North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 2002
http://logisticsworld.com/sic.asp
Current industrial classification system for industries in North America. Search by code number or keyword, or browse by category or alphabetical list.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System
The predecessor to the NAICS system, SIC codes are still used alongside NAICS in many directories and data sources. Search for SIC codes by keyword or number, or click on SIC Manual to browse the classification hierarchy.
BizWeb: Business Guide to the Web
http://www.bizweb.com/
An index to company Web sites, arranged by type of product or service.
manufacturingMA.com
http://www.manufacturingma.com
Directory of Massachusetts manufacturers. Database is browsable by category or searchable by keyword. Entries provide name, address, telephone, and product information.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
http://www.thomasregister.com
A searchable database of product and service suppliers in 52,000 categories.
AnnualReports.com
http://www.annualreports.com
Provides access to annual reports and investor relations information for over 2,000 companies worldwide.
EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
From the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Provides the full text
of financial reports filed by publicly held corporations.
IDEA (Interactive Data Electronic Applications)
http://idea.sec.gov/
From the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the new searchable database of disclosure forms. The database offers searching by company name, ticker symbol, mutual fund, or by the full-text of reports from the past four years. Reports can be found for all years available, and boolean and advanced searching is available.
Big Charts
http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/
From Dow Jones's MarketWatch site, a website for generating financials
charts of corporations. Simply enter a company name or ticker symbol and choose
Basic Chart, Advanced Chart, or Interactive Chart. The basic charts track daily
stock prices and volume trading. From the advanced charts, users can choose
to view earnings, dividends, and indicators such as Rate of Change, Relative
Strength Index, and P/E Ratio. Users can choose to view these numbers along
different timelines or in comparison to another company's numbers.
Hoover's Online
http://www.hoovers.com/
Summary information on companies, with links to their web sites and relevant
news.
The Corporate Library
http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com
This site provides access to news and research relating to issues of corporate governance. Research individual company information including governance policies, shareholder proposals and financial data.
County Business
Patterns
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/cbptotal.html
From the U.S. Census Bureau, industry statistics specific to a particular county
and industry. The statistics list number of establishments within a particular
field by payroll and number of employees. Statistics are available for each
of the past years dating back to 1993.
Current Industrial Reports
http://www.census.gov/cir/www/alpha.html
Presents data on US national production for selected industries within the manufacturing,
mining, and construction sectors.
Economic Census
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
Data on establishments, employment, and production in hundreds of industries, arranged by state and county. Ddata are available for 2002, 1997, and 992.
Industry Research Desk
http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/
Tutorials and references for researching an industry.
The National Retail Foundation
http://www.nrf.com/index.php
A global retail trade association, the NRF offers a website with research reports and news on the retail industry. Click the "Industry Information" tab to view News articles and research reports on the state of retailing online, retail industry indicators, and top retailers.
Statistical Abstract
of the United States
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Provides national data on production and employment by industry.