Burrow, James L., PH.D, Brad Kleindl, PH.D, and Kenneth E. Everard, ED.D. Business Principles and Management. Ed. Eve Lewis, et al. Student ed. Vol. 12e. 2004. Mason, Ohio: Thompson, South-Western, 2008. N. pag. Print. This text book gives information on the basics of business. It walks the reader step by step with every piece of information. It highlights important words and defines them in the glossary. This is a student edition text book and is very watered down, but manages to get the point across with every piece of information. It gives a step by step on how to make a business plan which can be very helpful to anyone starting a business or anyone researching the formation of a business.

- - -. Business Principles and Management. Ed. Eve Lewis, et al. Student ed. Vol. 12e. 2004. Mason, Ohio: Thompson, South-Western, 2008. N. pag. Print. This text book gives information on the basics of business. It walks the reader step by step with every piece of information. It highlights important words and defines them in the glossary. This is a student edition text book and is very watered down, but manages to get the point across with every piece of information. It gives a step by step on how to make a business plan which can be very helpful to anyone starting a business or anyone researching the formation of a business.

Kaliski, Burton S., et al., eds. Encyclopedia of Business and Finance. 2nd ed. Vols. A-I. New York City: Thompson Gale, 2007. Print. Business and Finance. This encyclopedia gives the basics anyone could use when researching Business and Finance and related tangents. By browsing through this book people can get an idea for the basics of business. This did not help in relation to making a business plan, but more along the lines of helping people understand the different essential aspects of any business. Money management information and different financial stand points are explained in many forms in this book. This book can very useful to any one who is planning to learn the basics of business and finance.

Mook, Ben. “6th Circuit Court of Appeals derails Mike’s Train House Inc. win.” BNET (Dec. 2006): n. pag. Web. 17 Sept. 2008. <findarticles.com...‌p/‌articles/‌mi_qn4183/‌is_20061221/‌ai_n17073135/‌pg_1>. This page explains how intense the toy train business could be. Mike Wolf went through many court cases with Lionel trains due to a mishap with train plans. The case has been going on for seven years and is still not yet over. This would help show how hard the business life is and how small things could turn into large lawsuits.

Pettit, John Stephen. Personal interview. 15 Dec. 2008. This was an interview and a somewhat tour of what Mr. Pettit’s company is and how it operates. I was there on the 15th which is the day in which they pay bills. I helped organize and file all the bills and also helped with the banking. Mr. Dick Pettit and Steve Pettit showed me how they managed money and how they researched the different types of accounts and investments thoroughly before proceeding.

Souter, Gerry, and Janet Souter. “Mike Wolf and the Rise of His Toy Trains.” Modern Toy Trains. By Gerry Souter and Janet Souter. N.p.: MBI Publishing Company, 2002. 38-45. GoogleBooks. Web. 11 Sept. 2008. <books.google.com‌books?id=_u3lMgMQVEkC&printsec=frontcover#PPA95,M1>. This source described Mike Wolf’s background and can allow the reader to know how his company came about. Wolf grew up with toy train building being his dream. He began working and getting paid very little and gradually progressed into being the second hand man to Jerry Williams. Mike had to work overtime to pay about his father, who collected his retirement and gave it to Mike to start his business, and William who helped him get started. Wolf started his own company and began a business relationship with Se Young Lee, a Korean business man. Wolf’s company had ups and down but manages to maintain a very steady, money making business. This could help with a business finance management because Wolf started his company with nothing but a dream and learned how to control and watch over his income and business til this day.

Wolf, Mike. Personal interview. 15 Sept. 2008. Mike answered questions based on his business and how it works and how he came to be the way he is now. He answered questions like, “How did you first decide you wanted to work with you trains,” “Would you suggest mixing family and friendship with business,” and “What would you say your secret to success is?” He answered directly the point and gave helpful pointers to an upcoming business entrepreneur.