Business Resources at the Burlington Public Library
Online Databases
General Business File ASAP, part of the online subscription database InfoTrac, contains excellent business and investment information from newspapers, journals, trade publications, and broker research reports. Also includes company profiles. Click here to access.
ReferenceUSA is a directory of 14 million U.S. companies searchable by name, location, type of business, business size, sales or any combination of these. Available from home to patrons with a Burlington Library card.
Click here to access.
Web Sites
Collections of General Business Links
CEOExpress
www.ceoexpress.com Highly selective links to news, business magazines, law, statistics, government agencies and more.
Internet Intelligent Index by Fuld & Company
www.fuld.com/Tindex/I3.html General business, industry, and international links.
Internet Public Library
www.ipl.org Impressive set of business links broken down by subject categories.
Company Information
Corporate Information
www.corporateinformation.com Free company snapshots including foreign corporations. Use "Company Search" box on left.
Hoover’s Online
www.hoovers.com Lots of valuable information available for free, but in depth information is fee based.
Europages: The European B2B Search Engine
www.europages.co.uk Directory contains information on 900,000 companies in 35 European countries.
Kompass
www.kompass.com Directory provides contact information for 2.3 million companies worldwide. Search by product or country.
Company Financial Information
Annual Reports
www.annualreports.com Free annual report service that covers many, but not all, public companies.
SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)
www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml Database of company financial filings that are required by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commissions.
Yahoo! Finance
finance.yahoo.com Includes company profiles, company news, key statistics, listings of competitors, industry information, and SEC filings.
Industry Information
Encyclopedia of American Industries
www.referenceforbusiness.com/industries/ Current and historical industry information broken down into SIC codes.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sic_manual.html
Industry Research Desk - A Polson Enterprises Site
www.virtualpet.com/industry/rdindex2.htm Use for researching specific industries and manufacturing processes. “How to Learn About an Industry or a Specific Company” section is superior! Provides links to major sources of information for over 100 U. S. industries.
International Trade Administration
www.trade.gov Part of the Department of Commerce this website has industry information, but the major focus is imports and exports. TradeStats Express is linked to this site.
Valuation Resources
www.valuationresources.com/IndustryReport.htm Links to industry sources…some free some fee. Industries are listed by category or SIC code.
Statistical Information
FEDSTATS
www.fedstats.gov Website for all statistics from federal agencies.
U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov Find census information as it pertains to people, business and industry. Includes latest economic indicators. Also see www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html for 1997 Economic Census
U.S. Census Bureau-Current Industrial Reports
http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/cir/index.html Annual quantitative reports of the manufacturing, mining and construction industries. Data shows shipping amounts and value of products.
U.S. Department of Labor –Industry at a Glance
www.bls.gov/iag/ Snapshot of 100 industries.
Industry Associations
ASAE’s Gateway to Associations
www.asaecenter.org/directories/associationsearch.cfm
International Business
Economist.com Country Briefings
www.economist.com/countries/ News, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more.
globalEDGE
globaledge.msu.edu A knowledge web-portal created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University.
Small Business
SBA U.S. Small Business Administration
www.sbaonline.sba.gov Government website to help start, grow and succeed in small business.
Business.gov
www.business.gov Impressive small business guides. Links to state and local information and government forms.
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network
www.msbdc.org “provides high quality in-depth business advising, training and capital access…to businesses throughout Massachusetts.”
Magazines at the Library
Business Week, Central Register, Forbes, Fortune, Goods & Services Bulletin, Harvard Business Review, Inc, New England Economic Indicators
Newspapers at the Library
Banker & Tradesman, Barron’s, Boston Business Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Wall Street Journal
Books in Business Reference
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios [Bus. Ref. 338.5]“Provides 50 performance indicators on nearly 200 industries.”
Business statistics of the United States [Bus. Ref. 338] “Intended to provide a rich, deep and comprehensive picture of the American economy.”
Core Business Web: A guide to key information resources edited by Gary White [Bus. Ref.025.0665]
Harris Massachusetts Manufacturers Directory[Bus. Ref.338.09] Manufacturers listed by geographic area, SIC, company name, or product.
Industry Research Using the Economic Census: How to find it, how to use it by Jennifer Boettcher [Bus. Ref. 338.0072}
LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations Covers major public and private businesses in the United States and throughout the world.
Subject Guide Updated 11/2009
