Daniel Webster College :: Library

GENERAL

Bplans.com
http://www.bplans.com/
A useful site for anyone starting a business or revamping a business. Includes information on business topics, samples of business plans as well as marketing plans and tips for presenting business plans.

BEOnline Plus

http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline/index.html

Developed by the Library of Congress’ s Business Reference Services division which provides access to business resources through subject lists and title lists. Some of the categories covered include accounting, business plans, demographics, and e-commerce.

Business Plan Archive

http://www.businessplanarchive.org/

A collaboration of the Robert H. Smith School of Business University of Maryland, the Library of Congress, and George Mason University’s Center for History and New Media.

Easy to use with searching by company name by browsing by alphabetical listing, document type, market sector, market audience. A wealth of information on Internet technology companies.

CEOExpress: Business Portal for Executives
http://www.ceoexpress.com/
A wealth of information with the business executive in mind. Links are arranged by category including Daily News and Information, Business Research, Office Tools and Travel, and Break Time. (sports, real estate, leisure, autos, shopping)

Current Industrial Reports
http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
This site is provided by the Manufacturing and Construction Division of the US Census Bureau and the Current Industrial Reports program, which provides industry activity reports. An alphabetical list of subjects is available as well as full text reports.

Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920

http://odyssey.lib.duke.edu/eaa/

Global Business & Finance Resources
http://www.internationaleconomics.net/bizfinance.html
This award-winning site created by Jamus Jerome Lim, a graduate student at the University of California at Santa Cruz, offers links to resources in the areas of international business and global finance.

Institute for Business & Professional Ethics
http://www.depaul.edu/ethics/
The Institute for Business & Professional Ethics was established in 1995 at De Paul University. Links to ethics resources on the web covering areas of public policy, codes of conduct, human rights, law, gender, environment, computer issues, as well as other areas. There is a Professional Resources section posting grants and fellowships.

Internet Resources for International Economics & Business
http://dylee.keel.econ.ship.edu/econ/home.html
Dr. Daniel Lee from Shippensburg University maintains this site. Listings of websites for trade, finance, development, business, and statistics.

Ivey Business Journal
http://www.iveybusinessjournal.com
For over 60 years, Ivey Business Journal has provided the latest in management thinking and the best in business practice. Full text of articles from September 2002-on are available free on the web site.

KnowThis.com: Marketing Virtual Library
http://www.knowthis.com/
Created by two faculty members from West Chester University, this site links to a variety of other sites on marketing subjects. Topics include basic marketing, writing a marketing plan, and top 10 topics. There is a nice section on jobs and careers.

Knowledge@Wharton
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/
From the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School of Business, this site contains 14 different sections on business information. Some of the areas covered are Leadership and Change, Health Economics, Public Policy and Management, Managing Technology, and Business Ethics.

Thinkers 50
http://www.thinkers50.co.uk/
Global ranking of top 50 business thinkers. Biographical info, career development, accomplishments, important writings are featured.

COMPANY AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION

Annual Reports Online
http://www.zpub.com/sf/arl/arl-www.html
Provides information and guidance on how to access annual reports and proxies on the Internet, most of which can be found on the "Investor Relations" sections of companies' Web pages.

Hoover's Online
http://www.hoovers.com
Company directory searchable by ticker symbol, name, location, and industry. Lists competitors, financials, and recent company news. Additional information requires purchase.

Online Annual Report Service
http://www.annualreportservice.com
Annual reports from company web sites may be viewed online or by requesting one e-mailed to you. Signing up with a name, address, phone and e-mail address is required.

Wall St. Research Net
http://www.wsrn.com
Lists over 14,000 companies providing stock quotes, links to SEC filings, business news, and economic reports.

FINANCIAL STOCKMARKET

Big Charts
http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/
This site tracks more than 50,000 stocks on the major stock exchanges. The Interactive Charting option features seven different charting styles.

Finance Resources on the Web
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~igiddy/index.bak
This site was created by Ian Giddy from the finance department at the Stern School of Business, New York Universityand is organized into several categories including General Finance and the Economy, Financial Markets, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, and International Finance.

PC Quote
http://www.pcquote.com
Quick stock price look-up by company symbol. Also includes stock news.

SEC EDGAR
http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Company financial information that has been electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Annual, quarterly, proxy, shareholder, and other reports.

Yahoo Finance
http://quote.yahoo.com
Contains information including clubs, stock chat, company and fund index, loan center, quotes, and research recommendations. Provides daily market information and stock quotes.

EXCHANGES

American Stock Exchange
http://www.amex.com

Nasdaq
http://www.nasdaq.com

New York Stock Exchange
http://www.nyse.com

NEWS

Bloomberg News
http://www.bloomberg.com

CNN Financial News
http://www.cnnfn.com

PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

CyberAtlas: Online Marketing Information
http://www.cyberatlas.internet.com
Updated weekly, CyberAtlas collects statistics and web marketing from a variety of sources. Includes demographics, geopgraphics, traffic patterns, online advertising statistics, browser usage, specific market information, and more.

Electronic Commerce Research & Reference Gateway
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway
/research_guides/busi/ecomm.shtml
Compiled by Rutgers University Business Library, this guide contains resources to aid the would-be online marketer: options for doing business; data about Internet users; and tools to support electronic commerce (e.g. payment mechanisms, security technologies, digital-rights management).

Guide to E-commerce
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/ecommerce.html
Maintained by Cornell University, this site serves as an introduction to the world of e-commerce with technical information, legal resources, industry and association guides, and government information and policies. Links to many commercial sites offering e-commerce tools.

YELLOW PAGES

Bigbook: Online Yellow Pages
http://www.bigbook.com
Search a business name by category or name as well as as geographically.

GOVERNMENT/STATISTICS

Fed Stats
http://www.fedstats.gov
Federal and State statistics on economic and population trends, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production, and more. Access official statistics collected and published by more than 70 Federal agencies without having to know in advance which agency produces them.

Updated 02/26/2008