| ACCOUNTING |
The Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lectures in Accounting <http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/saxe/default.htm> : The Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lectures in Accounting, a series of public lectures, are in the process of being digitized. The lectures date back to 1973.
| ANNUAL REPORTS |
Annual Reports Library <http://www.zpub.com/sf/arl/> : Information on how to find annual reports online, tips for reading annual reports, etc.
Barron's Annual Report Service <http://www.icbinc.com/cgi-bin/barrons.pl> : This is a free service. You can obtain the annual reports of any of the companies listed. To place the order now, select the companies, and complete the shipping information. Reports will be sent the next working day, subject to availability. Orders can also be made by calling 1-800-965-2929 or by faxing 1-800-747-9384. Open 24 hours, including weekends.
Investor Communications Business <http://www.icbinc.com/index.html> : Annual Reports mailed FREE anywhere in the world. Financial information available for over 3,500 U.S., Canadian, and U.K. companies. Annual reports service from Wall Street Journal, Barron's Financial Times (UK) Globe and Mail, Financial Times (Int'l) Wall Street J.(Europe)
IRIN - The Investor Relations Information Network <http://www.irin.com/> : On-line Annual Reports and Shareholder Info | Company Links & Annual Report Requests
NorthCote <http://www.northcote.co.uk/> : Provides links to UK annual reports
| BUSINESS FINANCE and ECONOMICS |
Alert-IPO <http://www.alert-ipo.com/cgi-bin/ai.exe?cobrand=ostman> : News about upcoming and recent IPOs
AnywhereYouGo.com <http://www.anywhereyougo.com> : This site contains articles and reports about wireless technologies and the wireless industry. There are also email newsletters to which you can subscribe.
Baker Library Industry Guides <http://www.library.hbs.edu/industry/aboutguides.htm> : The Baker Library Industry Guides have been prepared by Baker Library staff to support the academic and career research needs of the HBS community. The guides present a broad scope of information for several industries.
BigCharts <http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/> : BigCharts is a comprehensive and easy-to-use investment research web site providing access to professional-level research tools like interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market news & commentary. One useful feature is their historical stock quotes
The BizStop <http://www.thebizstop.com/> : A business portal specializing in Canadian Business
Business 2.0 <http://www.business2.com/> : Online journal on e-business
Business.com's B2B Markets <http://www.business.com/directory/internet_and_online/ecommerce/b2b_markets/> : Provides links to B2B markets for various industries
Citywire <http://www.citywire.co.uk/> : UK based site delivering investment news, analysis, recommendations and advice to investors. Possible to set up alert services.
Ecomponline.com <http://www.ecomponline.com> : A quick reference for finding information on executive compensation. Free access to current executive compensation data on more than 32,000 executives at more than 9,000 U.S. public
companies
Economic and Financial Data on Japan <http://www.stat.go.jp/english/19.htm> : Daily updated statistical economic and finanical information on Japan
The Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lectures in Accounting <http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/saxe/default.htm> : The Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lectures in Accounting, a series of public lectures, are in the process of being digitized. The lectures date back to 1973.
eMarketplaces <http://www.b2business.net/eMarketplaces/Major_Markets/Vertical_Industries/> : Links to various B2B marketplaces on the web; organized by industry
The Entrepreneur's Help Page <http://www.tannedfeet.com/> : The Entrepreneur's Help Page offers advice and resources for those looking to start up a new business. Articles are divided into Business, Financial, and Legal sections.
EYPassport <http://www.ey.com/global/gcr.nsf/EYPassport/EYPassport_Home> : EY/Passport is a guide to planning ventures in the global economy. This web version of Ernst & Young's popular tax library offers a wealth of tax and business knowledge on more than 130 countries.
Foster Business Library - Business Resources on the Web <http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/bizweb/> : The Foster Business Library (from the University of Washington) provides a starting point for finding business information resources on the web, including business law, statistics, government information, and international resources
GlobalEdge <http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp> : Formely known as International Business Resources on the web, this site is maintained by Michigan State University and provides links to several international business resources including news items, periodicals, specific country information, government and statistical resources
Hemscott <http://www.hemscott.net/> : Hemscott is a UK-based business information provider. They provide business information & research, news, resources and services
International Energy Agency: Selected Statistics <http://www.iea.org/statist/index.htm> : World statistics on energy, oil and gas compiled by the International Energy Agency
IPO Watch <http://www.ostman.com/alert-ipo/ai.exe?cobrand=ostman-iworld&dynamic=dynamic&dynamic_template=ondeck-asc.thtml&order=%5bCompany+Name%5d> : Lists internet companies that have filed to go public
Kompass - The Business To Business Search Engine <http://www.kompass.com> : Worldwide database of businesses. Can search for companies by country or globally
Merger Network <http://www.mergernetwork.com/> : MergerNetwork.com is a website for mid-market mergers and acquisitions. In 2001 it will list more than 15,000 businesses for sale with sales from under $1MM to more than $500MM. While 90% of the businesses listed on the site today are North American-based, international business listings in Europe, Asia, and South America are growing rapidly. Provides leads for both buyers and sellers.
NASDAQ News <http://www.nasdaqnews.com/> : News about the NASDAQ and the companies that are listed on it
NorthCote <http://www.northcote.co.uk/> : Provides links to UK annual reports
Oanda, the currency site <http://www.oanda.com/> : A source of foreign exchange services, including historial currency exchange rates
PWCGlobal <http://www.pwcglobal.com> : Includes some international briefings by country/regions; as well as
industry perspectives (petroleum, mining, telecommunications, etc.)
Red Herring's Research Portal <http://www.redherring.com/index.asp?layout=Research_home> : Red Herring's portal for business and investing research in the technology fields
Securities Industry Association <http://www.sia.com/> : Provides informaiton about the securities industry, brokers, investment bankers. They have a useful factbook
Skyminder <http://www.skyminder.com> : SkyMinder is a subscription site that provides access to in-depth credit and financial information plus business information on millions of companies and industries world-wide.
U.S. Business Reporter <http://www.activemedia-guide.com/> : A portal for U.S. business research with information on company, market and industry research. Contains company, industry and market share reports.
Wand.com <http://www.wand.com/english/html/4_start.asp> : An online global business directory designed for linking online buyers and sellers worldwide
Women and Business <http://www.csulb.edu/~sbsluss/Women_and_Business.html> : This site is a selective, annotated list of links to Internet resources on women and business. It was developed as part of WSSLINKS, a project of the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor <http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/> : Provides statistical information and news on women in the workforce in the US
| BUSINESS, GENERAL |
100hot Finance:The Web's Most Popular Finance Sites <http://www1.100hot.com/finance/> : Links to financial sites including: CNN Financial Network , Bloomberg PERSONAL, The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, E*TRADE, Financial Times, etc. Finance Sites ranked in order of the number of hits they receive.
164 Currency Converter by OANDA <http://www.oanda.com/cgi-bin/ncc> :
Advertising Age <http://www.adage.com> : Advertising Age is a source of marketing, advertising and media news, information and analysis, including marketing to consumers, business-to-business, marketing across borders and the creative world.
American City Business Journals / Bizjournal <http://www.bizjournals.com/> : Local usiness journals from major U.S. cities. Includes headlines and a search engine, as well as a dropdown list, arranged by city, linking to the journals.
Audio Tech Business Book Summaries <http://www.audiotech.com/> : Each month Audio-Tech subscribers receive two (2), 30-45 minute audio summaries (on cassette tapes or CD's) of the best business books published each year. Each audio summary is accompanied by a printed booklet containing a transcript of each audio summary plus important charts and graphs that bring the author's ideas into full focus.
BBC News - Business <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/default.stm> : BBC's business news
Business Connections <http://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/reference/busconn.html> : A selective guide to Internet business financial and investing resources
Business English Online <http://eleaston.com/biz/bizhome.html> : This metasite inlcudes dictionaries, tutorials, writing and speaking guides for topics in business such as accounting, advertising, banking, bankruptcy, bonds, etc. the Job Search section has links to writing a resume and job interview information
Business Gateway: Services for Canadian Business <http://businessgateway.ca/> : BusinessGateway.ca is a new portal website aimed at giving businesses a single access point to key government services and information. Includes: Business Start-Up, Taxation, GST, Payroll Deductions, Corporate Income Tax, Selected federal regulations for business, Business Statistics & Analysis, Business Indicators, Sector Profiles, Mergers, Bankruptcy, Competition, Laws, Investment Rules Financing, Private Sector Assistance, Legal requirements, Management skills, Exporting / Importing, Financing, Import Duties, Permits, Innovation / R&D / Technology, Intellectual Property, Research, Product Development, Selling to Government / Tenders
Business Guides <http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BUSI/bbg18.html> : This is one in a series of research guides produced by the Thomas J. Long Business & Economics Library at the Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley.
Business History / BusinessHistory <http://www.businesshistory.net/> : Devoted to the history of American business, this site offers featured companies, important historical dates in American business, as well as historical information organized by industry.
A Business Researcher's Interests <http://www.brint.com/interest.html> : Large list of over 2500 WWW sites on contemporary business, management and information technology. Accessible through a list of 20 topic areas.
Business Statistics & Studies on E-commerce <http://www.becrc.org/ec/marketing/stats.html> : Business Statistics & Studies on E-commerce page provides links to extensive research, news, and reporting on e-commerce and Internet business activities within business-to-business and business-to-consumer sales. This page is offered courtesy of the ECRC, Bremerton, WA. The ECRC Website is a clearinghouse and jumpstation for electronic commerce information and resources.
BusinessCulture / Business Culture <http://www.businessculture.com/> : Information on international business customs, etiquette, cross-cultural communication, proper gifts, negotiating tactics, business culture, manners, business entertainment, etc. Arranged by country in a 'doing business in...' section.
CCH Business Owners Toolkit <http://www.toolkit.cch.com//tools/tools.stm> : Model business documents. Sample letters, contracts, forms, and policies ready for you to customize — from a Sample Independent Contractor Agreement to a Job Application Form.
CEO Express <http://www.ceoexpress.com> : Business oriented meta list with links to business magazines, newswires, newspapers, etc. Links to: Fortune 500 | Global 500 | Private 500 | Inc. 500 | Web 100 | Forbes Toolbox. Business News: Barrons | CNNfn | Crain's: NY, Chicago, Detroit | Financial Times | Investor's Business Daily | Journal of Commerce | Kiplinger | Law News Network | Singapore Business Times | Wall Street Journal| WSJ: public site | Daily Business Journals | Weekly Business Journals. An excellent gateway.
Connecting Industry <http://www.connectingindustry.com/> : A industry portal for finding businesses in the UK. Also includes news itesm from several engineering trade journals
The Corporate Library <http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com/> : The Corporate Library is intended to serve as a central repository for research, study and critical thinking about the nature of the modern global corporation, with a special focus on corporate governance and the relationship between companies and their shareowners. Research tools include: Current Shareowner Activity | Institutional Focus Lists and Voting Principles | Corporate Governance codes and Principles | International Best Practices | International Accounting standards | Case Studies in Corporate governance | World Stock Exchanges Listed by geographical region. Includes a page of Tips for searching the site.
Cyberinvest <http://www.cyberinvest.com> : An investment portal that reviews hundreds of financial web resources. Also has several useful guides for the beginner. News items contain links to useful related resources.
EIU: Economic Intelligence Unit <http://www.eiu.com/> : About the EIU : The EIU is an information provider for companies establishing and managing operations across national borders anywhere in the world. Established 50 years ago in London, this is a worldwide network of offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Vienna, Singapore and Tokyo. The EIU produces analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in 180 countries. They also produce reports on industries and on management thinking. This is a fee based service available by subscription or by purchase of individual documents.
FinanceWise Risk Management Special Report <http://www.financewise.com/public/edit/riskm/rmindex.htm> : Comprehensive site of web risk management resources. Includes links to over 300 risk management Websites, as well as full-text magazine and journal articles
Forecasting Principles <http://www-marketing.wharton.upenn.edu/forecast/> : The Forecasting Principles site, created by Professor J. Scott Armstrong of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, provides a comprehensive review of the state of knowledge about forecasting. Principles help to forecast in management, operations research, and the social sciences
Fossick Web Search Alliance Directory: Business <http://fossick.com/Business.htm> : Search engines and directories are listed in alphabetical order. Includes: Business Directories and Company infomation, International Trade and Economics, Finance and Investment, Marketing and Public Relations
FreeLunch / Free Lunch <http://www.economy.com/freelunch/default.asp> : A specialized search directory which organizes information on national and regional economies, industries, financial markets, and demographics, with over 1,000,000 time series available for download.. Free, but registration is required.
GetAbstract / Get Abstract <http://www.getabstract.com> : Business book abstracting services. A full subscription offers unlimited search and retrieval of abstract (book summary) in pdf or palm versions. Abstracts are delivered via email. Nonsubscribers may search titles and purchase individual abstracts. Clicking on the title retrieves a short review, and rating. the site also offers lists of must reads, top downloads, new abstracts
The Global Business Center <http://www.glreach.com/gbc/> : A guide to websites around the world. The site is organized according to subject matter within each language: business, culture, online publications and e-zines (electronic magazines), index (lists of sites in this online language community), leisure, jobs, shopping and travel.
GlobalEdge <http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp> : Formely known as International Business Resources on the web, this site is maintained by Michigan State University and provides links to several international business resources including news items, periodicals, specific country information, government and statistical resources
GoProfit / Go Profit <http://www.goprofit.com/> : Search engine for business information. Searches may be on the web or within a list of categories. Site offers a mix of business news, stock market informtion, as well as subject searches.
GRA Research Hotlinks <http://www.grai.com/links.htm> : Over 100 links for international economic political and business research
Inomics Search Engine <http://www.inomics.com/query/search> : This search engine has only information indexed which is of interest to economists.
International Business Resources on the WWW <http://ciber.bus.msu.edu/busres.htm> : Michigan State University. Center for International Business Education and Research. This site contains a wealth of information including: News/Periodicals - Domestic (US) / News/Periodicals - International / Journals, Research Papers, and Articles / Regional or Country Specific Information (General) / Regional or Country Specific Information (Africa) / Regional or Country Specific Information (Asia and Oceania) / Regional or Country Specific Information (Europe) / Regional or Country Specific Information (Central and South America) / Regional or Country Specific Information (North America) / Statistical Data and Information Resources / Government Resources / International Trade Information / International Trade Leads / Company Directories and Yellow Pages / International Trade Shows and Business Events / Mailing Lists / Culture and Travel / Various Utilities and Useful Information / Other Indexes of Business Resources
International Business & Technology <http://www.brint.com/International.htm> : Comprehensive list of business resources
International Trade Links <http://www.tradeport.org/cgi-bin/banner.pl/links/index.html> : Competitor Intelligence & Market Research. Searchable country specific and industry specific sites
Internationalist Guide to Business <http://www.internationalist.com/business/> : A comprehensive source for everything involved with international business. Includes International Banks, Law Firms, Consultants, Stock Markets, Real Estate, Import Export and Business Schools.
Internet Financial Index <http://www.financialindex.com/> : This is a a specialized directory of financial and money management information and resources available on the world wide web. Includes information on online brokers, mutual funds, basic investing, investment charting.
Investopedia <http://www.investopedia.com/default.asp> : Educational guide to investing and personal finance. The site includes a comprehensive investing dictionary as well as tutorials and SUBJECTS:
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COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
BUSINESS, GENERAL |
STOCK MARKETS InvestorWords Investor Words <http://www.investorwords.com/> : With over 5,000 definitions and 15,000 links between related terms, InvestorWords is a comprehensive financial glossary Know Marketing / KnowThis / Know this <http://www.knowthis.com/> : The Internet's marketing virtual library, this is a comprehensive metasite of resources covering Marketing, Advertising, Selling, Promotion, Research, E-Commerce. Entries are annotated and include careers, and running a business. Knowledge Transfer Center <http://www.t2ed.com/> : This site offers an excellent selection of corporate manauls on topics such as assessment tools, training courses, manuals, and other materials. The Carlsbad Area Office (CAO) of the U.S. Department of Energy and the Waste Isolation Division (WID) of Westinghouse Government Environmental Services Company offer this technology transfer program to transfer WID-developed, CAO-funded technology for commercialization, research, and/or internal use. Registration is required for download. Management and Technology Dictionary <http://www.euro.net/innovation/Management_Base/Mantec.Dictionary.html> : Largest Internet dictionary on management and technology. This dictionary is designed to be used in conjunction with Innovation's Guide to Management and Technology Market Guide <http://www.marketguide.com> : This site offers fairly comprehensive reports, called Snapshot Reports, on publicly traded corporations. This is accompanied by an excellent tutorial on all aspects of a snapshot report, and thus explains how various ratios are derived and what these mean. Market Research <http://www.marketresearch.com> : This is a one stop source for finding market research reports. Included are Findex as well as the catalogues of reports publishers. The price of the report is given, as well as an abstract of the information MeansBusiness / Means Business <http://www.meansbusiness.com/> : This is a database of over 20000 key ideas from business and management books. Search and browse access to the database is free, although registration is required. Organization is along a three tier information model: 1. Concept Extract: One or more directly quoted passages from a book in which an author addresses an idea, problem, or business issue. The basic MeansBusiness idea unit. Thought starters. An averageof 250-500 words per Concept Extract. 2. Concept Book Summary: A sequence of Concept Extracts, selected consecutively from a single book, that capture the conceptual arc of the book. Organized by chapter and cross-referenced by page number from the original book. An average of 19 Concept Extracts per Concept Book Summary. 3. Concept Suite: An authoritative collection of Concept Extracts from three to 10 books focused on a single business concept. An accessible, multiviewpoint package of related ideas by leading authors. Eight to 15 Concept Extracts per Concept Suite. For each of the models a short extract is presented. Purchase for any of the preceding is via credit card. Moody's QRA (Quantitative Risk Analytics) <http://moodysqra.com/> : Moody's Risk Management Services' Quantitative Risk Analytics (QRA) is a set of Moody's products and services that help investors, researchers and other market participants assess credit risk within an objective quantitative framework. Of particular note is the Research section offering detailed articles and reports on risk modeling, recovery studies, etc. NVST <http://www.nvst.com/> : A comprehensive site that is a virtual community for venture capital and mergers and acquisitions professionals. A useful database offering information on M & A, debt financing, venture capital, acquisition opportunities, etc. Oxford Economic Forecasting <http://www.oef.com/> : International economic analyses and forecasts. Some free materials, however subscription is required for in depth tables. Retail Interactive <http://retailinteractive.ca/SSG/ri00006e.html> : Retail Council of Canada and Industry Canada have partnered to
develop and publish retailinteractive.ca, a pipeline to practical, hands-on business information, resources and tools designed especially for Canada's retailers. SFB Glossary <http://www.sfb504.uni-mannheim.de/glossary/> : Glossary of terms in the disciplines of social psychology, economics, business administration, and the dynamics of behaviour Smart Business Super Site <http://www.smartbiz.com/> : Business how-to information and resources. There are more than 80 categories of resources on SBS. Includes articles, checklists, reports, profiles of books, software, newsletters, magazines, trade show information. Searchable database. Sookoo: the Business Strategy Search Specialist <http://www.sookoo.com/> : Sookoo is: "Strategy Organized Online [with] Key Ordered Optimization." . This is search engine specializing in business research Soundview Executive Book Summaries <http://www.summary.com/Soundview.storefront/> : Soundview Executive Book Summaries® are 5,000-word eight-page distillations of business books. A Summary covers the book's main points and highlights and gives a working knowledge of its contents. A 5,000-word, eight-page print summaries can be read in about 15 minutes, or specially scripted audio summaries take about 20 minutes. Superstar Investor <http://www.superstarinvestor.com/> : Superstar Investor provides descriptive summaries and more than 21,000 links to investment sites on the Internet. These include: Bloomberg.com, Briefing.com, CBS MarketWatch, CNNfn, The Motley Fool, MSN MoneyCentral Investor, Quicken.com, Silicon Investor, SmartMoney.com, TheStreet.com, Wall Street City and Yahoo! Finance. Superstar Investor also provides access to business and financial news, online broker ratings, interactive charts, company directories, mutual funds, U.S. and international stock indexes, technical analysis, portfolio tracking, stock and fund screens, an Internet IPO directory, earnings release and stock split calendars, market movers, Internet and technology stock reports, insider trading data, option chains, analyst ratings, 52-week highs and lows, historical quotes, short interest ratios, magazines and newsletters, annual reports and EDGAR filings, investor education centers, message boards and other investment-related topics. Superstar offers links to fund family Web sites, brokerage firms, investment publications, daily market commentaries, stock picks, screening tools and technical analysis. U.S. Business Advisor <http://www.business.gov> : Created by the U.S. Small Business Advisory, this site is a one-stop electronic link to all the information and services that the U.S. government provides for the business community. Valuation Resources / ValuationResources <http://valuationresources.com/> : Valuation Resources For Business Appraisers, including valuation publications, industry resources, economic data, public company information, mergers and acquisitions data, legal and tax resources Virtual Library on International Development <http://w3.acdi-cida.gc.ca/Virtual.nsf/pages/index_e.htm> : From the Canadian International Development Agency, The Virtual Library on International Development is a collection of links to international development-related sites and documents on the Internet. Criteria for inclusion include quality, recency and reliability of information provided, along with demonstrable relevance to international development. Click on What's New for listing of sites and overview of type of information offered. Aussi disponible en français Wall Street Research Net <http://www.wsrn.com/> : Wall Street Research Net is a comprehensive resource for investors on the Web. Up to ten years of historical open-high-low-close and volume data for NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ and OTCBB stocks... Washington University. Kopolow Business Library Links to Working Papers In Business <http://www.olin.wustl.edu/library/workingpapers.htm> : Links under the following topics: Washington University Business School Papers | Accounting | Finance | International Business | Management | Marketing | Operations, Production, Mis | Technology | Miscellaneous Who Owns What <http://www.cjr.org/owners/> : Columbia Journalism Review's Web guide to what the major media companies own. World's International Fund Management <http://www.fundmap.com/groups_h.htm> : Detailed directory of the world's fund management groups (including custodian banks). Links directly into the Standard & Poor's Micropal Offshore Funds database. FUNDMap is published by International Fund Investment. WorldBiz <http://www.worldbiz.com/> : Information on international business practices, international business protocol, international etiquette, cross-cultural communication, negotiating tactics and country-specific data.
| CALCULATORS |
Bank of Canada. Inflation Calculator <http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/english/inflation_calc.htm> : The Inflation Calculator uses monthly consumer price index (CPI) data from 1914 to the present to show changes in the cost of a fixed "basket" of consumer purchases. These include food, shelter, furniture, clothing, transportation, and recreation. An increase in this cost is known as inflation. The calculator's results are based on the most current month for which the CPI data are available. This will normally be two months prior to the present month.
Cost of Living Calculator <http://www.NewsEngin.com/neFreeTools.nsf/> : This calculator computes cost of living changes from 1913 to the present based on the US CPI. It uses the historical Consumer Price Index for urban consumers (CPI-U) to convert dollar values between different years. This allows a comparison of the real buying power of historical dollar amounts, adjusted for inflation
Financial Calendar <http://financialcalendar.com/freestuff/index.htm> : Millennium Holidays It may be a global celebration, but it's not a worldwide holiday. Find out who'll be getting a holiday for the Millennium, and who won't / Today’s Holidays Find out who’s on holiday today / Next Good Business Day For all you value-at-risk mavens, here’s your one-day time horizon / T-Plus Calculator Calculates up to five business days forward from today in over 100 countries and dozens of exchanges / Day-of-the-Week Calculator Pick a date and it’ll tell you the day of the week/ International Comparisons The number of holidays you get depends on where you live. Find out where you stand / Jealousy Calculator You may have to work on your birthday, but not everyone does. Find out how many people are working on any day through 2029 / Patterns Find out the most common days, months and years for holidays.
Global Financial Data <http://www.globalfindata.com/> : Fee based service for long-term historical indices on stock markets, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation rates and historical data on over 100 countries. Some information is free such as Current Indices: providing closing values for the previous month for 40 countries, Composite Indices, 1919-1999: providing annual data for the United States, the World Index, EAFE (Europe, Australia and Far East), Europe, Latin America and Emerging Asian Markets, National Indices, 1800-1999: providing annual data for the United States Standard and Poor's 500 Index, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan. Data are calculated in dollars so that direct comparisons can be made, Stock Markets since 1693, Interest Rates since 1700, and Inflation Rates since 1264.
Inflation Calculator <http://www.westegg.com/inflation/> :
Inflation Calculators <http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/inflate.html> : Calculators include: Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation Calculator | Employment Cost Index (ECI) Inflation Calculator | GDP Deflator Inflation Calculator | International Price Index (IPI) Inflation Calculator | Producer Price Index (PPI) Inflation Calculator
| CALENDARS, EVENTS and TRADE SHOWS |
ExpoGuide <http://www.expoguide.com> : Searchable database of trade shows
Financial Calendar <http://financialcalendar.com/freestuff/index.htm> : Millennium Holidays It may be a global celebration, but it's not a worldwide holiday. Find out who'll be getting a holiday for the Millennium, and who won't / Today’s Holidays Find out who’s on holiday today / Next Good Business Day For all you value-at-risk mavens, here’s your one-day time horizon / T-Plus Calculator Calculates up to five business days forward from today in over 100 countries and dozens of exchanges / Day-of-the-Week Calculator Pick a date and it’ll tell you the day of the week/ International Comparisons The number of holidays you get depends on where you live. Find out where you stand / Jealousy Calculator You may have to work on your birthday, but not everyone does. Find out how many people are working on any day through 2029 / Patterns Find out the most common days, months and years for holidays.
IHRIM - International Association For Human Resources Information Management <http://www.ihrim.org/> : Resources and upcoming events for Human Resources information management
International Federation of Stock Exchanges <http://www.fibv.com/> : Listing of most of the world's stock exchanges including calendar of events and stock market holidays
LectureAgent: Meeting / Convention Resource Guide <http://www.lectureagent.com/> : Links and reviews to suppliers and producers in the convention, conference and tradeshow industry. Includes Conference Resources, Meeting Directories, Speaker Bureaus
Trade Show Central <http://www.tscentral.com/> : Includes Seminar & Conference Directory, Venues and Facilities, etc. Search by keyword, date, location
Trade Show News <http://www.tradeshownews.com/> : From Business Wire. Events can be searched by type, industry, state, country, etc.
TSNN.com <http://www2.tsnn.com/> : Searchable database of upcoming tradeshows. Searchable by industry, location, month, name of show.
| CANADA |
The BizStop <http://www.thebizstop.com/> : A business portal specializing in Canadian Business
Business Gateway: Services for Canadian Business <http://businessgateway.ca/> : BusinessGateway.ca is a new portal website aimed at giving businesses a single access point to key government services and information. Includes: Business Start-Up, Taxation, GST, Payroll Deductions, Corporate Income Tax, Selected federal regulations for business, Business Statistics & Analysis, Business Indicators, Sector Profiles, Mergers, Bankruptcy, Competition, Laws, Investment Rules Financing, Private Sector Assistance, Legal requirements, Management skills, Exporting / Importing, Financing, Import Duties, Permits, Innovation / R&D / Technology, Intellectual Property, Research, Product Development, Selling to Government / Tenders
Canada Business Registry (Netsorm) <http://www.acbr.com/acbrfind.htm> : Search for Canadian companies by SIC, telephone area codes, etc.
Canada Business Service Centres. Busines Information System Search <http://www.cbsc.org/fedbis/search.html> : The CBSC initiative is the result of cooperative arrangements among 28 federal business departments, provincial governments the private sector, associations, academic and research communities.
Canada. ExportSource <http://exportsource.gc.ca./nonframe/engdoc/0.htm> : Export guides, trade shows/events, regulations and logistics
Canada. Federal Corporations Data On line <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/corpdir/engdoc/corpns.html> : Database of federally chartered corporations
Canadian Bankers Association <http://www.cba.ca/eng/index.cfm> : Comprehensive site offering news, statistics, glossary on banking and finance in Canada
Canadian Business 500 <http://www.canbus.com/CB500/p500.htm> : A list of the top 500 can be downloaded. There is also a searcable database for the top 2000 Canadian companies. Typical rankings information includes ownership, website, sales, net income, assets, debt/equity.
Canadian Company Capabilities <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_coinf/ccc/engdoc/search.html> : Search by company name or product/service description
Canadian Corporate News <http://www.cdn-news.com/index.html> : Search for today's news
Canadian Public Company Information: Carlson Online <http://www.fin-info.com/> : Canadian public companies. Free service includes press releases, SEDAR filings, and research report from Wright Investor Services. Information on U.S. companies via link to Wall Street Research Net.
GD Sourcing / GDSourcing <http://www.gdsourcing.com> : This is a s a reference point for Canadian statistics. This site will help you to locate FREE data on-line and assist Canadian entrepreneurs is assessing their market potential, competition, and industry performance.
Merx: Canada's Electronic Tendering System <http://www.merx.cebra.com/> : MERX is an Internet-based, national electronic tendering service designed to increase competition and provide a level playing field for businesses competing for procurement opportunities within the public sector.
SEDAR Web Site <http://www.sedar.com/> : SEDAR is the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval, the electronic filing system for the disclosure documents of public companies and mutual funds across Canada.
Statistics Canada Daily News <http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/today/daily.htm> : Includes latest release of Consumer Price Index (CPI), Labour Force Survey (LFS), and monthly and quarterly economic indicators
Strategic Canadian Business Map <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/scdt/bizmap/nav.html> : Covers company directories, industry and professional associations, sector analysis and statistics, international trade, research and development, etc.
STRATEGIS <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/> : Industry Canada's most comprehensive resource covering market research, company information, regulatory information, international trade, etc.
| CANADIAN NEWS |
Business Gateway: Services for Canadian Business <http://businessgateway.ca/> : BusinessGateway.ca is a new portal website aimed at giving businesses a single access point to key government services and information. Includes: Business Start-Up, Taxation, GST, Payroll Deductions, Corporate Income Tax, Selected federal regulations for business, Business Statistics & Analysis, Business Indicators, Sector Profiles, Mergers, Bankruptcy, Competition, Laws, Investment Rules Financing, Private Sector Assistance, Legal requirements, Management skills, Exporting / Importing, Financing, Import Duties, Permits, Innovation / R&D / Technology, Intellectual Property, Research, Product Development, Selling to Government / Tenders
Canadian Bankers Association <http://www.cba.ca/eng/index.cfm> : Comprehensive site offering news, statistics, glossary on banking and finance in Canada
| CAREERS EMPLOYMENT RESUMES and JOBS |
Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor <http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/> : Provides statistical information and news on women in the workforce in the US
| COMMERCIAL DATABASE VENDORS |
STAT-USA <http://www.stat-usa.gov/> : Although primarily subscription based, there is much free data available
| COMPANY DATA |
1Jump / One Jump <http://www.1jump.com/> : A search engine to company websites, 1Jump lets you jump directly to any of the 1,000,000 company websites using company names, brand names, stock ticker symbols.
10K Wizard SEC Filings / Ten K Wizard <http://www.tenkwizard.com/> : SEC filings and financial analysis. Business news headlines on opening screen. Boolean search capability for SEC filings. Search for Ticker or by word.Coverage 1994-
All India Internet Yellow Pages <http://www.indianypages.com/> : Contains listings of Indian companies with profiles and links to their sites
American Export Register <http://www.aernet.com/english/> : This database allows you to search 45,000 exporting companies in the United States in more than 5,500 categories. A company's address, phone number, fax number, e-mail, and Internet address can be displayed. Produced by Thomas Publishing Company.
aRMadillo Company Database <http://www.rmonline.com/> : The aRMadillo Company Database and Image-bank combines up to 10 sources of Company Information providing access to Full Company Search Reports, Credit Analysis and Director Searches on over 2 million UK Registered companies, private companies, and non-limited businesses. This is a pay as you go service.
AsiaWeek 1000 Companies <http://www.pathfinder.com/asiaweek/asiaweek1000/index.html> : Asiaweek 1000 and Financial 500 rankings are available for download
Best's Ratings Online <http://www.ambest.com/ratings/access.html> : Best's Ratings Online A.M. Best's extensive database of nearly 6,000 life, health, property, casualty, and international insurance company ratings. Once you've located a company, view the Rating Profile which provides a company's latest Best's Rating and Financial Size Category. For reference, use the Group Links to view the rating for a company's A.M. Best's Group or the ratings for all of the group members. Name, Address, phone numbers and web links are also listed.
Biz/ed <http://www.bized.ac.uk/> : Biz/ed is a dedicated business and economics information gateway. Good resource for UK companies. Includes list of best management and marketing journals. See the site map. Of note is Between the Sheets, a tutorial on the use of spreadsheets for business and finance. Included are downlable spreadsheets on various topics, and a glossary of terms.
Black's Guide [to commercial real estate] <http://www.blacksguide.com/> : Black's Guide, Inc., maintains a commercial real estate database of over 55,000 properties and 3,000 service companies in 19 major markets in U.S.
BPubs <http://www.bpubs.com> : Search engine for business publications. Links to full text articles on the internet
Canada Business Registry (Netsorm) <http://www.acbr.com/acbrfind.htm> : Search for Canadian companies by SIC, telephone area codes, etc.
Canadian Business 500 <http://www.canbus.com/CB500/p500.htm> : A list of the top 500 can be downloaded. There is also a searcable database for the top 2000 Canadian companies. Typical rankings information includes ownership, website, sales, net income, assets, debt/equity.
Canadian Company Capabilities <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_coinf/ccc/engdoc/search.html> : Search by company name or product/service description
Canadian Public Company Information: Carlson Online <http://www.fin-info.com/> : Canadian public companies. Free service includes press releases, SEDAR filings, and research report from Wright Investor Services. Information on U.S. companies via link to Wall Street Research Net.
CAROL / Company Annual Reports Online <http://www.carol.co.uk/> : CAROL is an annual report site providing direct links to over 3000 corporate reports in a single and consistent format, from the U.K., Europe, Asia and the USA. Provides links to the corportions' annual report websites.
Companies House <http://www.companies-house.gov.uk/> : Registry of companies in the U.K. Under Free Information there is a database of British companies. Company searches and document delivery is available for a fee.
Companies Online <http://www.companiesonline.com/> : 100,000 public and private U.S. companies. Provided by Dun & Bradstreet. Includes Dun's number.
CompanyLink <http://www.companylink.com/> : News, press releases, research & contacts for 65,000 companies.
Corporate Affiliations of Technology Personalities <http://www.evert.com/personfl/corporat/corp_ab.htm> : Canadian corporate leaders from Evert Communications Ltd.
Corporate Financials Online <http://cfonews.com> : A source for news on US public companies as well as the latest business news
Corporate Information <http://www.corporateinformation.com/> : Contains a list of other sites that offer information about companies, and is organized by country. "One of the best, if not the best, meta site for finding information on private companies, as well as for international firms." -- Bob Berkman, The Information Advisor
CorpTech <http://www.corptech.com> : Research on high tech public and private U.S. companies. Capsule information, rankings, links to web resources such as news are free. There is a subscription charge for standard and extended profiles.
Disclosure-Investor <http://www.disclosure-investor.com/> : Includes SEC filings, guide to international filings, press releases, and basic company information for publicly-held companies.
Edgar Database of Corporate Information <http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm> : U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission web site. The SEC is an independent, nonpartisan, quasijudicial regulatory agency with responsibility for administering the federal securities laws.
EDGAR ONLINE - People <http://people.edgar-online.com/people/> : EDGAR Online People searches U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings by a person's name.
EDGAR Online: The Source for Today's SEC Filings <http://www.edgar-online.com/> :
EUROPAGES - European Business Directory <http://www.europages.com/> : Directory of 500 000 companies selected in 30 European countries. Search by product or name, or browse by industry category.
Financial Times 500 <http://www.ft.com/FT500/> : Includes several rankings: Global 500; Europe 500; UK 500; US 500; Japan 500; lists by country.
Fortune 500 <http://www.pathfinder.com/fortune/fortune500/> : List may be browsed by company, CEO, industry. See Also the Forbes 500
FreeEdgar <http://www.freeedgar.com> : An easy-to-use interface for searching SEC filings on the web. RTF formats are avialable with a subscription
Global Securities Information <http://www.gsionline.com/> : One of the best resources for searching SEC, Live Edgar databases for company information from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Harris InfoSource <http://www.harrisinfo.com/> : Harris InfoSource profiles over 400,000 manufacturing establishments and 1,000,000 decision-makers. Database search for locating companies is free. Other details require payment either by subscription or pay per view.
Hoover's IPO Central <http://www.ipocentral.com/> : Information on companies that have filed to go public
Hoover's Online <http://www.hoovers.com/> : Company search by name, ticker symbol, keyword, person's last name.
Hoover's Online U.K. <http://www.hoovers.co.uk/> : Search for companies in the United Kingdom and Europe
Inc. 500 <http://www.inc.com/500/> : Inc. Magazine's rankings. Site also includes links to Euro 500 and Inner City 500 for urban based business.
Industry Data Finder <http://www.rh.edu/library/industry/industry.htm> : From the Cole Library, Rensselaer at Hartford, this site offers a list of various industries. For each industry the site presents the SIC, related industry websites, links to trade publications, trade assoications, and links to prominent companies within the industry.
Industry Research Desk <http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/rdindex2.htm> : This web site provides tools for researching specific companies, industries, and manufacturing processes. For business researchers not yet familiar with the internet, a brief "Introduction to the Internet" is provided.
IndustryWeek 1000 <http://www.industryweek.com/iwinprint/iw1000/default.asp> : The IndustryWeek 1000 is a global ranking of the 1,000 largest publicly held manufacturing companies by annual revenues.
Infoseek Industry Watch <http://www.industrywatch.com/> : Daily news updates and search on U.S. industries, companies and quotes
Intellifact <http://www.intellifact.com/> : Business research portal. Includes a business research tutorial, as well as facilitates researching a company, a market, a technology
Investigator's Toolbox <http://www.virtuallibrarian.com/it/> : Compendium of resources for conducting research on the internet. Focus is on resources used in competiitive intelligence. Contains lists of annotated websites which can be used when conducting background investigations on individuals and/or competitive intelligence.
InvestQuest <http://www.investquest.com/> : InvestQuest® designs and hosts comprehensive investor presentations and provides financial documents for over 10,000 public companies to users in more than 145 countries.
IPO Maven <http://www.ipomaven.com/> : Includes IPO filings, pricing, earnings. There is a sector watch for technology, health care, and retailing, earnings reviews and annual reviews back to 1995
Kelly's Directory <http://www.kellys.co.uk/> : Database of Industrial Manufacturing and Service Companies. This web site contains information on over 143,000 UK companies which can be searched using product and service headings. Registration is free, but required.
Manufacturing Yellow Pages <http://www.manufacturing.net/products/main.html> : Contains over 60,000 listings for products, suppliers and service companies. and is a comprehensive supplier directory in the manufacturing industry. Database can be searched or browsed by product groupings
Market Guide <http://www.marketguide.com> : This site offers fairly comprehensive reports, called Snapshot Reports, on publicly traded corporations. This is accompanied by an excellent tutorial on all aspects of a snapshot report, and thus explains how various ratios are derived and what these mean.
Multex Investor Network: Research for Serious Investors <http://www.multexinvestor.com/Home.asp> : Research for analysts reports. Access to more than 300,000 investment research reports from over 250 brokerage houses, investment banks and independent research providers from around the world. Registrations is required. There is a pay a you go service. A list of reports is presented for the company researched. Each is priced. Includes some free reports.
Netpartners Company Locator <http://www.netpartners.com/locator.htm> : Search engine for finding company web pages. Use this page to search for a company's Web or FTP site. Uses the Internic's list of registered domain names as the underlying database.
NewEdge Newspage <http://www.newspage.com> : Daily news updates on companies, industries and quotes
Researching a Company <http://www.bondra.com/comptraining.htm> : Good introduction and checklist for searching company information. In addition to the intro there is an extensive list of resources organized by topic. From Bondra Information Service. Also of interest on this site are Useful Links for Business Research, Reasons Companies Should Use Research and Competitive Intelligence Information, and Researching an Industry
SEDAR Web Site <http://www.sedar.com/> : SEDAR is the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval, the electronic filing system for the disclosure documents of public companies and mutual funds across Canada.
Skyminder <http://www.skyminder.com> : SkyMinder is a subscription site that provides access to in-depth credit and financial information plus business information on millions of companies and industries world-wide.
Strategic Canadian Business Map <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/scdt/bizmap/nav.html> : Covers company directories, industry and professional associations, sector analysis and statistics, international trade, research and development, etc.
STRATEGIS <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/> : Industry Canada's most comprehensive resource covering market research, company information, regulatory information, international trade, etc.
Sweet's Database of Building Materials <http://www.sweets.com/> : Find companies that specialize in building materials including wood, plastics, concrete, masonry, metals, etc.
Thomas Global Register: The Global Industrial Buying Guide <http://www.tgrnet.com/> : On TGRnet.com, you can search for over 300,000 industrial suppliers, organised by 10,000 industrial product classifications, in 6 languages, and from 23 countries.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers <http://www.thomasregister.com/> :
UpSide Research Center <http://www.eocenter.com/upside/default.asp> : Company Research section includes: Public Companies: SEC filings, quotes, charts, earnings, splits, ratios, competitors, insider trading, company profiles, discussions, rankings, indexes... IPOs & Private Companies: Performance, rankings, calendars, S-1 filings, IPO and private company profiles, withdrawn and postponed IPOs...
Valuation Resources / ValuationResources <http://valuationresources.com/> : Valuation Resources For Business Appraisers, including valuation publications, industry resources, economic data, public company information, mergers and acquisitions data, legal and tax resources
Washington Researchers <http://www.washingtonresearchers.com/> : This site offers competitive intelligence tools and resources for business researchers and competitive analysts. There is a library of Internet, database, and other business information sources, "how to" advice on research and analysis, weekly research and source tips. A free newsletter is also available.
WebstersOnline <http://www.webstersonline.com> : Webstersonline is a business directory for searching businesses by SIC code, product or service, city, state, provinceor country. The directory includes over 1,000,000 products, services and brand names. Also has quick links to websites and email addresses to request quotes or further information on the company.
What the Boss Makes <http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/companies/bossmakes/> : Executive compensation by companies
WVB: World Vest Base <http://www.wvb.com/> : Company financials. Includes over 10,500 companies in 70 countries from Asia, Africa, Australasia, Europe, Canada and Latin America. Only non-US companies are included.
Zacks Investment Research <http://www1.zacks.com/cgi-bin/JMFR/FreeReport?ref=EIS&ticker=t> : Zacks Free Services include company research reports, quotes. the Wall Street Snapshot gives company earning estimates and actuals, daily market news and commentaries.
| COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
Accounting Web - Expert Guides <http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/expert_guides/index.html> : This site designed to give users the benefit of the online community's expertise on subjects ranging from accounting standards to Excel pivot tables. Topics include Excel tutorial: charting business performance, audit and financial reporting iwht pivot tables, modelling and what if analysis, goodwill and intangible assets, etc.
Financial Management Training Center <http://www.exinfm.com/training/index.html> : All courses are free and accessible from this web page. There is a choice of two types of courses: Short Courses and Toll-Free Courses. Short Courses are downloaded by clicking on the hyperlinks on this page.Short Courses come in three formats: Microsoft Word documents, pdf files (requires Acrobat Reader) and exe files (self-extracting file). Toll-Free Courses (voice presentations over the phone) are taken by simply entering your telephone number, selecting a topic from the drop down menu and clicking on the Call Me Now button. Finally, Lecture Notes are available from other financial management courses on the Miscellaneous Files page. Topics include Evaluating Financial Performance,Capital Budgeting Analysis, Creating Value through Financial Management, and Strategic Planning
Investopedia <http://www.investopedia.com/default.asp> : Educational guide to investing and personal finance. The site includes a comprehensive investing dictionary as well as tutorials and SUBJECTS:
FINANCE |
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
BUSINESS, GENERAL |
STOCK MARKETS StudyFinance / Study Finance <http://www.studyfinance.com/> : Studyfinance.com is the web site for students of introductory finance at the University of Arizona. It is designed to serve as a starting point to learn about what finance majors do, and how to get started in a finance career. Online lectures and overviews include: Time Value of Money / Financial Calculators / Valuation / Depreciation / Overviews / Time Value of Money / Valuation of Corporate Securities / Types of Business Organization / Basic Financial Statements / Ratio Analysis / Working Capital Management / Capital Budgeting / Dividend Policy / Getting Started with Excel / Valuation on Excel / Time Value on Excel
| CONSTRUCTION |
Sweet's Database of Building Materials <http://www.sweets.com/> : Find companies that specialize in building materials including wood, plastics, concrete, masonry, metals, etc.
| COUNTRY REPORTS and TRAVEL GUIDES |
1000 Travel Tips <http://www.1000traveltips.org/> : Practical travel tips for those far away places. Includes: SE Asia, the Middle East and Central America. --- Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Tibet and China), Middle East (Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Yemen) Central America (Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, Cuba and Costa Rica), Africa (Mali). There is a "Medical Matters" section giving information on tropical diseases and how to avoid them.
BISNIS: Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States <http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/> : U.S. Government's site for doing business in Russia and the other states of the former Soviet Union.
Business Information Source on the Internet: Country Information <http://www.dis.strath.ac.uk/business/countries.html> : University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK
Chinese Business World <http://www.cbw.com/> : Good portal to information on Chinese companies, products, trade shows, etc. Includes travel and cultural information for China
CIA World Fact Book <http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html> : The CIA World Factbook is a comprehensive view of each country in the world through facts and statistics on such topics as population, economy and government. The book also includes maps and flags for each country.
CORDIS: Community Research and Development Information Service <http://www.cordis.lu/> : Portal to research and development activity within the European Union
Country Analysis Briefs <http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/contents.html> : U.S. Dept. of Energy. Energy Information Administration
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia <http://www.emulateme.com/> : Countries of the World with National Anthems, Flags, Maps, Weather, News, City Guides, etc.. Choose the country from a drop down menu.
East Asia and Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources <http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/index.html> : An annotated directory of Internet resources on the politics, society, history and culture of East and Southeast Asia, and on Asian-Americans in North America. Covers: Indochina, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Macao, Taiwan, Mongolia, Brunei, Burma, Myanmar, Cambodia, Kampuchea, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Tibet
eDirectory Country Information <http://www.edirectory.com/> : Flags, maps and other country information
EIU: Economic Intelligence Unit <http://www.eiu.com/> : About the EIU : The EIU is an information provider for companies establishing and managing operations across national borders anywhere in the world. Established 50 years ago in London, this is a worldwide network of offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Vienna, Singapore and Tokyo. The EIU produces analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in 180 countries. They also produce reports on industries and on management thinking. This is a fee based service available by subscription or by purchase of individual documents.
The European Union: A Guide... <http://www.eurunion.org/infores/euguide/euguide.htm> : Includes EU history, timeline of integration, legislation, monetary policy and links to other sites of interest.
EYPassport <http://www.ey.com/global/gcr.nsf/EYPassport/EYPassport_Home> : EY/Passport is a guide to planning ventures in the global economy. This web version of Ernst & Young's popular tax library offers a wealth of tax and business knowledge on more than 130 countries.
Foreign Entry Requirements <http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html> : Lists most countries and their respective entry requirements for U.S. citizens. Dept. of State Publication 10541
Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site <http://www.stern.nyu.edu/globalmacro/> : This site from the Stern School of Business, New York University is a comprehensive guide to the subject of macroeconomics. It offers readings about the Asian crisis, international currency systems, financial sector issues, country specific economic analysis, insight into exchange rates, current policy topics, recent academic research, data, stock markets, country risk services, and web links to macroeconomic sites..
GlobalEdge <http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp> : Formely known as International Business Resources on the web, this site is maintained by Michigan State University and provides links to several international business resources including news items, periodicals, specific country information, government and statistical resources
A Guide to Business Success - Japan <http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/research/japan/mainfrm.htm> : Inlcudes information on the economy, people and culture, financial structure and institutions, tips for the business traveler, legal considerations. From the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA
InfoNation <http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm> : InfoNation is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.
International Monetary Fund Country Reports in Full Text <http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/scr.cfm> :
Internationalist Guide to Travel <http://www.internationalist.com/travel/> : Comprehensive resource for the international traveler. Links to key travel destinations by country with information on background, key cities, weather, hotels, banks, etc.
Latin Americanist Resources on the Internet <http://www.duke.edu/web/las/other.html> : Good compendium of university websites devoted to Latin American studies. From the University of North Carolina and Duke University
Library of Congress Country Studies <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html> : Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army. This online series contains studies of 91 countries. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
M I T Caribbean Web Resources <http://web.mit.edu/caribbean/www/> : Collection of links to sources of information on the Caribbean. Includes academic institutions and resources, news and media, companies and organizations
Pacific Region Region Forum on Business and Management Communication <http://www.cic.sfu.ca/forum/> : David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre. Forum provides an ongoing arena for the periodic reporting, analyzing, discussing and debating of new and old strategies for articulating relationships within and between business and their environments around the Pacific Region, but with an emphasis on North America and East and Southeast Asia.
PWCGlobal <http://www.pwcglobal.com> : Includes some international briefings by country/regions; as well as
industry perspectives (petroleum, mining, telecommunications, etc.)
Tradeport Country Information <http://www.tradeport.org/cgi-bin/banner.pl/ts/countries/index.html> : Country information from the Bank of America
Transitions Online <http://www.ijt.cz/> : Presents news and information on Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, including the Baltics, Balkans, Caucasus, and Central Asia.
Travel Resources on the Internet <http://www.webrary.org/ref/travelres.html> : Comprehensive resource covering various aspects of travel including researching destinations, health abroad, transportation, hotels, health and safety for the traveler. From the Morton Grove Public Library.
U.S. State Dept. Background Notes <http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/index.html> :
US State Department - Country Commercial Guides <http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/> : Country Commercial Guides (CCG's) are prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries'commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis. Full reports are available in both Adobe Acrobat pdf and html
World Flag Database <http://www.flags.ndirect.co.uk/mainindex.htm> : Presents an alphabetical index of many of the world's flags. Also included are: Formal Name, Local Formal Name, Location, Status, Capital City, Population, Currency, and Main Languages.
WorldBiz <http://www.worldbiz.com/> : Information on international business practices, international business protocol, international etiquette, cross-cultural communication, negotiating tactics and country-specific data.
| CURRENT AWARENESS |
Aurora WDC Competitive Intelligence <http://www.AuroraWDC.com/index.htm> : CI commercial site, but with good links and information resources. Dropdown menus offer various resources. Of particular interest on the Research and Discussion menu is a Trade Show and Industry Event Search. Of special note is Better Read Than Dead: Internet News Clipping Services Help Keep Companies On Top Of Their Markets which lists news and current awareness resources.
Scout Report: Business and Economics Current Awareness Metapage <http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/bus-econ/metapage/> : Links to selected current awareness (tables of contents, abstracts, preprints, new books, data, conferences, etc.) resources. Includes Current Resources for: Periodicals, Journals, Working Papers, New Books, Jobs, and Economic Data
Yahoo Finance <http://quote.yahoo.com> : Links to U.S. markets, world markets, financial news, investment, taxes, insurance
| DIRECTORIES |
CountyWeb <http://www.countyweb.co.uk/> : A directory of UK businesses. Searchable by county and product
Thomas Global Register: The Global Industrial Buying Guide <http://www.tgrnet.com/> : On TGRnet.com, you can search for over 300,000 industrial suppliers, organised by 10,000 industrial product classifications, in 6 languages, and from 23 countries.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers <http://www.thomasregister.com/> :
ThomWeb <http://www.infospace.com/uk.thomw/> : A business finder for the UK
WebstersOnline <http://www.webstersonline.com> : Webstersonline is a business directory for searching businesses by SIC code, product or service, city, state, provinceor country. The directory includes over 1,000,000 products, services and brand names. Also has quick links to websites and email addresses to request quotes or further information on the company.
| E-COMMERCE |
Business 2.0 <http://www.business2.com/> : Online journal on e-business
Business.com's B2B Markets <http://www.business.com/directory/internet_and_online/ecommerce/b2b_markets/> : Provides links to B2B markets for various industries
Business Statistics & Studies on E-commerce <http://www.becrc.org/ec/marketing/stats.html> : Business Statistics & Studies on E-commerce page provides links to extensive research, news, and reporting on e-commerce and Internet business activities within business-to-business and business-to-consumer sales. This page is offered courtesy of the ECRC, Bremerton, WA. The ECRC Website is a clearinghouse and jumpstation for electronic commerce information and resources.
E-Business Research Center <http://www.cio.com/forums/ec/> : Articles, resources, links and events related to e-commerce
E-commerce info center <http://www.ecominfocenter.com/index.html?page=/help/tutorials.html> : Tutorials and reports on e-commerce
The Economic and Social Impacts of Electronic Commerce: Preliminary Findings and Research Agenda <http://www.oecd.org/subject/e_commerce/summary.htm> : From the OECD, this report is arranged in five chapters, available individually in pdf format. Chapter titles include: Executive Summary | Growth of electronic commerce: present and potential | The impact of electronic commerce on the efficiency of the economy | The impact of electronic commerce on firms' business models, sectoral organisation and market structure | Electronic commerce, jobs and skills | Societal implications of electronic commerce
Electronic Commerce and Internet Law Resource Center <http://www.perkinscoie.com/resource/ecomm/ecomm.htm> : Subject of the internet and e-commerce from a legal perspective. Links to journals and research papers.
eMarketplaces <http://www.b2business.net/eMarketplaces/Major_Markets/Vertical_Industries/> : Links to various B2B marketplaces on the web; organized by industry
Foster Business Library - Business Resources on the Web <http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/bizweb/> : The Foster Business Library (from the University of Washington) provides a starting point for finding business information resources on the web, including business law, statistics, government information, and international resources
Internet.com's E-commerce Guide <http://ecommerce.internet.com/> : A portal for information on e-commerce: articles, news and resources
Investorama: Internet Directory of Investors <http://www.investorama.com/> : Directory of investing sites on the web, with more than 11,754 links in 141 categories, each with a brief description. Comprehensive portal to investment links.
IPO Watch <http://www.ostman.com/alert-ipo/ai.exe?cobrand=ostman-iworld&dynamic=dynamic&dynamic_template=ondeck-asc.thtml&order=%5bCompany+Name%5d> : Lists internet companies that have filed to go public
Wand.com <http://www.wand.com/english/html/4_start.asp> : An online global business directory designed for linking online buyers and sellers worldwide
| ECONOMICS |
EconData <http://Econdata.net/> : Links to individual economic data sources, sorted into ten subject categories. Click on a category—like Employment, Income, or Industry Sectors—click the "go" button for links to data from federal, state, and private sources on that subject.
Economagic <http://www.economagic.com/> : Excellent source for historical financial and labour statistics. This page is meant to be a comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting. At this time, there are more than 100,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. Though the greatest utility of this site is the vast number of economic time series, and the easily modified charts of that same data, an overlooked facility of great utility is the availability of Excel files for all series. There is a nominal subscription fee for advanced features.
EconWPA <http://econwpa.wustl.edu/> : Working papers in economics. from the Economics Department of Washington University. Covers 22 subject areas including general economics, game theory, international finance, labor and demography, etc.
Encyclopedia of Law and Economics <http://encyclo.findlaw.com/index.html> : Site includes links to: General Information | Bibliographies Listed per Topic | Search the Bibliographic Database | Reviews of the Literature | Law and Economics Web Resources | European Site of the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics From the University of Ghent, Netherlands
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LAW & ECONOMICS <http://encyclo.findlaw.com/> : Bibliographic Database, Reviews of the Literature, Law and Economics Web Resources
Encycógov (Encyclopedia of Corporate Governance™) <http://www.encycogov.com/> : Corporate governance is a field in economics that investigates how corporations can be made more efficient by the use of institutional structures such as contracts, organizational designs and legislation. This is often limited to the question of shareholder value i.e. how the corporate owners can motivate and/or secure that the corporate managers will deliver a competitive rate of return. Produced by Henrik Mathiesen who is a Ph.D. candidate in Denmark at Copenhagen Business School, The Department of International Economics and Management.
Fed in Print: An Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research <http://www.frbsf.org/system/fedinprint/> : Search for economics research documents by keyword, title word, author, date. Includes many reports on Canada. Includes www links to the full text of the document where available. From the Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco.
Foster Business Library - Business Resources on the Web <http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/bizweb/> : The Foster Business Library (from the University of Washington) provides a starting point for finding business information resources on the web, including business law, statistics, government information, and international resources
FreeLunch / Free Lunch <http://www.economy.com/freelunch/default.asp> : A specialized search directory which organizes information on national and regional economies, industries, financial markets, and demographics, with over 1,000,000 time series available for download.. Free, but registration is required.
Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site <http://www.stern.nyu.edu/globalmacro/> : This site from the Stern School of Business, New York University is a comprehensive guide to the subject of macroeconomics. It offers readings about the Asian crisis, international currency systems, financial sector issues, country specific economic analysis, insight into exchange rates, current policy topics, recent academic research, data, stock markets, country risk services, and web links to macroeconomic sites..
IDEAS <http://ideas.uqam.ca/> : IDEAS which stands for "Internet Documents in Economics Access Service" provides working papers in economics. From the University of Quebec at Montreal. Site is in English.
Information Economy <http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/resources/infoecon/> : Site maintained by H. Varian, ean
of the School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California, Berkeley. this site, subtitled: The Economics of the Internet, Information Goods, Intellectual Property and Related Issues, offers links to pages on the economics of electronic information, the internet, intranets, and the information economy
Moody's QRA (Quantitative Risk Analytics) <http://moodysqra.com/> : Moody's Risk Management Services' Quantitative Risk Analytics (QRA) is a set of Moody's products and services that help investors, researchers and other market participants assess credit risk within an objective quantitative framework. Of particular note is the Research section offering detailed articles and reports on risk modeling, recovery studies, etc.
National Bureau of Economic Research Online Access to NBER Working Papers <http://www.nber.org/quick_papers.html> : Searchable database for working papers from 1994 forward. Abstracts are free.
Net Ec <http://netec.mcc.ac.uk/local/search.html> : Database of working papers, and metasite of resources in Economics
Oxford Economic Forecasting <http://www.oef.com/> : International economic analyses and forecasts. Some free materials, however subscription is required for in depth tables.
Resources for Economists on the Internet <http://www.rfe.org/> : This guide lists resources on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics. In all, more than 700 resources are listed, most with annotations.
VIBES: Virtual International Business and Economic Sources <http://libweb.uncc.edu/ref-bus/vibehome.htm> : Virtual International Business and Economic Sources (VIBES) provides over 1,300 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information that are in English and available free of charge. Links include: Full-text files of recent articles and research reports, Statistics tables and graphs, Meta pages (pages with links to other sources)
World Bank Research <http://econ.worldbank.org/> : A searchable compilation of Reports, Working Papers, Abstracts of Current Studies, Evaluations of Research Projects. Topics include World Development Reports, Land Use Policy, Global Commodity Markets, Global Economi Prospects, etc.
| EDUCATION and LEARNING |
Accounting Web - Expert Guides <http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/expert_guides/index.html> : This site designed to give users the benefit of the online community's expertise on subjects ranging from accounting standards to Excel pivot tables. Topics include Excel tutorial: charting business performance, audit and financial reporting iwht pivot tables, modelling and what if analysis, goodwill and intangible assets, etc.
Financial Management Training Center <http://www.exinfm.com/training/index.html> : All courses are free and accessible from this web page. There is a choice of two types of courses: Short Courses and Toll-Free Courses. Short Courses are downloaded by clicking on the hyperlinks on this page.Short Courses come in three formats: Microsoft Word documents, pdf files (requires Acrobat Reader) and exe files (self-extracting file). Toll-Free Courses (voice presentations over the phone) are taken by simply entering your telephone number, selecting a topic from the drop down menu and clicking on the Call Me Now button. Finally, Lecture Notes are available from other financial management courses on the Miscellaneous Files page. Topics include Evaluating Financial Performance,Capital Budgeting Analysis, Creating Value through Financial Management, and Strategic Planning
StudyFinance / Study Finance <http://www.studyfinance.com/> : Studyfinance.com is the web site for students of introductory finance at the University of Arizona. It is designed to serve as a starting point to learn about what finance majors do, and how to get started in a finance career. Online lectures and overviews include: Time Value of Money / Financial Calculators / Valuation / Depreciation / Overviews / Time Value of Money / Valuation of Corporate Securities / Types of Business Organization / Basic Financial Statements / Ratio Analysis / Working Capital Management / Capital Budgeting / Dividend Policy / Getting Started with Excel / Valuation on Excel / Time Value on Excel
| ENCYCLOPEDIAS |
Encyclopedia of Law and Economics <http://encyclo.findlaw.com/index.html> : Site includes links to: General Information | Bibliographies Listed per Topic | Search the Bibliographic Database | Reviews of the Literature | Law and Economics Web Resources | European Site of the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics From the University of Ghent, Netherlands
| ENGINEERING |
Connecting Industry <http://www.connectingindustry.com/> : A industry portal for finding businesses in the UK. Also includes news itesm from several engineering trade journals
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
Digital Women <http://www.digital-women.com/> : Digital Women provides resources and tools that women require to fill their business needs and become successful women entrepreneurs. They have over 8,000 businesswomen members. Women can join for free. Includes newsletter, directory listings, banner exchanges, etc.
| ENVIRONMENT |
Environment and Trade: a handbook <http://iisd.ca/trade/handbook/> : This handbook, a joint effort of the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Environment Programme, is aimed mainly at those with some knowledge about trade, environment or development, but not expert on the intersection of the three. It is also aimed at the layman, and contains a minimum of jargon. A PDF version is available for download.
ForestWorld <http://www.forestworld.com/> : Information on the forestry industry, from ecological information to databases on suppliers and products
| FINANCE |
Accounting Web - Expert Guides <http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/expert_guides/index.html> : This site designed to give users the benefit of the online community's expertise on subjects ranging from accounting standards to Excel pivot tables. Topics include Excel tutorial: charting business performance, audit and financial reporting iwht pivot tables, modelling and what if analysis, goodwill and intangible assets, etc.
Biz/ed <http://www.bized.ac.uk/> : Biz/ed is a dedicated business and economics information gateway. Good resource for UK companies. Includes list of best management and marketing journals. See the site map. Of note is Between the Sheets, a tutorial on the use of spreadsheets for business and finance. Included are downlable spreadsheets on various topics, and a glossary of terms.
Canadian Bankers Association <http://www.cba.ca/eng/index.cfm> : Comprehensive site offering news, statistics, glossary on banking and finance in Canada
CPANet <http://www.cpanet.com/index.asp> : An accounting and financial web portal, Internet researchresource, and online community. CPAnet includes over 3,000 accounting-related resources, organized within 18 categories.
Economagic <http://www.economagic.com/> : Excellent source for historical financial and labour statistics. This page is meant to be a comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting. At this time, there are more than 100,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. Though the greatest utility of this site is the vast number of economic time series, and the easily modified charts of that same data, an overlooked facility of great utility is the availability of Excel files for all series. There is a nominal subscription fee for advanced features.
efinancial News <http://www.efinancialnews.com> : eFinancialNews is a source of information about Europe's investment banking, fund management and securities industries. At the core of eFinancialNews are the news stories, comment and analysis.
THE FINANCE PAGE in the World-Wide Web Virtual Library <http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/overvw.htm> : Topics covered on this page include financial markets, corporate financial management, trading strategies and procedures, personal finance and academic research in financial economics. From Ohio State University
Financial and Investing Glossaries <http://www.investorama.com/glossary.shtml> : Meta list of dictionaries dealing with business, finance and investments
Financial Data Finder <http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/osudata.htm> : Ohio State University. Meta list for finding financial data on the web
Financial Management Training Center <http://www.exinfm.com/training/index.html> : All courses are free and accessible from this web page. There is a choice of two types of courses: Short Courses and Toll-Free Courses. Short Courses are downloaded by clicking on the hyperlinks on this page.Short Courses come in three formats: Microsoft Word documents, pdf files (requires Acrobat Reader) and exe files (self-extracting file). Toll-Free Courses (voice presentations over the phone) are taken by simply entering your telephone number, selecting a topic from the drop down menu and clicking on the Call Me Now button. Finally, Lecture Notes are available from other financial management courses on the Miscellaneous Files page. Topics include Evaluating Financial Performance,Capital Budgeting Analysis, Creating Value through Financial Management, and Strategic Planning
Find <http://www.find.co.uk/> : A directory for UK-based financial companies and information
Foster Business Library - Business Resources on the Web <http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/bizweb/> : The Foster Business Library (from the University of Washington) provides a starting point for finding business information resources on the web, including business law, statistics, government information, and international resources
FRED: Federal Reserve Bank Economic Data <http://www.stls.frb.org/fred/> : Database categories include: Data Base Categories | Business / Fiscal Data | Daily/Weekly U.S. Financial Data | Exchange Rate, Balance of Payments and Trade Data | Gross Domestic Product and Components | Monthly Commercial Banking Data | Monthly Consumer Price Indexes | Monthly Employment and Population Data | Monthly Interest Rates | Monthly Monetary Data | Monthly Producer Price Indexes | Regional Data, including Employment and Banking | Statistics | Monthly Reserves Data
FreeLunch / Free Lunch <http://www.economy.com/freelunch/default.asp> : A specialized search directory which organizes information on national and regional economies, industries, financial markets, and demographics, with over 1,000,000 time series available for download.. Free, but registration is required.
Global Financial Data <http://www.globalfindata.com/> : Fee based service for long-term historical indices on stock markets, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation rates and historical data on over 100 countries. Some information is free such as Current Indices: providing closing values for the previous month for 40 countries, Composite Indices, 1919-1999: providing annual data for the United States, the World Index, EAFE (Europe, Australia and Far East), Europe, Latin America and Emerging Asian Markets, National Indices, 1800-1999: providing annual data for the United States Standard and Poor's 500 Index, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan. Data are calculated in dollars so that direct comparisons can be made, Stock Markets since 1693, Interest Rates since 1700, and Inflation Rates since 1264.
Hypertextual Finance Glossary <http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/glossary.htm> : There is a Master Glossary Index By Letter. The site includes over 3,600 entries, each of which contains hyperlinks to other entries. There are more than 10,400 Hyperlinks.
Investment Funds Institute of Canada <http://www.mutfunds.com/ific> : Information on the Canadian mutual funds industry. Includes statistics and glossary
Investopedia <http://www.investopedia.com/default.asp> : Educational guide to investing and personal finance. The site includes a comprehensive investing dictionary as well as tutorials and SUBJECTS:
FINANCE |
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
BUSINESS, GENERAL |
STOCK MARKETS Investor Map / InvestorMap <http://www.investormap.com/> : 3,083 financial links with descriptions in 130 categories. Of note is the Financial Directory with links to: stock markets, global markets, mutual funds, advisories, investment talk, personal finance, commodities / futures, options, brokerages, exchanges, financial newsquotes/charts, software tools, research data, govt resources, education, organizations & clubs Qualisteam <http://www.qualisteam.com/eng/index.html> : Financial portal covering 95% of bank web-sites, Stock exchanges from 105 countries, Directory of 6000 financial servers. Banks Yellow Pages is a searchable database of banks with links to their web sites. Qualisteam also includes a financial bookstore. StudyFinance / Study Finance <http://www.studyfinance.com/> : Studyfinance.com is the web site for students of introductory finance at the University of Arizona. It is designed to serve as a starting point to learn about what finance majors do, and how to get started in a finance career. Online lectures and overviews include: Time Value of Money / Financial Calculators / Valuation / Depreciation / Overviews / Time Value of Money / Valuation of Corporate Securities / Types of Business Organization / Basic Financial Statements / Ratio Analysis / Working Capital Management / Capital Budgeting / Dividend Policy / Getting Started with Excel / Valuation on Excel / Time Value on Excel Teach Me Finance <http://www.teachmefinance.com/> : Learn basic finance concepts such as: Time Value of Money | Annuities | Perpetuities | Kinds of Interest | Future Value of an Uneven Cash flow | Probability Distribution | Standard Deviation | CAPM | Security Market Line | Bond Valuation | Stock Valuation | Capital Budgeting Wachowicz's Web World <http://web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/wacho_world.html> : This site has categorized and briefly annotated financial management links, over 1,000 PowerPoint slides, interactive quizzes, web-based exercises, and more. WebEc: World Wide Web Resources in Economics <http://netec.wustl.edu/WebEc.html> : Virtual Library in economics
| FREE DATABASES on the WEB |
1Jump / One Jump <http://www.1jump.com/> : A search engine to company websites, 1Jump lets you jump directly to any of the 1,000,000 company websites using company names, brand names, stock ticker symbols.
Canada. Federal Corporations Data On line <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/corpdir/engdoc/corpns.html> : Database of federally chartered corporations
Canadian Business 500 <http://www.canbus.com/CB500/p500.htm> : A list of the top 500 can be downloaded. There is also a searcable database for the top 2000 Canadian companies. Typical rankings information includes ownership, website, sales, net income, assets, debt/equity.
Chamber of Commerce International Directory <http://clickcity.com/index2.htm> : The International Chamber of Commerce & City-State-Province Directory. Search for Chambers of Commerce or Cities-States-Provinces around the world. Includes hotlinks to their Websites and Email Addresses
Edgar Database of Corporate Information <http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm> : U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission web site. The SEC is an independent, nonpartisan, quasijudicial regulatory agency with responsibility for administering the federal securities laws.
EDGAR ONLINE - People <http://people.edgar-online.com/people/> : EDGAR Online People searches U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings by a person's name.
EDGAR Online: The Source for Today's SEC Filings <http://www.edgar-online.com/> :
European Case Clearing House <http://www.ecch.cranfield.ac.uk/> : The ECCH's stock includes not only management case studies, but also related teaching notes, technical notes, industry background notes and videos. Cases may be searched free of charge through COLIS: Case Online Information System. COLIS is the single most comprehensive electronic bibliography of management case study materials in the world. It embodies a free-text retrieval system which allows searching on any set of characters in the textbase. Regularly updated, COLIS contains abstracts of over 14,000 case studies and supplementary materials from the major case producing centres of the world. These include the collections of: London Business School, School of Management at Cranfield University, Richard Ivey School of Business at University of Western Ontario, Harvard Business School, Stanford University, Darden School of Business at University of Virginia, John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Abstracts are presented. Documents are available at a charge to both members and nonmembers.
Fed in Print: An Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research <http://www.frbsf.org/system/fedinprint/> : Search for economics research documents by keyword, title word, author, date. Includes many reports on Canada. Includes www links to the full text of the document where available. From the Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco.
National Bureau of Economic Research Online Access to NBER Working Papers <http://www.nber.org/quick_papers.html> : Searchable database for working papers from 1994 forward. Abstracts are free.
Sweet's Database of Building Materials <http://www.sweets.com/> : Find companies that specialize in building materials including wood, plastics, concrete, masonry, metals, etc.
Transium Business Intelligence <http://www.transium.com/> : Abstracts and references to articles found on the Transium Business Intelligence site are compiled from 1,000 of the world's leading business and trade journals, including The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, BusinessWeek, Electronic Engineering Times, AdWeek, Chemical Week... In some cases, full text articles are available for a fee.
| GOVERNMENT |
Commerce Business Daily <http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/> : CBDNet is the U.S. Government's official FREE electronic version of the Commerce Business Daily (CBD).
Export Control Reference Tools on the Internet <http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/stinfo/exportcontrol.html> : Listing of U.S. government sites that post information on export controls. Includes links to ITAR documents. From DOD STI Info
Federal Acquisition Jumpstation <http://nais.nasa.gov/fedproc/home.html> : Links to sites offering procurement and acquisition information for U.S. federal government contractors.
| HUMAN RESOURCES |
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Resource Guide <http://www.opm.gov/er/adrguide/toc.htm> : Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) consists of a variety of approaches to early intervention and dispute resolution. Many of these approaches include the use of a neutral individual such as a mediator who can assist disputing parties in resolving their disagreements.
Human Resources Learning Centre <http://www.human-resources.org/> : Provides the latest information on human resources benchmarking, best practices, new tools and technology, reengineering, information systems, conferences, web resources and much more.
IHRIM - International Association For Human Resources Information Management <http://www.ihrim.org/> : Resources and upcoming events for Human Resources information management
| INDUSTRY SPECIFIC |
ForestWorld <http://www.forestworld.com/> : Information on the forestry industry, from ecological information to databases on suppliers and products
International Energy Agency: Selected Statistics <http://www.iea.org/statist/index.htm> : World statistics on energy, oil and gas compiled by the International Energy Agency
PetroChemLink <http://www.petrochemlink.com/> : Information about the petrochemical and chemical industries. Requires registration, but is free
| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) <http://www.ftaa-alca.org/Alca_e.asp> : official home page of the Free Trade Area of the Americas process or FTAA. This site follows the process initiated in the 1994 Summit of the Americas to integrate the economies of the Western Hemisphere into a single free trade arrangement.
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
Canada. ExportSource <http://exportsource.gc.ca./nonframe/engdoc/0.htm> : Export guides, trade shows/events, regulations and logistics
Environment and Trade: a handbook <http://iisd.ca/trade/handbook/> : This handbook, a joint effort of the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Environment Programme, is aimed mainly at those with some knowledge about trade, environment or development, but not expert on the intersection of the three. It is also aimed at the layman, and contains a minimum of jargon. A PDF version is available for download.
Fossick Web Search Alliance Directory: Business <http://fossick.com/Business.htm> : Search engines and directories are listed in alphabetical order. Includes: Business Directories and Company infomation, International Trade and Economics, Finance and Investment, Marketing and Public Relations
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) <http://www.ftaa-alca.org/Alca_e.asp> : official home page of the Free Trade Area of the Americas process or FTAA. This site follows the process initiated in the 1994 Summit of the Americas to integrate the economies of the Western Hemisphere into a single free trade arrangement.
GlobalEdge <http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp> : Formely known as International Business Resources on the web, this site is maintained by Michigan State University and provides links to several international business resources including news items, periodicals, specific country information, government and statistical resources
Guide to International Trade Law Sources on the Internet <http://www.llrx.com/features/trade.htm> : Superior pathfinder to sources for international trade. Organized in these sections: Starting Points | International Agreements | International Organizations | U.S. Gov't Resources | Doing Business In | Statistics. See also the UPDATE to these resources. Compiled by M. Hoffman, Georgetown University.
Interactive Tariff and Trade Dataweb <http://dataweb.usitc.gov/> : Data on this site have been compiled from tariff and trade data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Treasury, and the U.S. International Trade Commission.
International Business Resources on the WWW <http://ciber.bus.msu.edu/busres.htm> : Michigan State University. Center for International Business Education and Research. This site contains a wealth of information including: News/Periodicals - Domestic (US) / News/Periodicals - International / Journals, Research Papers, and Articles / Regional or Country Specific Information (General) / Regional or Country Specific Information (Africa) / Regional or Country Specific Information (Asia and Oceania) / Regional or Country Specific Information (Europe) / Regional or Country Specific Information (Central and South America) / Regional or Country Specific Information (North America) / Statistical Data and Information Resources / Government Resources / International Trade Information / International Trade Leads / Company Directories and Yellow Pages / International Trade Shows and Business Events / Mailing Lists / Culture and Travel / Various Utilities and Useful Information / Other Indexes of Business Resources
International Trade Center <http://www.intracen.org/> : ITC is a technical cooperation organization whose mission is to support developing and transition economies, and particularly their business sectors. It is developed by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Of particular note is the Infobases compilation of resources.
International Trade Links <http://www.tradeport.org/cgi-bin/banner.pl/links/index.html> : Competitor Intelligence & Market Research. Searchable country specific and industry specific sites
International Trade Web Resources <http://www.fita.org/webindex.html> : A comprehensive portal to information on international trade on the web. More than 2000 links to international trade resources are annotated and indexed. Sites, organized under topic, can be browsed, or the entire database may be searched. From the Federation of International Trade Associations
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) <http://www.jetro.org/> : JETRO is a nonprofit, Japanese government-supported organization dedicated to promoting mutually beneficial trade and economic relationships between Japan and other nations.
LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center <http://lanic.utexas.edu/> : Comprehensive site from the University of Texas. Covers: Countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile ... | Economy | Business, Finance, Trade ... | Education | Higher Education, K-12 | Government | Government, Law, Military | Humanities | Art, Languages, Literature ... | Internet & Computing | Networking, Tools, Y2K Problem ... | Libraries & Reference | Libraries, Maps, Statistics ... | Media | News, Magazines, Radio-TV ... | Recreation | Food, Sports, Travel | Regional Resources | Latin America, Central America, Caribbean ... | Science | Astronomy, Health, Chemistry ... | Social Sciences | Anthropology, History, Sociology ... | Society & Culture | Human Rights, Immigration, Indigenous ... | Sustainable Development | Agriculture, Development, Environment ...
LATCO Tools of the Trade: Useful sites for International Trade with Latin America <http://www.latco.org/tools.htm> : Includes news, publications, contacts. Countries covered are: Argentina• Brazil• Bolivia• Caribbean• Chile• Central America• Colombia• Costa Rica• Cuba• Honduras• Mexico NAFTA• Peru• Venezuela
Lex Mercatoria <http://lexmercatoria.net/> : Comprehensive legal site devoted to international trade and commercial law. The links are arranged by subjects including Free Trade, Agency, Economic Union, E-Commerce, Payments. Carriage Goods, Contracts, Disputes. Each section includes materials suc as treaties, model laws, and links to free trade, business, and economics sites. Lex Mercatoria is supported and hosted by the Law Faculty of the University of Tromsø the Law Faculty of the University of Oslo, Norway, the Institute of International Commercial Law of Pace University School of Law, USA and by the Australasian Legal Information Institute, a.k.a. AustLII, in a collaborative venture.
Strategic Canadian Business Map <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/scdt/bizmap/nav.html> : Covers company directories, industry and professional associations, sector analysis and statistics, international trade, research and development, etc.
STRATEGIS <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/> : Industry Canada's most comprehensive resource covering market research, company information, regulatory information, international trade, etc.
Trade Data / trade Reports <http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/tradedata.html> : Statistical information on trade from U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration <http://www.ita.doc.gov/> : Industry statistics, country guides, trade statistcs
| INVESTING |
Cyberinvest <http://www.cyberinvest.com> : An investment portal that reviews hundreds of financial web resources. Also has several useful guides for the beginner. News items contain links to useful related resources.
Motley Fool <http://www.fool.com> : A portal for financial information and investing. Free registration allows you to customize the home page, and use a portfolio monitor. There are also links to financial message boards.
Red Herring's Research Portal <http://www.redherring.com/index.asp?layout=Research_home> : Red Herring's portal for business and investing research in the technology fields
Zack's <http://www.zacks.com> : A customizable portal on investing. You can create your own page to track your portfolio
| JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, EZINES |
Business 2.0 <http://www.business2.com/> : Online journal on e-business
| KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT and COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE |
Aurora WDC Competitive Intelligence <http://www.AuroraWDC.com/index.htm> : CI commercial site, but with good links and information resources. Dropdown menus offer various resources. Of particular interest on the Research and Discussion menu is a Trade Show and Industry Event Search. Of special note is Better Read Than Dead: Internet News Clipping Services Help Keep Companies On Top Of Their Markets which lists news and current awareness resources.
CI [Competitive Intelligence] Supermarket <http://www.cisupermarket.com/> : The CI Supermarket is an online supermarket of market and business intelligence sources and methods provided for the business research, strategic planning, market research, and competitive intelligence community.
CISTI's Hotlinks - Competitive Intelligence <http://www.nrc.ca/zone/cisti/special/hotlinks/comint_e.shtml> : Useful links on competitive intelligence
Competitive Intelligence <http://www.combsinc.com/> : Good introductory information on CI
Competitive Intelligence Guide <http://www.fuld.com/> : Includes developing a strategy for CI
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery <http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/1384-5810> : The premier technical journal focused on the theory, techniques and practice for extracting information from large databases. From Kluwer. Includes a search engine for articles.
Federation of Enterprise Knowledge Development <http://www.fend.es/> : FEND is a non-profit federation of leading companies and universities working in collaboration to research, develop, test, and disseminate state of the art in Enterprise Knowledge Management and Innovation.
International Trade Links <http://www.tradeport.org/cgi-bin/banner.pl/links/index.html> : Competitor Intelligence & Market Research. Searchable country specific and industry specific sites
Investigator's Toolbox <http://www.virtuallibrarian.com/it/> : Compendium of resources for conducting research on the internet. Focus is on resources used in competiitive intelligence. Contains lists of annotated websites which can be used when conducting background investigations on individuals and/or competitive intelligence.
KDNuggets™ Directory: Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Resources <http://www.kdnuggets.com/> : Provides a newsletter, tools, software reviews.
KM Resources <http://www.smithweaversmith.com/km.htm> : Annotated introduction to Knowledge Management resources on the web.
Knowledge at Work <http://www.knowledge-at-work.com/> : Knowledge at Work is a WWW-based publication devoted to the practical aspects of knowledge management. Its goal is to bring order and sense to his vital — but often confusing — domain of business activity.
Knowledge Connections <http://www.skyrme.com/index.htm> : Aimed at giving you insights into the emerging global networked economy, where intangible assets, such as information and knowledge, will determine future competitiveness. Successful organisations will make effective use of new methods and technologies such as knowledge management, the Internet, teleworking (telecommuting), and will operate in virtual corporations.
Knowledge Management: Business Intelligence for Strategic Decision Makers <http://www.kmmag.com/> : Articles available online
Knowledge Management on SLA Toronto Website <http://www.sla.org/chapter/ctor/toolbox/km/kmfrm.htm> : Based on: Knowledge Management - A Workshop October/November 1997 - Toronto SLA and CASLIS by Stephen Abram and Rebecca Jones. Includes: Knowledge Management Resources Internet Resources (Stephen Abram's List).
Knowledge Management Research Center <http://www.cio.com/forums/knowledge/> : On the CIO Magazine website
Knowledge Management: The magazine for knowledge professionals <http://www.knowledge-management.co.uk/kbase/index.asp> : Issues addressed include: developing a knowledge management strategy creating an information model, reviewing existing infrastructure and identifying future IT investment, putting the network into a knowledge management context, exploiting intranet, extranet and Internet sources, identifying information needs and sources, justifying IT expenditure, assigning responsibilities, creating knowledge roles, addressing cultural change
References on Knowledge Management <http://www.brint.com/km/kmrefs.htm> :
SELECTED REFERENCES ON COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE <http://www.sla.org/membership/irc/intell.html> : List of articles and books on the subject
Selected References on Knowledge Management <http://www.sla.org/membership/irc/knowledg.html> : SLA's comprehensive bibliography and web links page
Washington Researchers <http://www.washingtonresearchers.com/> : This site offers competitive intelligence tools and resources for business researchers and competitive analysts. There is a library of Internet, database, and other business information sources, "how to" advice on research and analysis, weekly research and source tips. A free newsletter is also available.
World-WideWeb Virtual Library on Knowledge Management <http://www.brint.com/km/> :
| LAW |
Encyclopedia of Law and Economics <http://encyclo.findlaw.com/index.html> : Site includes links to: General Information | Bibliographies Listed per Topic | Search the Bibliographic Database | Reviews of the Literature | Law and Economics Web Resources | European Site of the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics From the University of Ghent, Netherlands
Guide to International Trade Law Sources on the Internet <http://www.llrx.com/features/trade.htm> : Superior pathfinder to sources for international trade. Organized in these sections: Starting Points | International Agreements | International Organizations | U.S. Gov't Resources | Doing Business In | Statistics. See also the UPDATE to these resources. Compiled by M. Hoffman, Georgetown University.
Lex Mercatoria <http://lexmercatoria.net/> : Comprehensive legal site devoted to international trade and commercial law. The links are arranged by subjects including Free Trade, Agency, Economic Union, E-Commerce, Payments. Carriage Goods, Contracts, Disputes. Each section includes materials suc as treaties, model laws, and links to free trade, business, and economics sites. Lex Mercatoria is supported and hosted by the Law Faculty of the University of Tromsø the Law Faculty of the University of Oslo, Norway, the Institute of International Commercial Law of Pace University School of Law, USA and by the Australasian Legal Information Institute, a.k.a. AustLII, in a collaborative venture.
| LIBRARY CATALOGUES |
Foster Business Library - Business Resources on the Web <http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/bizweb/> : The Foster Business Library (from the University of Washington) provides a starting point for finding business information resources on the web, including business law, statistics, government information, and international resources
| MANAGEMENT |
Best Management Practices <http://www.dti.gov.uk/mbp/index.html> : From the UK's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Management best practice provides access to a range of information and services designed to help companies improve their business performance through management best practices, techniques and technologies. In addition, supported by the DTI, Fit for the Future is a CBI led response to calls from business for a national campaign to boost the transfer of effective business practices. The DTI has produced, in association with industry, three reports that provide a framework for the use of the key ingredients identified in successful UK companies - Partnerships with People - practical guidance to help successful organisations bring the best out of their people to achieve significantly enhanced business performance. / Competitiveness - How the best UK Companies are Winning : produced by DTI and CBI, this describes the key characteristics common to over 100 successful UK companies. / Closing the Gap : The Performance of UK SMEs within the UK Benchmarking Index reviews the performance of UK small and medium enterprises who have measured themselves against other companies by using the Benchmark Index.
- Best practice guides, tools and publications identifies a range of management best practices, techniques and technologies and provides practical guidance on specific best practice issues.
BPubs <http://www.bpubs.com> : Search engine for business publications. Links to full text articles on the internet
European Case Clearing House <http://www.ecch.cranfield.ac.uk/> : The ECCH's stock includes not only management case studies, but also related teaching notes, technical notes, industry background notes and videos. Cases may be searched free of charge through COLIS: Case Online Information System. COLIS is the single most comprehensive electronic bibliography of management case study materials in the world. It embodies a free-text retrieval system which allows searching on any set of characters in the textbase. Regularly updated, COLIS contains abstracts of over 14,000 case studies and supplementary materials from the major case producing centres of the world. These include the collections of: London Business School, School of Management at Cranfield University, Richard Ivey School of Business at University of Western Ontario, Harvard Business School, Stanford University, Darden School of Business at University of Virginia, John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Abstracts are presented. Documents are available at a charge to both members and nonmembers.
Free Management Library <http://www.mapnp.org/library/> : Covers various aspects of management. Aimed primarily at not for profit organizations, this site contains useful material for all types.
| MARKET RESEARCH |
BPubs <http://www.bpubs.com> : Search engine for business publications. Links to full text articles on the internet
Chamber of Commerce International Directory <http://clickcity.com/index2.htm> : The International Chamber of Commerce & City-State-Province Directory. Search for Chambers of Commerce or Cities-States-Provinces around the world. Includes hotlinks to their Websites and Email Addresses
EPA Sector Notebooks <http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html> : Analysis of industry sectors. The EPA's [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency] Office of Compliance has developed a series of profiles or notebooks containing information on selected major industries. These notebooks, which focus on key indicators have been thoroughly reviewed by experts from both inside and outside the EPA.
Forecasting Principles <http://www-marketing.wharton.upenn.edu/forecast/> : The Forecasting Principles site, created by Professor J. Scott Armstrong of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, provides a comprehensive review of the state of knowledge about forecasting. Principles help to forecast in management, operations research, and the social sciences
GoProfit / Go Profit <http://www.goprofit.com/> : Search engine for business information. Searches may be on the web or within a list of categories. Site offers a mix of business news, stock market informtion, as well as subject searches.
Industry Data Finder <http://www.rh.edu/library/industry/industry.htm> : From the Cole Library, Rensselaer at Hartford, this site offers a list of various industries. For each industry the site presents the SIC, related industry websites, links to trade publications, trade assoications, and links to prominent companies within the industry.
Marketing on the Internet <http://iws.ohiolink.edu/moti/> : The purpose of this Marketing On The Internet (MOTI) Web site is to provide an overview of the dramatic way that the Internet is impacting all aspects of marketing. MOTI activities are organized according to the five categories representing the full scope of marketing as the discipline is most commonly defined. The MOTI Web site is designed to be a supplement to relevant college-level marketing courses offered by OhioLINK institutions.
Marketing Online <http://www.marketing.haynet.com/> : A comprehensive U.K. site on market research and product information. Of note is the Features section containing numerous League tables and rankings, including advertising agencies and products by brand name.
Mindbranch.com <http://www.mindbranch.com> : Access to market research reports on a wide variety of subjects
ProductScan Online <http://www.productscan.com/home.htm> : A database of 200,000 new consumer products
| META SEARCH ENGINES |
Sookoo: the Business Strategy Search Specialist <http://www.sookoo.com/> : Sookoo is: "Strategy Organized Online [with] Key Ordered Optimization." . This is search engine specializing in business research
| NEWS MEDIA |
BBC News - Business <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/default.stm> : BBC's business news
Business Publications Directory: English Language <http://gwin.net/latestnews.cfm> : Global Business and Industry Portal linking to major News Sources, including both U.S. and International Resources. Links to international sites include: AfricaNews Online, Australian Financial Review, Bloomberg European Business, BT Online (Singapore), Business Day (South Africa), Business Day (Thailand), Business Today (Egypt), Business World (Philippines), Economist Financial Daily (India), Financial Times (U.K. Intl.), International Herald Tribune, NewsBytes Network, New Scientist, Nikkei Interactive, Scientific American, South China Morning Post. The site also includes: Networking Tools, Conferencing, Articles, Web pages, search engine, and web-based e-mail.
EUBusiness - European Union Business <http://www.eubusiness.com/> : Links to news from the following countries: Austria | Belgium | Bulgaria | Czech | Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Slovakia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | United Kingdom. Updated daily. Includes Tenders from Tenders Electronic Daily from the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities. Free but registration is required. Abstracts to new EC directives are also included.
Infoseek Industry Watch <http://www.industrywatch.com/> : Daily news updates and search on U.S. industries, companies and quotes
LADB: Latin America Database <http://ladb.unm.edu/> : A news and educational service on Latin America from the University of New Mexico. The Latin America Data Base on-line news service, LADB is the first Internet-based news service in English about Latin America, publishing in-depth coverage of Latin American affairs since 1986. LADB's professional journalists produce three weekly electronic news bulletins about Mexico (SourceMex), Central America and the Caribbean including Cuba (NotiCen) and South America (NotiSur). These are available on this website or by e-mail with a subscription.
NewEdge Newspage <http://www.newspage.com> : Daily news updates on companies, industries and quotes
Samachar <http://www.samachar.com/> : Portal to major newspapers, and business links for India
Transitions Online <http://www.ijt.cz/> : Presents news and information on Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, including the Baltics, Balkans, Caucasus, and Central Asia.
| NEWSLINKS |
American City Business Journals / Bizjournal <http://www.bizjournals.com/> : Local usiness journals from major U.S. cities. Includes headlines and a search engine, as well as a dropdown list, arranged by city, linking to the journals.
| REAL ESTATE |
Black's Guide [to commercial real estate] <http://www.blacksguide.com/> : Black's Guide, Inc., maintains a commercial real estate database of over 55,000 properties and 3,000 service companies in 19 major markets in U.S.
Comspace.com: Commercial Real Estate Resource <http://www.comspace.com/comspace.html> : Leasing and sales dat for real estate in U.S. There is some information on Canada, but this services is still in nascent stage.
Insurance Information Institute <http://www.iii.org/> : Members of I.I.I. have online access to I.I.I.'s Insurance Daily, Library Database (a searchable database of summaries of over 60,000 insurance-related articles) Insurance Issues Update, white papers, meeting information, etc.
| REFERENCE AND MISCELLANEA |
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia <http://www.emulateme.com/> : Countries of the World with National Anthems, Flags, Maps, Weather, News, City Guides, etc.. Choose the country from a drop down menu.
Insurance Information Institute <http://www.iii.org/> : Members of I.I.I. have online access to I.I.I.'s Insurance Daily, Library Database (a searchable database of summaries of over 60,000 insurance-related articles) Insurance Issues Update, white papers, meeting information, etc.
| REGIONAL: AFRICA |
MBendi AfroPaedia <http://mbendi.co.za/> : Africa's electronic encyclopaedia of business and commercial information. MBendi AfroPaedia is compiled by MBendi Information Services to assist companies and business people around the world to do business in and with Africa. Contains information on business opportunities and challenges in the countries of Africa, the companies and organisations active in various industry sectors, (Oil,Gas, Chemicals, Mining etc.), the leading business and government personalities, details of events, conferences and exhibitions, a directory of products and services, the larger development projects currently underway in Africa, key African publications, and information on the African Stock Exchanges.
| REGIONAL: ASIA |
All India Internet Yellow Pages <http://www.indianypages.com/> : Contains listings of Indian companies with profiles and links to their sites
Asia Pacific <http://www.asia-pacific.com/> : Provides strategic business information
on the Asia Pacific with news, data, analysis,
journals, books and other resources. Business news links to Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea. Data Links section includes annual reports sites for companies in Asia
Asia Pacific Management Forum <http://www.apmforum.com/> : The Asia Pacific Management Forum merges Asian business current events with research articles. Access databases covering over 500 journals, with search facilities returning brief citations. Full text articles are available as the Article of the Month. Weekly themes reviews articles available on the Web. Topics include Japanese management, current news commentary, business in Thailand, Philippines, China Taiwan and Japan, market research and external links. Updated daily.
Asia Source / AsiaSource <http://www.asiasource.org/> : AsiaSource is an online resource developed by the Asia Society to provide information and assistance regarding the cultural, economic, social, historical, and political dimensions of Asia.
AsiaNow / Asia Now <http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/index.html> : This site is a news portal for current activity in Asia, and is a good resource for timely business, political and travel news. It is maintained as a joint venture by CNN, AsiaWeek, and Time.
AsiaWeek 1000 Companies <http://www.pathfinder.com/asiaweek/asiaweek1000/index.html> : Asiaweek 1000 and Financial 500 rankings are available for download
Chinese Business World <http://www.cbw.com/> : Good portal to information on Chinese companies, products, trade shows, etc. Includes travel and cultural information for China
Connections: Philippine Business Directory <http://connections.bworldonline.com/> : Search engine for Phillipine business. It features a constantly updated archive searchable by Industry, Name, Location, Keyword.
East Asia and Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources <http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/index.html> : An annotated directory of Internet resources on the politics, society, history and culture of East and Southeast Asia, and on Asian-Americans in North America. Covers: Indochina, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Macao, Taiwan, Mongolia, Brunei, Burma, Myanmar, Cambodia, Kampuchea, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Tibet
East Asia Business Resources <http://www.ala.org/acrl/resjul98.html> : College & Research Libraries. July1998 Vol. 59 No. 7. Focuses on eight major countries that make up East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan and Tibet. The authors selected cites that are interdisciplinary in nature and that are comprehensive. No non-English sites are listed.
Economic and Financial Data on Japan <http://www.stat.go.jp/english/19.htm> : Daily updated statistical economic and finanical information on Japan
Gateway2China / Gateway to China <http://www.gateway2china.com/> : Gateway2China aims to provide a single point of entry for China-related online information resources and classified ads, accessible via keyword search and browsing.The China-related resource links on Gateway2China include the following categories: BusinessCommunity & Forums / Culture & History / InternetNews Sources / Resources - China; Resources - Global / Special Reports / Travel. Also available on Gateway2China: a classifieds section, keyword search, site map, and an online forum.
A Guide to Business Success - Japan <http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/research/japan/mainfrm.htm> : Inlcudes information on the economy, people and culture, financial structure and institutions, tips for the business traveler, legal considerations. From the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) <http://www.jetro.org/> : JETRO is a nonprofit, Japanese government-supported organization dedicated to promoting mutually beneficial trade and economic relationships between Japan and other nations.
Middle East Business Information <http://www.ameinfo.com/> : 200,000 companies listed from 13 countries including Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, etc. Search by company name or product and brand name
Pacific Region Region Forum on Business and Management Communication <http://www.cic.sfu.ca/forum/> : David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre. Forum provides an ongoing arena for the periodic reporting, analyzing, discussing and debating of new and old strategies for articulating relationships within and between business and their environments around the Pacific Region, but with an emphasis on North America and East and Southeast Asia.
Samachar <http://www.samachar.com/> : Portal to major newspapers, and business links for India
WebIndia / Web India <http://www.webindia.com/> : Portal to business information in India, organized by industry sectors.
| REGIONAL: CANADA |
Retail Interactive <http://retailinteractive.ca/SSG/ri00006e.html> : Retail Council of Canada and Industry Canada have partnered to
develop and publish retailinteractive.ca, a pipeline to practical, hands-on business information, resources and tools designed especially for Canada's retailers.
| REGIONAL: EUROPE |
BISNIS: Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States <http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/> : U.S. Government's site for doing business in Russia and the other states of the former Soviet Union.
Biz/ed <http://www.bized.ac.uk/> : Biz/ed is a dedicated business and economics information gateway. Good resource for UK companies. Includes list of best management and marketing journals. See the site map. Of note is Between the Sheets, a tutorial on the use of spreadsheets for business and finance. Included are downlable spreadsheets on various topics, and a glossary of terms.
BNET: Business on the Internet <http://www.bnet.co.uk/> : U.Ks leading source of business management information. Includes management guides, management trends, marketing strategies, benchmarking and quality, case studies and information directories. Searching Bnet is free, but the full text documents are only available to subscribers. A FREE SUBSCRIPTION is available to full and part time students, academics and librarians (in higher or further education)
Business information sources on the internet: index <http://www.dis.strath.ac.uk/business/index.html> : This aims to be a selective guide to some Internet sites which contain business information, with some emphasis on UK sources. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK
CAROL / Company Annual Reports Online <http://www.carol.co.uk/> : CAROL is an annual report site providing direct links to over 3000 corporate reports in a single and consistent format, from the U.K., Europe, Asia and the USA. Provides links to the corportions' annual report websites.
Citywire <http://www.citywire.co.uk/> : UK based site delivering investment news, analysis, recommendations and advice to investors. Possible to set up alert services.
Companies House <http://www.companies-house.gov.uk/> : Registry of companies in the U.K. Under Free Information there is a database of British companies. Company searches and document delivery is available for a fee.
Connecting Industry <http://www.connectingindustry.com/> : A industry portal for finding businesses in the UK. Also includes news itesm from several engineering trade journals
CountyWeb <http://www.countyweb.co.uk/> : A directory of UK businesses. Searchable by county and product
efinancial News <http://www.efinancialnews.com> : eFinancialNews is a source of information about Europe's investment banking, fund management and securities industries. At the core of eFinancialNews are the news stories, comment and analysis.
EUBusiness - European Union Business <http://www.eubusiness.com/> : Links to news from the following countries: Austria | Belgium | Bulgaria | Czech | Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Slovakia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | United Kingdom. Updated daily. Includes Tenders from Tenders Electronic Daily from the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities. Free but registration is required. Abstracts to new EC directives are also included.
EUROPAGES - European Business Directory <http://www.europages.com/> : Directory of 500 000 companies selected in 30 European countries. Search by product or name, or browse by industry category.
Federal Statistical Office Germany <http://www.destatis.de/e_home.htm> : Statistical data about Germany including population and employment, housing and building activity, education and culture, social security and health system, prices and earnings, economic development in the overall economy and in the individual sectors of economic activity, imports and exports,
environmental protection and state of the environment, public budgets and justice.
Find <http://www.find.co.uk/> : A directory for UK-based financial companies and information
Greece: Hellenic WWW Directories & Portals <http://www.hri.org/nodes/grweb.html> : Portal offering news and links to foremost web sites for Greece
Hemscott <http://www.hemscott.net/> : Hemscott is a UK-based business information provider. They provide business information & research, news, resources and services
Kelly's Directory <http://www.kellys.co.uk/> : Database of Industrial Manufacturing and Service Companies. This web site contains information on over 143,000 UK companies which can be searched using product and service headings. Registration is free, but required.
NorthCote <http://www.northcote.co.uk/> : Provides links to UK annual reports
Quest European Union Database <http://europa.eu.int/euro/quest/normal/frame.htm?language_nb=5> : Quest is a database of questions and answers on the euro and European Economic and Monetary Union. Also provide information of the euro, and conversion data vis-a-vis national currencies
ThomWeb <http://www.infospace.com/uk.thomw/> : A business finder for the UK
| REGIONAL: NORTH AMERICA |
1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables <http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm> : This web site provides access to all of the major components of the 1997 NAICS Manual: definitions, correspondence tables, and an alphabetic index.
NAICS--North American Industry Classification System <http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html> :
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) <http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/swr/business/naicslin.htm> : Excellent meta guide to resources in the United States, Canada and Mexico to sites related to SICs and NAICS
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification Search <http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html> :
| REGIONAL: SOUTH AMERICA / CENTRAL AMERICA |
LADB: Latin America Database <http://ladb.unm.edu/> : A news and educational service on Latin America from the University of New Mexico. The Latin America Data Base on-line news service, LADB is the first Internet-based news service in English about Latin America, publishing in-depth coverage of Latin American affairs since 1986. LADB's professional journalists produce three weekly electronic news bulletins about Mexico (SourceMex), Central America and the Caribbean including Cuba (NotiCen) and South America (NotiSur). These are available on this website or by e-mail with a subscription.
LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center <http://lanic.utexas.edu/> : Comprehensive site from the University of Texas. Covers: Countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile ... | Economy | Business, Finance, Trade ... | Education | Higher Education, K-12 | Government | Government, Law, Military | Humanities | Art, Languages, Literature ... | Internet & Computing | Networking, Tools, Y2K Problem ... | Libraries & Reference | Libraries, Maps, Statistics ... | Media | News, Magazines, Radio-TV ... | Recreation | Food, Sports, Travel | Regional Resources | Latin America, Central America, Caribbean ... | Science | Astronomy, Health, Chemistry ... | Social Sciences | Anthropology, History, Sociology ... | Society & Culture | Human Rights, Immigration, Indigenous ... | Sustainable Development | Agriculture, Development, Environment ...
LATCO Tools of the Trade: Useful sites for International Trade with Latin America <http://www.latco.org/tools.htm> : Includes news, publications, contacts. Countries covered are: Argentina• Brazil• Bolivia• Caribbean• Chile• Central America• Colombia• Costa Rica• Cuba• Honduras• Mexico NAFTA• Peru• Venezuela
Latin Focus / LatinFocus <http://www.latin-focus.com/> : This site offers news, latest available data from government sources, economic forecasts, market analysis covering economic performance, political risk assessments and financial market developments for countries is Central and South America.
| REGIONAL: U.S. |
10K Wizard SEC Filings / Ten K Wizard <http://www.tenkwizard.com/> : SEC filings and financial analysis. Business news headlines on opening screen. Boolean search capability for SEC filings. Search for Ticker or by word.Coverage 1994-
American City Business Journals / Bizjournal <http://www.bizjournals.com/> : Local usiness journals from major U.S. cities. Includes headlines and a search engine, as well as a dropdown list, arranged by city, linking to the journals.
American Export Register <http://www.aernet.com/english/> : This database allows you to search 45,000 exporting companies in the United States in more than 5,500 categories. A company's address, phone number, fax number, e-mail, and Internet address can be displayed. Produced by Thomas Publishing Company.
Black's Guide [to commercial real estate] <http://www.blacksguide.com/> : Black's Guide, Inc., maintains a commercial real estate database of over 55,000 properties and 3,000 service companies in 19 major markets in U.S.
Commerce Business Daily <http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/> : CBDNet is the U.S. Government's official FREE electronic version of the Commerce Business Daily (CBD).
CorpTech <http://www.corptech.com> : Research on high tech public and private U.S. companies. Capsule information, rankings, links to web resources such as news are free. There is a subscription charge for standard and extended profiles.
STAT-USA <http://www.stat-usa.gov/> : Although primarily subscription based, there is much free data available
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers <http://www.thomasregister.com/> :
U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration <http://www.ita.doc.gov/> : Industry statistics, country guides, trade statistcs
| RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT |
CORDIS: Community Research and Development Information Service <http://www.cordis.lu/> : Portal to research and development activity within the European Union
Strategic Canadian Business Map <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/scdt/bizmap/nav.html> : Covers company directories, industry and professional associations, sector analysis and statistics, international trade, research and development, etc.
| REVIEWS and PRODUCT GUIDES |
Audio Tech Business Book Summaries <http://www.audiotech.com/> : Each month Audio-Tech subscribers receive two (2), 30-45 minute audio summaries (on cassette tapes or CD's) of the best business books published each year. Each audio summary is accompanied by a printed booklet containing a transcript of each audio summary plus important charts and graphs that bring the author's ideas into full focus.
GetAbstract / Get Abstract <http://www.getabstract.com> : Business book abstracting services. A full subscription offers unlimited search and retrieval of abstract (book summary) in pdf or palm versions. Abstracts are delivered via email. Nonsubscribers may search titles and purchase individual abstracts. Clicking on the title retrieves a short review, and rating. the site also offers lists of must reads, top downloads, new abstracts
MeansBusiness / Means Business <http://www.meansbusiness.com/> : This is a database of over 20000 key ideas from business and management books. Search and browse access to the database is free, although registration is required. Organization is along a three tier information model: 1. Concept Extract: One or more directly quoted passages from a book in which an author addresses an idea, problem, or business issue. The basic MeansBusiness idea unit. Thought starters. An averageof 250-500 words per Concept Extract. 2. Concept Book Summary: A sequence of Concept Extracts, selected consecutively from a single book, that capture the conceptual arc of the book. Organized by chapter and cross-referenced by page number from the original book. An average of 19 Concept Extracts per Concept Book Summary. 3. Concept Suite: An authoritative collection of Concept Extracts from three to 10 books focused on a single business concept. An accessible, multiviewpoint package of related ideas by leading authors. Eight to 15 Concept Extracts per Concept Suite. For each of the models a short extract is presented. Purchase for any of the preceding is via credit card.
Soundview Executive Book Summaries <http://www.summary.com/Soundview.storefront/> : Soundview Executive Book Summaries® are 5,000-word eight-page distillations of business books. A Summary covers the book's main points and highlights and gives a working knowledge of its contents. A 5,000-word, eight-page print summaries can be read in about 15 minutes, or specially scripted audio summaries take about 20 minutes.
| SEARCH ENGINES COMPARISONS and TUTORIALS |
Sookoo: the Business Strategy Search Specialist <http://www.sookoo.com/> : Sookoo is: "Strategy Organized Online [with] Key Ordered Optimization." . This is search engine specializing in business research
| SMALL BUSINESS |
Best Management Practices <http://www.dti.gov.uk/mbp/index.html> : From the UK's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Management best practice provides access to a range of information and services designed to help companies improve their business performance through management best practices, techniques and technologies. In addition, supported by the DTI, Fit for the Future is a CBI led response to calls from business for a national campaign to boost the transfer of effective business practices. The DTI has produced, in association with industry, three reports that provide a framework for the use of the key ingredients identified in successful UK companies - Partnerships with People - practical guidance to help successful organisations bring the best out of their people to achieve significantly enhanced business performance. / Competitiveness - How the best UK Companies are Winning : produced by DTI and CBI, this describes the key characteristics common to over 100 successful UK companies. / Closing the Gap : The Performance of UK SMEs within the UK Benchmarking Index reviews the performance of UK small and medium enterprises who have measured themselves against other companies by using the Benchmark Index.
- Best practice guides, tools and publications identifies a range of management best practices, techniques and technologies and provides practical guidance on specific best practice issues.
CountyWeb <http://www.countyweb.co.uk/> : A directory of UK businesses. Searchable by county and product
The Entrepreneur's Help Page <http://www.tannedfeet.com/> : The Entrepreneur's Help Page offers advice and resources for those looking to start up a new business. Articles are divided into Business, Financial, and Legal sections.
Free Management Library <http://www.mapnp.org/library/> : Covers various aspects of management. Aimed primarily at not for profit organizations, this site contains useful material for all types.
SBA Office of Advocacy <http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/stats/> : Statistical reports for small businesses in the US
Skyminder <http://www.skyminder.com> : SkyMinder is a subscription site that provides access to in-depth credit and financial information plus business information on millions of companies and industries world-wide.
Small Business Administration Home Page <http://www.sba.gov> : Useful resources for small businesses including an online library, information on starting and financing your business and locations of local (US) SBA offices
ThomWeb <http://www.infospace.com/uk.thomw/> : A business finder for the UK
Venture Consult <http://www.ventureconsult.com/> : Articles and features for small to medium size business. Includes a glossary of business terms.
| SOCIAL SCIENCE |
World Bank Research <http://econ.worldbank.org/> : A searchable compilation of Reports, Working Papers, Abstracts of Current Studies, Evaluations of Research Projects. Topics include World Development Reports, Land Use Policy, Global Commodity Markets, Global Economi Prospects, etc.
| STATISTICAL INFORMATION |
1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables <http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm> : This web site provides access to all of the major components of the 1997 NAICS Manual: definitions, correspondence tables, and an alphabetic index.
B&E DataLinks: Business and Economics Statistics. American Statistical Association <http://www.econ-datalinks.org/> : B&E DataLinks, a project sponsored by the Business and Economic Statistics (B&E) Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA). This site contains links to data sources of interest to economists and business statisticians. Browse by categories including finance, macroeconomics, and labor and general microeconometrics, or search by keyword.
Bank of Canada. Inflation Calculator <http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/english/inflation_calc.htm> : The Inflation Calculator uses monthly consumer price index (CPI) data from 1914 to the present to show changes in the cost of a fixed "basket" of consumer purchases. These include food, shelter, furniture, clothing, transportation, and recreation. An increase in this cost is known as inflation. The calculator's results are based on the most current month for which the CPI data are available. This will normally be two months prior to the present month.
Business Statistics & Studies on E-commerce <http://www.becrc.org/ec/marketing/stats.html> : Business Statistics & Studies on E-commerce page provides links to extensive research, news, and reporting on e-commerce and Internet business activities within business-to-business and business-to-consumer sales. This page is offered courtesy of the ECRC, Bremerton, WA. The ECRC Website is a clearinghouse and jumpstation for electronic commerce information and resources.
Cost of Living Calculator <http://www.NewsEngin.com/neFreeTools.nsf/> : This calculator computes cost of living changes from 1913 to the present based on the US CPI. It uses the historical Consumer Price Index for urban consumers (CPI-U) to convert dollar values between different years. This allows a comparison of the real buying power of historical dollar amounts, adjusted for inflation
The Dismal Scientist <http://www.dismal.com/> : Economic data and statistics such as employment figures, GDP, etc. The Dismal Scientist is committed to being the pre-eminent source of free economic research and information accessible via the Internet.
Economagic <http://www.economagic.com/> : Excellent source for historical financial and labour statistics. This page is meant to be a comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting. At this time, there are more than 100,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. Though the greatest utility of this site is the vast number of economic time series, and the easily modified charts of that same data, an overlooked facility of great utility is the availability of Excel files for all series. There is a nominal subscription fee for advanced features.
Economic and Financial Data on Japan <http://www.stat.go.jp/english/19.htm> : Daily updated statistical economic and finanical information on Japan
Federal Statistical Office Germany <http://www.destatis.de/e_home.htm> : Statistical data about Germany including population and employment, housing and building activity, education and culture, social security and health system, prices and earnings, economic development in the overall economy and in the individual sectors of economic activity, imports and exports,
environmental protection and state of the environment, public budgets and justice.
FRED: Federal Reserve Bank Economic Data <http://www.stls.frb.org/fred/> : Database categories include: Data Base Categories | Business / Fiscal Data | Daily/Weekly U.S. Financial Data | Exchange Rate, Balance of Payments and Trade Data | Gross Domestic Product and Components | Monthly Commercial Banking Data | Monthly Consumer Price Indexes | Monthly Employment and Population Data | Monthly Interest Rates | Monthly Monetary Data | Monthly Producer Price Indexes | Regional Data, including Employment and Banking | Statistics | Monthly Reserves Data
FreeLunch / Free Lunch <http://www.economy.com/freelunch/default.asp> : A specialized search directory which organizes information on national and regional economies, industries, financial markets, and demographics, with over 1,000,000 time series available for download.. Free, but registration is required.
GD Sourcing / GDSourcing <http://www.gdsourcing.com> : This is a s a reference point for Canadian statistics. This site will help you to locate FREE data on-line and assist Canadian entrepreneurs is assessing their market potential, competition, and industry performance.
Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site <http://www.stern.nyu.edu/globalmacro/> : This site from the Stern School of Business, New York University is a comprehensive guide to the subject of macroeconomics. It offers readings about the Asian crisis, international currency systems, financial sector issues, country specific economic analysis, insight into exchange rates, current policy topics, recent academic research, data, stock markets, country risk services, and web links to macroeconomic sites..
Inflation Calculator <http://www.westegg.com/inflation/> :
Inflation Calculators <http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/inflate.html> : Calculators include: Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation Calculator | Employment Cost Index (ECI) Inflation Calculator | GDP Deflator Inflation Calculator | International Price Index (IPI) Inflation Calculator | Producer Price Index (PPI) Inflation Calculator
InfoNation <http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm> : InfoNation is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.
International Energy Agency: Selected Statistics <http://www.iea.org/statist/index.htm> : World statistics on energy, oil and gas compiled by the International Energy Agency
Marketing Online <http://www.marketing.haynet.com/> : A comprehensive U.K. site on market research and product information. Of note is the Features section containing numerous League tables and rankings, including advertising agencies and products by brand name.
NAICS--North American Industry Classification System <http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html> :
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) <http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/swr/business/naicslin.htm> : Excellent meta guide to resources in the United States, Canada and Mexico to sites related to SICs and NAICS
SBA Office of Advocacy <http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/stats/> : Statistical reports for small businesses in the US
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification Search <http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html> :
Statistics Canada Daily News <http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/today/daily.htm> : Includes latest release of Consumer Price Index (CPI), Labour Force Survey (LFS), and monthly and quarterly economic indicators
Superstar Investor <http://www.superstarinvestor.com/> : Superstar Investor provides descriptive summaries and more than 21,000 links to investment sites on the Internet. These include: Bloomberg.com, Briefing.com, CBS MarketWatch, CNNfn, The Motley Fool, MSN MoneyCentral Investor, Quicken.com, Silicon Investor, SmartMoney.com, TheStreet.com, Wall Street City and Yahoo! Finance. Superstar Investor also provides access to business and financial news, online broker ratings, interactive charts, company directories, mutual funds, U.S. and international stock indexes, technical analysis, portfolio tracking, stock and fund screens, an Internet IPO directory, earnings release and stock split calendars, market movers, Internet and technology stock reports, insider trading data, option chains, analyst ratings, 52-week highs and lows, historical quotes, short interest ratios, magazines and newsletters, annual reports and EDGAR filings, investor education centers, message boards and other investment-related topics. Superstar offers links to fund family Web sites, brokerage firms, investment publications, daily market commentaries, stock picks, screening tools and technical analysis.
Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor <http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/> : Provides statistical information and news on women in the workforce in the US
World Bank Research <http://econ.worldbank.org/> : A searchable compilation of Reports, Working Papers, Abstracts of Current Studies, Evaluations of Research Projects. Topics include World Development Reports, Land Use Policy, Global Commodity Markets, Global Economi Prospects, etc.
| STOCK MARKETS |
Big Charts <http://www.bigcharts.com/> : Creates interactive charts for stock performance. This is for U.S. companies. There is also a Canadianversion
CBS MarketWatch - Symbol Lookup <http://cbs.marketwatch.com/data/lookup.htx> : Click on a link below to retrieve a list of ticker symbols. North American Markets | European Markets | Asian Markets | South American Markets
Daily Stocks - Stocks Search Engine <http://dailystocks.com/> : Search Engines: U.S. Stocks | Canadian Stocks | Mutual Funds
Equity Analytics <http://www.e-analytics.com/> : Good resource for information on the following; Weekly Government Reports Due - Check out which government reports are coming out this week. Updated each weekend / Weekly Earnings Announcements Due - a list of the major companies announcing earnings during the upcoming week. Included is the forecasted earnings and the earnings from the same quarter a year ago. Updated each weekend to prepare you for the following week. / Stock Splits and Stock Dividends - Provides a list of companies and all the relevant information, for stocks which have currently announced a stock split or stock dividend. Also includes a paper explaining the concepts of stock splits and dividends. Updated each weekend. / Initial Public Offerings - Papers detailing every step involved in taking a company public. Also included are current IPO filings and detailed information on them. / Raising Capital by Public Companies - This is a section describing methods public companies use to raise investment capital / All About Stocks / All About Bonds - This area includes information on government securities, corporate securities and municipal securities. It also covers the Federal Reserve and its role in the U.S.economy. / All About Options - their strategies, and uses. / Futures and Commodities - This section contains some academic quality papers on futures and commodities. / Technical Analysis Resource Center - This section begins with an overview of technical analysis and describes the most - widely used and reliable technical analysis tools. / Technical Analysis Software Reviews / Glossaries / Comprehensive information on the Dow Jones Industrials, Transports, and Utility, Indexes - Includes a history of Charles Dow and Dow Theory, every change made in the Dow Industrials from its inception through the 1980's, and how to figure out how a move in one stock affects the index.
Global Financial Data <http://www.globalfindata.com/> : Fee based service for long-term historical indices on stock markets, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation rates and historical data on over 100 countries. Some information is free such as Current Indices: providing closing values for the previous month for 40 countries, Composite Indices, 1919-1999: providing annual data for the United States, the World Index, EAFE (Europe, Australia and Far East), Europe, Latin America and Emerging Asian Markets, National Indices, 1800-1999: providing annual data for the United States Standard and Poor's 500 Index, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan. Data are calculated in dollars so that direct comparisons can be made, Stock Markets since 1693, Interest Rates since 1700, and Inflation Rates since 1264.
Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site <http://www.stern.nyu.edu/globalmacro/> : This site from the Stern School of Business, New York University is a comprehensive guide to the subject of macroeconomics. It offers readings about the Asian crisis, international currency systems, financial sector issues, country specific economic analysis, insight into exchange rates, current policy topics, recent academic research, data, stock markets, country risk services, and web links to macroeconomic sites..
GoProfit / Go Profit <http://www.goprofit.com/> : Search engine for business information. Searches may be on the web or within a list of categories. Site offers a mix of business news, stock market informtion, as well as subject searches.
International Federation of Stock Exchanges <http://www.fibv.com/> : Listing of most of the world's stock exchanges including calendar of events and stock market holidays
Investopedia <http://www.investopedia.com/default.asp> : Educational guide to investing and personal finance. The site includes a comprehensive investing dictionary as well as tutorials and SUBJECTS:
FINANCE |
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING |
BUSINESS, GENERAL |
STOCK MARKETS Market Guide <http://www.marketguide.com> : This site offers fairly comprehensive reports, called Snapshot Reports, on publicly traded corporations. This is accompanied by an excellent tutorial on all aspects of a snapshot report, and thus explains how various ratios are derived and what these mean. NASDAQ News <http://www.nasdaqnews.com/> : News about the NASDAQ and the companies that are listed on it Superstar Investor <http://www.superstarinvestor.com/> : Superstar Investor provides descriptive summaries and more than 21,000 links to investment sites on the Internet. These include: Bloomberg.com, Briefing.com, CBS MarketWatch, CNNfn, The Motley Fool, MSN MoneyCentral Investor, Quicken.com, Silicon Investor, SmartMoney.com, TheStreet.com, Wall Street City and Yahoo! Finance. Superstar Investor also provides access to business and financial news, online broker ratings, interactive charts, company directories, mutual funds, U.S. and international stock indexes, technical analysis, portfolio tracking, stock and fund screens, an Internet IPO directory, earnings release and stock split calendars, market movers, Internet and technology stock reports, insider trading data, option chains, analyst ratings, 52-week highs and lows, historical quotes, short interest ratios, magazines and newsletters, annual reports and EDGAR filings, investor education centers, message boards and other investment-related topics. Superstar offers links to fund family Web sites, brokerage firms, investment publications, daily market commentaries, stock picks, screening tools and technical analysis. Yahoo Finance <http://quote.yahoo.com> : Links to U.S. markets, world markets, financial news, investment, taxes, insurance
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
AnywhereYouGo.com <http://www.anywhereyougo.com> : This site contains articles and reports about wireless technologies and the wireless industry. There are also email newsletters to which you can subscribe.
| TOPICAL GUIDES & SUBJECT BASED META LISTS |
Industry Data Finder <http://www.rh.edu/library/industry/industry.htm> : From the Cole Library, Rensselaer at Hartford, this site offers a list of various industries. For each industry the site presents the SIC, related industry websites, links to trade publications, trade assoications, and links to prominent companies within the industry.
| TRAVEL |
1000 Travel Tips <http://www.1000traveltips.org/> : Practical travel tips for those far away places. Includes: SE Asia, the Middle East and Central America. --- Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Tibet and China), Middle East (Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Yemen) Central America (Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, Cuba and Costa Rica), Africa (Mali). There is a "Medical Matters" section giving information on tropical diseases and how to avoid them.
Foreign Entry Requirements <http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html> : Lists most countries and their respective entry requirements for U.S. citizens. Dept. of State Publication 10541
Internationalist Guide to Travel <http://www.internationalist.com/travel/> : Comprehensive resource for the international traveler. Links to key travel destinations by country with information on background, key cities, weather, hotels, banks, etc.
Travel Resources on the Internet <http://www.webrary.org/ref/travelres.html> : Comprehensive resource covering various aspects of travel including researching destinations, health abroad, transportation, hotels, health and safety for the traveler. From the Morton Grove Public Library.
| WOMEN'S ISSUES |
Digital Women <http://www.digital-women.com/> : Digital Women provides resources and tools that women require to fill their business needs and become successful women entrepreneurs. They have over 8,000 businesswomen members. Women can join for free. Includes newsletter, directory listings, banner exchanges, etc.
Women and Business <http://www.csulb.edu/~sbsluss/Women_and_Business.html> : This site is a selective, annotated list of links to Internet resources on women and business. It was developed as part of WSSLINKS, a project of the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
| WORLD NEWS |
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY NEWS <http://www.lib.lsu.edu/bus/biznews.html> : Excellent webliography of business newsletters. Includes many Economic & Corporate Research Reports from banks, investment houses, industry watchers, etc. around the world, such as Toronto-Dominion Bank Economic Reports (Canada), G7 Information Centre, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. Research Reports, etc.
Oxford Economic Forecasting <http://www.oef.com/> : International economic analyses and forecasts. Some free materials, however subscription is required for in depth tables.
The Street / TheStreet <http://www.thestreet.com/> : Business newspaper with focus on U.K.
World Bank Research <http://econ.worldbank.org/> : A searchable compilation of Reports, Working Papers, Abstracts of Current Studies, Evaluations of Research Projects. Topics include World Development Reports, Land Use Policy, Global Commodity Markets, Global Economi Prospects, etc.
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