E-seed, SCORE, & Small Business Startup resources

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

Full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. Find full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.

Customer and market intelligence solutions to help businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits with customer profiling, site evaluation and selection, market evaluation and planning, etc.

Guide to more than 22,000 National and International Organizations. Includes information such as address, phone number, publications, number of members and much more.

Appleton Public Library's books on entrepreneurship are located on the second floor in the 650.1 and 658 general call number area.

Appleton Public Library's books on new business enterprises are located on the second floor in the 346.0652 and 658 general call number areas.

Used by business and government to classify business establishments according to type of economic activity (process of production) in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

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

Access the much more user-friendly interface by connecting through EBSCOhost and then scrolling down to click on "Small Business Reference Center."

This database offers a wide variety of information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and provides information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding.

1879-2012. Summary of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011. The Statistical Compendia program is comprised of the Statistical Abstract of the United States and its supplemental products—the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book and the County and City Data Book. To access the most current data, please refer to the organizations cited in the source notes for each table of the Statistical Abstract.

A sales and marketing tool. Good for sales prospecting, direct mail campaigns, market research and supplier searches.

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.