The new site can be found at: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/content.php?pid=138709&sid=1284230

These resources should help with the background research necessary to prepare a business plan; including the industry analysis, competitor research, and market research.

Seek further assistance from the Management & Economics Library kranlib@purdue.edu or at

www.lib.purdue.edu/mel

- MEL

Indiana Demographics/Employment Data

• Stats Indiana
• Indiana Business Research Center

• The Consumer Expenditure Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics consists of two surveys collected for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Census Bureau — the quarterly Interview survey and the Diary survey — that provide information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics.

• MediaMark is similar to Choices III and presents data on consumer buying and viewing habits.  It provides more prepackaged reports than Choices III.  MediaMark requires IE and you must create a free account with them.