Management: Government Resources

The website provides statistical data generated by many different U.S. government agencies. You can find statistics on interest rates, inflation rates, wages, consumer credit, and other data.

This triennial survey of the balance sheet, pension, income, and other demographic characteristics of U.S. families also gathers information on the use of financial institutions. You can follow the links to summary results of the surveys, codebooks, and

USA.gov: Small Business replaces Business.gov as the official business link to the U.S. government, created to provide legal and regulatory information to America's small businesses. The site also acts as a gateway to federal, state and local information that affects small business

Here you'll find economic statistics by geography, sector, and frequency, as well as such reports as Survey of Business Owners (including minorities and women), Statistics of U.S. Businesses (by size), and County Business Patterns.

Part of the U.S. International Trade Administration site, this section provides links to trade data, forecasting, and analysis from U.S. and international sources.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), used by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, replaced the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes in 1997 to describe business establishments and industries. On this site, you can find

There are more than 60,000 product heading categories and over 5500 online supply catalogs at this site. You can search by product name for U.S. public and private manufacturers.

Visit this site to find data and information on consumer and producer prices, employment and unemployment, occupational compensation, workplace injuries and illness, employee benefits, and productivity.

Highly recommended as a place to begin searching. Published by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Has short descriptions of hundreds of careers, giving required training, likely salary, growth potential, and more.

Events, news, legislative issues, educational opportunities, and membership, with information on staff and employment.

Helpful information for your convenience in learning how to start a business in Texas.

Provides links to business organizations and forms and a business opportunity search.

"Export.gov brings together resources ... to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today’s global marketplace."

"ITA's mission is to create prosperity by strengthening the competitiveness of U.S. industry, promoting trade and investment, and ensuring fair trade and compliance with trade laws and agreements. Trade.gov provides you access to ITA's valuable

The site provides news, information on its member countries, data and statistics from the World Economic Outlook Databases, and full text publications, such as the World Economic Outlook, 2007, and more.

"The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world." Note: These reports are not updated regularly

The Online Factbook, produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, is "currently updated every two weeks." The World Factbook provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies, including brief factual surveys of

The Small Business Program provides business training, educational events, and coaching to empower entrepreneurs. Our mission is to foster job creation and support the growth of new and existing businesses by providing capacity building information, tools, and resources.

"The Austin Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit, membership-driven organization comprised of 2,400+ business enterprises, civic organizations, educational institutions and individuals. Its mission is to provide leadership that facilitates the creation of a prosperous regional economy and effective advocacy for its members."

"Counselors to America's Small Business."

"This organization assists community-based and nonprofit organizations to be more effective by helping strengthen their staff, volunteer, and organizational capacity."

"A listing of local chambers of commerce. All numbers are in the Austin '512' area code." Included are: Greater Austin, Austin Gay and Lesbian, Briarcliff Village, Capital City African American, Cedar Park, Greater Pflugerville, Hispanic of Austin/Travis