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BUSINESS: Florida Resources
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General
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Small Business Start-Up
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Statistics
PERSONAL FINANCE:
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Investments
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Miscellaneous
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Stock
Exchanges
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Florida
Resources
Business Brokers
of Florida:
This network of brokers help individuals buy or sell a business. A database lists 2,000+ businesses for sale.
Florida Corporations Online
(Sunbiz.org):
Includes all active and inactive corporations
in Florida, Fictitious Name Filings, Partnership Filings, and more.
Metro Orlando
Economic Development Commission:
Explore industry sectors, regional data on topics from education to transportation
and more.
MyFlorida.com - Business:
Get info on how to do business in Florida, including business licenses and permits, taxes, environmental concerns, etc.
Winter Park
Chamber of Commerce:
Mission:
..."to develop, promote, and sustain a vital, thriving business
climate..."
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General
Ad*Access:
7,000+ advertisements from
1911-1955, ranging from beauty and hygiene, radio, television,
transportation, and WW II.
Annual
Report Gallery:
A
list of links to company annual
reports published on the Internet.
Better Business
Bureau:
Includes a searchable index to all BBBs in the
U.S. and Canada.
Consumer
Price Indexes:
The official word from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Directory
of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada:
An online directory of archives and other repositories
of historical corporate records.
Edgar:
Provides full-text access to all submissions by U.S.
public companies since 1993.
Federal
Reserve Board:
Info on the Federal Reserve System and
a list of Federal Reserve banks.
Fortune
Companies:
Find informative company rankings such as most
admired, best to work for, the Fortune 500, fastest growing, and more.
globalEDGE:
An international wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on
global business activities.
Special
Issues:
Get "Best of" and "Top of" issues
from leading
publications, plus rankings for different industries, including
most influential CEO's, etc.
Standard
Industrial Classification:
Tables convert SIC to NAICS and NAICS to SIC.
Suite
101:
A blend of
opinions, recommendations and commentary.
Sweet's
Network:
Comprehensive database of building product information.
Thomas
Regional Industrial Directory:
Searchable
database of industrial manufacturers, distributors, & service companies. Includes 5,000+ categories.
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Small
Business Start-Up
Business.gov:
Untangle
the maze
of
government rules & regulations, plus get access to services &
resources to help you succeed.
Entrepreneur.com:
Tips,
articles, business plans & more.
The Franchise Zone lists companies by type of
business, costs, fees, and more.
Findlaw For Business:
Offers
legal tips, articles, lawyer finder, and more.
IRS:
Small Business and Self-Employed One Stop Resource Center:
What
you need to know about IRS reporting standards. Find
tax forms and more.
U.S. Small Business Administration:
Explore links to starting, financing, and expanding your business
on this searchable site.
Yahoo!
Finance:
Get free, real-time quotes, as well as news,
charts, and more.
For more materials
on this subject available through the Library, visit
Starting Points -- Guide to Small Business Start-Up Resources.
Statistics
Fedstats:
Access
statistics from 70 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government. Includes census and labor statistics.
Floridatrend.com:
Offers lists of top Florida companies in different categories
(airports, newspapers, high-tech, highest paid CEOs, etc.).
Forbes Investment Guide
Forbes Lists of the Richest
and Leading Companies
Fortune
500 lists:
See Fortune magazine's
lists of America's largest corporations from 1955 - 2005. For
lists from 2006 -, click
here (and
use drop down menu at top of page.
Money magazines's Ultimate Mutual Fund
Guide
Survey
of Current Business:
From the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The site
offers regional, national, international and industry data.
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Credit
Reports
Annual Credit Report:
Florida residents can obtain 3 free
credit reports per year. Visit here to access
free reports from Equifax,
Experian
and
TransUnion.
Investments
Big Charts:
View
interactive charts, quotes, reports, and indicators on 50,000+ stocks, mutual funds, and market indices.
Offers historical quotes.
CNNMoney:
Current news, stock quotes, and a searchable
archive.
Kiplinger.com:
Creator of the
nation's first personal finance magazine.
Mergent Manuals:
The
Reference Department owns annual print versions of the Manuals. Weekly News Reports are in electronic format.
Read consolidated versions of the News Reports in Reference.
Morningstar:
Offers
some free info but membership is required for in-depth queries.
The Motley Fool:
"...to
educate, enrich, and amuse individual investors around the world."
Savings
Bonds Redemption Calculator:
Use to compute the redemption values for savings
bonds.
Yahoo!
Finance:
Get free, real-time quotes, as well as news,
charts, historical quotes and more.
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Miscellaneous
Currency Rates
and Information:
Provides current exchange rates; updated daily
by the Washington Post.
Bank Rate
Monitor:
Get up to date rates for auto
loans, credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, savings, and checking accounts.
New Bankruptcy Law:
Learn about the changes in filing for bankruptcy
by visiting this simple and
informative site.
Stock
Exchanges
American Stock
Exchange:
"The
second largest options exchange in the world."
International
Stock Exchanges and Markets:
A list of international stock exchanges with
links to their websites.
NASDAQ Stock
Exchange:
"...the largest U.S. electronic
stock market. With approximately 3,300 companies."
New York Stock
Exchange:
"The NYSE is the world's leading
and most technologically advanced equities market."
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