Business - Internet Resources

Business - Google Directory
Business & Economy - Yahoo Directory
Glossary of Financial and Business Terms - New York Times
NY Times Business Links

Accounting

• AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  news, career
• American Accounting Association
• Basic Accounting Lesson Plans
  lesson plans, worksheets, articles
• International Federation of Accountants
  links to 113 countries' member organizations
• Introduction to Accounting
  Lessons, Problems, Solutions, Downloads
• Rutgers Accounting Web
• SmartPros Accounting
  for professionals, financial services, human resources, insurance, law, news, research materials, professional education
• WebCPA - Tools for the Electronic Accountant

  Advertising

• Ad*Access
  image database of 7,000+ ads in newspapers and magazines 1911-1955
• AdAge.com
  news, media, people, viewpoint, account action, data center, special reports, career center
• Adflip.com"
  database of print ads
• Advertising World
  professionals, students, teachers
• American Marketing Association
  media kit, topics, careers, best practices, business info, suppliers, toolkit, store
• Interactive Advertising Bureau
  interactive marketing standards, guidelines, research, advocacy, education
• KnowThis.com - Marketing Virtual Library

  Agencies & Organizations

• Small Business Administration
• Small Business Administration's Online Women's Business Center

  Asia

• Asia Pacific Policy Program - Center for Business & Government - JFK School of Government - Harvard University
  countries, maps, world & regional resources, news, journals, facts & statistics, organizations, utilities
• AsiaBizTech
• Bank of Japan
  economic & financial data & trends
• Chinese Business World
  comprehensive guide for doing business in China
• Orientation - Asia's Web Directory
• UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
  UN reports & publications

  Census

• Economic Census - Hawaii
• U.S. Census Bureau
  population, income, trade, etc

  Charts, Statistics, Stocks & Surveys

• Better Tools to Track the Market by the NYT
• BigCharts
  historical charts, quotes, research, mutual funds, indexes
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Business Cycle Indicators - US & Int'l - Monthly Press Releases
• Commodity Futures and Financial Market Charts
• County Business Patterns - US Census Bureau
• Economy.com
  analysis, data, tools, statistics, industry, macroeconomics, regional, international, demographic, historical, forecast
• Forbes.com
• Fortune.com
• Industrial Research and Development Information System (IRIS)
  historical database of statistical tables of all industrial R&D data published by NSF since 1953
• Information Please Almanac
• 123Jump
  investor info
• ResearchMag.com
  stock price, news, analysis, charts
• Silicon Investor
  daily stock quotes 1968-current
• Stock Quotes Hawaii Businesses - Yahoo
• Stock Research Sites on the Web
  general information, quotes & fundamentals, research, charts, tools

  Company & Industry Info

• AnnualReports.com
• Annual Report Gallery
• BizJournals.com
• Bookmark 2000 Guide to UK computer companies
• Company Research
• Corporate Information
• Corporate Reference Desk - Internet Prospector
• CorpWatch
  "Holding Corporations Accountable - Provides news, analysis, research tools and action alerts to respond to corporate activity around the globe" | campaigns, Alliance for a Corporate Free UN, Climate Justice Initiative, Greenwash Awards | guide to researching companies, searchable & browsable library on a wide range of issues, how to get involved in grassroots organizations
• Fortune 500
  list, 1000 companies' info
• Hoover's Online! Company Info
• How to Find Company & Industry Information
  guide to library & internet resources
• Industry Reference Desk
• Internet Prospector - Corporations
• Japan BizTech
• MultexInvestor
• NAICS & SIC Correspondence Tables
• Researching Companies Online
• Searching for Company Information
• Service Industry Trends - Mark Twain Institute - A Non-Profit Economic Research Think Tank
  reports, statistics, legislation, links, documents | Search by topic, region, industry
• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

  E-Commerce

• E-Commerce Statistics - US Census Dept

  Hawaii

• Business Hawaii
  directory of Hawaii business online resources
• Hawaii Business Directory
• Hawaii Employers Council
  guides, reports, Hawaii pay rates, ready-to-use employment forms, HR Practices Review questionnaire, FAQs
• Hawai`i Small Business Development Center Network
  services, research, trade and company information, industry overviews, statistics, laws, Rural Economic Transition Assistance - Hawai`i (RETA-H) Program
• Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
• Small Business Hawaii
• State of Hawaii - Dept of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
• Stock Quotes Hawaii Businesses - Yahoo

  History

• Labor and Business History - WWW Virtual Library

  Human Resources

• The Human Resources Learning Center
  benchmarking, best practices, new tools & technology, reengineering

  Journals

• BizJournals.com
  business journals by industry
• BusinessJournalism.org - AZSU
• The Economist

  Labor

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Center for Labor Research and Education - UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations
  publications, "Labor Education News", reports, events
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles
• DOL's Federal "FairPay" Overtime Initiative
  overtime regulations that took effect on August 23, 2004, text of the regulations, FAQ, fact sheets by exemption & occupation, video training seminars, Dept of Labor economic report in support of the regulations & related material
• Employee Benefit Research Institute - EBRI
  research, education, programs, surveys
• Employment Law
• Eurofound: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living & Working Conditions
  incl European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC) | European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
  research, surveys, publications | by subject, sector, country, language
• FairLabor.org
  "The Fair Labor Association (FLA) is a non-profit organization combining the efforts of industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), colleges and universities to promote adherence to international labor standards and improve working conditions worldwide. The FLA conducts independent monitoring and verification to ensure that the FLA’s Workplace Standards are upheld where FLA company products are produced. Through public reporting, the FLA provides consumers and shareholders with credible information to make responsible buying decisions."
• Industrial & Labor Relations School - Cornell U
  research, publications, news, centers & institutes, library, careers
• International Labor Communications Association
  "we hope to focus the content of our postings in four general areas: media, labor stories, important stories not covered by the from the mainstream media, announcements of events, publications, etc."
• International Labour Organization - ILO
  directory, standards, employment, protection, dialogue, research, publications
  -- LABORSTA Labour Database - data on 200+ countries for employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages, consumer price indices, occupational injuries, strikes, public sector labor, employment by sex for detailed occupational groups
  -- Workingtime Database - working time laws of 100+ countries
• Job Tracker - Working America - AFL-CIO
  "Find out which companies in your area are exporting jobs, endangering workers' health or involved in cases of violations of workers' rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The database contains information on more than 60,000 companies nationwide."
• Kheel Center Labor Photos - Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives & Cornell U School of Industrial & Labor Relations
  "images from the 20th century on film, paper, glass, and other media...provide invaluable documentation of the nature of labor and management history"
• Oral History Project in Labor History - Roosevelt U
• The Origins of Labor Day - PBS
  "Read about the turbulent circumstances of Labor Day's birth, browse NewsHour segments on labor & the economy, and explore labor-related resources on the Internet"
• A Profile of the Working Poor - Bureau of Labor Statistics [PDF]
  demographic data includes occupation, education, ethnicity, age, family composition, and sex
• Work and Leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why So Different? - National Bureau of Economic Research Report [PDF 74 pp]
• Work Environment Index - Political Economy Research Institute, U Mass
• Workplace Fairness: It's Everyone's Job
  publications & resources on wages, retirement, discrimination, privacy, unions, job survival, layoffs, sexual harassment, women, older workers, immigrants, public employees | "information, education, and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promotes public policies that advance employee rights"

  News

• Business & Industry News - LSU Libraries Webliography
• Business Wire
• CNN Money
• The Economist
• Financial Times - US, UK & Global
• Market News International
• Moreover.com
  business news deep search engine
• Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
• What Caused Asia's Economic and Currency Crisis and Its Global Contagion?

  Research

• A Business Researcher's Interests: Management & Technology Resource
• BuyUSAinfo - U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service
  Industry, States, Cities, Trade Events, Global Trade Directory, Market Research
• Conduct Practical Business Research - JJ Hill Library
  business directories, research guides, publications
• Doing Business - The World Bank Group - Benchmarking Business Regulations
  cost of doing business database by country | objective measures, enforcement, indicators comparable across 155 economies, regulatory costs, analyze specific regulations re investment, productivity, growth
• Harvard Business Publishing
• Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site - NYU
  Asian crisis, international financial system, financial sector issues, countries, exchange rates, current policy topics, academic research, macro resources, data, tools
• Initial Public Offerings (IPO) - U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
  fact sheets "about IPOs, particularly why investors have difficulty getting shares in an IPO, pricing differences between the IPO & secondary market trading, brokerage firm's IPO eligibility requirements"
• Oligopoly Watch
  "an attempt to make sense of the business pages in the newspaper, particularly the stories about mergers & acquistions...how and why big companies keep growing bigger"
• Technical Reports & Working Papers - Business & Economics - Library of Congress
  grey literature - publications from government & other organizations not commercially published - in business, economics, social sciences
• VIBES: Virtual International Business & Economics Sources

  Tools & Guides

• Barkley's Comprehensive Financial Glossary
• Business Writer's Free Library
  General Resources and Advice, Basic Writing Skills, Basic Composition Skills, Types of Correspondence
• Country Guides - Tax & Business Climate - Deloitte
  Basic country facts, Taxation, Political environment, Economic structure, Foreign trade, investment & tax rates Intellectual property, Currency, Labour and work force, Visa requirements, Regulations
• Currency Converter
• Currency - Universal Converter
• Currency Converter
  180 currencies, 250 geographical locations
• Currency Converter - Universal - Services
  business, historical, travel, web commerce, languages, news & updates, software
• Dictionary of Marketing Terms - American Marketing Association
• SEC EDGAR Database
• Inflation Calculator & Resources
• Intelligence Index & Competitive Intelligence Tools
  internet business intelligence resources
• InvestorWords - Business Dictionary
• Kelley Blue Book Used Car Bluebook Values and New Car Pricing
• Market Segmentation: A Guide to Sources of Information - Library of Congress, Business Reference Services
• NAICS & SIC Codes
• Public Libraries Briefcase: Finding & Using Public Records, ALA Business Reference and Services Section
• SIC Codes
• SIC Codes
• Small Business Glossary
• StartupFailures.com
  resources for startup failures
• StartUpNation
  resources for starting a small business
• World Exchange Rates
• World Exchange Rates - History Graph

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