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CEO Express 
Large and up-to-date business portal includes a wide array of useful links. 

CNN Money

Jersey Clicks: Business Forms (WPL cardholders only)
Find reproducible tax forms, federal government forms, and commonly used business forms by clicking on the JerseyClicks link, and choosing the Custom Search option. Click on the Clear Checkmarks link, and then re-check only the Personal & Business Forms link under ALL Business. Perform your search and look over your results by scrolling down on the ensuing page. 

MarketWatch 

MSN Money News Center 

Standard and Poors NetAdvantage (WPL cardholders only)
Comprehensive financial and investment information, covering companies, industries, brokers, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.  

Yahoo! Finance  
One-stop site for stock quotes, portfolio creation, breaking news, investment insights and money management tips.  

Companies

Directories

Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada  

Europages: The European Business Directory

Hoovers  
Free thumbnail reports, financials, and news for companies, public and private, U.S. and foreign and the opportunity to subscribe for more customizable and in-depth information.

Reference USA via JerseyClicks (WPL cardholders only)
Basic company data and contact information for 14 million US companies and addresses and phone numbers for 120 million US households. Create your own search to identify potential employers or clients in specific geographic areas, industries, or sales ranges. Enter this database by using the JerseyClicks link, Custom Search option. Select the Reference USA link.

Thomas Directory of US Industrial Information  
Find an industrial product, service, supplier or CAD drawing.
 

Thomas Global Register 
Worldwide industrial Information from over 700,000 suppliers in 11 languages from 28 countries.

Superpages 
Businesses in the online yellow pages.

Toll Free Numbers 

WHOIS 
If you cannot find a phone number or address on a corporate website, try WHOIS to obtain contact information including address and phone number for the party or entity that registered the Internet domain name of the website in question--a possible lead for you.

Filings

Annual Reports  

PRARS: Public Register Annual Report Service  
Free annual reports mailed within one day. 

SEC Filings (EDGAR)
Mine the wealth of information available in the SEC filings of publicly held companies.

State Business Filings  

Lists  

Crain’s New York Business  
Crain's
lists rank the top New York businesses in a variety of fields. Some lists are available on the website. More Crain’s content is available to Woodbridge Public Library cardholders via EBSCOHOST and OMNIFILE databases.

Forbes Lists  
Numerous Forbes lists are available on this website. WPL cardholders can also search our EBSCOHOST database for Forbes lists and articles.

Fortune Lists: Fortune 500 and more (WPL cardholders only)
Search lists and articles from Fortune and thousands of other magazines in our via EBSCOHOST and OMNIFILE databases.

Inc.100: The Nation’s Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies  

Industry Week’s 100 Largest Manufacturing Companies 
Worldwide ranking of publicly held companies.

New Jersey’s Top 100 
Star Ledger
’s annual rankings of public companies with a presence in New Jersey.

Web 100: Big Business on the Web 
The largest American and international companies with a presence on the Web, along with their
Fortune 500 and Global 500 rankings.

Tutorials

New York Public Library’s Guide to Searching for Company Information   

Doing Business Abroad  

Country Studies 
Description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. 

Department of State Business Center
Opportunities and guidelines for doing business abroad. Commercial and country guides, US regulations and requirements. 

Foreign Exchange Calculator  

GlobalEdge.com 
Links to international business information.
 

International Chamber of Commerce Directory

International Trade Administration 
Information and assistance on international trade: trade events, statistics, tariffs and taxes, export documentation, and market research. 

OECD  
Economic and social issues affecting OECD member nations. Site includes publications and detailed statistics.
 

Tariff Information Center of the US International Trace Commission 
Includes the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which provides the applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States. 

VIBES: Virtual International Business and Economic Sources 
Links to free English-language sources of international business and economic information
.

World Clock

New Jersey

Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce 

New Jersey Business Gateway Services 
A one -stop shopping site to simplify reporting requirements for New Jersey businesses. Forms, payment methods, fee schedules, business registration, and electronic filings.

New Jersey Business and Industry Association  
This employer association, with over 17,000 member companies, serves as an advocate for promoting business interests in the state.

New Jersey Business Magazine  
The magazine of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association. 

New Jersey Business 
Doing business in New Jersey—information from the state.

New Jersey Chamber of Commerce  
Current and upcoming events and activities, members directory, links to local chambers, and other useful information from this statewide business advocacy organization.
   

New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth, and Tourism Commission 
Information about incentives, financial assistance, and other business service programs available to companies wishing to locate or expand their businesses in New Jersey.

New Jersey Office of Labor Planning and Analysis 
Contains demographic and economic statistics and projections for the New Jersey labor market with links to the NJ Data Center and other labor related sources.

New Jersey Small Business Development Centers

New Jersey Small Business Services

News & Information                 

Articles from news sources including The New York Times, Home News Tribune, regional business press, trade and consumer business titles, are available to WPL cardholders via our Online Database  

For Star-Ledger articles (WPL cardholders), click on the JerseyClicks link, and choose the Custom Search option. Then, click on the InfoTrac Custom Newspapers link(not the checkbox) under All Basic Research.Enter your search, specifying Newark Star-Ledger as the publication name. Look over your results by scrolling down on the ensuing page.

Biz Journals  
From American City Business Journals, online coverage of local business news from around the nation.

Bloomberg  
Market data and business news, with chart building and tracking functionalities. 

Business Source Elite & Business Source Premier (WPL cardholders only)
Two databases from EBSCOHost cover the business world with articles from popular, trade and scholarly publications. Simply enter EBSCOhost  and select the EBSCOhost  Web collection,  Business Source Elite or Business Source Premier database. 

Regional Business News (WPL cardholders only)
C
overage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States, updated daily. Simply enter EBSCOhost  and select the EBSCOhost  Web collection,  Regional Business News database.

Reuters Business News  
Industry and company profiles and rankings, in addition to news.   

Personal Finance

Annual Credit Reports 
Beginning in September, 2005, New Jerseyans are entitled to a free annual credit report.
This site allows you to request a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.  

Banking Center  
Daily quotes on loans, including mortgages, and deposits offered by financial institutions in each market. Metropolitan, state-by-state, regional and national composite benchmarks for banking products. Benchmark quotes are generally based on the three largest financial institutions in each state, based on asset size and market share.  

BankRate.com  
Rates and calculators.
 

Certified Financial Planner (CFP)  
Consumer information and directory of certified financial planners.
 

FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection   
Consumer Education and Protection.

HSH House Plans  
Up-to-date consumer information and advice, current and historical mortgage rates, calculators and surveys. Special section on finding lenders for those with less-than-perfect credit histories.
 

Insure.com  
Guide to selecting insurance coverage; includes S&P and Fitch ratings.  

Kiplinger  
Personal finance advice and business forecasts. 

Mortgage Rates   

Motley Fool  
Consumer guides on topics such as on getting out of debt, optimizing your mortgage, getting the most from your 401(k).  

MSN Money    
Manage your portfolio, plan for retirement and major purchases, learn about investments and the financial marketplace.

Savings Bond Calculator    

Small Business & Entrepreneurship

International Chamber of Commerce Directory  

Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce

New Jersey Chamber of Commerce

US Chambers of Commerce

Entreprenuer.com  

International Franchise Association  

New Jersey Small Business Development Center

New Jersey Small Business Services 

SCORE—“
Counselors  to America's Small Business" 
   
SCORE's 10,500 volunteers offer free and confidential  advice to small business owners. Get help online or find a local chapter for face-to-face meetings and workshops.  

Smallbiz.com  
The online version of Business Week for small business owners.

Small Business Administration  

Small Business Advancement National Center  
Links, publications, databases, and research. 

Small Business Innovation Research Program 
Ten federal agencies set aside a portion of their research and development budget each year to fund research proposals from small science and technology-based firms.

Vetbiz.gov  
The Federal web portal for veterans in business.

Yahoo! Small Business 

Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics  
The Consumer Price Index, statistics and indexes for employment, unemployment, productivity, occupations, demographics and more.  

Census Bureau County Business Patterns   
This annual series provides local area economic data by industry. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets.

Census Bureau Statistics of US Business   
Tabulates companies, establishments, employment, annual Payroll, and receipts from data obtained from the Business County Patterns series.  Corporations use this data to identify new and existing markets in which to sell their products.

Commerce Department Bureau of Economic Analysis  
Most popular statistics and reports on the US economy, including Survey of Current Business.

Congressional Budget Office   
US Budget figures, Social Security analyses, retirement outlooks, and more.  

Consumer Price Index

Economic Indicators   
Daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the US Census Bureau.  

Economic Report of the President   
Written
the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, this annual report presents and overview of the nation's economic progress.
 

Economic Statistics Briefing Room  
From  the White House -- easy access to current Federal economic indicators and links to information from a number of Federal agencies.
 

FedStats  
The gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies.  

FirstGov: Data and Statistics from the US Government   
The US Government’s official Web portal.
   

Statistical Resources on the Web
>From the University of Michigan.

Stat-USA  
STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is a single point of access to authoritative business, trade, and economic data.

Stocks and Bonds   

Big Charts 
Current and historical quotes, major market indices, breaking news, and analysis.

Brill’s Mutual Funds Interactive  

IPO Central 

Kiplinger  
Free access to some contents of the Kiplinger newsletters, plus exclusive web features.

Morningstar  
Information and tools to help investors understand and analyze stocks, funds, and individual portfolios.
 

Motley Fool  
This online forum provides readers with financial information and discussions about investment and personal financial decisions.

MSN Money

NASD  
Investor fraud alerts, broker background checks, disciplinary actions, investing advice and information from the world's largest private-sector regulator of financial services.

Reuters  

Securities and Exchange Commission—EDGAR filings  
Read SEC filings to understand the workings and investment potential of publicly traded companies.

Securities and Exchange Commission --Investor Education  
Investment calculators, guides, online publications and how-tos.

Stock Naked: Uncovering a Company History 
Pointers to help you determine whether your old stock certificates have value.

The Street.com  
Investment and money management tips from gurus and experts in their fields.

Exchanges  

American Stock Exchange

NASDAQ

New York Stock Exchange

U.S. Government  

Assistance and Forms

Business.gov: The official business link to the US government  
An especially helpful site for small and start-up businesses, provides access and links to federal government forms, regulations, and information designed to help businesses grow.  

Doing Business with the Department of Defense   

Federal Acquisition Jumpstation  
Federal procurement information for the business community.

Federal Business Opportunities   
The single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.

FirstGov:Business and Non-Profits—Get it done online    
The US Government’s official Web portal.
   

Jersey Clicks: Business Forms (WPL cardholders only)
Find reproducible tax forms, federal government forms, and commonly used business forms by clicking on the JerseyClicks link, and choosing the Custom Search option. Then, click on the Personal & Business Forms link (not the checkbox) under All Business. Perform your search and look over your results by scrolling down on the ensuing page.

Internal Revenue Service   
Tax forms, guides, announcements, and news.

NAIC   
This system, which replaces the Standard Industrial Classification Code, establishes common industry definitions for the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
 

National Institute of Standards and Technology   

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Small Business Administration 

US Patent and Trademark Office  

Working with the Department of Homeland Security
Business opportunities.
 

Banking and Finance

Federal Reserve Board   

Federal Reserve Bank of New York   
Serves New York State, the 12 northern counties of New Jersey and Fairfield County in Connecticut.  

Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia    
Serves eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware


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