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Accounting |
| Accounting
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/account.shtml |
This
site, published by Rutgers University, is broken into eight parts:
Accounting Standards, Handbooks and Dictionaries, Professional
Associations, Indexes to Accounting Literature, Information Servers,
Government Sites, Careers and Annual Reports. Some of the information is
only available to Rutgers’ students, but many of these resources are
free, Web-based tools.
The section “Information Servers” has a list
of Web sites and guides. Included in this list are resources for
accounting, auditing and taxation. One of these sites, Accountancy
is published by the Social
Science Information Gateway. This site is also full of helpful
accounting information. |
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| Accounting 211 PowerPoint Lecture Notes
http://milkman.cac.psu.edu/~jpc2/a211note.html |
| This is a series of
slides from an accounting class held by Penn State University. The
notes cover 23 chapters with an average of about 50 slides per
chapter. This is an introductory accounting class so the information
is relatively easy to understand. Topics include everything from
basic introductory concepts to Differential Analysis, Product Pricing and Capital
Budgeting. As of 10/25/01 the link for Chapter One was not working
but the rest of the chapters are fine. |
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| Accounting
Resources http://www.academicinfo.net/busacct.html
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This is a list of accounting resources on the Web hosted by
Academic
Info. The first section has links to specific accounting
resources including tax information. Other sections are:
Reference Desk, Digital Library and Organizations.
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| Accounting
Resources on the Internet http://raw.rutgers.edu/raw/internet/frmain.htm |
| This site is
published by Rutgers University. It has links to accounting firms, schools, and government agencies,
as well as general topics in accounting. |
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| Accounting Terminology Guide
http://www.nysscpa.org/prof_library/guide.htm |
| This is a browsable
glossary from the New York State Society of CPAs. "Commonly used acronyms (e.g., IRS) are listed in their abbreviated forms and
defined as the complete term (e.g., Internal Revenue Service)." |
| Biz
PlanIt http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html |
| Biz PlanIt is a commercial
business planning company. They make their money by helping
companies develop plans. There is some free information on this
site. They have a brief section on business plan basics and some common
mistakes to avoid. |
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| Business
Assistance Guide http://www.sonoma-county.org/edb/busguide/index.htm
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| A checklist for starting a new business, prepared by the
Sonoma County (California) Economic Development Board. Some information is
of general interest, and some is specific to Sonoma County. |
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| Business
Plan Template http://www.moneyhunter.com/ |
| This site is
maintained by Money Hunter, a
company that helps small- and medium-sized businesses raise capital.
They have a 25-page downloadable
Business Plan Template in MS Word. |
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Writing a
Business Plan http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/bizplan/bizplan.html |
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| Business
Planning http://eweb.slu.edu/businessplan.htm
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| From Saint Louis University. Includes strategies for
developing business plans, interactive exercises and a business plan
evaluation service.
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| Companies A to Z
http://www.business2.com/webguide/0,,63810,00.html |
| Contains compilations for more than 400 of the "most-searched-for" companies. |
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| Report
Gallery http://www.reportgallery.com |
| Online annual reports
for companies. |
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| SEC's
EDGAR http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml |
| EDGAR provides access to the
detailed reports companies must submit to the Securities and Exchange
Commission. There is also a tutorial on using EDGAR. |
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| Hoovers
Online http://www.hoovers.com/ |
| This site is
maintained by Hoovers, Inc., and offers a search service for locating
information on companies. Types of information available include company
profiles, financial data, personnel, and news stories. |
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| Industry
Research Desk http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/ |
| This site, from
Polson Enterprises, discusses 17 steps for researching specific companies
or industries. |
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| Company
Research http://www.vaultreports.com/companies/searchcompanies.jsp |
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| How
to Learn About an Industry or a Specific Company
http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/howto/search.htm |
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| Company Information on the Web:
An 8-Step Guide http://www.virtualchase.com/coinfo/index.htm |
| The law firm, Ballard Spahr Andrews &
Ingersoll, LLP sponsors the Virtual Chase Web site. This 8-step guide
explains how to research a company from a legal perspective. Steps for
locating information include checking independent sources, the
company's home page, SEC filings, news stories, lawsuits,
Congressional/regulatory activity, public opinion, and Web search engines. |
| Dr. Randall Hansen's
Web Marketing Resources http://www.stetson.edu/~rhansen/netmkt.html |
| This site,
maintained by Dr. Hansen of Stetson University, includes links to Web
sites, articles, newsletters, and books related to Internet marketing. |
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| Gomez.com
http://www.gomez.com/ |
| Gomez is a company
specializing in Internet quality measurement services, and provides
research and assessment for companies to improve their customer relations.
The site includes free consumer guides to online merchants. |
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| Internet
News http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/ |
| Internetnews.com is
a site from INT Media Group, Incorporated, which offers access to
Internet-related news items. This links to its E-Commerce News section.
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| Conference
Board http://www.conference-board.org/ |
| This is the Web site
for the prestigious Conference Board, known for preparing various key
economic indicators. The site includes links to data and news items
related to the U.S. economy. |
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| Econ Dash
http://www.econdash.net/ |
| This site, from
iDash, Inc., provides an easy-to-read dashboard for the US economy. Key
economic statistics are presented in a graphical display. |
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| Economic Statistics Briefing Room
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html |
| This section of the
official White House Web site has links to current measurements of various
economic activities. |
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| Fed in Print: A Database of Federal Reserve System Economic Research
http://www.frbsf.org/publications/fedinprint/index.html |
|
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco offers a database that allows
topical searching of Federal Reserve System Economic Research. |
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| The National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
http://www.nber.org/ |
| The National Bureau
of Economic Research offers access to its publications, working papers and
other research on the economy. A database of its working papers can be
searched for free. Abstracts of papers are free, but there is a charge for
the full reports. |
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| Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions
http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2001/ |
| This site includes the Federal
Reserve's Beige Book listings of information on economic conditions in
2001. Information is also available for previous years (back to 1996). The
commentaries summarize information reported by business and other sources
outside the Federal Reserve System. |
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| CEOExpress
http://www.ceoexpress.com/default.asp |
| Commanding
Heights: The Battle for the World Economy http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/ |
| From
the Internet Scout
Report: "Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World
Economy is a three-part, six-hour documentary series and Web site.
Providing a comprehensive history of the ideas, events, and values that
have shaped the present global economy, the Commanding Heights Web site
examines the history of the global economy and demonstrates how key
economic theories have evolved in the context of historical events. The
three-part television series includes: Part One -- "The Battle of
Ideas" -- which aired last Wednesday, April 3rd at 9pm; Part Two --
"The Agony of Reform" -- which airs this Wednesday, April 10th
at 9pm; and Part Three -- "The New Rules of the Game" -- which
airs Wednesday, April 17th at 9pm. Internet users not able to view the
television series will have the opportunity to watch streaming online
videos of all three programs. The Commanding Heights Web site is
available in both high and low bandwidth versions, offering a time map,
an interactive atlas of economic history that allows users to track
changes in political boundaries and major shifts in economic policies in
more than thirty nations from 1910 to the present, and an online forum
for users to discuss contemporary economic issues raised by the
broadcast. Forthcoming is an online teachers' guide that will provide
suggestions for applications of the Web site in classroom instruction.
This guide will be available in versions for both high school and
post-secondary educators. [Internet
Scout Report]" |
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| Economic
Glossary http://www.amosweb.com/gls/ |
| This
is a glossary of economic terms prepared by AmosWEB. The "GLOSS*arama,"
is an extensive searchable database of terms and concepts. |
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| Essential
Principles of Economics: A Hypermedia Text http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/prin/txt/EcoToC.html |
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| Inflation
Calculators http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/inflate.html |
| This
section of the Web site for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration contains inflation calculators for the Consumer Price
Index, Employment Cost Index, GDP Deflator, International Price Index,
and Producer Price Index. There are also links to inflation calculators
on other Web sites. |
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| Resources
for Economists on the Internet http://rfe.wustl.edu/ |
| This
selective guide, sponsored by the American Economics Association,
provides categorical access to over 1,200 Web resources for academic and
practicing economists. |
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| WebEc:
World Wide Web Resources in Economics http://netec.wustl.edu/WebEc/ |
| From the Librarian's
Index to the Internet: "An extensive categorized,
annotated, and searchable directory of economic resources. (Note: For
best search options, click on the "Search" link at the bottom
of the menu.) A Virtual Library site.
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| Business
Assistance Guide http://www.sonoma-county.org/edb/busguide/index.htm |
| This
is a guide prepared by the Sonoma County (California) Economic
Development Board. Though geared to those wanting to start a new
business in Sonoma County, the information is also of general interest
to anyone contemplating creating a business enterprise. |
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| Center
for Entrepreneurial Leadership http://www.celcee.edu/ |
| The
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship
Education (CELCEE), an adjunct of the Federal Educational Resources and
Information Clearinghouse (ERIC), maintains this database, which
contains abstracts of materials for all levels of entrepreneurship
education. There are also links to organizations involved with the
field. |
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| Comprehensive
resource for people in business providing the latest news and business
information http://www.startups.co.uk/ |
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| Entrepreneur.com
http://www.entrepreneur.com/ |
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Entrepreneur.com, a firm offering solutions for growing businesses,
provides daily articles and tips for business expansion. |
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| Entrepreneurship
& E-Commerce eweb.slu.edu/e-ed.htm |
| This
site, eWeb, from St. Louis University, contains explanations of topics
relating to entrepreneurship and e-commerce education. |
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| More
Business.com http://www.morebusiness.com/ |
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| New
York State Small Business Development Center
http://www.nyssbdc.org/ |
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| OnLine
Small Business Workshop http://www.cbsc.org/osbw/workshop.cfm |
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| Power
HomeBiz Guides http://www.powerhomebiz.com/ |
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| Small
Business Advisor http://www.isquare.com/ |
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| Small
Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/ |
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| Start
Business http://www.startbusiness.co.uk/ |
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| Start-Up
Kits http://www.entrepreneur.com/toolkit |
| From
the Librarian's Index to the
Internet: "These kits offer industry, market, and
operations information for over 40 types of businesses. The site
includes how-to guides with comments from successful entrepreneurs,
suggestions for researching business opportunities and creating a
business plan, and links to associations and franchises. It also
features an e-mail service for an expert's advice about starting out,
sales and marketing, management and operations, and other matters." |
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| Women's
Business Center http://www.onlinewbc.gov/ |
| The
Small Business Administration provides this guide to women seeking to
start, finance, run, and expand their own businesses. |
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Etiquette for Business
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| Business
Etiquette http://www.ravenwerks.com/practices/etiquette.htm |
| This article has information on business etiquette, , both in the U.S. and abroad. Return to top |
| Academy
of Human Resource Development
http://www.ahrd.org/ |
| This
is the Web site for the Academy of Human Resource Development, an
organization established to promote the study of human resource
development theories, processes, and practices, and to disseminate
research and information. The site provides access to serveral of the
Academy's publications, as well as information on its annual
conferences. |
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| Employee
Benefit Research Institute http://www.ebri.org/ |
| This
site, from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, offers links to
articles, news items, and ongoing research relating to employee
benefits. |
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| Human
Resource Management http://www.nbs.ntu.ac.uk/research/depts/hrm/links.php |
| This
collection of links, prepared by the Nottingham (England) Business
School, is organized into various topics on human resources management.
There is also a document that has all the links on one page, which can
be printed. |
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| Salary
Expert http://www.salaryexpert.com/ |
| Baker,
Thomsen Associates, a compensation and benefits consulting firm,
provides this searchable database of U.S. salary data. You can search by
job title, ZIP code, or metropolitan area. |
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| Work
Index http://www.workindex.com/ |
| This
site, produced by the publication Human Resource Executive,
includes current news and links for human resources topics. There is an
index which is searchable by category or keyword. Return to top |
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Investment and Finance
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| Bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/ |
|
Bloomberg, the financial news and media company, produces this page
containing daily headlines, financial reports, and links to news and
financial stories. |
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| Charles
Schwab http://schwab.com/ |
| The
Charles Schwab investment firm provides daily market summaries, access
to company stock quotes, and free answers to your investment questions. |
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| Daily
Stocks http://www.dailystocks.com/ |
| This
site is maintained by Daily Stocks Inc, and provides daily stock market
figures, as well as a customizable page for stock quotes. |
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| Investment
Company Institute http://www.ici.org/ |
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| Investor
Guide http://www.investorguide.com/ |
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| Morningstar
http://www.morningstar.com/ |
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| Street
Eye http://www.streeteye.com/ |
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| Chartered
Institute of Marketing http://www.cim.co.uk/cim/index.cfm |
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| Market
Segment Resource Locator http://www.awool.com/ |
| From
the Librarian's Index to the
Internet: "Use this site for connecting with ethnic and
other market segment resources which are available on the Internet:
advertising agencies, research companies, marketing services, and media
serving special or niche markets. The Hispanic market coverage is
especially extensive, but others - African-American, Asian-American,
teens, singles, over fifty - are also well-served. From marketing
consultant, Abbott Wool." |
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| Marketing
Magic Internet Business Links Centre http://www.marketing-magic.biz/resources/index.htm
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| Marketing
& Research Library http://www.mrlibrary.com/ |
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| Marketing
Virtual Library http://www.knowthis.com/ |
| From
the Librarian's Index to the
Internet: "Annotated guide to marketing resources. Areas
covered include advertising, starting and running a business, careers
and employment, consumer issues, legal information, electronic commerce,
public relations, and selling & sales management. Additionally
database, direct, international, and Internet marketing are covered as
well as market research. A comprehensive and current resource." Return to top |
| Practical
Money Skills for Life http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php |
| From
the Librarian's Index to the
Internet: "Divided into areas for teachers, parents,
students, and consumers, this site deals with all aspects of managing
money, including spending plans, credit cards, and saving and investing.
There are lessons for students at all grade levels, budget calculators
for estimating savings and loan repayments, a banking tutor, and games
that teach different aspects of money management. From Visa." |
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| Budgeting
http://www.ivillage.com/topics/money/0,10707,165369,00.html |
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| How
to Make a Budget and Stick to It http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/objectID/615A0045-C345-42E8-B921681B70D99A44 |
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| Debt
& Bankruptcy http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/index.cfm/catID/734BECB6-ADDE-4041-AEC595AF30EA15CE |
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| Mortgage
101
http://nt.mortgage101.com/partner-scripts/default.asp?p=1mortgageloan |
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| Estate
Planning http://www.cobar.org/group/display.cfm?GenID=415 |
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| How
to balance a checkbook http://pa.essortment.com/howtobalancea_rsii.htm |
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| Introductory
Personal Finance http://www.luhman.org/Nts/PerF/index.htm |
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| The
Mint http://www.themint.org/ |
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