eSEED, SCORE, & Small Business Startup resources

Marketing resource, identify customers, contains demographic information. Search by Name, Phone#, or Address.

Community Survey and Economic Census. American FactFinder and Quickfacts are two user-friendly options for finding Census information. The Census site also hosts the online version of Statistical Abstracts (1889-2012).

Economic and demographic projections, quality of life data, census information.

Profiles local, northeast Wisconsin small businesses; provides topics of interest for small business owners; highlights local individuals impacting the business world.

Appleton Public Library's books on laws and legislation for business are located on the second floor in the 346.065 general call number area.

Data is found by SIC Code
– market share data on companies, products and services
- gives an idea of trends in an industry and contains historical trends

Key financial ratios and benchmarks for industries, plus historical data for following the trends in an industry. Historical trends back to 1998 for some industries. Arranged by industry and SIC or NAICS; data is found by SIC Code
– market share data on companies, products and services
– gives an idea of trends in an industry

Listing of magazines and trade journals by subject.

Serving Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano & Winnebago counties. In every issue: Legal; Hal Becker; Healthcare; Manufacturing; People; Technology; Finance; Growth Strategies; The List (ex: largest area credit unions, ranked by total assets); Strategic Planning; For The Record (public records to help you identify new/expanding companies and new customers, and financial condition of vendors, customers, or competitors); Stock Trends; Real Estate; Opinion; Commentary.

Provides access to business demographics, potential sales leads and helps identify competitors in specific markets.

Key economic data helps you determine the feasibility of opening a certain kind of business in a given geographic location. Dynamically generated, downloadable, and printable business county- and city -level reports (including trend charts) can be easily incorporated into your business plan and research.

Type in your ZIP Code to see demographic and lifestyle information about your neighborhood. Esri's Tapestry™ Lifestyle Segmentation classifies the US population into 67 market segments and provides comprehensive lifestyle details.

This is an online alternative to the print Community Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics.

Nearly 800 community leaders and 1,500 scientifically selected households received a survey asking them to share their thoughts on various aspects of life in Brown County. The report offers a comprehensive, timely synopsis of data, surveys, and expert sector panels on key areas of community health from a wide variety of objective, reputable, original and published sources.

"Nielsen's lifestyle segmentation systems define every household in the U.S. by distinct lifestyle types, called "segments", to provide you with a comprehensive picture of who lives where and what they are like. Marketers use these insights to create more effective and efficient marketing strategies. MyBestSegments ZIP Code Look-up lets you view your neighborhood’s household segments within any ZIP Code."

"SCORE offers the nation's largest, network of free, expert business mentors.

"If you're just starting a business, SCORE mentors can provide the practical action plan, education and tools you need to open your doors and establish a customer base. Already own a business? Our volunteer mentors can help identify ways to increase profit, improve employee and customer satisfaction, and achieve work/ life balance."

National Accounts

BEA's national economic program provides a quantitative view of US domestic production, consumption, and investment, of exports and imports, and of national and domestic income and saving. It features the estimates of GDP, which is one of the most closely watched of all economic statistics. Each month, BEA releases updated estimates of GDP for the previous quarter and new estimates of personal income and outlays for the previous month. Estimates of the Nation's stock of fixed assets and consumer durable goods are prepared and published annually. Learn more about National Accounts...

Regional Accounts

BEA’s Regional Economic Accounts program produces detailed data on economic activity by region, state, metropolitan area, and county. Estimates of GDP by state—the most comprehensive and BEA’s preferred measure of economic activity—are released six months after the reference year. Estimates of personal income by state are released each quarter, as well as annually. Estimates of personal income by county and metropolitan area are prepared annually. BEA also prepares estimates of regional economic multipliers for any grouping of counties for a fee. Learn more about Regional Accounts...

Industry Accounts

BEA's Industry Economic Program produces the input-output tables, which show how industries interact to provide input to, and take output from, each other. Comprehensive, benchmark input-output tables are prepared every 5 years, and they are updated in less detail by annual input-output tables. The industry program also produces the annual gross product by industry data, which measure the contribution of each private industry and government to the GDP. Learn more about Industry Accounts...

International Accounts

This BEA program produces the quarterly balance of payments accounts and the monthly services estimates, which provide a detailed view of economic transactions between the United States and other countries. In addition, BEA produces the direct investment estimates, which are based on annual and quarterly BEA surveys of US direct investment abroad, foreign direct investment in the United States, income flows associated with those investments, and other economic activities of multinational enterprises. This program also produces the international investment position estimates. Learn more about International Accounts...

"Since its founding on July 30, 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration has delivered millions of loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses."

Lists of trade publications organized by category.

Examine and assess changing economic conditions and trends of counties or regions within Wisconsin.