Business Connections
- ARC InfoCenter
- Information – lots! – for the Architectural, Engineering, Construction, and Home Building Industries
- Annual Reports – PRARS
- This free service lets you order annual reports on more than 3200 public companies. Although you can also request documents through an 800 number, the Web site is more convenient, because you can request reports for multiple companies. You can browse company names alphabetically or by industry. The service is only available for U.S. addresses and you need an email address.
- Better Business Bureau
- Business Reports include time in business, complaint history, and information obtained through special Bureau investigations. Charity Reports include information on the group’s background, current programs, governing body, fund-raising practices, tax-exempt status, and finances.
- Bigbook
- Search for 11 million companies by name, location, type of business, or combinations. Name, address, telephone number and business type given. Includes a detailed map, with a zoom-in feature to the city block level.
- Big Yellow
- Big Yellow – Find over 16.5 million businesses across USA via online yellow pages.
- Blue Book of Building and Construction
- Described as the "construction industry’s most frequently used information source." Search, by region, then keyword or company name, then narrow by county, its hundreds of thousands of companies, including general contractors, sub-contractors, architects, engineers, manufacturers, equipment, material, and product suppliers.
- Builder Online
- For and about the home building industry, includes hundreds of (searchable) house plans and a database of more than 3,000 building supply manufacturers.
- Central Banking Resource Center
- In addition to information on the Central Banks of the World, contains links to Banking Conferences, Multilateral Financial Institutions, Research and/or Training Establishments, Electronic Cash and the Monetary System, and The First Bank of the United States.
- Chamber of Commerce (U.S.)
- Check out the new ChamberMall for searchable index to Chambers of Commerce and other business-related organizations.
- Companies Online Search
- Details on 60,000 public and private businesses on the World Wide Web. Search by name, location, industry, sales, number of employees, ticker symbol, or URL. From Dun & Bradstreet and Lycos.
- CompanyLink: Company Lookup
- This service offers more than 45,000 company lookups with free links to SEC filings, stock charts and prices, maps and local weather. Subscription (two week trial offer currently available) gets you a summary profile, competitors, and operating units, plus articles from many business sources. Additional services for more money. A handy way to start researching companies.
- Consumer World
- A guide to consumer products and information on the web. Over 1400 resources: check an airfare, find an ATM machine, file a consumer complaint with a state agency, read hundreds of consumer booklets, find a low rate credit card or mortgage, look up the wholesale price of a car, locate a Better Business Bureau, find a toll-free number, contact a company’s customer service department, comparison shop for bargains, check stock quotes or CD rates, or read a movie review.
- Dun & Bradstreet Web Server
- Includes News & Views and Business Trends section containing recent articles, press releases and survey results. One can also search millions of U.S. companies and receive Business Background Reports for a FEE.
- Entrepreneurs on the Web
- Includes business magazines and journals; discussion of what kind of ideas make successful businesses; where to get venture capital or invest; patents, trade law and other legal issues; research and development; technology transfer; advertising strategies; online stockbroker services and stock market information; how-to information for home entrepreneurs.
- Exports (U.S.) Database
- Products and services available for export from the U.S. Over 14,000 company listings. Search by company, product, service, SIC code and/or state. Also has an export glossary and a basic guide to exporting.
- Federal Finance Information Network (FinanceNet)
- Provides listings of government asset sales for the general public as well as electronic document libraries, mailing lists, discussion forums and major related resources to link and inform public and private sector financial management professionals in government, federal, state, local, academia and industry on issues of fiscal finance.
- FinanCenter
- Planning to buy a house or car? Looking for a new credit card? This site features 35 calculators to help consumers take control of their finances. Also has purchase and financing tips and glossaries; online loan applications; and daily rate quotes.
- High Tech Company Profiles (CorpTech)
- Profiles (name, address, phone, fax, e-mail, URL, primary industry, and a brief description) with links to press releases and online news for 45,000 high tech companies. More detailed profiles and reports on companies are available for a fee.
- Hoover’s Online
- Database of more than 10,000 of the largest public and private U.S. companies provides company name, key personnel, address, sales, number of employees, ticker symbol and other information for companies meeting the user’s designated search criteria.
- Insurance News Network
- This site is full of information for people interested in insurance of any kind. Categories covered: Auto, Home and Life, States. Includes: Standard & Poor’s Insurer Reports, Auto Insurance Collision Report and Theft Report, Insurance information sources on the Internet.
- Life Insurance & Annuities Quotes
- Fill out the form and get an instant quote that compares over 1,500 term life and annuity plans and comes up with the best five rates.
- Look Up USA
- You can look up any business in the U.S. and get their address and phone number! Search for businesses or people by name with American Directory Assistance or search by type of business with American Yellow Pages.
- Package Tracking (FedEx)
- Fed Ex lets you track your package directly on the Web. Enter the airbill number and the destination country, and the site quickly returns a record of where and when your package was last recorded.
- Package Tracking (UPS)
- Patent Information
- Links to patents search sources.
- Streetlink
- Latest quarterly reports from many public companies, also includes press releases.
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
- Directory of American manufacturers.
- Trade Data Online
- Information on the value of U.S. and Canadian imports and domestic exports for more than 5,000 commodities in more than 500 industries for more than 200 countries. Search by keywords or SIC (industry) or HS6 (commodity) code. Begin by choosing import or export data, and then indicate if you want a geographic breakdown or a listing of the top 25 commodities or industries.
- Trade Shows News Network
- Includes a searchable guide to trade shows and the top news from the industry. Once you find a show you want to attend, you can also check out information about the location and fine hotels, car hire, and more. The listings cover the entire world.
- Trademarks
- Learn about marks; order trademark applications on-line; explore trademark links; or follow related links to copyright, unfair competition, computer, multimedia, advertising, international trade, and trade secret law.
- U.S. Business Advisor
- Offers small businesses online access to guides and government forms needed to comply with regulations or apply for government-backed loans or other federal assistance.
- Virtual Garment Center
- Interactive meeting place and source for the apparel, textile and fashion industries. Searchable database of companies.
- Web100
- The largest U.S. corporations on the Web today, complete with hyperlinks to their sites.
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