What are the opportunities & threats in your industry and markets?
What are the political, economic, social and technological aspects affecting your product or service?
Who are the major competitors and substitutes in your segment?
The following resources provide reports on industries and consumer markets.
For emerging industries, see also Annual SEC Form 10-K reports of relevant companies, as well as general articles.
Analysis of over 900 US/Global industries with product overview, competitive landscape, sales & marketing, international insights, finance & regulation, and more. Once you find your industry, click Full Profile (top right), highlight all and copy to a document; the URL is not a permalink.
Find statistics and articles compiled by the SBRnet on all aspects of sports business & fitness: equipment, fans, sponsorship, social media, venues, participation and more.
Vault writes about industries and professions and their top companies, many of which are private companies. Industries covered include accounting, law, investment management, and real estate.
Tools for Finding & Using Census Data
The US Census Bureau has made many changes and enhancements recently for mapping, visualizing and downloading data.
Below are tools for finding and using Census Data: See their Academy website for webinars on particularly types of data, and particularly their Exploring Census Data series covering Construction, Health Care, Public Sector, Retail and more.
Major US Census Bureau Industry Surveys & Programs
Browse the variety of Census surveys - monthly, quarterly, annually, or every 5 or 10 years - at the first source below to find what you need. Major surveys are listed below.
NAICS codes and the earlier SIC codes are used to define industries.
Use these sources to verify your industry code definitions: