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The following additional resources can help you with your graduate-level writing in business.
Reference USA Business Directory
The premier directory for business and residential information where you can access details about over 24 million businesses. Great resource for job/sales leads and/or market and consumer research. Login with your San Jose Public Library card/information (not your SJSU Tower ID).
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
If you're having difficulty defining or locating a specific industry, consider using a NAICS code. This system defines and classifies industries into a six-digit code. Searching on your target NAICS code will save you considerable time when gathering industry statistics and information from government websites and databases.
Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)
Provides statistics on employment, payroll, supplemental labor costs, cost of materials consumed, operating expenses, inventories, etc.
Current Industrial Reports (CIR)
The CIR has timely, accurate data on production and shipments of selected products. The data are used to satisfy economic policy needs and for market analysis, forecasting, and decision-making in the private sector.
E-commerce data were collected in four separate Census Bureau surveys. These surveys used different measures of economic activity such as shipments for manufacturing, sales for wholesale and retail trade, and revenues for service industries. The Census Bureau’s e-commerce measures report the value of goods and services sold.
California Labor Market Information
Visit this site for current information from the Employment Development Department about the state's labor market.
This factbook provides information for entities from almost every country, dependency, and geographic entity in the world.
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
Produced by Transparency International, this index "ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption."
This site is hosted by Michigan State University, and it provides business information about countries around the world.
According to its website, IMF "is an organization of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world." Take a look at the DataMapper to help choose a country based on criterion and IMF Data link.
US Small Business Administration
Information on how to start a business, where to find financial sources, how to succeed at running a business, how to write a business plan, and more.
Excellent examples on how to start a business. Click on the MENU icon on the upper left corner to see a list of links that are helpful for anyone who is interested in entrepreneurship, including information on leadership, starting a business, marketing, franchise, business plans, business ideas, etc.
Inc. Magazine: Building a Business Plan
Inc. Magazine's comprehensive description of writing a successful business plan. It provides steps on how to build a business plan, section by section.
Shopify is a Canadian eCommerce company that provides examples of business guides for anyone who is interested in starting a company.
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