Library of Useful Business "Best Practices" Articles & Links
A plethora of useful information to help steer you in the right direction...
Market Analysis Resources
Use this directory to find sources of good data to help you quantify the size of your market for your business and marketing plan.
Canada
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United States
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EPSM
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Research Institute for Small & Emerging Business
International Franchise Association
Lexis-Nexis
One of the best known resources for information searches of all kinds.
National Venture Capital Association
National Business Incubation Association
Company Sleuth
Free: Monitors up to 50 companies for you.
CorporateInformation
Provides U.S. and international company information, including research reports, company profiles, earnings information, and analyst reports.
Galileo Internet Resources
Lists company directories and other competitive analysis sites.
Hoover's Online
Timely and detailed information on more than 50,000 public and private companies.
Michigan State University's MSU-CIBER
U.S. and international news and periodicals, statistical data and information resources, international trade information, company directories, and much more.
Public Record Databases
Private company resources, compiled by Pacific Information Resources Inc.
Investigative Resources International
Links to searchable databases and research sites, including newspapers, journals, NGOs, privacy & security information, open source records, public agencies, legal information and more.
Federal Statistics
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies.
News & Services
NewsAlert
NewsEdge Newspage
PR Newswire
InfoBeat
Legal & International Information
Cornell Law Library
Links to the text of laws and court decisions, international documents, directories, trade information, and statistics.
The Guide to International Trade Law Sources on the Internet on LLRX.com
A guide to sources for international trade.
Annual Reports & Financial Information
Annual Reports Library
Search more than 500,000 annual reports, going back 30 years in financial history.
Barron's Annual Report Service
A service that gives you access to annual reports, for select companies, provided by World Investor Link and Barron's Online.
SEC’s Edgar Database
A database of annual and quarterly reports of all publicly traded companies.
State-Specific Data
CityTownInfo.com (http://www.citytowninfo.com/) is a collection of information on U.S. cities and towns. The site includes almanac-like reference data, real estate statistics, local weather reports, links to the official city web sites and maps for about 3500 cities. The site also includes an original summary article on about 50 major cities.
The site will be continually improved. They have plans for adding info on local schools, airports, libraries, and places of worship over the coming weeks.
State Data Center Program
A cooperative program between the states and the Census Bureau. The Business and Industry Data Center Program also found here is intended to meet the needs of local business communities for economic data.
U.S. Census Bureau
State demographics, average sales of businesses in your community... stats compiled in the 1997 Economic Census.
Country Information
International Data Base
Statistical tables of demographic and socioeconomic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.
Internet Public Library Regional & Country Information Resources
Resources related to a specific nation or region, including topics such as geography, modern-day history and current events, directories, maps, national libraries, and general reference sites.
International Finance Corporation Research Page
Reseach economic information and links on developing countries, from the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group.
Industry Associations
List of Industry Associations
Inc.com’s compilation of links to industry associations.
American Society of Association Executives
Information on associations in a variety of industries.
Fee-Based Research Services
Market Research & Reports:
Forrester Research
Additional Research Resources:
Electric Library
For a small fee, search the contents of newspapers, magazines, radio and TV transcripts for stories of interest to your company.
Dun & Bradstreet
Credit reports and other financial information. Reports include information on specific companies including amount of sales, number of employees, types of customers, ownership, loans, liens, and judgments. You can order reports online for a fee, or sign up to use the service regularly.
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