Demographic Resources
US Census Bureau
The
Bureau of the Census conducts the decennial census of population and
housing, demographic and economic censuses, and more than 200 annual
surveys, many of them for government services.
www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html - County and City Data Book
www.quickfacts.census.gov/ - Quick Facts by State
www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ - Statistical Abstract of the
United States
Chamber of
Commerce
Contains
a directory of all the chambers of commerce in Wisconsin.
Check
your local chamber for demographic information and more.
Eau Claire:
www.eauclairechamber.org
Black River Falls:
www.blackrivercountry.net
Chippewa Falls:
www.chippewachamber.org
Menomonie:
www.menomoniechamber.org
City
of Eau Claire
City
of Eau Claire Economic Development Website contains demographic,
geographic & company information about the City of Eau Claire.
Demographic
Research
Demographic
Research is a peer-revised journal specializing in international
demographic data published by the German-based Max Planck Institute for
Demographic Research.
Department of
Commerce – Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA
produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and
business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to
follow and understand the performance of the Nation's economy.
Department of
Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
The
Dept. of Labor provides impartial, timely, and accurate data relevant
to the social and economic conditions of the nation, its workers and
its workplaces.
www.bls.gov/cex
- Consumer Expenditure Survey with information on spending habits.
www.bls.gov/oes
- Occupational employment statistics
Department
of Workforce Development
dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea
- Office of Economic Advisors
Eau
Claire Area Economic Development Corporation
The ECA-EDC provides demographic, geographic, and company information
for area communities.
FEDSTATS
FEDSTATS is a gateway for statistics.
Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission
The MRRPC provides community profiles by county within the region.
Momentum
West
Momentum
West is a Regional Economic Development Organization composed of ten
counties: Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin,
Pierce, Polk, Rusk, and St. Croix.
Population
Reference Bureau
PRB provides timely and objective information on U.S. and international
population trends and their implications.
Sperling’s
Best Places
Best Places provides detailed demographic information on every zip code
in the U.S.
Sprawl City
Sprawl
City is a website about consumption growth and population growth and
their roles in urban sprawl. It includes articles, charts,
graphs
and U.S. Federal data.
UNESCO
Institute for Statistics
UNESCO provides global and internationally comparable statistics on
education, science, technology, culture, and communication.
U.S.
Department of Commerce
The
U.S. Dept. of Commerce gathers vast quantities of economic and
demographic data, issues patents & trademarks, helps set
industrial
standards, forecasts the weather, researches the oceans and oversees
the telecommunications policies.
University
of Michigan Documents Center
The
UM Document Center has an extensive list of resources for finding
demographic and housing data, especially sources containing
U.S.
Census data.
University
of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Demography & Ecology
The UW-Madison Center provides demographic internet sources
White
House’s Social Statistics Briefing Room
This site provides easy access to current Federal social statistics.
Wisconsin
Business Services
The
Wisconsin Business Services contains a variety of information from
unemployment rates to census statistics. It also provides
information on a county-by-county basis.
Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
This
site covers economic development, community development, environmental
& regulatory, marketing & technology, international
&
minority business assistance, demographics, labor market, licensing,
and more.
http://commerce.wi.gov/IE/
- International Division
Industry/Association Resources
American
Society of Association Executives
This site contains a directory of member associations, other
organizations, societies, convention centers, and bureaus.
American
Sociological Association
The
American Sociological Association is a non-profit membership
association that provides free data briefs, articles, and research.
First
Research
Industry profiles and market research papers for sale, free abstracts
for single use.
Hoovers, Inc.
A D&B Company delivering insight and analysis about companies,
industries, and people.
IndustryLink
This site offers a list of links to 25 different industries and related
sites.
National
Association of Home Builders
NAHB has economic and housing Data, as well as construction statistics.
TradePub.com
Free trade magazine subscriptions & technical document
downloads.
Other Helpful Resources
BizStarts
Milwaukee
From the Milwaukee 7 Region, connect resources, content, and contacts
that will assist entrepreneurs to launch new enterprises.
Biz
Trade Shows
Trade show directory by industry, location and date.
Business.gov
Business.gov
provides small business guides that provide clear and concise
information to help you manage your business while complying with
government regulations. It covers topics from advertising to
taxes. Each guide provides a collection of resources from
across
federal, state and local governments
Business
Know-How
Small business ideas, advice and resources.
Business
Owners Toolkit
Business
Owner’s Toolkit™ offers more than 5,000 pages of free cost-cutting
tips, step-by-step checklists, real-life case studies, startup advice,
and business templates to small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Copyrights
Copyrights
offers information on copyright basics, search copyright records,
registering a work, record a document, and copyright laws and policies.
Dun &
Bradstreet
Information on businesses available for purchase including business
credit.
El Camino
College Centers for International Trade Development
This
site gives you the tools you need for international business expansion
including trade information, directories, resources, programs and
services, and start-up kits
Entrepreneur
This site has information about entrepreneurship in general.
Environmental
Protection Agency, Great Lakes Region
Federal Trade
Commission
The agency has a long tradition of maintaining a competitive
marketplace for both consumers and businesses.
FindLaw
for Business
This
site is here to help you find solutions to your legal issues by
providing you with easy and comprehensive access to small business
lawyers and legal information.
Forward
Wisconsin
This site has information about Wisconsin, including business climate,
business taxes, workforce, lifestyle and industry.
Google Catalogs
This site is a good place to research product pricing, identifying
competitors and locating possible vendors.
Idea
Café
Online forum with business advice and discussion from small business
owners.
Inc
This is a daily resource for entrepreneurs.
Internal Revenue Service
Check out the small business tax section on this site.
KnowThis
KnowThis contains information on marketing, market research, marketing
plans, and internet marketing.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
This site is a great resource site for hi-tech, small manufacturers,
and industry.
Net MBA
Articles on various topics of business administration from the Internet
Center for Management and Business Administration
Quantcast
Get Audience Data for any Site on the Internet.
Quirk’s Marketing Research Review
This site is an online magazine on market research.
SBDCNET
Services
on this site include a database of forms, documents, SBDC locations,
brochures and promotional materials, secondary market research data,
demographic information, business plans, market research, financial
ratio information, and much more.
Small Business Administration
This
site has a lot of information on starting or growing a business,
financing, marketing, and business plans. There are
also
links to numerous resources that can provide assistance in
starting or growing a business.
Switch Board Yellow Pages
This free site is a great digital directory site to locate businesses
and people.
The Virtual Business Incubator
This site contains a lot of information on starting and growing a
business.
Thomas Register
Thomas Register is a search engine of American manufacturers by product
or service.
TSNN.com
Trade show and event resource and directory.
United States Department of Labor
United States Occupational Safety & Health Administration
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
This
site offers information on patents, trademarks, and
copyrights.
It also offers the opportunity to search all patents, trademarks, and
copyrights on file.
United States Securities & Exchange Commission
The
mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect
investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and
facilitate capital formation.
U.S. Government’s Export Portal
Use
this site to learn about export basics, country information, tariff
rates, overseas product promotion, filing a trade complaint, and
protecting your intellectual property.
USA.gov
This
site offers information on buying from and selling to the government,
launching a business, state programs, exporting, financial
assistance and business taxes.
Wisconsin Business Resource Network
This
site was developed by state business people and government
representatives. It links to many useful business related web sites.
Wisconsin Entrepreneur Network (WEN)
This
site offers numerous resources to the Wisconsin entrepreneur such as
information related to business plan writing, resource links to various
business related agencies, associations, and clubs, funding resources,
and event calendars.
Wisconsin Innovation Service Center (WISC)
The
Wisconsin Innovation Service Center (WISC) specializes in new product
and invention assessments and market expansion opportunities for
innovative manufacturers, technology businesses, and independent
inventors.
Word of Mouth Marketing Association
Marketing tips, emphasizing word of mouth and social media.
Work.com
From
Business.com, Work.com is the entrepreneur's owner's manual to where to
go, what to know, and how to get the most value from the ever-growing
array of Web resources for the small business owner/operator.
Online Survey Services
Business Publications
River Valley Business Report:
www.rivervalleynewspapers.com/businessreport
Chippewa Valley Business Report:
www.chippewavalleybusinessreport.com
The Bottom Line:
www.tblnet.com
October 2009