Business
Entrepreneurship
Data Sources

• American Fact Finder -- create your own custom data sets from census bureau data. A fabulous site!! (Click on 'data sets' on left menu bar) Site includes economic data as well.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Business Statistics--a big collection of links to demographic, economic and financial data
• CNNMoney --Small Business Center
• Fast Company -- This magazine is a "progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, ethonomics (ethical economics), leadership, and design."
• the Inc. 500.
• Iowa Profiles -- demographic data for Iowa and the surrounding Midwest states
• Local Small Business Resources -- From the U.S. government. Enter your business zip code into the search box on the map of the US..
• National Small Business Development Centers
• Online Women's Business Center -- articles on many business issues related to women.
• Retail Industry Stores and Sales Research - Numbers, News, Facts, Best Practices
• Scirus -- "Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet." It now indexes 13 million patents from all over the world. Choose PATENTS in the 'Information Types' section of the search screen.
• State Small Business Profiles--state by state roundup of statistical data for the most recent available stats, on number of small businesses, people employed in them, self-employed persons, etc.