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BEOnline
http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline/
From the Library of Congress, a collection of links to internet resources by
subject or by title.
Business
and Nonprofit Gateway on FirstGov.gov
http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Business_Gateway.shtml
From FirstGov, the government's web portal, a subject classified directory of
websites for business information resources.
Wachowicz's Web World: Web Sites for Discerning Finance Students
http://web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/wacho_world.html
From John Wachowicz Jr., Professor of Finance at the University of Tennessee,
a web directory of sites in business and finance. The
website begins with content from and related to his textbook Fundamentals of
Financial Management. The topic headings for his textbook
each have a link to annotated lists of related websites. Moreover, below this
section, a general directory of websites follows with the sites arranged by
categories such as includes Business Ethics, Corporate Governance, Tax.
Accounting
Terminology Guide
http://www.nysscpa/org/terminologyguide/main.htm
Browsable alphabetic glossary of accounting terminology provided by
the New York State Society of Certified Professional Accountants.
FASB Statements and
Concepts
http://www.fasb.org/st/index.shtml
Full-Text, summaries, and status of the Statements of Financial Accounting
Standards, Statements of Accounting Concepts, and FASB Interpretations
as set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Information For Accountants
http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/oca.htm
From the SEC, a compilation of documents regarding accounting and auditing practices
for publicly traded companies. Includes Staff Accounting Bulletins, speeches,
petitions, and commision orders. Follow the links along the left-hand toolbar.
Internal Revenue
Service - Forms and Publications
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
View or download federal tax forms and instructions as well as informational
publications.
State Tax
Rates and Structures
http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/tax_stru.html
This site from the Federation of Tax Administrators, provides detailed
rate and structure information on income, sales, and excise taxes for all
50 states. Also of note are the schedules relating to State and Local Tax
Burdens and Revenues. Tax rate schedules can be viewed in HTML of PDF.
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Commercial
Law
Antitrust:
An Overview
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/antitrust.html
From Cornell Law School. Links to federal legilation and regulation,
cases, and commentaries.
Commercial
Law: An Overview
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/commercial.html
From the Legal Information Institute, CornellUniversity. Links
to codes, cases, and commentaries.
Uniform Commercial
Code
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/ucc.table.html
From the American Law Institute. The text of the standard code
adopted by most states.
BondsOnline
http://www.bondsonline.com
News, commentary, and general information on the bond market, with
a searchable database of bonds.
CNNmoney
http://money.cnn.com
From the editors of CNN and Money magazine. Daily news and quotes
on the securities markets.
Morningstar.com
http://www.morningstar.com
Current news and data on the mutual fund industry, with interactive
databases for selecting funds and stocks.
Statistics: Releases
and Historical Data
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/
From the US Federal Reserve Board. Current and historical data
on money supply, banking, credit, and foreign exchange.
Yahoo!Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com
News and research for numerous areas of investing. Includes information
on markets, stocks, and industries, as well as personal finance tools.
America's Career InfoNet
http://www.acinet.org/acinet
Sponsored in part by the US Department of Labor, this site was designed as part
of a suite of sites dealing with occupational and career information in the
United States. Provided are wage and employment trends across industries and
occupations, information on knowledge and skills required for certain occupations,
and state profiles including cost of living data and labor market conditions.
O*NET OnLine
http://online.onetcenter.org
Replacing and expanding upon the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, this site
provides a broad database of occupational information. Included are occupation
snapshots, job descriptions, and information which helps the user to determine
if their skills and interets are inline with an occupation's requirements and
characterisitics. Developed for the US Department of Labor.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/home.htm
United States Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov
Find information related to a wide range of labor/human resources topics
including hiriing, wages, benefits, and legal issues. Browse by topic or
audience (worker, employer, etc.) or search for specific information.
See also the Employment Law section of the guide to Web Resources for Law.
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Business Ethics
Business Ethics
http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm
From Sharon Stoerger, an annotated list of websites related to Business Ethics.
The sites can be browsed by categories such as Articles and Publications, Case
Studies, and Professional Organizations & Associations.
CorpWatch
http://www.corpwatch.org/
An independent organization dedicated to the study and investigation of the
corporate responsibility of companies worldwide. The site features news, original
articles, and research tools. Publications can be browsed by industry or issue,
or searched through a search engine. The research guide details steps and gives
advice on how to research and track a company's ethical practice.
CSRwire
http://www.csrwire.com/
A newswire service sponsored by SRI World Group, CSRwire offers news releases
and reports about companies' efforts of Corporate Social Responsibility (socially
responsible activities, polices and practices by a corporation). News releases
and reports can be found by a simple company search. The site also offers general
articles on Corporate Social Responsibility.
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Marketing
Market Segmentation:
A Guide to Sources of Information
http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/marketing/
"This guide includes books and other resources that discuss marketing to
particular segments of the population along with other sources that are important
in determining the size and power of a particular market segment." Some
of the market segments covered include generational (such as baby boomers and
Generation X), ethnicity, geographic, gender, gay and lesbian, and lifestyle.
From the Library of Congress, Business Reference Services.
American Customer Satisfaction Index
http://www.theacsi.org
From the School of Business at the University of Michigan, this site provides
data on customer satisfaction with companies and products from various industries
in the American economy. Sectors, industries, and companies are ranked quarterly
on their measured level of customer satisfaction. Data is presented for prior
periods to facilitate trend analysis.
KnowThis.com
http://www.knowthis.com/
From Paul Christ of Drexel University, a website offering a variety of tools
and resources in the field of marketing. Some content is available on the site,
some is provided via links to other sites. Tutorials include "How to Write
a Marketing Plan" and "How to do a Market Study". Research reports
and articles are also available from the site.
Glossary of Marketing
Research Terms
http://www.esomar.org/index.php/glossary-a.html
A searchable guide to the terminology of marketing research.
Guide to Writing
Successful Press Releases
http://www.stetson.edu/~rhansen/prguide.html
This site, created by marketing professor Randall Hansen provides useful
tips and examples for successful press releases, as well as links to other
sources that provide the same. Though the site is geared towards e-marketing,
many of the tips are useful for press releases in any medium. Links to
directories of media outlets are also provided.
The Marketing ResourceCenter
http://www.marketingsource.com/
A library of articles, bulletin boards, and extensive information on
marketing via the Web.
Advertising Age
http://www.adage.com
The online counterpart to the well known marketing journal. Click on
"Data Center" for research on global markets, advertisers, and advertising
agencies.
Business Wire
http://home.businesswire.com
Press releases from businesses worldwide across all industries. Releases can
be browsed by date or searched by company name or ticker symbol.
GuideStar
http://www.guidestar.org/
From the non-profit company, Philanthropic Research Inc., the website GuideStar
offers a search engine to locate information on over 1.5 million non-profit
organizations including IRS forms, employee compensation, grant activity, annual
reports, and other information. Registration is required, but access to basic
information is free.
National Center for Charitable Statistics
http://nccs.urban.org
Statistics and resources related to the finances and activities of nonprofit
organizations in the United States. Data tables, IRS filings, and FAQs are included.
Access to the center's DataWeb database is available with free registration.
Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
http://www.npgoodpractice.org
Articles, research, tips, and reference sources related to best practices and
pitfalls of nonprofit management.
Idealist.or: The Nonprofit FAQ
http://www.idealist.org/npofaq
From the nonprofit Action Without Borders, a webpage FAQ providing answers on
a variety of different aspects of questions about non-profit management. The
questions are arranged topically by categories such as Organization, Management,
Regulation, Resources and Development.
Business Owner's Toolkit
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/
Guides to starting a small business, including a collection of online checklists,
model business plans, and forms.
Kauffman eVenturing
http://www.eventuring.org/
From the Kauffman Foundation, a website offering tools, advice, and news to
small business entrepreneurs. Users can search for publications using a search
engine or browse by topics such as Finance & Accounting, Sales & Marketing,
and Operations. Many publications are written by Kauffman staff members. Document
types include "Kauffman Points of View", "How To's", and
"Tools and Templates".
SCORE: "Counselors to America's Small
Business"
http://www.score.org/
From SCORE, a nonprofit organization partnered with the Small Business Administration,
a website containing tools and kits for entrepreneurs for starting and running
a small business. This includes tools and templates such as "Develop Tech
Plan", "Start-Up Business Plan" template, and "Using Marketing
and PR" business quiz.
OPEN:
The Small Business Network
http://home3.americanexpress.com/smallbusiness/landing/informyourdecisions.asp
From the American Express Company. A collection of articles, tools,
and services for small business owners.
Creating
an Effective Business Plan
http://home3.americanexpress.com/smallbusiness/tool/biz_plan/index.asp
American Express’s Small Business Network provides tips and examples for developing
business plans.
US Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
Information on starting a small business and obtaining assistance from the SBA.
Includes advice on business planning, financing, and business opporutnities,
as well as information on government regulations and links to forms. From the
same site, see examples of business plans already created: http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm
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