Internet Bibliographies

Straightforward access to business sites on the Internet. Designed with busy executives in mind.

Directory of business and finance sites on the World Wide Web.

EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval) is the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's free database of corporate filings and annual reports.

Company profiles and industry information. Free but registration is required.

NAICS is replacing the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The site provides all the major components of the 1997 NAICS manual, including correspondence tables, definitions and an index.

Detailed company credit ratings, rationales behind the ratings, and market analysis.

Search the 1987 SIC manual for 4-digit SIC codes.

Online version of the 100-year old "Bible" of company purchasing agents. 156,914 American and Canadian companies, 135,415 brand names. Free but registration is required.

Using various statistical methods, this site provides ways to discover how much things were worth in the past. Examples include relative growth rates, gold, inflation rates, purchasing power, salaries, savings growth, stock values, and the value of the dollar.

Reports and papers from the nation's leading nonprofit economic research organization.

An informed selection of over 700 economics World Wide Web sites. Critiqued and reviewed by Bill Goffe of the Department of Economics at the State University of New York College at Oswego.

"The Nation's Accountant." Interprets national and regional data on the economy.

U.S. Department of Labor information on employment, productivity, and occupational compensation. Includes the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Generates new jobs, helps retain existing jobs and stimulates industrial and commercial growth.

Protects consumers and the marketplace from unfair business tactics.

National and regional statistics from over 70 Federal Government agencies. Information on myriad topics from banking to projections to wages.

Tax information for businesses.

State profiles, comprehensive A-Z subject index and 1997 Economic Census and Population data.

Promotes American businesses and trade, publishes statistics, measures economic growth and fosters minority entrepreneurship.

The first place to go on the Internet for patent and trademark information.

Information on how to start, finance or expand your business.

Consumer information about auto, home and life insurance, including Standard & Poor's insurance company ratings.

Country-specific information, international trade leads, statistical resources and international news sites.

IMF Working Papers, fact sheets, annual reports, country data.

Comprehensive trade information and trade leads.

Information on Federal export assistance programs, country and regional markets, and trade statistics.

Publications and projects, news and events.

Includes a section on women, as well as top New York business stories, an articles archives and an entrepreneur survival guide.

Search for minority and women's certified businesses by New York State economic development region, SIC codes, gross sales, products and services. Maintained by Empire State Development, the economic development agency of New York State.

The only Federal agency created specifically to encourage the creation, growth and expansion of minority-owned businesses.

The New York State agency charged with ensuring that minorities and women get an equal opportunity to participate in the State procurement process for equipment, supplies, services and construction.

Statewide association of over 4,000 businesses "working to create an economic renaissance for New York State."

The latest Albany business news, including the business column "Street Talk," searchable article archives and a calendar of business events.

Top New York business stories, archives of past articles, links to professional associations and a survival guide for entrepreneurs.

New York State's economic development agency. The site has information about development prospects and business programs in NYS, including for small business and minority and women-owned business enterprises.

The official source for New York State contracting opportunities.

Primary regulator of state-licensed and state-chartered financial entities operating in New York. Comparative listing of mortgage and credit card interest rates, Web sites of mortgage banks and of banks headquartered in New York State.

Information to help small businesses make environmentally sound decisions.

The department is responsible for a variety of programs, including worker protection, unemployment insurance, employment services and workforce development.

Forms for filing Certificates of Incorporation, searchable database of corporations, and information on licensing exams.

Business tax information, tax incentives available under the Empire Zones Program and small business advice.

OGS manages and leases real property, designs and builds facilities, contracts for goods, services, and technology, and delivers a wide array of support services. The web site includes a guide to doing business with New York State.

Market news, updates and price quotes from this major presence in the business world.

Up-to-the-minute business stories, market news and industry profiles.

Top New York business stories, archives of past articles, entrepreneur survival guide and resources for minorities and women.

The online version of Forbes magazine.

The online version of Fortune magazine. Includes The Fortune 500 list.

Business forecasts and personal finance advice.

Updated every ten minutes. Includes news, stock market reports, financial tools, columnists, and blogs.

Quick access to business and market news.

The first place to go on the Internet for patent and trademark information.

Sample business and marketing plans, staff and money management guidance and advice from other entrepreneurs.

Everything one would expect from a local chamber of commerce on a national scale.

Information on how to start, finance or expand your business.

Click on a map to find stock exchanges around the world.

The leading provider of independent credit ratings, research and financial information to the capital markets.

Market information, investor education, top business stories.

A comprehensive directory of business-related technology sites.