Business & Management

A database of failed startups, searchable by name, location, industry and year. Autopsy gives a variety of information on each startup, including company duration, investment and funding details, founders/team, and reason for failure. All startup entries have an accompanying failure story written by the founder(s).

The Census Business Builder (CBB) is a suite of services that provide selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format.

Crunchbase is the leading platform for professionals to discover innovative companies, connect with the people behind them, and pursue new opportunities.

Note: While UB does not subscribe to Crunchbase, select content is freely available.

Owler crowdsources competitive insights by providing news alerts, company profiles, and polls and allows members to follow, track, and research companies in real time.

Similar to Autopsy but not always as in depth, Startup Graveyard provides names, length, funding details and reason for failure of companies worldwide.

As of 2006, Thomas Register is online at ThomasNet.com. Search suppliers by company, product, or available CAD drawing. Great source of information on industrial distributors and manufacturers and related services. This website is free to register, search and export results.

For use in preparing 2019 Returns.