Facts and Figures

News sources

• American FactFinder: your source for population, economic and geographic data.  U.S. Census 2000.
   
• The Asaba Group - Research Reports by Industry
   
• Businesses Owned by Women of Color - Center for Women's Business Research, 2006
        • African American Women
        • Asian American & Pacific Islander Women
        • Hispanic Women
        • Native American & Alaska Native Women
        • Pacific Island Women
   
• Catalyst Quick Facts
        •  African Americans
        •  Asian Americans
        •  Latinos/Latinas
        •  People of Color in the U.S.
  
  
• Cross-Industry Comparison of Standard Benchmarks.  Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies                 
     
• FedStats -- a gateway to US Federal agency statistics
   
• Global Research Initiative - Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2004 Executive Report.  London Business School and Babson College. 
         The level of entrepreneurial activity, the link between entrepreneurial 
         activity and economic growth and the factors contributing to an
         entrepreneurial climate in 41 countries is explored. i
  
  
•  Legislation Affecting Minority Purchasing
   
• Milken Institute Research - Financial Innovation and Access to Capital
       Creating Capital, Jobs and Wealth in Emerging Domestic Markets:
       Financial Technology Transfer to Low-Income Communities.  January, 2003.
        
• Minorities in Business:  Report produced by the Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration.  2007. (PDF File)
   
• Minority Groups Increasing Business Ownership at Higher Rate.  U.S. Census Bureau Press Release, July 29, 2005.
   

• National population Estimates and Characteristics

• National Population Projections - U.S. Census Bureau
       • Demographic Trends in the 20th Century: Census 2000 Special Reports 
       • The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2000
       • The Asian Population: 2000
       • The Black Population: 2000 
       • The Hispanic Population    
       • The Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population: 2000
       • Projected Population of the United States: 2000-2050
       • Projected Population Changes in the United States: 2000  2050
   
• Nations Population One Third Minority [To view PDF, click here]
   
• Racial and Ethnic Populations in the United States - U.S. Census Bureau
   
• Small Business Administration - Office of Advocacy
         Minority-Owned Business Economic Research
   
• The Small Business Economy: A Report to the President (formerly the State of Small Business)--  2009
  The State of Small Business: A Report of the President (historical versions  2001, 2002-03,  2004,  2005 , 2006, 2007 (PDF files) - The annual reference source since 1982 that business owners, policymakers, and researchers have turned to when they need information on small business' performance in the economy. (Text synopsis version - 1998)
  To obtain a printed copy, see the U.S. Government Online Bookstore.
   
• State and County Quick Facts - 2000 State Population Figures by Race and Ethnicity.  U.S. Census.
   
•  State Economic Profiles - .  SBA Office of Advocacy
   
• U.S. Census Bureau Data (Survey of Business Owners)
     Press Releases
       

  --Minorities expected to be majority in 2050	click here
  --Growth of Hispanic-Owned Businesses Triples the National Average    March 21, 2006	click here
  --Revenues for Black-Owned Firms Near $89 Billion:  Number of              Businesses Up 45 Percent -April 18, 2006.	click here
  --Revenue for Asian-Owned Firms Surpass $326 Billion:  Number of     Businesses Up 24 Percent.  May 16, 2006	click here
  --Revenues for American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned       Businesses Near $27 Billion.  June 20, 2006	click here
  --Growth of Native Hawaiian-and Other Pacific Islander-Owned     Businesses Over Three Times the National Average.  June 28, 2006	click here

                
• U.S. Census Bureau - 2002 Survey of Business Owners: Summary of Findings
  -- American Indians and Alaska Natives
  -- Asians
  -- Blacks
  -- Hispanics
  -- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
   
• United States Map
   
• U.S. Statistical Abstract
  
   Financial Assistance
  °  BusinessFinance.com
  °  Business Consortium Fund (BCF)
  °  Small Business Access to Capital - U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  °  Small Business Administration
  °  Small Business Grants
  See also:
  °   Entrepreneur's Resource For Finance

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