SBDCNet - Small Business Development Center Network
For startup costs, industry trends, market statistics, customer demographics, recent business articles on selected small businesses.
This blog contains excerpts and summaries of Nielsen's latest research as well as analyst updates and other content.
Intute: Advertising, part of Intute: Business
Intute: Business and Management provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated by subject specialists based at UK universities. Aim is to match resources to business curriculum and needs of researchers.
University of Texas Advertising World
The ultimate marketing communications directory authored by the Department of Advertising at the University of Texas at Austin, links to many resources for advertising & marketing professionals, students, and teachers.
Advertising Age - Marketing News Online via YouTube
Advertising Age is a 78-year-old news service covering the business of marketing, advertising and media across the U.S. as well as around the world. Each day a new YouTube marketing video is displayed.
Modern Marketing Today is positioned at the intersection of marketing, sales, and technology, and serves as a resource and open forum for marketers and sales professionals in all fields to discuss the best practices that define the world of modern marketing and sales.
American FactFinder (AFF) is Census.gov's primary vehicle for disseminating Census data. It allows searching and browsing for all kinds of information on geographic areas from the smallest units (blocks) to the largest (the nation). AFF contains information from the most recent and second-most-recent decennial Censuses, plus recent data from the American Community Survey, the Economic Census, and several other surveys.
State Master: Database of facts about states. When viewing results, look at the bottom of the page to find the source. You may need to visit the source to view the most up-to-date information.
Two data services from the Bureau of Labor Statistics can help you discover how consumers are interacting with the marketplace. These are industry and not product specific, and regional/demographic breakdowns are often very general.
The Economic Census is the U.S. Government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy. It is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, and response is required by law. Trade associations, chambers of commerce, and businesses rely on this information for economic development, business decisions, and strategic planning.
The Economic Census page (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census.html) has links to and information about Census data. Full statistical tables from the Economic Census can be found in American FactFinder.