Demographics

www.census.gov – Demographic information by state and county.

www.epodunk.com and www.ersys.com - These sites provide demographic information to any community that has reported to the US Census Bureau.

http://www.2.tnecd.net/prospect/comm_data.htm - Community data sheets for every county in Tennessee.

http://www.forwardsumner.org/ – Website for Sumner County Economic Council. Includes all demographic and business information.

Industry Profile

www.sbdcnet.org – Small Business Development Center Network site; sample business plans, industry profiles.

www.bizstats.com - Instant access to useful financial ratios, business statistics & benchmarks, effective and understandable online analysis of businesses & industries.

www.infotrac.com – Volunteer State Community College Library - helps track hard-to-find company and trade information. It categorizes magazine and reference articles and books.

Competition

SBA.gov Small Business Planner - A comprehensive look at how to do competitive analysis.

www.yellowpages.com – Look up competition by category.

www.referenceusa.com – This is a fee-based web site that is used to track specific company information. The database holds information of more than 12 million companies and organizations.

Reference USA books  – available in the Gallatin Library.

Marketing and Pricing

SBA.gov Small Business Planner - All you ever wanted to know about marketing and pricing methods.

Other

www.thomasnet.com - Industrial search for business equipment prices by state.

www.smallbusiness.com – Commercial interactive site provides opportunities for users to post business questions and receive responses from other users

www.businessknowhow.com – An array of articles and information in most areas affecting the small business owner.

www.sba.gov/training/ - SBA online classroom on various business topics.

www.sba.gov/hotlist - SBA site: links to private and government websites.

http://www.economicindicators.gov/ - Provides timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.

www.bplans.com – 100 different business plan examples.

www.morebusiness.com – Commercial site provides articles, sample business plans and sample contracts.

www.entrepreneur.com – Tricks and trades of how to be a successful entrepreneur.