Innovation & Entrepreneurship - An Information Resource Starter Kit

The Coleman Foundation funds educational institutions offering entrepreneurship education throughout the United States.

The foundation supports entrepreneurship through research, retreats, and other programs.

Provides assistance to small businesses primarily through business financing, entrepreneurial development, government contracting, and advocacy.

Tools, templates, checklists, and forms for small business.

A variety of business and marketing calculators such as a Cash Flow calculator and a Break-Even calculator.

A one-stop platform that aims to efficiently access government services to help them grow and hire.

Use to identify geographic target market and demographic information for your area.

Devoted to measuring the electronic economy. Use to find geographic target market and demographic information if your business idea is a virtual idea.

Market research reports combining data & analysis of the competitive landscape, market-share analysis and consumer profiles. *U-M login required.

Reports enable detailed analysis of key growth trends, the competitive environment, & key issues facing each industry. Browse by industry or search the reports by keyword. *U-M login required.

Provides information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics.

Discusses marketing to particular segments of the population & other sources important in determining the size and power of a particular market segment. Compiled by Business Reference Services at the Library of Congress.