U.S. and International Resources for Business Research

U.S. and International
Resources for Business Research
How Can You Find the Information You Need?
One of the main questions asked by business plan
writers is, "How do I find the information I need
to make marketing and financial projections?"
In this chapter, you will be provided with both
online and offline resources that assist you with
your marketing and financial research efforts.
Resources in this chapter have been organized in the following
sections:
􀀹 Internet Research Links
􀀹 Library Resources
􀀹 Publications and Periodicals
􀀹 Books
􀀹 U.S. Government Departments
􀀹 U.S. Small Business Administration
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Internet Resources
Consumer Information
U.S. Demographic Information
http://www.census.gov
European Demographics Statistics
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-catalogue/EN?catalogue=Eurostat
Foreign Government Data Sources
http://www.lib.umich.edu/
Industry Standard Ratios (Risk Management Association)
http://www.rmaorg.com
International demography and population studies
http://demography.anu.edu.au/VirtualLibrary/
http://vlib.org/
Lifestyle, Environment, and Other Statistics--Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/stat/index.html
Values and Lifestyles (VALS)
http://www.sric-bi.com/VALS/
Company Information
European Business Directory
http://www.europages.com/
Industrial Classifications
http://www.census.gov/
International Company Listing
http://www.trade.gov/
U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook®
http://www.ntis.gov/products/bestsellers/industry-trade.asp?loc=4-2-0
U.S. Small Business Administration
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
Yahoo Industry List of Businesses
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Directories/Companies/
Competitive Analysis
Accounting and Finance Resource
http://www.brint.com/Business.htm#Accounting
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Business Sites
http://www.techweb.com
Competitive Intelligence
http://www.cio.com/CIO/arch_0695_cicolumn.html
Fortune Magazine
http://www.fortune.com
Hoover’s Online
http://www.hoovers.com
International Competitive Analysis
http://www.trade.gov/
http://www.brint.com/International.htm
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov
Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/us
Country Information
Asia
http://www.asia-inc.com
CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
City Sites
http://officialcitysites.org/country.php3
Culture
http://ecai.org
Demography and Population Studies
http://demography.anu.edu.au/VirtualLibrary
Europe
http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
Foreign Government Information
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/countries
Import and Export
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
Middle East
http://arabia.com
STAT-USA
http://www.stat-usa.gov
World Trade Search
http://world-trade-search.com
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Economic Environment
Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/
Economic indicators from the U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/econ/www/
Economic Growth Research
http://econ.worldbank.org/programs/macroeconomics/
Entrepreneur Resources
Center for Family Business
http://web.cba.neu.edu/fambiz/
EntreWorld
http://www.entreworld.org/
The Entrepreneurial Edge
http://peerspectives.org
U.S. Small Business Administration
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
Yahoo Business Information
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/
Legal Environment
Advertising Law
http://www.arentfox.com/quickGuide/businessLines/advert/advertisingLaw/adverti
singlaw.html
European Union Business Law
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html
International Law Dictionary & Directory
http://august1.com/pubs/dict/index.shtml
International Legal Resources
http://www.wcl.american.edu
http://www.spfo.unibo.it/Welcome.html
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu
http://www.law.indiana.edu
http://willy.law.pace.edu
Intellectual Property Law
http://www.patents.com
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Law Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov
Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research
http://gsulaw.gsu.edu/metaindex
North American Free Trade Agreement
http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/DefaultSite/index.html
Santa Barbara County Law Library
http://www.countylawlibrary.org
United States Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov
Legislative and Regulatory Environments
Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov
Federal Communications Commission
http://www.fcc.gov
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov