Business Research on the Web
General U.S. Business Ownership -- http://www.usa.gov
Startup Information -- information regarding starting a business
KY Secretary of State One Stop Licensing -- http://sos.ky.gov/business/onestop
KY Revenue Cabinet -- http://revenue.ky.gov
OH Department of Taxation -- http://tax.ohio.gov
OH 1st Stop Business Connection --
http://www.development.ohio.gov/edd/1ststop/onestop/index.cfm/index.cfm
IRS Small Business and Self-Employment Tax Center --
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html
Market Research -- information about groups of buyers
U.S. Census Bureau -- www.census.gov
ESRI Business Information Solutions -- www.esribis.com
KY Workforce Data http://www.workforcekentucky.ky.gov
OH Department of Development -- www.odod.state.oh.us/research/
OKI (OH-KY-IN Regional Council of Govts.) -- www.oki.org
Industry Data -- information about specific industries
Bureau of Labor Statistics -- www.bls.gov/data
American Society of Assn. Executives -- http://www.asaecenter.org/
Hoover’s Online -- www.hoovers.com
County Business Patterns -- www.census.gov/econ/cbp/
OH Department of Development -- www.odod.state.oh.us/research/
Competition Data -- information about your competitors
Locate competitors within a specific radius -- www.superpages.com
Economy Data -- information about the state and national trends
KY State Data Center -- http://www.thinkkentucky.com/
OH Department of Development -- www.odod.state.oh.us/research/
Economic Time Series -- www.economagic.com
The Dismal Scientist -- www.economy.com/dismal/
Bureau of Economic Analysis -- http://www.bea.gov/