Free Business Websites

International Financial Statistics, World Economic Outlook, and much more.

Economic indicators, industry statistics, social & scientific statistics, etc.

World Bank website for those interested in expanding overseas this covers hundreds of statistical sets by country including economic data, financial, agricultural, energy, labor, trade and much more!

Provides global overview of macroeconomic data, external trade, labor market, financial markets, environment, demographics, education, energy, business. Most of the data are free if for academic use.

A portal to US government data; a service of the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

Thousands of U.S. and international economic time series.

A gateway to the U.S. Economic Census including manufacturers, services, construction and wholesale.

The SBA Office of Advocacy makes available small business profiles by state. To find the one for your state, type STATE ECONOMIC PROFILES in the search box.

Aims to to make granular U.S. socioeconomic data freely and practically available.

Provides economic reviews for regions and many states and contains links to related economic data.

Published by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation this ranks states by various criteria.

State rankings by index and rank for government fiscal policy, security, infrastructure, human resources, technology, business incubation, openness and environmental policy. State profiles give both competitive advantages and disadvantages. To access, copy and paste the following into the search box: STATE COMPETITIVENESS REPORT.

Free industry ratios.

Provides a few basic industry ratios.

Stock market news, opinion, and analysis; some free content before you have to pay.

This joint effort of PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association provides quarterly reporting on the venture capital investment activity in the U.S. The data is from Thomson Reuters. Registration is required to view certain portions of the website.

See menu tab for ENTREPRENEURS. Resources include model legal documents, links for local venture capital groups, events calendar, reports and more.

Raise capital, find a business loan, post your business profile, search a database of 4000+ venture capitalists and angel investors. Free service.

Find demographics to target your market by zip code, county or state.

Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this website provides data on the buying habits of U.S. consumers.

Grab a quick overview of a zip code including households, education and business counts.

Internet usage and advertising statistics.

A GIS website which maps demographics of lifestyles.