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Recommended Links: Business
Business Databases
Business Information
Information on Companies
Business Databases
Mergent Online
An Internet-based suite of information resources that enables in-depth business and financial research. U.S. Company Data, U.S. Company Archives, U.S. Annual Reports, U.S. HSD Equity Pricing (20+ Years History,) Unadjusted Equity Pricing, Mergent Equity Research Reports, Factsheets Plus, Institutional Holdings, Insider Trades, Expanded Long-Term Debt, Executive Biographies, Competitor Reports, Industry Reports (North America.)
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Reference USA
Provides real-time access to directory and financial information for 12 million businesses. Locate businesses in the U.S. by company name, location, or type of business. In addition to contact information, ReferenceUSA provides full corporate affiliation linkage, multiple contact names, sales volume, employee size, single point mapping, and credit ratings.
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Business Information
Agricultural and Rural-Based Businesses
AgriSeek combines a worldwide news service with an interactive business directory and international online job market focusing on agriculture and related fields.
http://www.agriseek.com/
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
A nonprofit organization of retired executives who volunteer to help businesses. Provides on-line advice, how-to tips, articles and book excerpts.
http://www.score.org/
U.S. Small Business Administration
Access to government information pertaining to small business issues and how-to documents. Also visit their section on business plans, for a tutorial and self-paced activity to help you build your business plan. Check out their home page for extensive information available to small businesses, from starting and financing your business to marketing and legal information.
http://www.sba.gov/
BPlans.com
A directory-based Internet search engine that covers the topic of business publications. Bplans.com, created by Palo Alto Software, offers thousands of pages of free sample plans, planning tools, and expert advice to help you start and run your business.
http://www.bplans.com
Bigcharts
This site provides a quick chart to locate a stock quote. It also provides some historical quotes on stocks as well.
http://www.bigcharts.com
The Export Yellow Pages
The Export Yellow Pages provide company information including products available, desired markets, markets currently in, and contact information. Information on this site is provided in partnership with the United States Department of Commerce.
http://www.exportyellowpages.com/index2.lasso
The U.S. Trade Assistance Directory
This site provides contact information for translators, bankers, attorneys, shippers, sales agents, and others for export assistance. Information on this site is provided in partnership with the United States Department of Commerce.
http://www.exportyellowpages.com/index3.lasso
Information on Companies
Iowa Corporation Search
The Iowa Secretary of State's Office maintains a database of information on every business which has incorporated in the state of Iowa. This includes information on over 200,000 corporations, over 500,000 officers of those corporations, over one million filings from those corporations, and additional information regarding stock, addresses, previous names, agents, etc.
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/corp/corp_search.asp
New York Public Library How To Find U.S. Company Information
A useful guide to researching company information in the library and on the Internet. You'll find many of the resources at the Des Moines Public Library.
http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/company/c2index.htm
Annual Report Gallery
Links to corporate annual reports that have been published on the Web.
http://www.reportgallery.com
EDGAR Database
Search full text for copies of Securities and Exchange Commission filings for such forms as 10k annual financial reports, all posted within 24 hours after the date of filing.
http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Hoover's Online
Profiles of 10,000 companies with links to news sources, financial reports, stock quotes and charts. More information is available to those willing to subscribe.
http://www.hoovers.com/
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
An indispensable tool serving many needs. Users may register for free to search 155,000 companies classified under more than 55,000 product and service headings. Search by product, service, company, or brand name and further limit searches by state. Entries include links to company catalogs, fax information services, and company home pages. Need to know who makes toothpicks? This is your source.
http://www.thomasnet.com
TradePort
Intended as a comprehensive source for trade information, trade leads, and company databases, this site has a California emphasis, but is still useful to anyone interested in international trade. There's lots of links, tips and advice, including an online seminar to help you get started in international trade, lists of trade shows, and a searchable database of foreign companies from the National Trade Databank.
http://www.tradeport.org/ts/
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