LibGuides: Free Business Websites: Economics, Finance, Marketing

WallStreetMojo

WallStreetMojo
Comprehensive Educational Resource for Finance, Accounting, and Investment Information. Provides educational resources and online courses on Investment Banking, Financial Modeling, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Accounting, and Excel, with a strong focus on theory, application, and career prospects.

Economic Data

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Financial Statistics, World Economic Outlook, and much more.
OECD
Economic indicators, industry statistics, social & scientific statistics, etc.
World Development Indicators
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!
StatsAmerica
A portal to US government economic development data; a service of the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Thousands of U.S. and international economic time series.
U.S. Census
A gateway to the U.S. Economic Census including manufacturers, services, construction and wholesale.
State Economic Profiles
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.
Wells Fargo Economic Reviews
Provides economic reviews for regions and many states and contains links to related economic data.
The 2014 State New Economy Index
Published by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation this ranks states by various criteria.
State Competitiveness Report - The Beacon Hill Institute for Public Policy Research at Suffolk University
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.

Finance

BizStats
Free industry ratios.
Google Finance
Yahoo Finance
The Money Tree Report
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.
National Venture Capital Association
See menu tab for ENTREPRENEURS. Resources include model legal documents, links for local venture capital groups, events calendar, reports and more.
MyCapital.com
Raise capital, find a business loan, post your business profile, search a database of 4000+ venture capitalists and angel investors. Free service.

Consumer Research

U.S. Census Bureau
Find demographics to target your market by zip code, county or state.
Consumer Expenditure Survey
Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this website provides data on the buying habits of U.S. consumers.
Zip Code Demographics
Grab a quick overview of a zip code including households, education and business counts.
ClickZ
Internet usage and advertising statistics.
ESRI
A GIS website which maps demographics of lifestyles.