OC Library: Business Web Sites

Web Sites: BUSINESS

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General Business Resources	Finance
Accounting	Marketing
Company & Stock Information	Statistical Information
Economics

GENERAL BUSINESS:

Bizoffice: Reference, franchises, marketing, and opportunities for home-based businesses.
Business Advisor, USBA: Provides business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions.
A Business Researcher's Interests: Links to a number of resources, with an emphasis on Information Technology and Management
Department of Commerce: Programs to expand U.S. exports, develop innovative technologies, gather and disseminate statistical data, measure economic growth, grant patents, promote minority entrepreneurship, predict the weather and monitor stewardship. Mandate to work with the business community to foster economic growth and create new American jobs.
Federal Reserve Economic Research & Data: Compiles economic and banking information pertinent to the Ninth Federal Reserve District and the nation. This site also includes unique features such as an inflation calculator, curriculum resources for teachers and a wealth of statistical information on the Ninth Federal Reserve District.
Freepatentsonline: Search millions of patents and patent applications by keyword, inventor, patent number, and more.
Industrial and Labor Relations (Cornell University): Virtual library from the library of Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations; features many full-text reports in their Electronic Bookshelf and ILR virtual library collections; comprehensive subject-oriented resource pages.
Industry Research Desk Web Site: Designed for small businesses, this site provides resources for industry research, business research, company research, and manufacturing process research.
International Business Resources on the WWW: Links to business, economics, trade, marketing, and government sites with an international focus.
International Trade: International links for trade information.
Internet Nonprofit Center: Information on nonprofit organizations.
Internet Patent Search System: A way for people to perform patent searches, and access information on the patenting process.
Mutual Fund Center: Provides the individual investor with the knowledge to make your own investment decisions. Follow mutual funds or equities and access background information in one convenient location.
National Association for Female Executives: The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) provides education, networking, and public advocacy in order to help its members achieve career success and financial security.
National Labor Relations Board: The NLRB is an independent Federal agency created in 1935 to enforce the National Labor Relations Act. It conducts secret-ballot elections to determine whether employees want union representation and investigates and remedies unfair labor practices by employers and unions. The online site includes decisions, manuals, forms, regulations, etc.
National Technical Information Service: The mission of the NTIS is to serve as the central source for U.S. Government scientific, technical, and business information.
Oklahoma Department of Commerce: The Oklahoma Department of Commerce recruits new businesses to the state, develops economic incentives, assists existing business with growth, facilitates international trade and export assistance, and provides funding to Oklahoma rural communities for programs and activities aimed at sustainability and economic growth.
O*Net: O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is a comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics. The O*NET database includes information on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with occupations.
Payscale: An online database of employee salary data. Individuals can evaluate current salaries or job offers, while HR professionals will find detailed salary data targeted to their company and positions.
Quality Resources Online: A collection of quality-related information and groups accessible over the Internet from Quality.org.
Rutgers University Libraries: Research & Reference Gateway: Business: Provides a basic list of Internet resources for all areas of business research.
Small Business Administration: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
SuperPages.com: Search for U.S. business by name, category, and/or geographical area.
United States Business Advisor: The one-stop electronic link to government information on business topics.
Yahoo! Yellow Pages: Find a business on the Web. Provides a map and driving instructions to the site of the business.

ACCOUNTING:

Accounting Terminology Guide: Contains over 450 entries for accounting terms commonly used by accountants and financial analysts.
RAW: Rutgers Accounting Web: Accounting resources on the Internet.

COMPANY & STOCK INFORMATION:

AnnualReports.com: Instant access to annual reports in one single location.
CorpTech: Database of information about technology companies.
Historical Prices for Dow Jones: Check prices for the Dow Jones by day, week, or month.
Hoover's Online: Provides a wealth of information about companies, but some of the material is only available for subscribers.
Nasdaq 100 Heatmap: Provides a visual representation of the Nasdaq-100 stocks and displays price fluctuations in near real time - green if the price is up, red if it's down. As you move your cursor over each color-coded ticker symbol, you can view a daily chart with vital trading stats.
SEC Filings and Forms (EDGAR): Access to all registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms filed by U.S. and foreign companies electronically through EDGAR.
Thomas Register Home Page: Instant sourcing and contact information on industrial products and services offered by 150,000 American and Canadian companies.
Yahoo! Finance Company & Fund Index: Information on public companies, including contact information, business summaries, officer and employeee information, sector and industry classifications, business and earnings announcement summaries, and financial statistics and ratios.

ECONOMICS:

Economics WPA: Devoted to the free distribution of working papers in Economics. Postscript or Acrobat Viewer required.
EH.net Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History is designed to provide students and laymen with high quality reference articles in the field.
Finance and Economics: A list of sources of financial and economic data and research resources, in print and online, provided by Rutgers University Libraries.
Index of Economic Freedom: Presents a portrait of the economic freedom of 161 countries around the world.

FINANCE:

Corporate Market At-A-Glance of the Bond Market Association: Search corporate bond information by issuer, or browse the most active bonds or recent trades.
Dow Jones Indexes: Access to all of the Dow Jones Indexes online.
Federal Reserve Economic Data: A database of U.S. economic time series that allows you to download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series.
Finance and Economics: A list of sources of financial and economic data and research resources, in print and online, provided by Rutgers University Libraries.
Finance Site List: Web links for those interested in understanding and teaching financial ideas. Maintained at the Journal of Finance.
Long Term Bond Ratings: Long term bond ratings according to Moodys, Standard & Poor, and Fitch.
Municipal Market At-A-Glance of the Bond Market Association: Search municipal bond information by issuer, or browse the most active bonds or recent trades.
NASDAQ Market Indices: Indices such as the NASDAQ Composite, NYSE Composite, etc.
Ohio State University's Virtual Finance Library: Links to finance information provided by Ohio State University.
Standard & Poors: Access to all registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms filed by U.S. and foreign companies electronically through EDGAR.

MARKETING:

Advertising Age: An online magazine about advertising.
Consumer Expenditure Survey: Information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and characteristics.
Consumer Insight Magazine: Most recent articles published in this magazine available online.
Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates: Information on employment and wages for metropolitan areas.
Web Marketing Information Center: Links to nearly 100 online articles about effective Web marketing and online resources for Business. The focus is on small businesses.
Zip Code Lookup: Find out what type of people live in a particular zip code.

STATISTICAL INFORMATION:

American Demographics: The online version of American Demographics magazine, which has articles on consumer and demographic trends.
Basic Family Budget: Select from one of six family types, pick a state, and then select a community to see how much that family is likely to need for housing, food, child care, etc. The calculator also shows the percent and number of families in that state living below the family budget level.
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Data, economy at a glance, surveys & programs, publications, regional information, and research papers.
City-Data.com: Profiles of towns and cities that include crime data, housing, weather, hospitals, employment statistics, and more.
ClickZ Stats: A source of information for small businesses, this site provides information about the market such as size, demographics, geographics, and usage patterns in addition to information on advertising, retail, business to business, e-commerce, intranets and site building.
County Business Patterns: Economic data for each industry by county. Also has links to similar information on a national level, as well as by state, city, and zip code.
County and City Data Book: Population and housing data from the 2000 Census for all U.S. counties, cities with 25,000 or more inhabitants, and places of 2,500 or more inhabitants.
Current Population Survey: Monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Estimates include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, etc.
Demographic Profile 3 Trend Reports: Information on how the United States changed between 1990 and 2000. Arranged by state, metro area, zip code, and more.
Facts for Features & Special Editions: Statistics from the U.S. Census related to anniversaries, observances, or topics in the news.
Kid Count: A national and state-by-state effort to track that status of children in the U.S.
Occupational Employment Statistics: Employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations.
Online Statistical Data about Aging: Links to online statistical information on the demographic characteristics, health, social conditions, and economic condition of older persons.
Origins: Economic, social, and demographic data about Oklahoma.
State and County Quick Facts: Tables of data about states and counties that is frequently requested from the U.S. Census.
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: Data about the United States, individual states, counties and metropolitan areas from a variety of sources.
Statistical Abstract of the United States: Published since 1878, the Statistical Abstract is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
U.S. Census Bureau: Census data provided by the federal government.

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