LIBRARY
Schauerman Library Web Guides - Business
This is a mere sampling from the myriad business and economic resources available on the WWW. Note: Sites DO get outdated, or move!
General Business Sites
American Marketing Association http://www.marketingpower.com/
Business.com. The Business Search Engine & Directory. http://www.business.com/
BusinessandLaw.com. http://businessandlaw.com/
Economist Business Encyclopedia http://www.economist.com/encyclopedia/
HBS (Harvard Business School) Working Knowledge: Research Notebook http://www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/topics/notebook/
Hoovers. http://www.hoovers.com/free/
Knowledge @ Wharton. From the U. Penn. Wharton Business School. Need Free registration to access full stories. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/
Quick MBA http://www.quickmba.com/
Web100 http://metamoney.com/w100/
Annual Reports
Annual Report Service. Free registration required. http://www.annualreportservice.com/
CAROL-Company Annual Reports Online. Free Registration required. http://www.carolworld.com/
SEC Filings & Forms http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Business Writing
Business & Professional Writing http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/
Business Letters http://writing.colostate.edu/references/documents/bletter/index.cfm
SBA: Writing Business Plans http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/writingplan.html
California & Los Angeles
California. Department of Finance. http://www.dof.ca.gov/
California Statistical Abstract. http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/fs_data/stat-abs/sa_home.htm
LA Stats. Economic statistics from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation. http://www.laedc.org/
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. http://www.laedc.org/data/index.shtml
Careers & Jobs
California Occupational Guides http://www.calmis.ca.gov/htmlfile/subject/guide.htm
Monster.com http://www.monster.com/
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Also look at the website of the company you wish to apply at; and the classified section of the newspapers.
Consumer Information
Consumer Law Center http://www.hg.org/consume.html
Consumer World http://www.consumerworld.org/
FirstGov for Consumers http://www.consumer.gov/
Economic Indicators
The Beige Book: Current Economic Conditions The report, by the Federal Reserve Board, provides a summary of economic conditions by federal reserve district. Includes major economic indicators, and interviews with key businessmen, economists, market experts, and other sources. http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2005/
Census Economic Briefing Room. http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm
Economic Statistics
County Business Pattern. Provides business statistics by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)Code and by county. http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room. Current Federal economic indicators.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
Economic Surveys & Trends
Foundation on Economic Trends. http://www.foet.org/index.htm
Trends in Europe and North America http://www.unece.org/stats/trend/trend_h.htm
US Census Bureau Economic Surveys http://www.census.gov/main/www/sur_econ.html
Government Sites - Federal, California and Local
American FactFinder - US Census Bureau http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
Business.gov http://www.business.gov/
Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/
California. Department of Finance. http://www.dof.ca.gov/
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. http://www.laedc.org/data/index.shtml
SEC Filings & Forms http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
US State Govt. Websites with Business Information http://www.keytlaw.com/Links/govrecords.htm
Interest Rates
BankRates.com. Mortgage rates and more… http://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
Mortgage Calculator/Amortization Schedule Calculator http://www.mortgageloan.com/
Lists
Gary Price's List of Lists. http://www.specialissues.com/lol/
Los Angeles Business Journal Book of Lists 2003 Online. http://www.toplist.com/bol2000/lax/index.asp
North American Industry Classification System. http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Online Business Periodicals & News
Barron’s Online http://online.barrons.com/public/main/
Bloomberg.com http://www.bloomberg.com/
Forbes.com http://www.forbes.com/
Fortune.com. http://www.fortune.com/fortune/
Topix (local news) http://www.topix.net/
Wall St Journal Online http://online.wsj.com/public/us/
Stocks & Financials
PC Quote. Stock quotes for all US and Canadian listings. US commodities and options, NASDAQ listed mutual funds, etc http://www.pcquote.com/
NASDAQ http://www.nasdaq.com/
Yahoo stock quotes. Enter ticker symbol or look up company name. Links to stories and historical quotes. http://finance.yahoo.com/
cs&miJuly 2005
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