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MBA 693

Welcome

Hello! This page is meant to be a guide for research projects in MBA 693. I am happy to meet with you over Zoom, discuss over the phone, or communicate through email if you have any questions.

Essential Resources

U.S. Census
For information on communities' demographics, income, housing, and education, there's no better place than the Census.

ReferenceUSA This link opens in a new window
Detailed Demographics, including lifestyle information

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Provides business reports in industry market research, industry risk ratings, company research, global industry research, and economic and demographic data. Excessive downloads from IBISWorld will trigger an access block. Please be judicious.

BizStats
National industry financial statements
National Restaurant Association
Advocacy and research organization with some free content to keep up-to-date with trends
State Franchise Financial Disclosure Documents

ReferenceUSA This link opens in a new window
Provides real-time access to directory information for 10.5 million businesses. Locate every business in the U.S. by company name, location, or type of business. In addition to contact information, ReferenceUSA provides full corporate affiliation linkage, multiple contact names, FAX and toll free numbers, single point mapping, and credit ratings.

Yelp
Crowd-sourced reviews offer another way to compare business establishments.