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Small Business Administration
    www.sba.gov/ - Lots of information on starting, financing and managing a business, including disaster recovery. Also includes the Teen Business Link.

Patent and Trademark Office
    www.uspto.gov/ - The official source for patent and trademark information, as well as filing and checking filing status.

Better Business Bureau
    www.bbb.org/ - A directory of consumer advocacy bureaus in the U.S. and Canada.

Chamber of Commerce
    www.uschamber.com/ - Listing of Chambers of Commerce and other business-related organizations with web sites.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)
    www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml - All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access and download this information for free. Here you'll find links to a complete list of filings available through EDGAR and instructions for searching the EDGAR database.

U.S. Dept. of Labor
     Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Search 
    http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html - This page allows the user to search the 1987 version SIC manual by keyword, to access descriptive information for a specified 2,3,4-digit SIC

ThomasNet
    www.thomasnet.com/ - Search ThomasNet, the most comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more. Powered by Thomas Register® and Thomas Regional®. Requires a free registration.

American Stock Exchange
    www.amex.com/ - A comprehensive resource for investors and issuers seeking the unique market environment offered at the American Stock Exchange.

Big Charts
    bigcharts.marketwatch.com/ - BigCharts is the world's most comprehensive and easy-to-use investment research Web site, providing access to professional-level research tools such as interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis and intraday stock screeners, as well as market news and commentary.

BigCharts is a free service supported entirely by our site sponsors. MarketWatch, Inc. is a service of Dow Jones & Company.

CBS MarketWatch
    www.marketwatch.com/ - Offers extensive information and analysis of the financial world. Includes interactive charts, stock information, mutual fund profiles, news, and more.

Motley Fool
    www.fool.com/ - An investment site for the small investor. Profiles such areas as stock values, retirement, taxation, car insurance, mutual funds, etc.

NASDAQ
    www.nasdaq.com/ - Offers up-to-the-minute stock quotes, index tracking, and comprehensive market data.

New York Stock Exchange
    www.nyse.com/ - The oldest and largest trading exchange in the United States, providing minute-by-minute updates on the market's performance. 

Social Investment Forum
    www.socialinvest.org/ - A national nonprofit organization promoting the concept, practice and growth of socially responsible investing.

Universal Currency Converter
    www.xe.com/ucc/ - Daily foreign exchange rate calculations of over 180 currencies worldwide.

Compound Interest Calculator
     http://www.moneychimp.com/calculator/compound_interest_calculator.htm - A straightforward compound interest calculator, and a site that includes informational articles on investing and the economy.

The Inflation Calculator
    www.westegg.com/inflation/ - The pre-1975 data are the Consumer Price Index statistics from Historical Statistics of the United States (USGPO, 1975). All data since then are from the annual Statistical Abstracts of the United States.

Export.gov Market Research
    www.export.gov/market_research/index.asp - A federal web site with lots of information about trade with other countries.

Background Notes
    www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ - These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. 

CIA World Factbook
    www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html - A primary source of information about countries throughout the world.

International Monetary Fund
    www.imf.org/ - Information on international monetary cooperation, economic growth, and financial assistance to 183 member countries.

Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web
    stats.bls.gov/bls/other.htm - The Bureau of Labor Statistics maintains this directory of statistical agencies in foreign countries.

The World Bank Group
    www.worldbank.org/ - The World Bank gives economic assistance to more than 100 developing countries.  Includes country data on topics such as health, education, urban development, poverty and economic reform.

Catalyst
    www.catalystwomen.org/ - "The leading nonprofit organization working with business to advance women" provides key facts, research, news and links to organizations of women in business.

Minority Business Development Agency
    www.mbda.gov/ - Provides development services and programs to minority-owned businesses.

Online Women's Business Center
    www.sba.gov/onlinewbc/ - OWBO promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international trade opportunities.