Latest Industry Reports
Convenience Store 2012
Thinking about opening a Convenience Store? We share the latest “C-Store” business info, trends, business plan templates, customer demographics, and industry links.
Bar Business 2012
New market research report on the Bar & Nightclub Business with industry overview & trends, business plan templates, links to industry resources & groups and other help with opening your dream bar or nightclub.
Full Service Restaurant Business 2012
Be sure to get your fill as we dish out the latest trends, industry news, business plan templates and other helpful resources and links for the restaurant business.
Janitorial Services Business 2012
Let our new janitorial services business market research report clear the cobwebs and point you to the latest data on industry trends, business plans, and other help with starting your commercial cleaning business.
Bookstore 2012
Skim the latest bookstore trends, sales data, bookshop customer profiles, bookstore business plans, and other helpful bookstore links.
Industry Resource Links
Engineering
Compiled by Marissa Garcia, SBDCNet Researcher Click here to suggest a resource link to be added to this page Engineering Consulting Business Plan National Society of Professional Engineers American Council of Engineering Companies National Institute of Standards & Technology – NIST’s mission is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate [...]
Surety Bonds
Compiled by Cullen Davies, SBDCNet Researcher Surety bonds are a critical success element to virtually every small business owner. Without them, buildings would not be built and small businesses would not be able to occupy their lease spaces. This newsletter will shed light on this “behind the scenes” industry to help small business owners and [...]
Business Success Ideas
5 Tips on How to Open a Bar
So, you want to open a bar or a nightclub. Excited and scared with a million questions, right? These 5 tips on starting a bar can get you pointed in the right direction.
4 Tips on Starting a Janitorial Services Business
Looking for financial security and a growth path that can even take you overseas? Check out our tips on starting a janitorial services business.
4 Tips for Convenience Store Owners
Convenience Store pointers for starting, growing, and optimizing your “C-Store.” We also share links to more C-Store industry market research.
Industry Report Archives
Full Service Restaurant Business 2012
Be sure to get your fill as we dish out the latest trends, industry news, business plan templates and other helpful resources and links for the restaurant business.
Paint & Body Shop
For as long as there have been cars, “scratch and dent” shops have been around to fix them. Not long after cars became affordable for most of the public, car owners began looking for ways to make their vehicle unique.
Collectibles
If you love beautiful things from the past, an antique dealership business may be a good business for you. As an antique dealer, you will find, appraise, purchase and sell antiques either from your home, through a warehouse, a catalog, or a small shop, and now even through the Internet.
Green Construction
What does “green” mean? Green construction means that a building uses less energy, conserves renewable resources and contains fewer toxic materials. What this means for construction cost is a higher initial cost with long term energy savings over the life of the building.
Organic Food Retailers
The simple definition of organic crops in the United States is defined as “crops that are raised without using synthetic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or sewage sludge fertilizer, and they have not been altered by genetic engineering.”
Book Publishing
It’s a Brave New World for the publishing industry as it attempts to keep pace with the arrival of the digital age. The $1 trillion industry includes publishers and printers of newspapers, books, magazines and other materials.
Fine Arts Industry
The Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector includes a wide range of establishments that operate facilities or provide services to meet varied cultural, entertainment, and recreational interests of their patrons.
