General Sources:
Industry Insights
Bizminer
BizStats is a leading source of free statistics on small-business activities.
The company’s specialty is collecting and analyzing three- and five-year
financial data on American corporations, S-corporations, and sole proprietorships.
Provided in a statistical manner, the information is designed for marketers,
business owners, valuation professionals, accountants, and consultants.
Bureau
of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
BTS is part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration,
which compiles, analyzes, and publishes comprehensive transportation statistics.
It also is charged with making the statistics readily accessible. Available
at the bureau’s website are white papers and press releases related
to transportation trends in the U.S., as well as statistical data on topics
such as air travel, cross-border transportation, freight delivery, commodity
flows, etc. All information is free.
Business.com
this leading directory and search engine of business websites is organized
by industry, including news and company profiles for each category.
CEOExpress
Members (membership is free) can access "mini" vertical portals
that offer links to sources of information for various industries including
automotive, chemicals, finance, energy and utilities, healthcare, human
resources, insurance, MBA Central, nonprofit, SOHO (small office-home
office), telecommunications, and marketing. On the CEOExpress home page,
click on “Industries.”
Energy
Information Administration (EIA)
A division of the U.S. Department of Energy, the EIA provides a wide range
of free information and data covering energy production, stocks, demand,
imports, exports, and prices. It also prepares analyses and special reports
on topics of current interest. Along with its online data, EIA publishes
This Week in Petroleum, Coal News and Markets, Natural
Gas Weekly Update, Weekly Petroleum Status Report, State
Energy Profiles, Country Energy Profiles, and several other
newsletters.
Kauffman
Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is perhaps the world's largest foundation
devoted to entrepreneurship. Its Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS), a valuable
source of statistics, is derived from a panel study of 4,928 businesses
founded in 2004 and tracked over their early years of operation. The survey
focuses on the nature of new business formation activity; characteristics
of the strategy, offerings, and employment patterns of new businesses;
the nature of the financial and organizational arrangements of these businesses;
and the characteristics of their founders. Currently, free data from the
baseline survey and first, second, and third follow-up surveys are available
for analysis, and data from the fourth follow-up survey is scheduled to
be released in spring 2010.
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