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INTERNET BUSINESS GUIDES- Prices's List of Lists (Gary Price Research and Library Consulting)
- KnowThis...Marketing Virtual Library (West Chester University Library, PA)
- Researching an Industry or Specific Companies (Polson Enterprises)
U.S. INDUSTRY / PRODUCTS
- Industry Profiles (International Trade Resource Center)
- Current Industrial Reports (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Hoover's Industry Snapshots - Some free content available on companies and industries. (Full content of Hoover's is available through our databases and is accessible by Algonquin students faculty and staff)
- Industry Resources Report (ValuationResources.Com) - Listing of industries starts halfway down the page. Includes excellent free as well as some fee info on "industry overview, issues, trends, and outlook, financial benchmarking ..."
- Industry-at-a-Glance: Small Business Industries (Univ. of Missouri) - Covers demographics, consumer behavior, trends & issues, & niche markets for selected industries.
- Current World Market Trade Report (Foreign Agricultural Service)
- Happi Article Archive ("Happi" trade journal) - "Covering soaps, detergents, cosmetics & toiletries, waxes and polishes, insecticides, aerosols and related chemical specialties." Articles on new products.
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U.S. COMPANY REPORTS
- Securities information from the SEC EDGAR database.
- Hoover's.com Limited free material available. SEE ALSO Hoover's Company Records. A database held by the LRC which contains the full Hoover's Company records offerings. This database is only available to students, faculty and staff of Algonquin College.
- Business Filings Databases by State- "The majority of the states..use their web presence to disseminate a range of public business records -- and most of them offer access at no charge."
- Forbes Lists.
- Inc Magazine 500
- Fortune 500 lists
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U.S. COMPANY DIRECTORIES
- Big Book by SuperPages.com - Search by company name or type of business
- BizWeb Home Page - Search by company or product.
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers - Free registration required. Search by industrial product/service,
- Business Directory (Business.com) - Free registration required. Search by company name or category.
- US Telephone Directories on the Web - Includes search for toll-free numbers. Search by name or by category.
- Switchboard: Find a Business - Search by type of business, business name, distance.
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U.S. ECONOMY
- National Economic Trends(Federal Reserve Bank)
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S. Dept of Commerce)
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room (whitehouse.gov)
- See also the Section 'U.S. Statistics / Demographics' below.
- FirstGov -- The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
- State and Local Government on the Net
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U.S. STATISTICS / DEMOGRAPHICS
- SIC / NAICS Codes.
SIC and NAICS codes: Developed in the USA Standard Industrial Classification was a system for classifying industries by a four-digit code. Now it is being replaced by the North American Industry Classification system which is 6 digits. In some cases both classifications are being used. Both numbers can be used to look up a specific company or compeditors in the same industry.
- U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
- Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics
- EconData.Net- "More than 400 links to socioeconomic data sources."
- Regional Economic Conditions (FDIC) - "providing economic information at the state, MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area), and county levels"
- Statistical Resources on the Web(University of Michigan)
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U.S. EXPORT / IMPORT TRADE
- NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement (Dept. of Foreign Affairs...)
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
- U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service
- U.S. Customs Service Home Page - Import / export info.
- International Trade Resource Center (International Trade Data Systems) - Includes Harmonized Tariff Schedules.
- Metric Conversion Tables for Foreign Trade (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Universal Currency Converter(tm) (Xenon Laboratories)
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INTERNATIONAL MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FROM A U.S. PERSPECTIVE
- Country Information (Trade Information Center) - Includes - Business travel & etiquette - Customs info & inport documentation - General marketing information - Laws & procedures for licensing & investing - Sectoral & product info
- Marketing to European Countries (Showcase Europe) - Includes - Economic trends and outlook - Marketing U.S. products and services - Trade regulations, customs and standards - Economic and trade statistics
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INDEXES (Databases) TO NEWSPAPERS & HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS JOURNALS
Newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals are a good source of industry news. Find newspapers and magazines available to you in print at the LRC by typing your keyword into the LRC catalogue search box and limiting your search by format (choose - Periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers).
Find newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals available to you via the LRC databases via the Electronic Journal Locator on the database portal page. You can search for a particular journal or magazine if you have the title or for titles that contain the keyword of the subject you are seeking. Titles available include: Financial Post Business, Ottawa Business Journal, Report on Business Magazine, Ottawa Citizen, Globe and Mail, National Post and Marketing Magazine and many more.
These databases are offered via Algonquin's website and are restricted to students, faculty and staff of Algonquin College.You may need to authenticate to use this resource off campus. Please see the LRC website for further information.
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