WRIT 50E

Library Resources

• IBISWorld (Use this for industry overviews, including background, trends, and future outlook)
• Business Source Complete (a comprehensive database search for all business data)
• Market Research Handbooks (many of your questions have already been asked!)

Government Marketing Data and Research (use these links to start research on potential markets)

• US Bureau of Labor and Statistics
• US Census Bureau
• American FactFinder
• US Department of Commerce
• NTIS
• US Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Data.gov

Commercial Marketing Data and Research Reports:

• Pew Research (all kinds of data, especially on internet usage)
• KnowThis.com (marketing virtual library)
• USA Marketing Data on Demand
• Internet Retailer: E-business strategies for merchants and catalogers
• NetRatings Inc. (internet media and marketing research)
• Nielsen Ratings
• Business Research Strategies (Rutgers University) 

Other Stuff:

• Don’t forget that you likely want to do a Patent Search
• And may want to investigate Product Safety Regulations