Business: Entrepreneurship

"Includes a small business encyclopedia with basic information and definitions on small business and entrepreneurship."

Research on all aspects of entrepreneurship. Spans the disciplines of economics, psychology, and sociology.
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News, strategy, and more. This is our full-text subscription to Forbes. You can also go to the website, (www.forbes.com) but some content will be blocked.

Learn about business plans, calculate startup costs, & more.

The nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, with more than 10,000 volunteers in 300 chapters. SCORE has helped more than 10 million entrepreneurs through mentoring, workshops and educational resources since 1964.

Includes resources and educational tools for entrepreneurs.

Huge collection of sample business plans. Bplans offers tutorials, news, and many planning resources, but will ask you to pay for some of them.

View, print, and download statistics about population, housing, industry, and business. You can also find U.S. Census Bureau products, create reference and thematic maps, and search for specific data.

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From the US Census

Survey of consumer confidence conducted by the University of Michigan. The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI) uses telephone surveys to gather information on consumer expectations regarding the overall economy.

Use this site from the US Census Bureau to look up an industry's NAICS code.
Enter keywords into the "2012 NAICS Search" box. You may need to try several keywords to find the best code for your industry.

Find the SIC codes that match your industry's NAICS codes.

Find out basic information about a position or occupation.

"Quantitative analysis of the causes and consequences of customer satisfaction."

Community Facts - Find popular facts (population, income, etc.) and frequently requested data about your community, including business and industry.

Learn what Americans are spending their money on, broken down by industry. From BLS.

"Explore what the world is searching."

"This analytics and consulting company focuses on retail and the consumer packaged goods industry. Find useful consumer insight and industry trend info on the site. Free registration gives access to most content in the Insights Library." -Eastern Michigan University Libraries

Marketing data, graphics, and analyses. Not all content is free.

"Where marketing research and the world of Web-based free knowledge meet." An ugly website that collects useful online tools.

Tools for any stage of your business venture. From initial counseling and business planning to contracting with the government and finding seminars to grow your business.

This paid tool offers free quarterly summary reports.

City- and county-level information. Includes consumer spending, demographic, and business-specific data.

Free access to more than 20 million filings.
Since 1934, the SEC has required disclosure in forms and documents. In 1984, EDGAR began collecting electronic documents to help investors get information. The SEC's new system requires data disclosure — the next step to improve how investors find and use information.

SBA lists articles for developing small business marketing plans.