IBISWorld 
IBISWorld is a comprehensive collection of hundreds of Industry Market Research reports. Industries represented include Agriculture; Mining; Utilities; Construction; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade; Retail Trade; Transportation; Information; Finance; Real Estate; Technical and Scientific; Waste Management; Education; Healthcare; Recreation; and Food Services.
Industry Reports via Business Source Complete
Census NAICS page
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
IBISWorld is a comprehensive collection of hundreds of Industry Market Research reports. Industries represented include Agriculture; Mining; Utilities; Construction; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade; Retail Trade; Transportation; Information; Finance; Real Estate; Technical and Scientific; Waste Management; Education; Healthcare; Recreation; and Food Services.
Industry Reports via Business Source Complete
Census NAICS page
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
- 2007 Economic Census The economic census provides a detailed portrait of the United States' economy once every five years, from the national to the local level. The 2007 Economic Census covers most of the U.S. economy in its basic collection of establishment statistics. There also are several related programs, including statistics on minority- and women-owned businesses. Censuses of agriculture and governments are conducted at the same time.
Standard & Poor’s Net Advantage- available in many public libraries across the country, including East Baton Rouge Parish.
Gale Virtual Reference- Business Plans- available through the LSU Libraries Subscription, as well as many public and academic libraries.
REFERENCE FOR BUSINESS- (Internet resource)
The Business Plans section is composed of actual business plans written by entrepreneurs in North America who are seeking financing for their business.
- Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 17, 2010
- Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 16, 2010
- Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 15, 2009
- Business Plans Handbook , Vol. 14, 2008
REFERENCE FOR BUSINESS- (Internet resource)
The Business Plans section is composed of actual business plans written by entrepreneurs in North America who are seeking financing for their business.
Market Research Reports via Business Source Complete
Reference USA - Available in most public libraries. Locates information about a business based on the business name, SIC, or category of business. Includes small local businesses as well as national companies. Information provided includes the name of the business, location, number of employees, owner(s), subsidiaries and other data.
SimplyMap
SimplyMap is an award-winning web-based mapping application that allows people to use and interact with complex data. SimplyMap enables non-technical users to quickly create professional quality thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business and marketing data. SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed through an innovative and user-friendly interface.
Reference USA - Available in most public libraries. Locates information about a business based on the business name, SIC, or category of business. Includes small local businesses as well as national companies. Information provided includes the name of the business, location, number of employees, owner(s), subsidiaries and other data.
SimplyMap
SimplyMap is an award-winning web-based mapping application that allows people to use and interact with complex data. SimplyMap enables non-technical users to quickly create professional quality thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business and marketing data. SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed through an innovative and user-friendly interface.
SimplyMap
SimplyMap is an award-winning web-based mapping application that allows people to use and interact with complex data. SimplyMap enables non-technical users to quickly create professional quality thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business and marketing data. SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed through an innovative and user-friendly interface.
The following links and descriptions are from the Uconn library EBV guide-
http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/content.php?pid=145642&sid=1243090
American Factfinder"Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic information" Find the latest annual social, economic, housing, and demographic data at national, state, county, and metro areas.
American Community Survey Find the latest annual social, economic, housing, and demographic data at national, state, county, and metro areas.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Various statistics and reports on labor related topics, such as business cost, salary and wages, employee benefits, and occupational outlook and projections. It has a section on “Inflation and Consumer Spending” with links to Consumer Price Index, Consumer Expenditures and more. The consumer expenditure index provides information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics.
Consumer Expenditure Survey From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, has information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics.
State and County Quick Facts QuickFacts tables are summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available for the nation, states, counties, and large cities.
Purchasing Power Profiles The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute provides comparative data on purchasing power, business activity, and workforce density for all census tracts, residential ZIP codes, and the 100 largest metro areas in the U.S. The profiles are designed to help cities, companies, developers, small business owners, and community organizations assess the advantages of urban density for under-served city neighborhoods.
SimplyMap is an award-winning web-based mapping application that allows people to use and interact with complex data. SimplyMap enables non-technical users to quickly create professional quality thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business and marketing data. SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed through an innovative and user-friendly interface.
The following links and descriptions are from the Uconn library EBV guide-
http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/content.php?pid=145642&sid=1243090
American Factfinder"Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic information" Find the latest annual social, economic, housing, and demographic data at national, state, county, and metro areas.
American Community Survey Find the latest annual social, economic, housing, and demographic data at national, state, county, and metro areas.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Various statistics and reports on labor related topics, such as business cost, salary and wages, employee benefits, and occupational outlook and projections. It has a section on “Inflation and Consumer Spending” with links to Consumer Price Index, Consumer Expenditures and more. The consumer expenditure index provides information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics.
Consumer Expenditure Survey From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, has information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics.
State and County Quick Facts QuickFacts tables are summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available for the nation, states, counties, and large cities.
Purchasing Power Profiles The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute provides comparative data on purchasing power, business activity, and workforce density for all census tracts, residential ZIP codes, and the 100 largest metro areas in the U.S. The profiles are designed to help cities, companies, developers, small business owners, and community organizations assess the advantages of urban density for under-served city neighborhoods.
Mergent Online
Mergent Online delivers a comprehensive suite of authoritative financial information with the accuracy, timeliness and transparency required in today’s marketplace. The database contains: U.S. Company Data An Internet-accessible subscription service covering 10,000 public companies and their SEC filings. International Company Data More companies from more countries than any other international database, with global searching across databases. U.S. Annual Reports Easy-to-access current and historical annual reports on 10,000 U.S. public companies, all in PDF image format that provides faster download and allows viewing the document. International Annual Reports Hard-to-get, timely annual reports on all companies in our International Company Data database, available in PDF image formats. Business Source Complete Business Source Complete provides full text from 11,200 sources, including more than 1,100 scholarly business journals. This database offers information in virtually every area of business including accounting & tax, banking, finance & insurance, construction, computer science, economics and many more.
Hoover's Company Records - In-depth Records This database has extensive information on public and private companies, as well as information on virtually every area of business including accounting & tax, banking, fin ance & insurance, construction, computer science, economics and many more.
Hoover's also contains information for more than 40,000 major public and private companies worldwide. In-Depth Records include overviews and histories, up to 10 years of key financial and employment data, lists of products and key competitors, names of key officers, addresses, and phone and fax numbers. (Available through LexisNexis Business)
Mergent Online delivers a comprehensive suite of authoritative financial information with the accuracy, timeliness and transparency required in today’s marketplace. The database contains: U.S. Company Data An Internet-accessible subscription service covering 10,000 public companies and their SEC filings. International Company Data More companies from more countries than any other international database, with global searching across databases. U.S. Annual Reports Easy-to-access current and historical annual reports on 10,000 U.S. public companies, all in PDF image format that provides faster download and allows viewing the document. International Annual Reports Hard-to-get, timely annual reports on all companies in our International Company Data database, available in PDF image formats.
Business Source Complete provides full text from 11,200 sources, including more than 1,100 scholarly business journals. This database offers information in virtually every area of business including accounting & tax, banking, finance & insurance, construction, computer science, economics and many more.Hoover's Company Records - In-depth Records This database has extensive information on public and private companies, as well as information on virtually every area of business including accounting & tax, banking, fin ance & insurance, construction, computer science, economics and many more.
Hoover's also contains information for more than 40,000 major public and private companies worldwide. In-Depth Records include overviews and histories, up to 10 years of key financial and employment data, lists of products and key competitors, names of key officers, addresses, and phone and fax numbers. (Available through LexisNexis Business)
Texas A&M http://wcl.library.tamu.edu/business-resource-guides/entrepreneurship-bootcamp-for-veterans/page5/
Purdue http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/ebv
UConn http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/content.php?pid=145642&sid=1243090
UCLA http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/library.xml
Syracuse http://www.syr.edu/news/articles/2010/whitman-ebvf-11-10.html
