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Business Super-Sites

CEO Express, www.ceoexpress.com
A new service that sifts through the Internet so you don't have to.  With news and tools for the busy executive, this site is notable for its easy-to-use format and comprehensive nature.

Yahoo! Finance, http://quote.yahoo.com/?u
Latest market news, information on personal finance, investing -- even a fantasy investment contest every month.
 

Business News

ABCNews.com: Business, http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business
A summary of business items, topics and news from ABC News.

Advertising Age, www.adage.com
Ad Age on the Web gives and Internet spin to the well-known print publication that, for more than 65 years, has been the preeminent source of marketing, advertising and media news, information and analysis.

Business Week Online, www.businessweek.com
One of the many business magazines available on the Web, Business Week Online includes, in addition to the current week's print issue, a searchable archive of past articles, profiles of the best business schools, business book reviews and special sections on small business, investor information, mutual funds, personal business, and women in business. Some features are available only for a fee.

CNNfn: The Financial Network, http://cnnfn.cnn.com
Up to the minute business and finance news, plus feature articles to help the individual investor.

Financial Times, www.usa.ft.com
The WWW Financial Times provides the latest world financial news and key market data, with ample comment and analysis. The site promises the economic and political news through a unique global perspective.

Forbes.com, www.forbes.com
The Internet version of Forbes Magazine includes articles from current and past issues of Forbes, ASAP and FYI, along with the Forbes toolbox, a wonderful collection of interactive databases, calculators, and the renowned Forbes lists.

Fortune Magazine, www.fortune.com and the Fortune 500, http://www.fortune.com/fortune/fortune500/

FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources, www.findlaw.com
Searchable index of legal resources and documents.

Investors.com by Investors' Business Daily, www.investors.com
Offers a taste of its digital version for free, including a front page story and articles from several categories.  Two week free trial of the full version is offered.

Money Magazine Online, www.money.com
 

Small Business

Inc. Online
Full access to Inc. Magazine.  Visit the "Virtual Consultant," with a very interesting demographic database searchable by city or zip. Many tools, plus an interactive forum for entrepeneurs.

Michigan Small Business & Technololgy Development Center
Since 1983, trained Small Business Development Center consultants have assisted new and existing business owners in capital formation, innovation and technology transfer, international trade, minority business development, and research.  Their site helps you find a training center near you, and includes helpful information for those starting a new business.

Oakland County Planning and Economic Development Services
Oakland County leads Michigan as an entrepreneurial center with twenty-six percent of the state's new business incorporations. Oakland County PEDS should be your first stop for information on business loans, maps and aerial photography, market research data, small business assistance, community planning, export and financial assistance. See this site for more information.  See also Starting a Small Business in Oakland County. For a calendar of available workshops, please click here.

Small Business Administration
Official site with information on government services, regulations and resources.

Researching Companies

SEC Edgar Database, www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
This offering from the Securities and Exchange Commission has full-text searchable "EDGAR" (Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval) filings. The site includes electronic filings submitted to the Commission from January 1994 to the present.  All public domestic companies are required to file their reports on EDGAR.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers, http://www5.thomasregister.com/index.cgi
Thomas Register is the world's largest online industrial buying source.  You can search the 155,000 companies in the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers classified under more than 55,000 product and service headings.  Includes 3,100 online supplier catalogs.

International Business

Country Business Guides
Market profiles of countries from the US Commerical Service

Doing Business
A guide for evaluating regulations that impact economic growth in 178 countries

Foreign Direct Investment Statistics
Prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade & Development

Global Edge
A wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities

International Business Forum

U.S. Department of State Business Center

Wall Street Journal
Click on “Markets Data & Tools”, then “International Markets”