Market Research Resources

General Market Research (some available for free at your local library)

• JJ Hill Market Research
• Hoovers 
• Lexis Nexis 
• IBIS World  
• Mintel 
• Wall Street Journal 
• The Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs
• U.S. Census Bureau

Contact Databases

• LinkedIn 
• Jigsaw 

Patent Searches

• United States Patent & Trademark Office 
• Google Patents
• WIPO Patent Scope
• U.S. Copyright Office