Entrepreneurship and Small Business: Industry Information

IBISWorld provides market intelligence reports for more than 1,000 products and services. The reports are geared help those in charge of procurement of various supplies and services, which in turn may be part of a larger supply chain.

Euromonitor's Passport, provides detailed international market research, presented as industry, company, country, and consumer reports. See the guide: Industry Information in Euromonitor's Passport.

Those who are interested in starting a "green" business, may wish to try out Building Green. This resource combines GreenSpec (a directory of green products), Environmental Building News, and a database of case studies, with the goal of helping "building-industry professionals ... [to] reduce the adverse impacts, of buildings."

A set of 6 volumes, available both online and in print; gives overviews of American Industries, organized from A-Z.

A three volume set, available both online, via Gale Virtual Reference, and in print (REF. Desk HC102 .E53 2011). v. 1. Manufacturing industries -- v. 2. Agriculture, mining, construction, wholesale, & retail industries -- v. 3. Finance, service & public administration industries