Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition

"The Census Business Builder:  Small Business Edition allows small business owners a way to easily navigate to and use key demographic and economic data to help guide their research into opening a new or expanding their existing business.  These key data includes the most recent and/or relevant data that Census provides that are useful to small business owners.

Access tutorial videos below for guidance on using the Census Business Builder too

   Key Features:

• Easy to use menus to select your type of business and potential business location
• An interactive map that allows selection of the area to explore for business opportunities, including comparisons to neighboring areas
• Dynamically generated, downloadable and printable business county- and city-level reports (including trend charts) that can be easily incorporated into your business plan and research..."
  Census Business Builder

 

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Women-Owned Businesses

For those looking to start a business or seeking help in managing a business, take a look at the  "Women Owned Businesses" section of the U.S. Small Business Administration's web site.
Women Owned Businesses

The More You Know: Key Statistics for Manufacturers and Exporters
"Economists, journalists, Wall Street executives and main street businesses as well as consumers look at a variety of economic indicators and data for information and to get a picture of how the economy is doing. The indicators above give us an idea of how our manufacturing sector is fairing in the turmoil of economic indicators that keep us on our toes every day.

Great sources for this information are right here within the Department of Commerce, through our Bureau of the Census (Business and Industry, Manufacturing) where we regularly release reports on sales, inventories, employment, job creation and capacity utilization..."