The economic condition of small businesses in the United States, each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories is illustrated in Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories, published in 2005. Each state profile contains sections on the following topics: the number of firms, industry composition, small business income, banking, women and minority business ownership, and employment. For additional information, detailed historical data may be found in the Small Business Economic Indicators

Business Retention and Expansion Survey conducted by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.

Business Resource Links:
http://www.sba.gov/training/bizmag.html

Here you’ll find ready-to-use business tools to help you get the job done faster and easier: http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/tools.asp

Owner Demographic Economic Research:
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/demographic.html

Statistics of U.S. Businesses and Nonemployer Statistics:
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research.data.html

A checklist of the most common requirements that affect small business: http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/startup/guide4.html#govreg

Business Regulations:
http://www.business.gov

Research and Statistics Office of Economic Research:
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research

Environmental Protection Agency:
http://www.epa.gov/region7

EPA Regulations:
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/lawregs.htm

Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/is_oshapanel.html