New Market Research Reports
Auto Repair Business 2012
Grab our latest auto repair shop market research report for your business toolbox!
Brewery Business 2012
Drink in the microbrew market info, brewery business stats & craft beer trends!
Helpful Web Links, by Industry
Child Care Business
Childcare web links directory showing where to find daycare / childcare business information, professional certifications, trade associations.
Telecom & Electronics
Compiled by Haldun Unal, SBDCNet Researcher Click here to suggest a resource link to be added to this page Associations Telecommunications Industry Association Trade association in the communications and information technology industry. Includes market information, trade show listings and technical whitepapers. National Alternative Local Exchange Carrier Association/Prepaid Communications Association (NALA/PCA) Provides information to the industry [...]
Tourism
Associations American Hotel & Lodging Association Lodging industry profile, lodging statistics and other information. Boutique Lodging International Dude Ranchers Association – provides an overview on dude ranching Hosteling International – American Youth Hostels Price Waterhouse Coopers Lodging Research – statistics on the lodging industry Tourism Center – from the University of Minnesota Extension Service Tourism [...]
Success Tips
4 Tips for Convenience Store Owners
Pointers for starting, growing, and optimizing your convenience store plus links to more “C-Store” industry resources.
5 Tips on How to Open a Bar
We serve up the latest industry trends and helpful links on the bar and nightclub business.
4 Tips on Starting a Janitorial Services Business
Want financial security and a growth path that might even take you overseas? Check out our tips on starting a janitorial services business.
Market Research Archives
Beauty Salon 2012
Comb through our updated Beauty Salon and Hair Care services market report, with trends, links, business plan templates, and more.
Collectibles
If you love beautiful things from the past, an antique dealership business may be a good business for you. As an antique dealer, you will find, appraise, purchase and sell antiques either from your home, through a warehouse, a catalog, or a small shop, and now even through the Internet.
Organic Food Retailers
The simple definition of organic crops in the United States is defined as “crops that are raised without using synthetic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or sewage sludge fertilizer, and they have not been altered by genetic engineering.”
Wineries
The wine industry has experienced major growth since 2006 and industry executives expect this growth to continue indefinitely. This demand for wine is in creasing among younger college students incorporating wine into their lifestyles as well as Baby Boomers who spend an increasing amount of money satisfying their palates.
Entrepreneur News
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Small Business – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Chamber seeks small business award nomineesThe Coshocton County Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the Richard Rea Small Business of the Year Award for 2013. […]
- Britain looks to echo US 'shop small' campaignLabour’s shadow business secretary goes on fact-finding mission to the United States as part of campaign to launch “Small Business Saturday” in the UK. […]
- SMALL-BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: New ink in townGRIFFITH | Vito Saulytis paid his inky dues for 14 years before opening his new Rock-N-Ink tattoo parlor in May in Griffith’s Woodland Court mall. […]
- 5 Smart Strategies That Optimize Small Business Content Marketing ResultsNEW YORK, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For a small business owner, the core of any search or social media marketing program focuses on producing quality content. Once the content is produced and published, ... […]
- Debbie Downer and Small BusinessJoin the conversation on economic realities. Learn some benchmarks of small business success, plus check out a variety of helpful tools and resources from around the web that may help you run your business more efficiently and economically. […]
- B.C.'s best in small business announced at Successful You AwardsB.C.'s best in small business announced at Successful You Awards […]
- What's Good For Small Business Is Good For The WorldRecently, we learned that GDP went negative in the fourth quarter of last year. One negative growth quarter is serious since that?s half of the definition of a recession. […]
"small business loans" – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Sussex Co. SBA Loan Deadline ApproachingSUSSEX CO., Md. - The deadline for Sussex County residents interested in small business loans to help with Sandy recovery is quickly approaching. […]
- Small Business Loans and The Looming Government SequesterCiti Wide Merchant Funding offers businesses facing working capital shortfall its Express Business Loan programAmityville, NY (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 Economists have raised the alarm bell that the budget cuts expected to go into effect in Mid- March will have a dramatic effect on small business. Many small business owners do not realize how vulnerable they […]
- Gateway Commercial Finance, LLC Launches Innovative Division to Support Community Banks with Small Business Funding ...Responding to a growing demand by community banks, Sentinel Portfolio Solutions provides banks with a turn-key suite of products and services designed to support and enhance small business loans without the prohibitive costs of starting a new division.Delray Beach, Florida (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 Gateway Commercial Finance, LLC (2012 INC 5000 Member) a sou […]
- Hawkeye Management Announces Expansion for 2013Hawkeye Management announces growth for 2013. The expansion is to include new jobs within the Northwest Arkansas community.Blackwood, NJ (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 Hawkeye Management announces plans to expand in 2013. The small business loans and working capital company has started to build on to their existing offices, by building a new Small Business Resour […]
- A Peru Company, Danper, that Partnered with USU Students to Offer Small Business Loans and Training, Has Won First ...USU Students Raise Money for Small Business Loans and Work with Danper to Teach Business Basics to EntrepreneursLOGAN, UTAH (PRWEB) February 23, 2013 For five years Utah State University students have been teaming up with an agricultural company in Peru, Danper, to help struggling entrepreneurs there launch new business ventures. That company has just won fi […]
- Carly Fiorina's New Gig: Changing The World One Microloan (And Woman) At A TimeFormer HP CEO Carly Fiorina has been a champion of microlending for more than a decade, but this month marks her most significant entry into the loan-making business. On Thursday she announced a partnership with Opportunity International, an organization that since 1971 has provided access to savings, small business loans, insurance and training to more than […]
- Obama Aides Say Cuts Would Hit Programs From Food to SchoolsThe Obama administration began a public campaign to head off scheduled automatic budget cuts that the administration said would reduce spending on programs including education, small business loans, food safety inspections and defense. […]
SBDC Small Business – Yahoo! News Search Results
- SBDC to host seminars on business structures, QuickBooksThe University of Georgia Small Business Development Center is presenting two seminars in March. The first, run with the Office of Minority Business Development and the East Athens Development, is a step-by-step course on how to use QuickBooks. […]
- SBDC re-opens in Santa Rosa, coming to MarinA new office for the federally administered Small Business Development Center program opened Friday in Santa Rosa, expected to be joined by a first-ever Marin County office later this year. ... Read more » […]
- Development center offers business workshopOn March 22, the North Coast Small Business Development Center and North Coast SBDC Lead Center will present “Connecting Businesses to Opportunities,” a workshop offered to local businesses interested in learning more about selling to […]
- TriTech SBDC Partners with oGoing to Jumpstart Social Media MarketingTriTech Small Business Development Center partners with oGoing to boost their online presence and brand with innovative social media marketing servicesIrvine, CA (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 TriTech SBDC, Southern California's leading technology Small Business Development Center, collaborates with oGoing to jumpstart social media marketing and networking, […]
- Small-business Q&A: Send a postcard to get ahead with new hair salonSmall-business Q&A: Send a postcard to get ahead with new hair salon Houston Chronicle Copyright 2013 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:17 pm, Friday, February 22, 2013 Direct mail is a good way to target a select group of potential customers such as your salon […]
- Small business task force hears from local entrepreneursGLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Perhaps three dozen business owners, entrepreneurs and other commercially minded folks from the Western Slope crowded into the Roosevelt Room at the Hotel Colorado on Thursday, to hear as much as they could about the state's plans for economic development in the coming months and years. […]
- Small business task force hears from Glenwood businessesPerhaps three dozen business owners, entrepreneurs and other commercially minded folks from the Western Slope crowded into the Roosevelt Room at the Hotel Colorado on Thursday, to hear as much as they could about the state's plans for economic development in the coming months and years. […]
SBIR – Yahoo! News Search Results
- TriLink BioTechnologies Awarded SBIR Phase I GrantSAN DIEGO, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. (TriLink, trilinkbiotech.com) was recently awarded a Phase I SBIR Grant of approximately $130,000 by the National Institutes of Health ... […]
- SBIR proposal presentation workshop set at UNHA one-day Small Business Innovation Research National Science Foundation Proposal Workshop for early-stage science and technology companies that want more information about the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs will be presented March 19 by New Hampshire Inspires Innovation. […]
- CIT Hosts 2013 Mid-Atlantic Advanced SBIR/STTR WorkshopMore than $2.5.billion in funding available for small businessesHerndon, VA (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced today an advanced workshop on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant programs on March 13, 2013.These grants provide $150,000 - $1. ... […]
- Blaze Bioscience Announces Two Poster Presentations at AACR-SNMMI Conference and Award of NCI SBIR Contract Advancing ...Blaze Bioscience, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative products to improve the lives of cancer patients, announced today that two posters on aspects of the development of Tumor PaintTM technology will be presented at the American Association of Cancer Research and Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging joint conference. […]
- Muscular dystrophy startup secures SBIR grant to continue developing myostatin inhibitorWith a new $300,000 Phase I SBIR grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, biotech startup Milo Biotechnology will march forward with development and testing of its follistatin therapy for muscular dystrophy. Its lead candidate, AAV1-FS344, is a gene therapy intended to up-regulate follistatin, a protein that […]
- NIMH Awards $2.2 Million SBIR Grant Advancing Behavior Imaging® Research; Potential to Yield Earlier Diagnosis of AutismBehavior Imaging Solutions (BIS) has been awarded a $2.2 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to study a technology platform and system that may improve and expedite the diagnosis of autism.BOISE, IDAHO (PRWEB) February 22, 2013 Behavior Imaging Solutions (BIS) has been awarded a $2.2 mil […]
- Bodkin Design Receives SBIR Funding from NASA to Develop a Surface Temperature Mapping System for Heat Shield Testing ...Bodkin Design & Engineering, LLC (BD&E) has been awarded a $125,000 SBIR contract by NASA to develop a surface temperature mapping system for re-entry vehicle heat shields. The unique system will provide unprecedented temperature accuracy during ground tests. Unlike simple thermal imaging, BD&E’s design uses hyperspectral imaging to greatly incre […]
STTR – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Supporters make racket for tennis center; council approves partnership to assist small businessesA room full of tennis enthusiasts showed their support Monday for a tennis center being built in Flower Mound sooner rather than later. […]
- Federal dollars available to local small businessesSmall businesses throughout the nation can capitalize on millions of dollars of federal funds available through the Small Business Administration. These funds come with no strings attached and allow each company to maintain ownership of equipment. Already, hundreds of firms have taken advantage of... […]
- SBIR proposal presentation workshop set at UNHA one-day Small Business Innovation Research National Science Foundation Proposal Workshop for early-stage science and technology companies that want more information about the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs will be presented March 19 by New Hampshire Inspires Innovation. […]
- CIT Hosts 2013 Mid-Atlantic Advanced SBIR/STTR WorkshopMore than $2.5.billion in funding available for small businessesHerndon, VA (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced today an advanced workshop on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant programs on March 13, 2013.These grants provide $150,000 - $1. ... […]
- Regulation of Microbial Toxin Production: A Novel Application of Biolog’s Phenotype MicroArray™ TechnologyIn a paper published today in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists from Biolog, Inc. reported on the use of Phenotype MicroArray technology as a general method that enables the determination of environmental signals that can activate or repress production of toxins by pathogenic microorganisms.Hayward, CA (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 Regulation of Microbial Toxin P […]
- Stanford startup uses real-time tumor tracking to improve radiation therapy for cancerHalf of all cancer patients receive some kind of radiation during their treatment, the most common being external radiation therapy. But radiation can kill cancer cells and normal cells, so it’s important that it’s directed at precisely the right spot. That’s easier said than done, as radiologists want to make sure they zap all of […]
- The National Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Conference will be hosted at the joint TechConnect World and ...WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National SBIR Conference will be co-located with the National Innovation Summit and Showcase (NISS) and TechConnect World events, which take place May 12-16, ... […]
Veterans Small Business – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Soon-to-be veterans training to be business ownersThe dream of launching a startup could become a reality as more programs become more available for the estimated 250,000 servicemen and women who transition out of the military each year. […]
- “Franchise U” Helps People Start Businesses, Expand and Create JobsThe Franchise U website is now live at http://www.franchiseu.com with five primary resource categories. Buy a franchise, franchise existing business, franchisor resources, franchise owner resources and Veterans resources.Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 02, 2013 Recently a group of franchise and business professionals in Colorado joined forces to bring education and […]
- Platinum Tax Defenders Encourages Small Business Owners to Take Advantage of Tax Deductions Passed in January of 2013In January 2013, the Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 passed, allowing some small business owners extra incentives for growth. Platinum Tax Defenders reports on deductions that may have been overlooked, and suggests that busy small business owners may want to have a professional tax return specialist help with back tax issues and negotiations with the IRS.Los Ang […]
- 3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Feb. 26NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. Government contractors brace for spending cuts. CNNMoney highlights five small federal contractors that have built successful companies on government funding. The firms are now taking stock -- diversifying into other revenue lines and clients and in some cases preparing for a jump in b […]
- Ex-Navy Officer Starts No-Profit to Help Veterans Build a New LifeVSBAF.Org helping Veterans start a new life.(PRWEB) February 24, 2013 Veterans Small Business Association Foundation (VSBAF.ORG) was founded by Rallie P Rallis of Seal Beach, California, in January 2013 as a means to help those who serviced our country with honor, and kept us safe, and now it’s their turn to have a piece of the American dream.VSBAF's go […]
- 3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: February 22NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. TD Bank offers franchise financing options for veterans. TD Bank, Toronto Dominion's U.S. banking operation, has partnered with the International Franchise Association and a pilot group of franchises to help military veterans become franchisees, the bank announced on Thursday. Fra […]
- RI lawmaker pitches loan program for veteransPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island would set up a loan program for veterans looking to start a small business in legislation introduced in the General Assembly. […]
Small Business Sustainability – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Queensland Premier's Sustainability AwardGet your nomination in now… […]
- 5 Smart Strategies That Optimize Small Business Content Marketing ResultsNEW YORK, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For a small business owner, the core of any search or social media marketing program focuses on producing quality content. Once the content is produced and published, ... […]
- Day PlannerThursday: Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce small business seminar, topic is sustainability […]
- How Honest Tea Kept Its Culture After Getting Bought By CokeThe scale has changed. The mission hasn't. […]
- 30 Ways to Make Your Small Business Irresistible to the MediaNEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crafting the perfect media pitch is a public relations tactic that could be a challenge for any busy small business owner. While there is no magic formula to follow, ... […]
- New Book Shows the Way for Small-Medium Business SustainabilityAuthor Michael J Sheehan presents strategies to improve the professionalism and efficiency of SMEsAUSTRALIA (PRWEB) February 22, 2013 Small and medium enterprises, by their nature, are often more adversely affected by sudden changes in market conditions than their larger corporatized counterparts. The “mom-and-pop” nature of many modest operations can also u […]
- Small business: Mike Murphy - raising money for your businessWhy are you looking now for external finance/shareholders? We want to grow our business and continue to innovate and as most people in business understand it takes capital to grow. Our existing shareholders have already committed... […]
Small Business Government Contracting – Yahoo! News Search Results
- US Federal Contractor Registration: Government Contracting Expert Explains All the Available Opportunities for Small ...GovernmentContractingTips.com had the opportunity to interview Johnathan Maness, government contracting guru and the Director of Business Development for US Federal Contractor Registration. He has been with US Federal Contractor Registration for 3 prosperous years where everyday he makes a definable difference for small businesses located throughout the coun […]
- Sequester Countdown: What's in Store for the SBAHere is how the small-business agency is going to be affected by the $85 billion in government-spending cuts that will go into effect starting Friday. […]
- Review of NASA's Internal Controls for Awards with Small BusinessReview of NASA's Internal Controls for Awards with Small Business […]
- US Federal Contractor Registration: First Steps to Government Contracting Guide Serves as Go-To Source for Federal ...GovernmentContractingTips.com revamped their First Steps to Government Contracting Guide now providing everything a small business getting started in government contracting would need to know to hit the ground running in 2013. From descriptive points to instructional videos, this is a federal contractors go-to site.Orlando, FL (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 For s […]
- US Federal Contractor Registration: Government Creates Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council to Further Help Small ...The Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council’s combined efforts will be specifically focused to develop the acquisition workforce, buy goods/services smarter, and develop small business efforts. US Federal Contractor Registration like the Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council is here to help small business vendors become established in government contracting.Or […]
- Small biz to get help with government contractsThe La Junta Small Business Development Center will offer a free workshop on government contracting on Feb. 27. The workshop presenters will be Mr. Ken Knapp, executive director, and Mr. Bob Brown, counselor of the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) in Colorado Springs. […]
- You're the Boss Blog: This Week in Small Business: Dish MobsA $3 billion surplus? Slower growth in health costs? The top 10 most-taxed cities in America. And is your company planning to make a Harlem Shake video? […]
Small Business International Trade – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Ahead of CITES, pressure to ban Thai ivory tradeBANGKOK (AP) — You can buy it freely in urban markets and rural stalls set up at elephant shows in Thailand every day: ivory, carved into everything from intricate statuettes of the pachyderm-headed Hindu deity Ganesh that go for more than $1,000 a piece to tiny tusk pendants worth less than $10. […]
- Small time vendors' business to be formalizedThe government is in the process of formalizing the business activities carried out by small time vendors hawking in public and private transport, said Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. […]
- 2 Chinese engaged in illegal retail trade to be deportedTHE Bureau of Immigration (BI) is set to deport two Chinese nationals who have been detained in a jail in Bicutan, Taguig, and for illegally engaging in the retail trade business, an official said Friday. BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. […]
- Border Towns — International Trade Minister explains why duty-free limits were raisedEd Fast says the decision was made to keep Canadian duty-free limits in line with those in the U.S. […]
- Acton Technologies growth lauded by SBAJENKINS TWP. - Plastics manufacturer Acton Technologies has expanded rapidly as it took advantage of opportunities to export its products across the globe. U.S. Small Business Administration Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Natalia Olson-Urtecho and […]
- Music sales post small rise in 2012, first since '99The music business broke a 12-year losing streak in 2012, posting a small but symbolic 0.3 percent rise in trade revenues to $16.5 billion, figures from the International Federation of the Phonographic ... […]
- Small Arms Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International TradeNEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Small Arms Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International ... […]
