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BUSINESS: Florida Resources
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PERSONAL FINANCE:
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Stock
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Florida
Resources
Florida Business Brokers
Association:
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.
CNNfn - The Financial
Network:
Current news, stock quotes, and a searchable
archives.
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. From the Michigan State University.
International
Addresses and Salutations:
Condensed from "Webster's Guide to International
Business
Communications."
PR Newswire:
Full-text news on companies with a one-year archive.
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. The Business &
Finance section focuses on investment, management,
industry profiles, blogs and more.
Sweet's:
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
American
Express Small Business Plan Resources:
A
comprehensive collection of articles & tips
for small business operation.
Business.gov:
Untangle
the maze
of
government rules & regulations, plus get access to services &
resources to help you succeed in build a business.
Entrepreneur.com:
Tips,
articles, business plans & more.
The Franchise Zone lists companies by type of
business, costs, fees, rankings, and more.
Findlaw For Business:
Offers
legal tips, articles, lawyer finder, and more.
INC.com:
Assistance and resources for small
business owners looking for financing.
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.
ZDNet: A Small Business:
Ziff-Davis, a major media
and marketing company, offers this collection of helpful information for
small-business owners.
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.).
Fortune
500 lists:
See Fortune magazine's
lists of America's largest corporations from 1955 - 2005. For
lists from 2006 - 2005, click
here.
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
&
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, and more.
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Miscellaneous
Cost-of-Living
Calculator:
Calculate the change in cost of living for different
years for individual cities or regions in the U.S.
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, home equity
loans, 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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