• 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start a Business (Entrepreneur magazine) External
  Similar to other startup questions, these five prompts ask you to consider your basic needs and brainstorm the resources you have access to.
• 9 Questions Smart Entrepreneurs Answer Before Starting a Business (SCORE) External
  A list of nine basic questions is presented by SCORE, the non-profit business mentoring partner of the Small Business Administration.
• SBA Business Guide
  The U.S. Small Business Administration provides a guide to all aspects of setting up a business. Browse to see what you will need to do before you even get started.
• Small Business USAgov
  This one-stop site to federal government resources provides information on how to start a small business, get financing help from the government, tax information, federal contracting, and more.​

• Census Business Builder, U.S. CensusThe Census Business Builder (CBB) is a suite of services that provide selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format.
• Consumer Expenditure Surveys, Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe survey provides information on how much consumers spend on a variety of product categories, based on age, occupation, income, and other demographics.
• QuickFacts, U.S. Census BureauThis site includes data on U.S. population and demographics, housing, and businesses.
• Census Business Builder, U.S. CensusThe Census Business Builder (CBB) is a suite of services that provide selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format.


• Consumer Expenditure Surveys, Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe survey provides information on how much consumers spend on a variety of product categories, based on age, occupation, income, and other demographics.
• QuickFacts, U.S. Census BureauThis site includes data on U.S. population and demographics, housing, and businesses.