Business, Accounting Resources
Small Business
American Factfinder - Easy-to-use Census Interface. Search and find tables and/or maps on population, housing, economic and geographic data; items of interest: Census 2000 Notes (and corrections), 2001 Population Estimates, Economic Census, Decennial Census, American Community Survey, Site tour/tutorials, reference maps, thematic maps.
Biz States.com - Financial ratios for some smaller businesses. Current ratios and other balance sheet ratios. Links to several national business statistics. Quick access to find out the average small business owner keeps from each dollar of revenue - see the summary of industry profitability - sole proprietorships. Curious about which businesses have the best (and worst) chances of success? Go to the table: Safest & Riskiest Small Businesses. Get a quick answer to: What is the Total Number of U.S. Businesses? Find the Average Annual Sales for a typical Starbucks, Home Depot.
Business Plan Preparation - A selected list of print and electronic materials regarding starting a business. Designed to provide information to entrepreneurs. This is a comprehensive collection of sources on business plans, starting and growing a small business, advertising, marketing, business forms, tax issues, finance structure, business valuation, franchising, home-based businesses and family-owned businesses.
County Business Patterns - Numbers of businesses by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) within counties. County Business Patterns is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. Useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. Government agencies use the data for administration and planning.
Economic Census - 2002 Economic Census forms will be sent to 5 million businesses in December 2002, asking for information about business activity during calendar 2002. Census results will be published during 2004 and 2005. 1997 Economic Census. Revenues and numbers of businesses by NAICS code; every 5 years for years ending in 2 & 7. Covers Mexico, Canada and U.S. Includes sales, paid employees, annual payroll, and description of companies, i.e., listings for florists. The Economic Census profiles the US economy every 5 years, from the national to the local level. Reports are now available for all geographic areas and all sectors.
U.S. Small Business Administration - Resources for starting and financing a new business. Business opportunities, disaster assistance, outside resources, online library, drop down menus of “frequent requests” and “I can’t find” requests.