business research

Resources for starting, financing, and managing a small business. Try the Small Business Administration's Learning Center for self-paced free online business and entrepreneurship topics.

Find the North American Industry Code for industry-level data.

Census and demographic information from the US Census Bureau.

Access all data and digital content (e.g., demographic and economic data) from the U.S. Census Bureau. This site replaced American FactFinder (AFF) and other data-sharing websites from the Bureau in 2020.

Locate licensed businesses, partnerships, and companies in Wisconsin, also known as Corporate Registration Information Service (CRIS).

Free entrepreneurship learning from the Small Business Development Center.

Data, tools, and resources for research, web and mobile applications, and data visualizations.