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Marketing
& Business Education Web Resources
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Appliance.com-The
homepage of the U.S. Appliance Industry, which is divided into consumer
and manufacturers sections, links to industry updates, statistics and
publications.
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| Industry
Link-This is a directory of
over 22 industrial areas with links to company home pages within the
specific industry categories. They include among others: automotive,
electronics, industrial marketing, and oil and gas. |
National
Restaurant Association-The
home page of the NRA provides reports on trends, forecasts, consumer
studies, operating ratios and related topics in the restaurant industry.
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| U.S.
Census Bureau/Manufacturing-This
site includes Current Industrial Reports, Annual Survey of Manufacturers
and the Census of Manufacturers with production output of industries in
the U.S. |
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Demographic
Information |
| American Fact Finder-This government
site allows the 2000 census data of socioeconomic and demographic
variables to be searched by geographic location, zip code, national and
state totals, and metropolitan statistical areas |
| Bureau
of Labor Statistics-The BLS
web site provides data on the economy, employment and unemployment, and
prices and living conditions on both regional and national scales. |
Cyber
Atlas-Available
here is helpful statistical and demographic information for those
interested in doing business on the Internet.
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Easidemographics-This
site provides a wide range of easy to configure demographic reports.
Approximately 1,000,000 pages of documentation based upon the 1990 census,
and updated to 1998, can be accessed.
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- State
Data Center-The North
Carolina State Data Center (SDC) is a consortium of state and local
agencies that provides information and data about the State and its
component geographic areas. The site includes population, economic,
and income data as well as county profiles and rankings. Recently a
public health section was added which includes a link to the North
Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. There is also a link to
the North Carolina Statistical Register.
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State
and County Quick Facts-Easy to use website from the US Census Bureau.
Provides comparative data for each state and county for 33 categories
divided into three groups: Population, Business & Geography.
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- State
Demographics-The State
Demographics unit provides state, county, and municipal population
estimates and projections by year, age, race, and sex. The annual
estimates of the population of North Carolina counties and
municipalities are used in the distribution of state shared revenues
to local governments. County and state population projections,
available by age, race (white/other) and sex, are used for long range
planning.
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- Regional
Account Data-Provided
by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Personal income and population summary estimates; detailed county
annual tables of income and employment, and wage and salary summary
estimates. For North Carolina-specific information, select
"North Carolina" from the list of states. County-level
information will be displayed once you select the state.
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Miscellaneous |
| AMA Web page-The homepage of the
American Marketing Association that contains links to membership
information, classified ads, and marketing research resources. |
| I Marketing-Provides
free market profiles by size of business, number of employees and
geography for understanding and sizing a potential market. Online
registration required. |
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Media
Central-This
commercial site provides news, information, and useful links for the media
and marketing professional or student
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| MouseTracks-MouseTracks
presents and offers commentary on some of the marketing activities and
resources on the Internet. Content changes frequently but irregularly. |
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ValuationResources.Com A valuable free
resource for business appraisers, business owners, and other parties
interested in business valuation and related topics. Subjects covered
include business valuation publications, industry overview, issues, and
trends, industry outlook and forecasts, financial benchmarking, compensation
surveys, economic data and forecasts, public market data, transaction data,
valuation discounts and premiums, legal and tax resources, business
publications and resource directories, company profiles and credit reports,
international trade and country reports, business start-up guides, private
company data, company directories, trade association directories, appraisal
associations, appraiser directories, valuation newsletters, valuation
articles, and valuation forums. |
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