ENGL302: Business

Writing Resources for Business

GMU's Online Writing Guide for the School of Management

CMS -- Chicago Manual of Style (Notes System)
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/researchsources/documentation/cms_notes/index.cfm

CMS -- Chicago Manual of Style (Author/Date System)
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/researchsources/documentation/cms_author/index.cfm

MLA (Modern Language Association) Documentation Style
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

APA (American Psychological Association) Documentation Style
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Web Resources (from GMU Libraries)

• Accounting
• Banks and Banking
• Company Information
• Economics
• Finance
• General Business
• Industry Information
• International
• Law
• Marketing
• Newspapers
• SICs (Industrial Classification Codes)
• Statistics
• Stocks/Bonds/Mutual Funds
• Taxation
• Virginia Statistical Resources
• Citing Internet Terms

• Basic Guide to Research
• Business (Company Information)
• Business (Databases)
• Business (Industry Information)
• Business (International)
• International Commerce and Policy
• Marketing
• Non-Profit
• U.S. Congressional Publication

• Accounting
• Information Systems and Operations Management
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing

Isenberg School of Management (U. Mass.) Business Resources
A library site from Isenberg SOM (U. Mass.-Amherst) which offers many different business research resources.

Professional Writing Resources
From Purdue's Online Writing Lab, this site offers tips on how to craft professional documents such as resumes, cover letters, and general business writing.

Business Communication Resources
Good business communication tips from Writers Write.

Association for Business Communication
"An international organization committed to fostering excellence in business communication, scholarship, education, research, and practice."

Proposal Writing
Sponsored by The Foundation Center, this site offers a short yet comprehensive online course on proposal writing.