Business Researcher Newsletter

Click here to view Small Business Stats Packs.

You can still access the original archived editions of the BR Newsletter online

ORIGINAL POST:

Introduction – BR is back!

After a three year hiatus and many business and personal challenges the BR Newsletter is back! Well sort of. As you can tell this is not really a newsletter anymore but rather a Blog. After consultations and numerous trials and tests this format seemed the most accessible.

I briefly considered twitter but decided I was too long winded for that format.

While the cosmetics are different, the content will have the same focus as the original e-mail newsletter: helping new entrepreneurs and small businesses access free and low cost Canadian data.

By the way you can still access the original archived editions of the BR Newsletter online

One of the more popular aspects of the original BR Newsletter will also return:Small Business Stats Packs. These one page summaries of recently released small business data help you to quickly access the latest Canadian SME research. The packs be will made available online and in a downloadable pdf format. I will announce when new stats pack are added. You can also find them linked at the bottom of the right-hand column.

For those new to GDSourcing / Stats Link Canada, my name is John White. After working for a number of years at Statistics Canada, I started my own online business in 1997. Over the last 13 years while the there have been various cosmetic and strategic changes, I have remained focused on the one goal of helping entrepreneurs access market and industry data that is within their budget. And believe me I am well aware that for some that budget is $0.00!

My original site (GDSourcing.com) is a directory of web sites which contain free Canadian data. Each entry has its own site summary.

We have also added a Google Custom Search engine which allows you to directly keyword search the full sites we have summarized.

My second site is Stats Link Canada which is a much more robust research tool. It includes detailed research guides on the major market and industry sources available. It also hosts this blog!

The heart of the site is our Stats Link Canada Source Lists. There are now more than 19,000 references to the latest polls, surveys and reports. Both government and non-government sources are tracked. Use our detailed subject index or keyword search your sector for the data you require. There is a free trial so you can assess the usefulness of this research tool for your own purposes. Full access is only $6.

I guess that is it for introductions.

I hope you find this BLOG helpful.