. It also offers market research, and is a business intelligence portal. Provides information for a range of countries. Basic access is free, but restricted premium access is behind a paywall.

http://onlinestatbook.com/

A resource for learning and teaching introductory statistics. It contains material presented in textbook format and as video presentations. This resource features interactive demonstrations and simulations, case studies, and an analysis lab. Several of the topics covered in MBAF 502 are included in this resource. Developed by Rice University, University of Houston Clear Lake, and Tufts University.

https://www.statista.com/

Provides statistics for a range of topics including business and industry, society, technology, and politics. It also offers market research, and is a business intelligence portal. Provides information for a range of countries. Basic access is free, but restricted premium access is behind a paywall.

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/start

Canada’s official socio-economic database from the Canadian government’s national statistical office. Topics include business performance & ownership, trade, and prices & price indexes. It also has stats on specific industries. Free and open access.

http://www.imf.org/en/Data

The IMF has extensive economic database. The IMF publishes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the IMF, in member countries, and of the statistical community at large are also available.

Data: https://data.worldbank.org/

DataBank: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/home.aspx

Data Catalog: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/

The World Bank has an extensive database of free/open access data related to global development. You can search the database or browse by country or economic indicator. Other features include DataBank, an analysis and data visualization tool, as well as an Open Data Catalog, which lists available World Bank datasets in various formats.

https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8fcf63de-feea-4a46-b98c-34d649d3d9a0&contributor=&keyword=&subject=Economics

This textbook covers the scope and sequence of requirements for a two-semester introductory economics course. The authors take a balanced approach to micro-and macroeconomics, to both Keynesian and classical views, and to the theory and application of economics concepts. Available in several formats.