Self-Paced CORE Modules: Business Information - External Links
General Resources
- Investopedia's business dictionary (investopedia.com/dictionary)
- The Library of Congress' Business Reference section (lcweb.loc.gov/rr/business)
- BizLink: Your On-line Business Resource (www.bizlink.org)
- Librarian's Internet Index: Business Links (lii.org/search/file/busfinjobs)
- Internet Public Library's business page (ipl.org/div/subject/browse/bus00.00.00)
Company Information
- AnyWho (anywho.com)
- Anywho Toll-Free (anywho.com/tf.html)
- Go Toll Free (inter800.com)
- Hoover's Online (hoovers.com)
- ThomasNet (thomasnet.com)
- Forbes Magazine's lists (www.forbes.com/lists)
- Inc Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies (inc.com/inc500/index.html)
- California Business Portal (ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm)
- Kompas's (www.kompass.com)
- Europages: The European Business Directory (europages.net)
- Google's Regional Business Directories (directory.google.com/Top/Business/Regional)
- Yahoo's Regional Business Directories (dir.yahoo.com/Regional)
- Securities & Exchange Commission's EDGAR database (sec.gov/edgar.shtml)
- Annualreports.com
- Better Business Bureau Locator (lookup.bbb.org)
- CA Sec'y of State's alphabetical listing of Chambers of Commerce (ss.ca.gov/business/ibrp/chamber_alpha.htm)
Industry Information
- US Census Bureau's NAICS conversion page (www.census.gov/epcd/naics02)
- Industrial Reports from the U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov/ftp/pub/cir/www)
- International Trade Administration (ita.doc.gov)
- Service Industries Trends (sitrends.org)
Nonprofits
- Foundation Center (fdncenter.org)
- Guidestar (www.guidestar.org)
- Non-Profit Guides: Grant Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations (npguides.org)
- Opportunity Knocks (opportunityknocks.org)
- Idealist.org (idealist.org)
Starting a Business
- Small Business Administration (sba.gov)
- Business.gov (business.gov)
- Online Women's Business Center (www.onlinewbc.gov)
- Small Business Development Center CA directory (sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnearca.html)
- Small Business Advisor (www.isquare.com)
- SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business (www.score.org)
- Entrepreneur.com (entrepreneur.com)
- Nolo.com Self-Help Law Center (nolo.com/encyclopedia/sb_ency.html)
- Franchise Solutions (123bizops.com)
- Financing Your Business (SBA) (sba.gov/financing)
- Financial Assistance: Small Business, California Department of Commerce (tinyurl.com/bg5b3)
- Financing Guide Table of Contents, morebusiness.com (morebusiness.com/running_your_business/financing)
- Small Business Initiative (smalbiz.infopeople.org)
Investment & Finance
- American Exchange (AMEX) (www.amex.com)
- NASDAQ Stock Market (nasdaq.com)
- New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (www.nyse.com)
- Pacific Exchange (PCX) (pacificex.com)
- Stock and Commodity Exchanges (Rutgers) (tinyurl.com/4fdex)
- Historical Stock Quotes & Charts (bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical)
- Investment FAQ (invest-faq.com)
- Yahoo! Finance (finance.yahoo.com)
Occupational Information
- Resumes & Cover Letters (rileyguide.com/letters.html)
- Damn Good Resume Books (damngood.com)
- JobStar's Resume Page (jobstar.org/tools/resume)
- The Job Forum (thejobforum.org/resume-1.htm)
- 200 Letters for Job Hunters (careerlab.com/letters)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (bls.gov/oco)
- U.S. Department of Labor (www.dol.gov)
- America's Career InfoNet: Wages and Trends (www.acinet.org/acinet/occ_rep.asp)
- O*NET Online (online.onetcenter.org)
- JobStar Central (jobstar.org)
- California Online Job Network (cajobs.com)
- Monster.com (www.monster.com)
- Job Listings sites on LII (lii.org/search/file/joblistings)
- Job Hunting sites on LII (lii.org/search?query=Job+hunting;searchtype=subject)