Entrepreneurship: Small Business Start-up Research

If you're starting a small business, the information below can help you find demographics and more.

For Start-Up ADK and Other Community Members:

  • Access to websites on this page:
    • Government websites below are freely accessible from on or off-campus.
    • Subscription library databases, such as Statista, require a college network account to be used from off campus. 
       
  • During the pandemic:
    • Start-Up ADK cannot search subscription databases or borrow SUNY Adirondack library books at this time.
    • Some of the books listed below may be available through your public library.

Business Librarian

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Joyce A. Miller
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Above: Joyce on college's 2017 trip to Ecuador, with live volcano Cotopaxi.
Distinguished Professor of Library Science.
Reference & Instruction Librarian.
Liaison to Business, Science, International Education, Humanities, Online Learning.
Library Website Manager.
SUNY Adirondack, 640 Bay Road Queensbury NY 12804
millerja@sunyacc.edu
(Please call me Joyce, or Professor Miller.)
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Demographics

Who are your customers? For basic demographics (people, income, ages, home ownership, etc.), start with these U.S. government websites:

Statista Database

Statista offers statistics on industry trends, consumer preferences and much more. 

  • Continuing Ed. students may access this library database on campus only. However, during the pandemic, access to the Scoville Learning Center is limited to students, faculty and staff. Access may be restored in future semesters. 
  • Students with college username/passwords can access off-campus.
  • Search with a topic, or use drop-down menus (Outlooks > Consumer Market Outlooks or Tools > Business Plan Export.)

World Statistics