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Bus Tech T241 - Small Business Management
Sources for Demographics and Industry Status Reports
Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide 2004
REF G 1046 Q4 C65 2004 (LOCATED ON ATLAS STAND)
- Infrastructure
- Marketing trends in geographic areas
- Locate the geographical area you will serve (Marketing Analysis)
U.S. Census Bureau State and county population trends, personal income earnings
U.S. Department of Commerce, County Business Patterns, 2003 OHIO
REF HA 571 C68 2003 c.1
2000 Census of Population and Housing: Summary Population and Housing Characteristics Ohio
Agricultural Statistics 2006
Can help with Market Analysis
National Agriculture Statistics Service
Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service; Annual Report 2005
REF S 101 .O532
Census of Agriculture (2002) Volume 1 Part 35, Ohio, State and County Data
REF S101.C46 2004
Agricultural products statistics by geographical area
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book BOOK 2006
REF HA 202 S83 2006 c.9
- For statewide and urban area statistics
- See “MapStats” click on the state, select county see population, populations change, age, ethnicity, education, income, and geographic area.
- Locate the geographical area you will serve (Marketing Analysis)
Can help with Market Analysis, i.e. customer profile
Helpful Websites
American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) About the Industry
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Ohio Statistics
Roadway Express: Business Resource Center
“designed to efficiently target web searches and locate valuable sources of company, industry and general business information.
- Including U.S. Economic Overviews and Updates
- Yellow Pages/People/Company Directories
- Locate the geographical area you will serve (Marketing Analysis)
- Helps with finding information on your competitors
Hoover's Online: The Business Network
Corporate histories and financial capsules (larger companies)
Items On Reserve
Associated Landscape Contractors of America Operating Cost Survey 1994
gives some corporate surveyed answers on operation costs
LAWN AND LANDSCAPE State of the Industry Report 2005
October 2005 Issue of Magazine
NATIONAL GARDENING SURVEY (2005)
REF SB 320.6 G35 2005 c.1
RMA Annual Statement Studies 2006-2007
REF HF 5681 B2 R618 2004/05 c.2
Helps find information on Balance Sheets
Sales & Marketing Management 2005 Survey of Buying Power
August 2005 Issue of Magazine
Can help with Market Analysis, i.e. customer profile
The Economic Impact of the Horse Industry in the United States
REF SF 332 E26 1997 v.1-2,4 c.1
The Economic Impact of the Horse Industry on the United States
SF332 .E46 2005
Business Plans by former students are also available on reserve.
Helpful Databases
BUSINESS
SOURCE COMPLETE: Contains indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly, peer-reviewed business journals back to 1886. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,200 journals..
Business and Company Resource Center Contains company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index: Index and abstracts for articles about plants and gardens.
Hoover's Online Hoover's delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence that drives business growth. Hoover's Provides sales, marketing business development, and recruiting professionals with the global business intelligence they need to prospect and prepare for client meetings, sales presentations, vendor and partner negotiations, and other business opportunities.
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