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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  Note: Sites DO get outdated, or move!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 Customer Satisfaction Index   http://www.theacsi.org/

American Marketing Association  http://www.marketingpower.com/

Business.com. The Business Search Engine & Directory.   http://www.business.com/

BusinessandLaw.com.   http://businessandlaw.com/

Doing Business   http://rru.worldbank.org/businessplanet/

Economist Business Encyclopedia  http://www.economist.com/encyclopedia/

HBS (Harvard Business School) Working Knowledge   http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ 

Hoovers.  http://www.hoovers.com/free/

Investopedia (Forbes)   http://www.investopedia.com/

Knowledge @ Wharton. From the U. Penn. Wharton Business School. Need Free registration to access full stories.  http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/

PayWizard: Salary Surveys, Calculators...   http://www.paywizard.org/main/

Quick MBA   http://www.quickmba.com/

Web100  http://metamoney.com/w100/

Annual Reports

Annual Report Service. Free registration required.  http://www.annualreportservice.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/guides/documents/business_writing/business_letter/

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/

Careers & Jobs

California Occupational Guides  http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/?PAGEID=139

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

American Customer Satisfaction Index   http://www.theacsi.org/

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

Global Business Cycle Indicators   http://www.conference-board.org/economics/bci/

Economic Statistics

Business Dynamics Statistics US Census Bureau     http://www.ces.census.gov/index.php/bds/

County Business Pattern.  Provides business statistics by Standard Industrial Classification  (SIC)Code and by county. http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html

United States  Current Federal Economic Indicators.  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/index.html

Economic Surveys & Trends

Foundation on Economic Trends.  http://www.foet.org/

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/

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/

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://money.cnn.com/magazines/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/

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