Entrepreneurship

"...Learn the steps to start a small business, get financing help from the government, and more."

"The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses." Offers step-by-step instructions for planning, starting, managing and exiting a small business.

U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy. Small Business Profiles for the States, Territories and Nation includes data on small businesses in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

"Part of Advocacy’s mission is to conduct, sponsor, and promote economic research that provides an environment for small business growth."

"Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization...Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) is another program that expands funding opportunities in the federal innovation research and development (R&D) arena."

"...nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship".

"...annual data on select economic and demographic characteristics of employer businesses and their owners by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status."

"...suite of services that provides selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format." Currently includes:

• Small Business Edition - data for a single type of business and geography at a time. Demographic and consumer spending data (ESRI) at the county, city/town/place, ZIP code and neighborhood (census tract) levels.
• Regional Analyst Edition - data for all sectors of the economy and for one or more counties. Demographic and consumer spending data (ESRI) at the city/town/place and neighborhood (census tract) levels.