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General

ABC News Business

ALA – Best of the Best Business Web Sites

Better Business Bureau

BizPlus

Bloomberg

Business Resource Center

BUSINESS SOURCE PREMIER (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including 1,100 peer-reviewed titles.

Business Start-Up Resource Center (business plans)

Business.com – The Business Search Engine

Ceo Express

Digital Librarian: Business

Forbes.com

Fortune 500, Best Places to Live, business lists – CNNMoney

Fortune.com

Glossary of Financial and Business Terms – New York Times

How to Buy a Business

Indiana Business Research Center

Kiplinger.com

Krislyn\’s Strictly Business Sites

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Online Business Guides from SCORE

Reference For Business – Encyclopedia of Small Business, Business Biographies, Business Plans, and Encyclopedia of American Industries

REGIONAL BUSINESS NEWS (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. It incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) Search

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Wall Street Executive Library – The Web’s Best Business Sites

Government Resources

Americans with Disabilities Act Business Connection

Bureau of Labor Statistics Home Page

BusinessUSA: connecting businesses to government services and information

E-Verify: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) [ View Description ]E-Verify is an Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. E-Verify is fast, free and easy to use – and it is the best way employers can ensure a legal workforce.

Economic Indicators – U.S. Department of Commerce

Economic Indicators: Government Printing Office [ View Description ]“Available from April 1995 forward, this monthly compilation is prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors and provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance.”

Economic News Releases – U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Economic Trends – Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve Economic Data

Federal Trade Commission

FedWorld

FinancialStability.gov

Google Patents

Govcon

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Administration

Inventors Resources

National Economic Trends – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

OnTheMap: free, public data on employment & wages at the census block level

Patents and Trademark Resources

Searching the U.S. Patent Database

Searching the U.S. Trademark Database

The Invent Blog – Guide to All the Ways to Download Patent Copies (PDF, TIFF)

Trademark Information

U.S. Business Advisor

U.S. Copyright Office 1-877-476-0778

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. National Labor Relations Board

U.S. Small Business Administration

United States Patent and Trademark Office

US County Business Patterns

International

Competitive Alternatives: KPMG’s Guide to International Business Costs

Doing Business Indicators – The World Bank Group

International Business Resources

Manufactured Homes/RV/Conversion Vans

Manufactured Homes Statistics

Manufactured Housing Institute

National RV Dealers Association

Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing – Industry Fact Sheet – Hoovers Online

RV Consumer Group

RV News On Line – The Voice of the RV Industry

Marketing

AC Nielson

Market Research Reports – Business Market Research Reports

Market Segment Resources

Market Segmentation (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress, marketing)

Marketing Research – The Process

Marketing Virtual Library

U.S. Commercial Service : Market Research Library

Miscellaneous

AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch: CEO Pay Database [ View Description ]…Compensation data for the CEOs of some of the largest companies in the United States…

Bates InfoTip Newsletter – Business Research [ View Description ]expensive business databases offered by libraries, and other resources business librarians have created

Books That Matter – (entrepreneurs, business)

Business Writing: guides to writing for business. [ View Description ]Business Writing: An IntroductionBusiness LettersFormatting Business LettersWriting Business MemosWriting Business EmailElectronic MailBusiness Press ReleasesExecutive SummariesResume Writing

BusinessDictionary.com [ View Description ]Online Business Dictionary

Clark Howard: Work At Home Guide

ClimateBiz – The Business Resource for Climate Management

CNN/Money

Competitive Alternatives: KPMG’s Guide to International Business Costs

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

County Business Patterns – detailed geographic, industry, and other information for U.S. business establishments

Daily News on Green Business and Climate Change and Sustainable Business Practices | GreenBiz.com

Decision Time For Company Health Care Plans: To Grandfather or Not to Grandfather? – Inside INdiana Business [ View Description ]Health care plans that renew after September 23, 2010 must comply with new regulations. Here is what you need to consider to make informed decisions.

Dressing Taller: 10 Tips for Short Men

ed2go, Education To Go – (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]Education to Go (ed2go) offers a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet. All courses are led by expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. These online courses are convenient, fun, fast, and free. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin monthly. Course topics include areas of professional development and personal enrichment. A certificate of completion is issued with a passing score. Some courses may meet continuing education requirements.

Elkhart Chamber of Commerce

Employment and Benefits Law

Federal Funds Express

Fortune: Best Companies to Work For

FounderLY – Interviews with new and notable business founders

Franchise Opportunities – Franchising.com

How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents

How to fund other startups (and get rich) – Angel Investing

How to Guides for Business: Startups (Starting A Business)

How to Hire an Attorney

International Economic Statistics Database

Inventors Handbook

Midwest Economy – Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Proposal Writing Internet Resources

Recession Resources Library – National Business Incubation Association

Starting and Running a Web Business ( e-commerce )

Stopfakes – Protecting Intellectual Property Rights

SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)

Tech Soup-The Technology Place for Nonprofits

The Business Insider – Breaking News [ View Description ]… the leading online business news site for the digital age. There are no subscription fees or production delays. The Business Insider is dedicated to aggregating, reporting and analyzing the top news stories across the web and delivering them to you at rapid-fire pace.

The Inflation Calculator

Shipping

DHL Worldwide Express

FedEx

Pack Track (package tracking)

Package Tracking

ShipGooder: Courier Rate Search, Shipping Rate Search for FedEx, UPS, DHL and the United States Postal Service

U.S. Postal Service

United Parcel Service – UPS

Small Business

Indiana Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (INSHARP) [ View Description ]As a federally recognized program, the Indiana Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (INSHARP) provides recognition, rewards and ongoing support to small Hoosier employers that operate exemplary safety and health management systems…Employers that receive INSHARP certification will also receive exemption from programmed IOSHA compliance inspections for the period in which their certification is valid.

About Mobile Offices (formerly telecommuting)

Allbusiness.com – A D&B Company [ View Description ]Business Resources, Advice and Forms for Large and Small Businesses

Business Owners Idea Cafe – Small Business Help: Small Business Ideas, Information, Networking…

Elkhart SCORE – Service Core of Retired Executives [ View Description ]FREE and confidential one-on-one business consulting for interested individuals within Elkhart, Kosciusko and Lagrange counties in Indiana.

Help with Intuit Products – QuickBooks Tasks

How to Build a Bulletproof Startup – New Ideas & Products in Techology

Loan Programs – Small Business Administration

Marketing Research – SBA

SBA – Goverment Contract Info

SBA – Local Resources

SBA Publications – Small Business Planner

SBA Resource Library

SBIR – Small Business Innovation Research

SCORE – Small business mentoring and training [ View Description ]Service Corp of Retired Executives – Small Business Counselors

SEC – Small Business Information

Security and Privacy Made Simpler – Better Business Bureau

Small Business Administration Small Business Administration – Office of Disaster Assistance

Small Business America: Where Entrepreneurs Exchange Ideas

Small Business Aministration Investment Program (SBIA) [ View Description ]Venture Capital

Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource

Small Business Environmental Home Page

Small Business Grants – Business.gov

Small Business Owners Idea Cafe

SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]Provided by Gale, this database is also accessible within INSPIRE (limited to Indiana residents) inspire.in.gov

Start A Business: help with financing, writing a business plan, registering and running your business

Starting a Business – Indiana Economic Development Corporation

U.S. Small Business Administration: Small Business Training Network – Free Online Tutorials [ View Description ]Programs and services to help you start, grow and succeed

U.S. State Business Incubator Directory – NBIA

Travel

Cultural Tips for Doing Business Abroad

GLOBAL ROAD WARRIOR (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]This database is a social/cultural, travel, and international business resource covering 175 countries and territories. Content includes 11-million-plus words of editorial, over 6,000 color photos, and 1,575 country maps, all presented in a consistent category framework for each country. Everyone from kids doing school projects to casual and business travelers will find something useful in this database. County facts, demographics, climate, society/culture, essential terms, points of interest and much more are covered. One new feature, Food (located under the main heading of Society and Culture) includes 5 to 10 recipes for each country. This database is accessible from the Main Library, all Branch locations and can also be accessed remotely using an Elkhart Public Library Card.

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