Links about Finance and Business
EBSCOhost provides 2 business research databases, Business Source Premier and Regional Business News,
which can be searched separately or together. Access is available in
any SELCO Online Library, or remotely with your SELCO Online Library
library card number. EBSCOhost is part of the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) and available on the Research page.
This webliography of Internet links to business and finance related sites is maintained by SELCO Librarians.
Small Business Links
- Advertising Age’s Data Center contains marketing information
- Corporate Affiliations Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Page: Key Information on Who owns Whom
- EdgarScan – An interface to SEC corporation filings
- Hoover's – Free overview of companies, with more paid content
- James J. Hill Business Library links to recommended online resources
- Kellysearch - search by product or company name for U.S. suppliers
- Kompass - international directory of companies, products, and trade names
- Minnesota Secretary of State - Business Center offers a Find Entity Name Search for free with a small fee for Additional Entity Detail.
- Report Gallery - view annual reports and 10K filings
- State of Minnesota Mailing List Service Provides mailing lists of companies by product.
- Switchboard An Online directory for business and personal addresses
- ThomasNet - Thomas Register listing of manufacturers by product
- Ultimate White Pages Online white pages designed to make searching multiple pages easier. Includes a reverse search by address.
- AutoSite Loan/Lease Calculator
- Barron's Online
- Bloomberg Website
- Entrepreneur.com includes how-to guides. Site also in Spanish
- Currency Conversion, Yahoo's converter
- Forbes Business and Financial News
- Fortune
- GovBenefits.gov partnership of Federal agencies to provide improved, personalized access to government assistance programs.
- Kiplinger Online
- CNN/Money Magazine
- SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business Service Corps of Retired Executives
- Universal Currency Converter from Xenon Laboratories Incorporated Perform currency conversions instantly online.
- Veterans Affairs, Department of - links to benefits information for Veterans
- Bizlinks - electronic clearinghouse with links to multiple state agency Internet sites with specific regulatory information.
- Minnesota NorthStar - offical state website portal to services, offices, agencies and information.
- Minnesota State Demographic Center - analyzes and distributes data from state, U.S. Census Bureau and other sources.
- Minnesota Trade Office
- Business.gov official business link to the U.S. Government
- GovLoans.gov Gateway to government loan information. Combines five Federal agencies to create a single point of access for Federal loan information on the Web: Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration.
- Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find, apply online, and track status of competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.
- IRS main site
- IRS - forms & publications
- OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Small Business Administration
- Social Security Administration
- Thomas Legislative Information on the Net
- U.S. Postal Service Find a ZIP code, calculate Postage, print a shipping label, schedule a Pickup, locate a Post Office, track packages & confirm delivery.
- Women's Business Center