Business in the U.S.
The Business of America
U.S. Department of State. Chapter 5 of "Portrait of the USA". This chapter examines agriculture, the first American industry; the American style of mass production; the labor movement; and the nation's economic system.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch5.htm
Manufacturing in America: A Comprehensive Strategy to Address the Challenges to U.S. Manufacturers
This report, issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce in January 2004, provides an overview of the manufacturing sector in the United States, as well as recommendations for business innovations for the future.
http://www.commerce.gov/DOC_MFG_Report_Complete.pdf
Timeline of Antitrust Enforcement Highlights
This Department of Justice timeline provides dates and names of landmark anti-monopoly legislation and judicial decisions from the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 to court cases from 2003.
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/timeline.pdf
Occupational Employment Projections to 2010
This analysis from the Department of Labor projects the most rapid employment creation in professional and service occupations, reflecting the relative declining importance of the manufacturing and agricultural sectors relative to the services sector as a whole.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2001/11/art4full.pdf
Main Street in the Digital Age: How Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Are Using the Tools of the New Economy
U.S. Department of Commerce, February 2002. This report examines the information technology investment and usage trends of U.S. small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). The report contains statistics for SMEs on capital equipment expenditures, Internet access for manufacuturing plants, and employees' workplace usage of computers.
http://www.esa.doc.gov/MainStreetDigitalAge.cfm
Small Business and the Corporation
U.S. Department of State. Chapter 4 from "An Outline of the US Economy". Presents a short summary of the development of businesses in the U.S., and the role that small businesses still play in the American economy.
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oecon/chap4.htm
Small Business by the Numbers: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Small Business Administration, updated December 2003.
http://app1.sba.gov/faqs/faqindex.cfm?areaID=24
The State of Small Business: A Report of the President, 1999–2000
Small Business Administration. This report documents the state of small business at the end of the 20th century.
http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/stateofsb99_00.pdf
State Small Business Profile: United States
Small Business Administration, 2003. A summary of key statistics related to small businesses.
http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/profiles/03us.pdf
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