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Reference Sources
Databases:
Journals, Publications
Journal
Articles from Subscription Databases, Electronic Resources
The
library subscribes to databases that will lead the user
to journals, magazines and news sources from the business
world.
Click on the EBSCO
logo link:
Choose the BUSINESS SOURCE PREMIER DATABASE.
You will be able to search specifically for business and
corporate information.
Note: You can use the databases off-campus,
but contact a Reference Librarian for the password/ ID.
Ask the librarian for research assistance.
You
may also want to try the databases - on the first search
page, Newspaper Source PLUS and/or Regional
Business News.
To see which journals the library has access to electronically,
go to:
EBSCO
A-to-Z Full-Text E-Journal List [08/08]
For a listing of print journals available in the library:
Periodical Holding List [08/08]
Databases
- free online
Business Filings Database
URL: http://www.llrx.com/columns/roundup29.htm
Law Library Resource Xchange. State by state listing
on how to find corporate and business information. [09/08]
Statistical
Abstract: Business Enterprise, U. S. Census
URL: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/business_enterprise.html
"This section relates to the place
and behavior of the business firm and
to business initiative in the American economy. It includes
data on the number, type, and size of businesses;
financial data of domestic and multinational U.S. corporations;
business investments, expenditures, and profits; and
sales and inventories. [07/09]
Journal
Articles, Publications from Free (mostly)
Online Web Resources
Business
2.0
URL: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/
Full text of issues from 2003 - present. Older issues
available in EBSCO.
[09/08]
Entrepreneur
Magazine
URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com
Information on starting a business including the structure,
pricing products, generating business. Full-text of back
issues to 1999. Full-text issues from 2002, index from
1993 available in EBSCO.
[00/08]
Forbes
500
URL: http://www.forbes.com
Companion to Forbes Magazine.[09/08]
Fortune
URL: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/
Full text of issues from 2003 - present. Older
issues available in EBSCO.
[09/08]
Fortune
Small Business
URL: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/
Full text of issues from 2003 - present. Older
issues available in EBSCO.
[09/08]
Inc.com:
The Daily Resource for Entrepreneurs
URL: http://www.inc.com
Journal provides feature articles, news, How-to guides,
directories and more. Full-text articles back to 1986.
Also available in EBSCO.
[09/08]
Kiplinger.com
URL: http://kiplinger.com/
Online presence of Kiplinger's Magazine. Research stocks,
financial info. Also available in EBSCO.
[09/08]
Money
URL: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/
Full text of issues from 2003 - present. Older issues
available in EBSCO.
[09/08]
The
Top 40 Internet Sites for Smallbiz Assistance
URL: http://www.roninsoft.com/links.htm
Short listing of specific sites for business help by publisher
Roninsoft. [05/09]
Wall
Street Journal
URL: http://online.wsj.com/public/us
Online version of the established newspaper for business
news. Subscription required. Latest two months print copies
available in library. [04/08]
General Information
General
Business and Corporate Research Help
CorpWatch
URL: http://www.corpwatch.org/
"CorpWatch investigates and exposes corporate violations
of human rights, environmental crimes, fraud and corruption
around the world.” CorpWatch, a grassroots business
watch group, offers an Issue Library of news articles on
such topics as executive compensation, money & politics,
and world financial institutions. Also includes a Hands-On
Corporate Research Guide (http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=945),
a step-by-step guide to corporate research. [08/08]
EDGAR
URL: http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm
Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis, and Retrieval
system, is a search database of SEC filings. US. Securities
and Exchange Commission.
[08/08]
export.gov
URL: http://www.export.gov/
Export.gov has a huge amount of material for U.S. businesses
that want to export their products, services to other nations.
It is not for those businesses outside the United States
that want to market here. Also see the library
for Country and Industry Market Reports. [10/09]
Industry
Portals
URL: http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/mfg/mfg.htm
Extensive listing of portals and websites for the very serious
business researcher. From Polson Enterprises.[09/08]
NASDAQ:
Listed Companies
URL: http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/symbols.asp?exchange=Q
Company profile for listings on the NASDAQ. [09/08]
NYSE:
Listed Company Directory
URL: http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lc_all_overview.html
New
York Stock Exchange listed companies, national and international.
[08/08]
Special
Issues: List of Lists
URL: http://www.specialissues.com/lol/
“Specialissues.com is an online database of editorial
calendars, special issues and content ‘mined’
from trade and industrial magazine websites.” Gary
Price's old webll-known website. [08/08]
Library
Resources (books, periodicals, media):
International
AME
Info: Profiles of Major and Public Countries
URL: http://www.ameinfo.com/company_profiles/
Business information about almost 300,000 companies in 14
countries in the Mideast. [09/08]
The
European Business Directory
URL:
http://www.europages.net/
Search by company name or product, service. [09/08]
Market
Research Library
URL: http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
International market research in a complex database that is
easy to search by industry, industry topic, country, region,
report type, more. [09/08]
Annual
Reports and Company Information
Note:
Very often a company will have their current Annual Reports
available on their corporate website. It's a good idea to
try there first.
Annual
Reports Service
URL: http://wsjie.ar.wilink.com/asp/WSJ3_search_ENG.asp
Easily searched by company name, alphabetical listing or
industry, this FREE service is from the Wall Street Journal.
[09/08]
CAROL
(Company Annual Reports On-line)
URL: http://www.carolworld.com/
Financial pages of European and US companies. Registration
required for Annual Reports. Links to IR (Investor Relations)
websites.[09/08]
CNNMoney.com
URL: http://money.cnn.com/
Market closings, financial news and commentary, employment
tips, technology news, lists (Fortune 500, most admired
companies, more). Links to publications (see Journals).
[09/08]
Hoover's
Online
http://www.hoovers.com/free/
"Our database of 12 million companies, with in-depth
coverage of 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises,
is at the core of our business tools and services that customers
find vital to their business operations." [03/08]
Business
Ethics, Customs, Etiquette
Business
Ethics
URL: http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm
Links to professional organizations, corporate codes of
ethics, publications -- a wealth of information. University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [09/08]
Business
Ethics: the Magazine of Corporate Responsibility
URL: http://www.business-ethics.com/
Content is slim without a subscription/
login, etc. but good to be aware. [07/09]
Business
Ethics: the Magazine of Corporate Responsibility
URL: http://www.business-ethics.com
Combines new ideas about business and studies
the intersection of business with society. [08/08]
Executive Planet
URL: http://www.executiveplanet.com/
Business etiquette in select foreign countries.
[04/08]
The
World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
A wealth of information about intelligence, but also a large
reference section on other countries. Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA). [03/08]
The
Business Law Site!
URL: http://www.methvenlaw.com/
Includes links to business law research sites and forms.
Website of the law firm of Methven & Associates. [09/08]
FindLaw
for Small Business
URL: http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/
Excellent resource for forms and great information. [09/08]
'Lectric
Law Library: Reference Room
URL: http://www.lectlaw.com/ref.html
Quirky legal site with legal humor offers links great resources
and to full-text articles and publications on business law.
[09/08]
Library
Resources (books, periodicals, media):
Business
News Sources
Note:
Very often a company will have current news on their own website.
It's a good idea to try there first.
Forbes
500
URL: http://www.forbes.com/
Companion to Forbes Magazine, with business, technology and
financial information, along with news and coverage of business
leaders and entrepreneurs. [09/08]
Kiplinger.com
URL: http://kiplinger.com/
Online presence of Kiplinger's Magazine. Research stocks,
financial info. [09/08]
Morningstar
URL: http://www.morningstar.com/
Investment information. Research stocks. Free
registration required. [09/08]
Entrepreneurship/
Small Business
Entrepreneurship:
Research Guidelines & Suggested Sources/ Mgt 425.70/
Proudfoot,
created by Karen
Tercho [08/08]
html,
pdf
CNN
Money.com Small Business
URL: http://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/
Business news and advice geared specifically to entrepreneurs.
Includes Fortune Small Business’ full-text archive
and company lists. [09/08]
Entrepreneur
Magazine
URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com
Information on starting a business including the structure,
pricing products, generating business. Full-text of back
issues to 1999. Full-text issues from 2002, index from 1993
available in EBSCO. 04/08]. Also see Entrepreneur’s
StartUp Kits: Quick Guides to Today’s Popular Startups
[04/08]
PHCC Business Management Library
URL: http://foundation.phccweb.org/library/libraryhome.htm
PHCC, Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractor's Association
offers Business Management Library articles that contain
useful information for managing a business or personal life.
[09/08]
SBA’s
Small Business Planner
URL: http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
The U.S. Small Business Association’s guide to managing
a small business from start to finish. [09/08]
SCORE: Counselors to America's small businesses
URL: http://www.score.org/
Retired business leaders give confidential advice to entrepreneurs.
VERY good organization. [09/08]
Start
Up
URL: http://www.inc.com/resources/startup/
Resource center for guides, information for entrepreneurs.
Inc.com, a full text online journal. (see Journals)
[09/08]
Library
Resources (books, periodicals, media):
  
Government:
Local
General
state information on registration, fees, accidents, inspections,
operator manuals, etc.
Rhode
Island Business and Financial Resources
Better
Business Bureau
URL:
http://www.rhodeisland.bbb.org/
Provides information on local companies. Resolves disputes
between consumers and businesses.
[09/08]
Center
for Design and Business
URL: http://www.centerdesignbusiness.org/
"The Center for Design & Business is a joint venture
between Bryant University and Rhode Island School of Design.
It was established in 1997 to unite the design and business
communities for purposes of economic development. The goal
of the Center is to develop stronger and more profitable
businesses by uniting design and business skills."
[09/08]
Providence
Business News
URL: http://www.pbn.com/
Resource for business information for southeastern New England.
Subscription
required. Library keeps one year of
print copies. [09/08]
Rhode Island
Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC)
URL: http://www.riedc.com/
Information on owning, opening and operating business in
Rhode Island.
[08/08]
Rhode
Island, Office of the Secretary of State, Corporations Division
URL: http://www.sec.state.ri.us/corps
"The Corporations Division maintains filings for active
and inactive Rhode Island and foreign business corporations,
non-profit corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability
companies, and limited liability partnerships. The Division
also administers the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) program,
Games of Chance registration, and the Notary Public and
Trademark/Service mark program." [09/08]
RISBDC:
Rhode Island Small Business Development Center
URL: http://www.risbdc.org/
"The mission of the Center is to assist entrepreneurs
to transform their business: to increase their stability,
profitability, efficiency, and capacity for present and
future growth." Johnson and Wales University. [09/08]
Small Business
Administration - Rhode Island
URL: http://www.sba.gov/localresources/district/ri/index.html
Great place to start if starting (or keeping) a small business
is the goal. [04/08]
Connecticut
Business and Financial Resources
Better
Business Bureau
URL: http://www.connecticut.bbb.org
Provides
information on local companies. Resolves disputes between
consumers and businesses.
[09/08]
Small
Business Administration - Connecticut
URL: http://www.sba.gov/localresources/district/ct/index.html
Great
place to start if starting (or keeping) a small business
is the goal. [04/08]
Massachusetts
Business and Financial Resources
Better
Business Bureau
URL: http://www.boston.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.aspx?site=27&id=b9531757-8bff-425c-83ce-ef5cf233e6a5
Provides information on local companies. Resolves disputes
between consumers and businesses.
[04/08]
Small Business
Administration - Massachusetts
URL: http://www.sba.gov/localresources/district/ma/index.html
Great place to start if starting (or keeping) a small business
is the goal. [04/08]
THE
Whitehouse: Obama Administration
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
The White House provides access
to Obama Administration agenda on all issues that would affect
business including the current economic situation and all
other issues. [02/09]
Business.gov
URL:
http://www.business.gov/
"Business.gov guides you through the maze
of government rules and regulations and provides access
to services and resources to help you start, grow, and succeed
in business." [09/08]
Business
Help Site: 2007 Economic Census
URL: http://bhs.econ.census.gov/ec07/index.html
"This site is designed to help businesses
complete the Economic Census. It describes census highlights,
clarifies coverage and content, facilitates computer uses,
and identifies other sources of assistance" [09/08]
Federal Trade
Commission
URL: http://www.ftc.gov/ [04/08]
Edgar
(SEC Filings and Forms)
URL: http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Search the EDGAR
database for all company information including company filings,
SEC forms, annual reports, laws and regulations, and investor
information. [08/08]
U.S.
Census Bureau
URL: http://www.census.gov
Search Census Bureau information for population, business,
geographical, media using American FactFinder, an interactive
database.[09/08]
U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office
URL: http://www.uspto.gov
Search for patents dating back to 1790. Filing information
on patents and trademarks, how-to guides legal and business
information. Special resources for inventors, artists, musicians,
authors. Tutorial available. [09/08]
Organizations,
Associations
AFL-CIO
URL: http://www.aflcio.org/
Homepage of “America’s Union Movement.”
Read about the AFL-CIO position on political issues, the
current administration, and the history of the
AFL-CIO. [09/08]
American
Accounting Association (AAA)
URL: http://aaahq.org/index.cfm
Professional association website has news by region, links
to publications such as Accounting Review, as well as resources
for professional faculty and research. Many journals
listed available full-text in EBSCO.
[09/08]
Better
Business Bureau
URL: http://www.bbb.org/
The BBB's Core Services include: Business
Reliability Reports; Dispute Resolution; Truth-in-Advertising;
Consumer and Business Education; and Charity Review.
[09/08]
SCORE:
Counselors to America's small businesses
URL: http://www.score.org/
Retired business leaders give confidential advice to entrepreneurs.
VERY good organization. [09/08]
Small
Business Administration (SBA)
URL: http://www.sba.gov/
SBA "maintain[s] and strengthen[s] the nation's economy
by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests
of small businesses and by helping families and businesses
recover from national disasters." [09/08]
Socially
and Environmentally Responsible Business
BCorp
URL:
http://www.bcorporation.net
B Corporations are a new type of corporation which
uses the power of business to solve social and environmental
problems. B Corporations are unlike traditional responsible
businesses because they: 1)Meet
comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance
standards. 2) Institutionalize stakeholder interests. and
3)Build collective voice through the power of a unifying
brand. [10/09]
Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
URL: http://www.cme.com
Market information, e-trading, investor news. [09/08]
Dow
Jones
URL: http://www.dowjones.com
"Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business
news and information services.... flagship publication,
The Wall Street Journal." [08/08]
Dun
& Bradstreet
URL: http://www.dnb.com/US/
Search for products, D & B reports (there is a price),
sales and marketing information, business analysis tools,
and small business information. [09/08]
Money
101
URL: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/money101/
"A step by step guide to getting control of your financial
life." From CNN, this chapter by chapter guide is more
for personal finances, but explains some of the basics in
finances, and has a personal
finance glossary. [04/08]
Library
Resources (books, periodicals, media):
Dictionaries,
glossaries, etc.
PBGC-
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
URL:
http://www.pbgc.gov/
"...a federal corporation created by the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974.[It] protects the pensions of
nearly 44 million American workers and retirees in more than
29,000 private single-employer and multiemployer defined benefit
pension plans." [10/09]
Statistics
Also
see the
Statistics
Resource Page
for a more complete listing of Business and all other kinds
of Statistics.
Bureau
of Economic Analysis: U. S. Economic Accounts
URL:
http://www.bea.gov/
Numerous tables of data. [09/08]
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
URL: http://stats.bls.gov/
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding
agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of
labor economics and statistics." [09/08]
Statistical
Abstract: Business Enterprise, U. S. Census
URL: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/business_enterprise.html
"This section relates to the place and
behavior of the business firm and to business
initiative in the American economy. It includes data on
the number, type, and size of businesses; financial
data of domestic and multinational U.S. corporations; business
investments, expenditures, and profits; and sales and inventories.
[07/09]
Statistics
of U. S. Businesses
URL:
http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/index.html
SUSB offers information on companies, payroll, establishments
and employment. [09/08]
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