Census Bureau to Launch New Web Application to Transform How Small Business Owners Access Data

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the U.S. Census Bureau:

What: The U.S. Census Bureau will host a live demonstration to debut its newest data tool, the Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition at the America's Small Business Development Centers 35th Annual Conference in San Francisco. Over the past year, Census Bureau staff have worked with and listened to feedback from small business owners, trade associations and government agencies to provide them with a powerful tool that combines demographic and economic data to guide their research into opening a new business or expanding an existing one. In addition to a live demonstration of the tool, Census Bureau presenters will provide an overview of key demographic and economic data that entrepreneurs can use.

Census Business Builder provides business owners and entrepreneurs with data for their business research. Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition provides useful data − from the American Community Survey, Economic Census, County Business Patterns and several other data sets − in an interactive map, along with printable reports and charts.

A media availability will follow the presentation. Media may also visit the Census Bureau's booth (booth 202) during the conference to see a demonstration of the tool.

When: Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 
3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. (PDT)

Where: America's Small Business Development Centers Conference  
San Francisco Marriott Marquis 
780 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Who: William Bostic, associate director for economic programs, U.S. Census Bureau
Jeff Sisson, assistant division chief, American Community Survey Office, U.S. Census Bureau
Andrew Hait, Economy-Wide Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau

RSVP: If you plan to attend, please RSVP by 5 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, Sept. 8 to [email protected].

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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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