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GENERAL BUSINESS
BusinessWeek Online
Online version of BusinessWeek. Some features require a subscription. The library retains 10 years of the print version.
CNNMoney.com
"CNN, FORTUNE, MONEY, BUSINESS 2.0 and Fortune Small Business magazines offer business news and financial market coverage updated throughout the day, along with stock quotes, investing and personal finance advice, tools, lists & archival magazine content."
Corporate Affiliations- Mergers and Acquisitions
Listing of name changes, mergers, and acquisitions. View recent data or search the archived data by company name.
Forbes.com
Business, technology, and market news. The library retains 10 years of the print version.
ThomasNet©
Search by brand name, company name, product, or service. Includes contact information, product/service description. Optional information includes company profiles, catalogs, websites, and CAD drawings.
U.S. International Trade Administration
Provides trade statistics, state export data, trade information, and latest press releases.
Wall Street Journal
Website contains free and fee-based services. The library retains 6 months of the print version.
World Wide Chamber of Commerce Guide
Locate World, U.S. and Canadian Chambers by region or keyword.
ECONOMICS
Dismal Scientist- Economic Indicator & Analysis
"Web's authoritative site for economic information. It offers comprehensive and timely economic data and analysis, at the metro, state, and national level by recognized economists...includes forecasts, demographic information, and thousands of economic statistics."
St. Louis Fed: Economic Data - FRED®
"Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), over 3000 FREE US series. Download data. View charts. Get email updates. Create data lists."
INVESTING
Bloomberg.com
"Bloomberg.com is among the top five most-trafficked financial sites on the Web. It is regarded as a premier site for news and financial information. Bloomberg.com draws from the news and data power of the Bloomberg Professional® service and our host of media products to provide the highest quality news and information."
FT.com (Financial Times)
"The latest US and international business, finance, economic and political news, comment and analysis from the Financial Times on FT.com"
Historical Stock Quotes
Find the closing price for stocks on a past date. Enter stock or mutual fund symbol and the date. Provides closing price and charts.
Investor Protection Trust
"The primary mission of the Investor Protection Trust (IPT) is to provide independent, objective information needed by consumers to make informed investment decisions. Founded in 1993 as part of a multi-state settlement to resolve charges of misconduct, IPT serves as an independent source of non-commercial investor education materials. IPT operates programs under its own auspices and uses grant to underwrite important initiatives carried out by other organizations."
InvestorWords.com
"InvestorWords - The Most Comprehensive Investing Glossary on the Web! Over 6000 financial and investing definitions, with links between related terms."
Investor's Business Daily
"Daily stock quotes, business news, and stock market information." The library retains six months of the print version.
Morningstar
"Get stock and mutual fund quotes, research reports and tools for making better investing and 401k decisions."
SmartMoney.com
"SmartMoney has daily stock and mutual fund recommendations, hourly market updates, personal finance investing research tools and advice, and up to the minute stock and mutual fund quotes and charts."
TradingDay.com
After Hours Trading and Day Trading Information. Includes analyst ratings, news, live market coverage, stock screens, tutorials, and more.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission- Investor Alerts
"Get the facts on how to invest wisely and avoid fraud. Be wary of swindlers and scam artists. To learn more about how to avoid costly mistakes and fraud, read the SEC’s 'Investor Alerts.' These publications will help you spot trouble before you lose money."
Yahoo! Finance
"At Yahoo! Finance, you get free stock quotes, up to date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, message boards, and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life."
MARKETING & RESEARCH
BizGeorgia
"Georgia Business Directory, small business news and events."
BizWeb Business Guide to the Web
"A business guide to the internet. 46290 links to business related websites."
EuroPages
Extensive European trade and industry information. The directory, covering 600,000 import-export businesses in 21 sectors, is revised each year. "For each of the businesses selected, EUROPAGES provides you the address, telephone number, fax and e-mail (if available). Furthermore, EUROPAGES systematically classes each business in the corresponding business sector. The database is fully checked once a year by phone and updated in real time."
GeorgiaFacts.net- Economic Development
"Within these pages you'll find an interactive database of available buildings, a list of foreign based companies with operations in the state, links to our existing industries and a host of other useful data."
Hoovers
"Hoover's online offers company information with detailed business reports and industry profiles."
KnowThis.com
"KnowThis.com Marketing Virtual Library contains a wealth of information, resources, and reference for professionals, academics and students in traditional and internet marketing, advertising, selling, e-commerce, market research, PR and more."
SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)
". . . retrieve real-time filings for a specific company and to find key company information — including its name, address, telephone number, state of incorporation, Central Index Key (CIK) number, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code, and fiscal year end. Simply type in the name of the company or its CIK number . . . . You can also search for all SEC-registered companies in a particular state. Or you can search for all companies with a specific SIC code."
Selig Center for Economic Growth
"Created to convey economic expertise to Georgia businesses and entrepreneurs, the Selig Center for Economic Growth is primarily responsible for conducting research on economic, demographic, and social issues related to Georgia's current and future growth."
ThomasNet©
Search by brand name, company name, product, or service. Includes contact information, product/service description. Optional information includes company profiles, catalogs, websites, and CAD drawings.
Workforce Professionals: Georgia Department of Labor
Find industry data, occupational trends, labor statistics, and market information.
MINORITIES & WOMEN
Minority Business Development Agency
"The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, specifically created to encourage the creation, growth and expansion of minority-owned businesses in the United States."
Online Women's Business Center
"OWBO promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international trade opportunities."
SMALL BUSINESS
AllBusiness
"Small business resources to help you start, manage and grow your business from AllBusiness.com including business advice, forms, agreements, business guides and directories."
Bplans.com
"Bplans.com contains the largest single collection of free sample business plans online. In addition to that, it has helpful tools and know-how for managing your business. Bplans.com includes practical advice on planning, interactive tools, and a panel of experts who have answered more than 1,400 questions from people like you. Bplans.com has also won several awards as a valuable "plain talk" resource."
BusinessFinance.com
"Free business capital search engine of over 4,000 sources for business loans, venture capital and commercial real estate financing."
FindLaw
"FindLaw for Legal Professionals is a free resource for attorneys that includes online case law, free state codes, free federal codes, free legal forms, and a directory of products and services for lawyers. This online legal Web site also includes a legal career center."
First Stop Business Information Center
" . . . Provides the small business owner and the prospective entrepreneur with a central point of information and contacts for state regulatory requirements for operating a small business."
Georgia Chamber of Commerce Directory
Links to Georgia Chambers of Commerce. Provided by the Marketing and Real Estate Department of the University of West Georgia.
Georgia Small Business Development Center
"Business Outreach Services/Small Business Development Center is a University of Georgia public service & outreach unit which provides business and economic development assistance through the Georgia SBDC Network of 19 offices."
Small Business Administration
Official website. The U.S. Small Business Administration, established in 1953, provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. Includes forms and publications.
Small Business Development Center- National Information Clearinghouse
"The mission of the Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse (SBDCNET) is to meet the research and information needs of the SBDC community in the United States and its territories. SBDCNET serves as a resource providing timely, relevant research, web-based information, and training to SBDC counselors and their small business clients. SBDCNET seeks to provide SBDCs and entrepreneurs with market, industry, demographic information resources, as well as geographic information services (GIS)."
vFinance.com
"Directory of venture capital firms, angel investors, and sample business plan templates."
LOCAL BUSINESSES
Athens Area Chamber of Commerce
"The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce is an advocacy group that promotes businesses in Athens, Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Madison Counties. We help businesses grow and succeed."
Oglethorpe County Chamber of Commerce
Includes membership application, membership benefits, a calendar, and more.
Online Athens Local Webguide
Excellent site. Local businesses and organizations with websites are arranged by subject.
Small Business Development Center: UGA Business Outreach Services
"Provides a wide range of educational opportunities to small business owners, potential entrepreneurs, and community leadership organizations which support efforts to create, sustain and/or expand business ventures. These educational opportunities are delivered through direct business consulting, business training classes, and applied research studies."