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Site with numerous links for international business and travel. Business categories include: stock markets, banks, finance, companies, international trade, import/export, offshore, translation and languages, business and legal resources, conference, conveniences, world press, politics and governments, government resources and education.

Content: Online Resource | Source: The Internationalist | Subjects: International, Reference / Search

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Quick reference of various New Economy terms brought to you by Wired Magazine and Andersen Consulting

Content: Online Resource | Sources: Andersen Consulting, Wired | Subject: Reference / Search

A collection of research studies outlining the history, society, geography and government of more than eighty-five nations.

Content: Online Resource | Sources: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress | Subjects: International, Reference / Search

Seminar Planet provides a comprehensive collection of information on conferences and conventions. The database of events may be searched by keyword or browsed through the index. For each event, the name, location, and date are given, along with a short description and a link to the event’s Website. Although the site’s main content contains the listings for the conferences and conventions, Seminar Planet promises several … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: SeminarPlanet.com | Subjects: Miscellaneous, Reference / Search

This new handy reference resource from the US Census Bureau allows users to access frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state, and county level. The site is navigated via a pull-down menu or interactive map, both of which produce tables of facts about the people, businesses, and geography for that state compared to the country as a whole. Another pull-down menu (or map) … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Subjects: Demographics, Reference / Search

This site offers a quick tutorial covering the basics of competitive intelligence research, and in the process lists over 60 of the industry notables. From delving into top-level corporate research through the renowned Price’s List of Lists, to generating sales leads via SalesLeadsUSA or Harris InfoOnline, to finding your old college roommate turned potential investor via Big Yellow, you’ll learn how to find just about … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Author: Deb Flanagan | Subjects: Competitive Intelligence, Reference / Search

BusinessWeb offers an impressive collection of news and resources across several industries. The main page contains a list of headlines linking to news briefs from a variety of sources. The site also features industry-related news coverage in eleven industries including chemicals, media, and insurance. Each industry is given its own page, with a searchable compilation of news and information, as well as links, events, news … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: b2bScene.com | Subjects: Industry Specific, Reference / Search

Apps.com is a Web portal that gathers more than 7,500 Web-based applications and neatly groups them by category. Categories include: Business; Computers; Productivity Tools; Entertainment and Arts; Finance and Investing; Health and Fitness; Home and Family; Knowledge and Reference; Learning; and Travel and Leisure. Most Web apps listed at Apps.com are free and do not require special downloads. The “My Stuff” feature lets users track … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Apps.com | Subjects: Free Stuff / Tools, Reference / Search

Guide to E-Commerce is a resource from Catherwood Library at the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University. Geared toward a novice audience, this guide offers basic information on E-commerce in its introduction, and the main body of the guide consists of a collection of thoughtfully annotated links. Along with general sites about E-commerce from a variety of commercial and academic sources, the guide … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Sources: Catherwood Library, Cornell University. | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Reference / Search

A four-year old project of FACSNET reporting tools, this site was created to give reporters and journalists a headstart in understanding economic terms. All 213 current terms are concisely, but clearly, defined and are organized in alphabetical order. This glossary will give any economics novice the basic terms needed to begin to comprehend news briefs and articles about economics.

Content: Online Resource | Source: FACSNET | Subjects: Economics, Reference / Search

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is an agency of the Department of Commerce. Along with the Census Bureau and STAT-USA, BEA is part of the Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration. The mission of BEA is to produce and disseminate accurate, timely, relevant, and cost-effective economic accounts statistics that provide government, businesses, households, and individuals with a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of economic activity. BEA’s national, … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: BEA | Subjects: Economics, Reference / Search

From the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida, Industry Tutor offers a ten-step guide to industry intelligence. Each step is about a paragraph long and is filled with hyperlinked resources that will best help users complete each step. For example, Step Three, “Find Current News and In-Depth Articles about the Industry” includes links to CNNfn and dowjones.com, as well as other resources. … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Sources: George A. Smathers Business Library, University of Florida | Subjects: Industry Specific, Reference / Search

This site provides access to Reports and Data prepared by the Common Carrier Bureau’s Industry Analysis Division. Some reports available include: Statistical Trends in Telephony, Statistics of Communications Common Carriers, Telephone Industry Infrastructure, Telephone Numbering Facts, The Long Distance Telephone Industry, The Local Telephone Industry, and Competition in the
Telecommunications Industry.

Content: Online Resource | Source: FCC | Subjects: Industry Specific, Reference / Search | Industry: Telecommunications

Peter B. Meyer of the Economics Department at Northwestern University has created this searchable glossary of research economics terms. The glossary is meant to be used like a dictionary: users type in research terms they don’t understand, and hopefully, the term will be among the Online Glossary of Research Economics’s over 1,000 entries. Typing “help” into the search field will provide a list of relevant … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Author: Peter B. Meyer | Subjects: Economics, Reference / Search

This site from Inc.com offers an impressive collection of articles dealing with the many varied aspects of building and running small businesses. The articles cover a broad spectrum of topics related to entrepreneurship, and are organized into seventeen main categories, including Starting a Business, Offices & Operations, E-Commerce, Finance & Capital, Information Technology, and more. Each of the categories is further subdivided into several different … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Inc.com | Subjects: Reference / Search, Small Business

The NBER is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works; site organized into 5 sections: publications, research, people, data, and links. The data sources and links are useful and free, the working papers section contains some very interesting material, but unfortunately they are not free. Still, for corporate needs, they may be the solution. … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) | Subjects: Economics, Reference / Search

Get useful summary information on a large selection of countries, broken into 8 categories: geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues; also has nice reference maps.

Editor’s Note: see a similar site, “BBC News Country Profiles”

Content: Online Resource | Source: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | Subjects: International, Reference / Search

Created and maintained by the Patents Information service of the British Library Science Technology and Business, this site serves as a gateway to British and European patent resources. Many of the links lead to wonderful patent databases, which are organized into database types including key patent databases, single-authority patent databases, subject-based databases, and design databases. Resources also include a directory of patent agents and attorneys … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: The British Library Science Technology and Business | Subjects: Legal, Reference / Search

A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, this is a fee-based site for business, economic and trade information from the federal government; site has two main areas – State of the Nation has the federal gov’t info on the U.S. while Globus & NTDB has trade-related releases, int’l mkt research, trade opportunities, country analysis and a trade library; two ways to purchase information – … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: U.S. Department of Commerce | Subject: Reference / Search