General Research

Online Resources

• About.com: Small Business Information
  

  Information on all kinds of small business topics from the widest variety of sources, on and off the Internet.

• All-Biz.com
  

  A comprehensive online resource center for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

• Biz Info Library
  

  The Biz Info Library contains a well organized yet vast collection of brief business articles on topics including Researching, Financing, Starting a Business, Marketing, and Managing Employees in a Business. Biz Info Library is a service from the entrepreneurial experts at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Edward Lowe Foundation, and the James J. Hill Reference Library. Registration is free.
   

• Business Know-How
  

  Practical strategies for starting, marketing, and managing small and micro-sized businesses.

• Business Resources Mega-List
  

  contains resources grouped by categories. Includes stock markets, financial, management, jobs, small business info, MIS, etc. Also has list of several useful databases (e.g., MS KnowledgeBase).

• Business.com
  

  Resource for finding information on industries, companies, business, people and products.

• Buzgate.org
  

  Helps individuals to start, grow and succeed in business by connecting them to free and low-cost small business assistance programs including planning, funding, marketing, technology, counseling, international and more.

• CorporateInformation.com
  

  Search for company profiles from Wrights, Zach’s, Yahoo Finance, and many other publishers. Also find a wealth of information for industries, countries, and international companies. Requires free registration.

• Entrepreneurship Resources Center
  

  sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation is often referred to as one of the largest foundations in the United States—or as the world's largest foundation devoted to entrepreneurship.

• fambiz.com
  
• Hoover's Corporate Directory -
  

  Profiles large, mostly public companies

• Internet Intelligence Index: Competitive Intelligence Strategies & Tools
  

  Links to websites internet resources useful for all aspects of competitive intelligence research, including general business, industry information and international information.
   

• KnowX - Public Records on the Web
  
• MoreBusiness.com
  

  Articles, business tips, insight, a free Intranet and other material to help small businesses grow. Financial comparisons, ratios, and industry averages.

• NFIB Online
  

  Voice of Small Business.

• ResearchInfo.com
  
• Small Business Resource Center
  

  Reports cover topics of interest to small businesses.

• Small Business Trends
  

  Daily updates on trends that influence the global small business market. Includes PowerBlog reviews, covering new business blogs.

• Small Business Trends
  
• The Better Business Bureau
  
• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library
  
• www.refdesk.com
  

  Since 1995, Refdesk is a free and family-friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources.