LibGuides: Entrepreneurship: Sector research

Business (B2B)

Ebooks

The B2B Social Media Book
Advance your B2B marketing plans with proven social media strategies.
Complete B2B Online Marketing
Learn how to leverage search engine marketing and social media technologies for B2B marketing.
Designing B2B Brands: Lessons from Deloitte and 182,000 Brand Managers
Insights from business-to-business branding experts for creating an iconic global identity.
Fundamentals of Business-To-Business Marketing
An overview of the key principles of business marketing
Innovation in B2B Networks
Examines innovation within B2B networks in two parts: "Innovation networks: the key role of actors" and "Organizing for innovation networks."
Innovative B2B Marketing
Includes marketing models, processes, and thought leadership pieces.

Government (B2G)

Websites

U.S. Small Business Administration
Information for small businesses on contracting with the government
U.S. General Services Administration
How to sell to the government
SAM.gov
Federal business opportunities
Acquisition.gov
Agency recurring procurement forecasts and business opportunities
Federal Service Desk
Help on U.S. government contracts and grants systems
System for Award Management (SAM)
Register to do business with the U.S. government for free directly from this site. Find free help, including user guides, videos, and FAQs.

Nonprofits (B2N)

Nonprofit Explorer
Use ProPublica's database to search tax returns from tax-exempt organizations and see financial details such as executive compensation, revenue, and expenses. You can browse IRS data released since 2013 and access over 9.6 million tax filing documents going back as far as 2001.

GuideStar This link opens in a new window
Find up-to-date information on thousands of IRS-registered nonprofits. GuideStar provides information on the organization's mission, legitimacy, impact, reputation, finances, programs, transparency, governance, and more. Find different organizations' financial statements, executives' salaries, and other key financial information. Note: You will need to create a free basic account using your arizona.edu email.

The Bridgespan Group
Thought leadership for non-profit sector. Check out the Insights section for articles, reports, non-profit management toolkits, interviews, and a podcast series on equity and justice topics.
Cause IQ
Robust directory for non-profits. Link goes to page specific to Tucson metro area, but directories are available for the whole U.S. You can also search by category/sector.
Charity Navigator
Uses a numbers-based rating system to assess over 8,000 of America's best-known and some lesser known, but worthy, charities.
Giving USA
This data visualization tool provides high-level data on charitable giving in the United States by source (company, individual, etc.) and recipient (type of industry, affiliation). You can filter by year as well as compare contributions to previous years. Other Giving USA resources are restricted to subscribers.
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search
Search this database with either the EIN or name of the non-profit you are researching to confirm their tax exempt status and eligibility letter. You can also review all filings under the bulk data downloads link. Check the index .csv for each year first to confirm the non-profit is within the bulk filings.
National Center for Charitable Statistics
Provides tools for researching charities and nonprofits.
Nonprofit Insights by Stanford Business
Stanford's Graduate School of Business has research and reports about what's new and trending in the nonprofit world.
Nonprofit Quarterly
Resources from the Institute for Nonprofit News.
The NonProfit Times
Offers resources for nonprofit management.

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