SCORE Southwest Florida Chapter 219 | Small Business Counselors for Lee & Hendry Counties. Questions? Looking for networking opportunities and business workshops? Contact SCORE Southwest Florida Chapter at 239-489-2935. The SCORE Association is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.
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Florida Gulf Coast University | Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Questions? Contact the Small Business Development Center at Florida Gulf Coast University at 239-745-3700. The Small Business Development Center at Florida Gulf Coast University is a customer driven organization of business professionals, dedicated to helping small businesses succeed by enthusiastically providing creative solutions which exceed customer, employee, and stakeholder expectations.
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U.S. Census Bureau | City of Fort Myers, Florida Demographic and Business QuickFacts. Business quick facts will help you identify key industry competitors and possible niche markets not already occupied. Consult the U.S. Census Bureau for additional demographic details.
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U.S. Census Bureau | City of Bonita Springs, Florida Demographic and Business QuickFacts. Business quick facts will help you identify key industry competitors and possible niche markets not already occupied. Consult the U.S. Census Bureau for additional demographic details.
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U.S. Census Bureau | City of Cape Coral, Florida Demographic and Business QuickFacts. Business quick facts will help you identify key industry competitors and possible niche markets not already occupied. Consult the U.S. Census Bureau for additional demographic details.
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U.S. Census Bureau | Lee County, Florida Demographic and Business QuickFacts. Business quick facts will help you identify key industry competitors and possible niche markets not already occupied. Consult the U.S. Census Bureau for additional demographic details.
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AnnualReports.com is a free directory of company annual reports. You can look for a company through five search criteria: alphabetically, by company name, by ticker symbol, by sector, or by industry. Once a company is found, the annual report can be viewed in either HTML or PDF format.
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Anything Research Industry and Company Research. This site gives analytical reports on specific industries or companies. Looking at this site will give you your actual competitor’s industries reports! This is the perfect site to get the upper hand on your competition.
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This Entrepreneur.com worksheet helps you evaluate your competitors' strengths and weaknesses, based on the key elements needed to be competitive in your market. It also provides a survey worksheet that measures Brand Loyalty and B2B Market.
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EquityNet is a leading private capital and support network that offers patented business plan software and analysis tools for entrepreneurs to efficiently plan their business, raise start-up funding, and seek support. Angel investors, venture capitalists, government entities, business incubators, service providers, and other members of the entrepreneurial community use EquityNet to capitalize and support young, privately-held businesses. Contact EquityNet today at 479-442-3638.
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First Research | Industry Analysis and Research Reports. Questions? Want to select a subcription model? Contact First Research at 866-788-9389. First Research is the leading provider of market analysis tools that help sales and marketing teams perform faster and smarter, open doors and close more deals. First Research performs the “heavy lifting” by synthesizing hundreds of sources into an easy to digest format a sales person can consume quickly to better understand a prospect’s or client’s business issues.
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IBISWorld’s Industry Research Reports are powerful business tools that provide strategic insight and analysis on over 700 U.S. industries. Extensive, objective and easy to digest, IBISWorld research offers the very latest content on every U.S. industry that help you make better decisions, faster.
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The International Trade Administration site provides information and analysis pertaining to issues affecting U.S. industry competitiveness to facilitate the establishment of sound policies that contribute to U.S. economic welfare.
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issues demographic and economic reports on an ongoing basis for their 30 OECD member countries, as well as occasional reports for several non-member countries. These resources cover gross domestic product, international trade statistics, price statistics, economic projections, labor force statistics, and many more topics. The site also offers a free online version of the OECD Factbook: Economic,Environmental and Social Statistics, as well as information about a number of OECD databases, most of which are only available through a paid subscription. You can browse the site by topic, country or OECD department.
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SBDCNet Demographics provides annotated links to sources of statistics from the federal government, as well as sections on sources of data by U.S.geographical area and by subject, for example, computer use, crime statistics, and religious affiliation.
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Market research is the process of gathering and analyzing consumer and economic data to help you understand which products and services your customers want, and how to differentiate your business from your competitors. Learn more from this guide provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Upon free registration, the user has access to one billion trade data records from 1962 forward. The search query has a set of drop-down boxes that allow the user to search for imports or exports of selected commodities during a specified period of time from one country to another.
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Every business has competitors who are aiming to attract customers and increase sales. Those businesses who analyze their competition will have a more clear picture of how to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Learn more from this free online webinar provided by Virtual Advisor.
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Businesses operating within a specific industry must continuously be aware of industry trends that could be shifting around them. From identifying new and existing competitors to understand consumer buying behavior, businesses who remain on the forefront of market trends will stay ahead of their competition. Learn more from this free online webinar provided by Virtual Advisor.
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