Surveys of Small Business
The Shafran Moltz Group conducts an annual small business outlook survey: 2013 (and Infographic) | 2012.
Small Business: Then & Now summarizes the changes that small businesses have encountered over the last five years, based on a survey by Constant Contact.
Other surveys include the following:
- Infusionsoft Small Business Market Survey: annual
- Small Business CEO Survey: monthly (Vistage and The Wall Street Journal)
- Small Business Economic Trends: quarterly (National Federation of Independent Business)
- Small Business Outlook Survey: quarterly (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
- State of Women-Owned Businesses Survey (National Association of Women Business Owners)
- Store Front Business Index (PYMNTS.com)
- Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index: quarterly
The Womenabler Reference Library includes links to several reports and surveys related to women-owned businesses.
Many other Economic Indicators are covered in a separate guide.
The Top 20 Reasons Startups Fail
Learn about company failures with Autopsy.io, which links to recent press coverage of start-ups that did not succeed.
Blogs
Start with 10 Must Read Blogs for Entrepreneurs and then refer to 15 Must Read Small Business Marketing Blogs.
For a selection of Small Business Blogs, see the list reviewed by Forbes.com in its "Best of the Web Directory."
Many blogs and news sources are tracked by BizSugar. And there's even a blog run by the U.S. Small Business Administration.