Business Directories
These titles include contact information for businesses, helpful for finding company information when searching for supplies and for finding names of competitors.
- Business Houston (2001-2002) REF HF 5068 .H6 B8 1999-2000 (Index Table)
- Dun's Regional Business Directory – REF HG 4058. H68 D86 (Index Table) – lists businesses by zip code in the greater Houston area
- EDGAR Database -http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
- Hoover's Online - http://hoovers.com/ also Hoover's Handbook of American Business (REF HG4057 .A28617 on index table), Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies (REF HG4057 .A33 on index table)
- Regional Industrial Buying Guide – REF T 12.3.T42 G852 2004
- SearchBug CompanyFinder - http://www.searchbug.com/companyfinder/ – find nearby businesses by type of business and distance from address.
- Standard & Poor's Corporation Records - REF HG4501 .S76635
- Technology Houston (2001) – REF HD 9999 .B44 T4 2001 (Index Table)
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers – REF T 12 .T6 2000 or http://www.ThomasNet.com – helpful for finding companies that manufacture products; web version requires free registration
Demographics & Related Statistics
These materials include resources that identify community information that would help you select a location, target your marketing, or create your own statistics from surveys.
- American Fact Finder – http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en – provides profiles for states, counties, cities, congressional districts, and more from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Bureau of Labor Statistics – http://www.bls.gov/ – collects data on prices and expenditures, employment and other topics. See also: http://www.bls.gov/cex/ (Consumer Expenditure Surveys)
- County Business Patterns REF HC 107.T4 A184 1994
- FREDI FOCUS Reports – provides 2001 and projected 2006 population and land area by zip codes in the North Harris Lone Star College–Montgomery District. Reports for ethnicity, median age, and median incomes are also available.
- State & Metropolitan Area Data Book - REF HA 202.584 1997-98
- Reference USA - Business Database (accessible on and off campus) Lists 12 million U.S. Businesses
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – http://www.bls.gov – collects data on prices and expenditures, employment and other topics.See also: http://www.bls.gov/cex/ (Consumer Expenditure Surveys)
- ZIP Code Business Patterns – http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml – provides 1998-2001 business data by zip code.
- Zip Codes in North Houston and Montgomery County:
- Aldine-North Loop-Greenspoint —77016, 022, 026, 028, 032, 037, 038, 039, 050, 060, 073, 076, 078, 086, 088, 091, 093, 396
- FM 1960-Spring-Klein —77014, 066, 067, 068, 090, 373, 379, 388, 389
- Humble-Atascocita-Northeast —77336, 337, 338, 346, 347, 357, 358, 365, 372, 390, 391, 396
- Northwest-Cy-Fair —77040, 041, 064, 065, 069, 070, 095, 429, 433, 447, 484
- Tomball-Magnolia —77353, 354, 355, 362, 375
- South Montgomery County —77380, 381, 382, 384, 385, 386
- North Montgomery County -- 77301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 327, 328, 333, 356, 378
- Zoomerang Free Surveys - requires free registration for basic membership, but allows you to create free online surveys
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