Use the Demographic and Consumer Data searches to find information on your potential customer by zip code, county, or radius search based on an address.
Allows small business owners to view key demographic and economic data based on a location and industry when conducting research related to opening a new or expanding an existing business. The SBE only allows you to select one location.
Allows small business owners to view key demographic and economic data based on a location and industry when conducting research related to opening a new or expanding an existing business. The RAE allows you to select more than one location for analysis.
US Census program that regularly collects data focused on educational attainment, income, language proficiency, migration, disability, employment, and housing characteristics.
Povides nationally representative estimates of how, where, and with whom Americans spend their time, and is the only federal survey providing data on the full range of nonmarket activities, from childcare to volunteering.
Website offering some free content for market and consumer statistics. You have to subscribe or buy most of the good data. That may be a viable option if you are serious about starting a business. Some libraries have a subscription (UF does not).
Some larger public libraries subscribe to databases for industry or market research. It's always good to see what resources may be available from you local public library.
Lessons Learned series featuring NYU entrepreneurs’ first-hand accounts of challenges faced in starting a business and the lessons learned along the way
