Research Databases
- Business and Company Resource Center
- Business and Company Resource Center brings together in a single database company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
- ProQuest
- Search for article summaries, full text display and full image format in the ProQuest Direct database with an easy-to-use web format. ProQuest Direct includes ABI/INFORM Global, Periodical Abstracts Research II, Accounting & Tax, Banking Information Source, Computing, Telecommunications, and approximately 500 full text newspapers including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
- ReferenceUSA
- Detailed information on nearly 12 million U.S. companies, organizations, and agencies, and 120 million U.S. households. Search the business database by company name, sales volume, SIC codes, number of employees, product lines, and more. Search the residential database by name, geographical area, or phone number.
Company Information
- Annual Reports Online
- Search or browse for recent company annual reports by name, ticker symbol, industry, or stock exchange.
- Cincinnati Department of Economic Development
- This web site provides information on businesses, financial institutions, demographics, and economic development in Cincinnati.
- Corporate Information
- Information on public and private companies, combined with industry information. Registration required to use site.
- Hoover’s
- A popular site for basic information on companies, large and small.
- Infospace’s Companies Online
- This site allows you to "find any company with an Internet presence and link to their web site instantly!"
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- This web site features information about the SEC, information for assisting investors, making complaints, and searchable databases of EDGAR and other SEC-related documents. Includes a section on small business.
Current Awareness and Research Guides
- Biz Wiki – Ohio University Libraries
- Academic wiki resource guide devoted to current information about companies, marketing, industry, and international commerce. Check our catalog or contact the Government & Business Department to locate business resources at the Library.
- Internet Public Library – Business & Economics
- Expansive list of useful free web resources related to business.
- Internet Public Library – Starting a Small Business
- Overview on the basics of starting your own business.
Economics
- Advertising Age
- News about the marketing industry, as well as specific product/company information.
- American City Business Journals
- Links to the business newspapers in many U.S. cities including the Cincinnati Business Courier.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- This site contains data on "key national, international, and regional aspects of the U.S. economy." Includes an overview of the US economy based on key economic indicators complete with regional breakdowns. Includes state, county, and metropolitan-area data on GDP, income, and employment.
- County Business Patterns
- This site contains "an annual series providing economic profile of counties, states, and the United States. Data includes employment, payroll, and number of establishments by industry." Data is through 1995.
- Treasury Direct
- This site keeps track of the U.S. Government's public debt, to the penny, updated every business day. It also includes information on U.S. Treasury bills, notes, bonds, and other government issues.
- U.S. Census Bureau
- This web site includes up-to-the second projections of the current population of both the U.S. and the world as well as a variety of tools for viewing and manipulating data from the 2000 census.
International Business
- Exportinfo.org
- Information for companies new to exporting outside the U.S. Includes: step-by-step guide to exporting, individual country reports, and reviews of other export-oriented websites.
- globalEDGE – International business resource desk
- International business tools and information listed by country or trade topic. From the Michigan State University College of Business.
Small Business
- Bplans.com
- Sixty free sample business plans and useful examples for new businesses.
- Business.gov
- A guide to the maze of government business rules and regulations relations and information about services and resources to help you start, grow, and succeed in business.
- Cincinnati and the Tristate · Small Business Resources
- Use this directory for local resources.
- Entrepreneur Magazine Online
- Articles and business aids from Entrepreneur Magazine.
- Home Based Biz
- Tips and advice on starting a business from home, equipping your office, getting organized and more.
- Inc.com
- Information, products, services, and online tools drawn from a wide variety of sources are provided for virtually every business and management task.
- Industry Link
- This database links to Web sites in about 20 of the largest industries.
- More Business
- Combines articles on owning/operating a small business with links to Web sites.
- Ohio 1st Stop Business Connection
- Fill out an online form to create a business information kit containing Ohio regulations and forms specific to your new business.
- SCORE Association (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
- This site offers e-mail counseling and a host of other services, such as links to possible funding sources.
- Small and Home-Based Business Links
- This site contains a collection of links to other small business resources.
- Small Business Administration
- Good general information on government programs and services for the small business owner.
- Small Business Advancement National Center
- A small business advocacy group supported by the SBA and the State of Arkansas.
- Small Business Advisor
- Articles and information for those wishing to start a small business or those who already have.
- Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource
- Tax information for the small business person from the US Department of the Treasury.
- Startup Journal: The Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs
- News stories, franchise opportunities, business plan basics, practical advice and guidance, email alerts, financing tips, etc.
- Women’s Business Center
- Marketing and other information designed for entrepreneurs.
Taxes
- Ohio Department of Taxation
- Plenty of tax information and tax forms.
- Revenue Canada’s Tax Refund for Visitors page
- Information and forms for the GST/HST tax refund for visitors to Canada.
- Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource
- Tax information for the small business person from the US Department of the Treasury.
- Tax Web
- A consumer-oriented directory, providing answers to general tax questions.
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