Research Guides: Entrepreneurship: Financial &amp; Economic Data

Financial & Economic Data

Financial and economic data can be used to estimate startup costs, create performance projections, determine sustainability of company within a region, country, or sector. The following section lists some key site that will provide both economic and financial data to use in your research.

Canada

Canadian Industry Statistics (Industry Canada)
Financial Performance Data (Industry Canada)
Finance - MaRS Startup Toolkit
Accounting for startups—the basics include payroll, financial statements, taxation, bookkeeping, laws and accounting principles. Get versed in this language of business and know when to bring in an accountant. Founders also need to know which revenue model to choose.
Bottom-Up Sales Forecasting (MaRS Discovery District)

United States

Data.gov
US Economic Census
A subset of the US Census, data includes the business expenses survey and industry sector tables. Updated every 5 years.

International

UNdata
World Bank Databases
The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to World Bank data. The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank data sources. Free access is currently provided to the following World Bank Databases: World Development Indicators Global Development Finance, Africa Development Indicators, and Global Economic Monitor.