Data Sources
American Community Survey - Community profiles
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
SBA Small Business Data Resources
SBA SizeUp - Benchmarking Tool
IRS
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
USDA
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
Essential Ag, Food and Community Statistics
University of Wisconsin Extension List of Data Sites
Private Research Firms - You may need to try them out to see what best meets your needs or stop in and get information as needed.
Compete - A blog you might enjoy
comScore - Useful information in their blog
eMarketer - sign up for free newsletter and blog
Housing Assistance Council - Rural Data Portal
Marketing Charts - B2B - Sign up for newsletter
Research Brief from MediaPost Blogs - Helpful newsletter