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Beige Book

https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/beige-book-default.htm 

"Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector. An overall summary of the twelve district reports is prepared by a designated Federal Reserve Bank on a rotating basis."

 

BEOnline

http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline/subjectlist.php

From the Business Services division of the Library of Congress, links to vital information sources on a multitude of topics, such as accounting, Black business, companies, health care, standards, and statistics.

 

Better Business Bureau

https://www.bbb.org

A searchable directory of consumer advocacy bureaus in the U.S. and Canada.

 

BizNar (Deep Web Technologies, Inc.)

http://biznar.com

Use periodical articles, news sources, blogs, and government information to find what you need. Register for free to create alerts. 

 

Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/

Business, economic, and financial news.

 

Business.com

http://www.business.com 

A far-reaching business search engine and resource site. Includes advice on the following topics: Business Basics, Career, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing and Technology.

 

Business Owner's Toolkit

https://www.bizfilings.com/toolkit 

A good site for business planning and administration. Includes tips for tax time and protecting your assets.

 

Chamber of Commerce

https://www.chamberofcommerce.com/chambers 

Listings of Chambers of Commerce throughout the United States. Can search, or browse by city or state. 

 

Contract Opportunities

https://sam.gov/content/opportunities

Federal contract data reports, contract opportunities, and wage determinations.  

 

The Economist

http://www.economist.com

News covering business and finance, economics, and world politics.

 

Entrepreneur Magazine

https://www.entrepreneur.com 

Articles for entrepreneurs; webinar series. 

 

Federal Reserve System's National Information Center

https://www.ffiec.gov/NPW  

Search for current and non-current financial institutions by name, location, state, country, and type. Results may include a history of the institution, hierarchy, and acquired institutions. Helpful for finding information on the history and acquisitions of banks. 

 

Financial Terms Dictionary

https://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/ 

A glossary of more than 13,000 business terms.

 

First Research - Mergent Online
https://mergent.firstresearch-learn.com/login.aspx

Provides industry profiles, call prep sheets, state and province profiles to monitor monthly employment, business and real estate trends in each of the 50 US states.

 

Grow With Google

https://grow.google/local-businesses/#!?modal_active=none

"Free training, tools, and events to help you grow your skills, career, or business.'

 

ITIN Guide: Information and Updates about the IRS's Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)

http://fresnostate.edu/studentaffairs/dsc/documents/ITIN_Guide.pdf

 

NAICS & SIC Identification Tools
https://www.naics.com/search/

Enter an Industry Code or keyword in the search box to see the full description and top 10 Businesses in that Code.

 

National Association of Secretaries of State

http://www.nass.org 

Provides links to secretaries of state in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Contains information about registration, current status, licensing, regulation, legislative record keeping, and publishing for businesses and corporations.

North American Industry Classification Codes (NAIC)
https://www.census.gov/naics/?68967
"The standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy."

 

Social Science Research Network

http://ssrn.com

Approximately 500,000 scholarly abstracts and full-text papers. In addition to business are articles about law, literature, music, philosophy, and politics.

 

Standard Industrial Classification Codes (SIC)
https://www.osha.gov/data/sic-search
"This page allows the user to search the 1987 version SIC manual by keyword, to access descriptive information for a specified 2,3,4-digit SIC, and to examine the manual structure."

 

State Agency Database

http://godort.libguides.com/statedatabases

“In every US state and the District of Columbia, agencies are creating databases of useful information--information on businesses, licensed professionals, plots of land, even dates of fish stocking.”

 

Trade Show News Network

http://www.tsnn.com

Information on trade shows and exhibits worldwide.

 

Treasury Direct

https://treasurydirect.gov

Includes redemption values of U.S. savings bonds and notes.

 

US Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)

http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml 

Full-text reports, filed since 1994, by publicly held companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Excludes non-electronic and non-public filings.

 

 

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