Other Business Websites
These free business websites may be useful in researching business topics or business trends.
Internet sites are constantly changing. Please let us know if
- you are asked for a fee while using one of these sites.
- you are asked to provide personal information while using one of these sites.
- the link is broken.
Accounting
- American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
- Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards
- The Institute of Internal Auditors (Some Free Areas)
- International Financial Reporting Standard
- National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
- Tax, Accounting, & Payroll Sites Directory
Business Plans
Demographics and Statistics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Fedstats - Demographic Statistics
- Population Reference Bureau
- Statistical Resources on the Web
- U.S. Census
- U.S. Economic Indicators
Finance
- Bloomberg.com
- Dow-Jones Indexes
- Global Finance – CME Group
- Google Finance
- Inflation Calculator
- Yahoo! Finance
- Zacks Investment Research
International Market Research
- Background Notes (U.S. Department of State)
- Canada/ BC - Website for Small Business
- CanadaOne
- CIA World Factbook
- Export.gov (U.S. Government Export Portal) (Includes Country Commercial Guides), Free Registration (for students/researchers & U.S. Companies)
- Industry Canada (Canadian Government)
- International Trade Administration
- Investor Relations Asia Pacific
- Mexico Online
Marketing Sites
Reference Sites
- About.com
- AT&T AnyWho Telephone Listings
- Business Writer's Free Library
- ERIC - Education Resources Information Center
- Google Books
- Infobel.com - International Telephone Directories
- Internet Public Library
- OneLook Dictionaries
- Refdesk.com
- WordSmyth - Dictionary/Thesaurus
SIC-NAICS
- U.S. Department of Labor - Standard Industrial Classification Search
- U.S. Census - North American Industry Classification System
Miscellaneous Helpful Sites
- Ask.com
- CEO Express
- CNET Technology Updates
- CNN News
- Department of Education
- ESPN Sports
- FindLaw.com – Free Legal Resources
- Lawyers.com – Business Law
- Monster.com - Job Listings
- National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the Federal Register
- NationalIssues.com
- Newslink
- Nolo.com – Legal Information
- State and Local Government on the Net
- USA.gov - U.S. Government Services and Information
- USA Today
- WetFeet.com - Job Listings
Annual Reports and SEC Filings
Company Research and Directories
- AllPages.com – Online Yellow Pages & Business Directory
- Brint.com - Global Risk Management Network
- Business.com - Business Search Engine
- Corporate Information
e-Commerce
Industry Level Information
Investments
- Big Charts – Charting a World of Investment Information
- Bonds Online
- U.S. Department of the Treasury - Bureau of the Public Debt
- Closed-End Fund Association
- CNNMoney
- Commodity Research Bureau (Some Free Areas.)
- The Federal Reserve Board – Statistics: Releases and Historical Data
- Investing in Bonds.com
- Investment Company Institute – Mutual Funds
- Marketwatch
- Maxfunds.com
- The Motley Fool- Investor tools & advice
- MSN Money Central
- Quote.com
- Silicon Investor
- Smartmoney.com - Wall Street Journal
- Stock Market Yellow Pages
- TheStreet.com
Online Business Newspapers and Periodicals
- Advertising Age
- Bloomberg BusinessWeek Online
- Business 2.0 - CNN Money.com
- Business Wire - Business News
- e-Commerce Times
- The Economist
- Entrepreneur.com
- Federal Reserve Bulletin
- Forbes.com
- Industry Week
- New York Times – Business (Free Registration)
Research Company Information
Small Business Resources
- Central Contractor Registration – Dynamic Small Business Search (was SBA ProNet)
- About.com - Entrepreneurs
- EPA Small Business Gateway
- Minority Business Development Agency
- Morebusiness.com – Business Resource Center
- SBA.gov - U.S. Small Business Administration
- About.com - Small Business Information
- Bizmove.com - Small Business Knowledge Base (Some Free Areas)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Small Business Resources
- Woman Owned.com - Business Networks for Women
