September 25, 2007 by melpurdue
How Can I Find a Manufacturer?
Finding the right manufacturer isn’t a one-step process. Instead, networking in your industry will help you find the best fit.
Entrepreneur.com 9/7/07
Finding a Manufacturer
If your startup is based on a new product, your relationship with a manufacturer could be the most important partnership you will form.
StartupNation.com
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September 24, 2007 by melpurdue
The IT 104 site is your best place to sart to gather the information necessary to develop your business plan/proposal.
The Management & Economics Library staff is available for further assistance.
See the About page on the right for contact information.
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September 24, 2007 by melpurdue
Where to go to find money…
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September 24, 2007 by melpurdue
Identify skill and salary levels of employees at the Bureau of Labor’ Statistic’s Occupational Outlook Handbook. A wealth of information on skill levels and job descriptions is available.
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September 24, 2007 by melpurdue
Choices III is a massive survey conducted by Simmons Media & Markets. It is a study of consumer buying and media viewing habits. Choices III provides a significant level of flexibility in finding patterns and cross-matchingdifferent survey elements. Data is from their 2002 survey.
A tutorial is available at: http://www.lib.purdue.edu/cfsl/choices3/index.html
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September 24, 2007 by melpurdue
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September 24, 2007 by melpurdue
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.
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September 24, 2007 by melpurdue
Where to go for more help…
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September 24, 2007 by melpurdue
The Management & Economics Library has books on market research and questionnaire development:
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September 24, 2007 by melpurdue
Forrester Research
Analysis of the Internet economy, Forrester reports on the future of technological change and its impact on business and consumers. Industries covered include such areas as new media, computing, software, networking, telecommunications, and the Internet.Requires a one-time registration to create a user account with Forrester.
Market Research Reports
Frost & Sullivan
Marketing Reports offer the latest research in market analysis, technical reports, end-user studies and more quantitative measurement based reports.
GartnerGroup IntraWeb
Comprehensive body of technology knowledge and is a resource used by thousands of organizations to help decision makers capitalize on information technologies and markets.
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