Business & Finance Resources Southeastern Oklahoma State University

General Resources

BPubs

"BPubs.com is a directory based Internet search engine that strives to cover the topic of Business Publications. By eliminating the noise of “homepages, index pages, and other extraneous web site components”, our users are able to extract what they truly searching for – content. Our target audience of corporate and business users will become repeat visitors because we save them time finding the information they need."

Business Strategy Search Specialist

The Business Strategy Search Specialist offers a targeted audience to advertisers. Advertising at The 'Specialist provides a unique opportunity to promote your products or services to managers, executives, and academia involved in applying strategic management and competitive intelligence to improve business performance and learning. Job titles within audience groups include executives, directors, managers, and teaching professionals in: Strategic and Corporate Planning, Competitive Intelligence, Market Research & Analysis, Market & Business Intelligence, Business Development, Research & Development, Management Consultants, Knowledge Management & Info Systems.

Small Biz Research

A Searchable Directory for Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Proprietors and Freelancers. Find everything you need to run your business.

Yakeo

A directory of search engines by country

PC Beacon

PC Beacon is a new business-to-business search engine on the Internet. We are interested in any business or organization that wants information about its products, services or activities available on the Internet. Our target audience is anyone looking for businesses or organization and the products and services that they provide. You can think of PC Beacon as a "smart" telephone book yellow pages. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Roanoke Technology Corp. (RAKE.OB) which specializes in Internet Information Technology.

Google Web Directory--Business

This is a part of the Google directory of web sites. It contains links to thousands of business sites on the web in many subject areas of business.

Yahoo!- Business and Economy

Raging Bull

This is a sub category of the Lycos search engine.

 

Zacks Investment Research

BizEc - Select Resources in Business Administration

This site contends that it is a comprehensive international list of business resources on the web.

Business Sources On the Web

Internet Business Library -- University of Kansas School of Business

Nijenrode University -- Business Resources

Business Information Sources on the Internet

Welcome to Access Business Online™

A very useful site that contains links to around 40,000 business resources on the Internet. The resources are organized by category, such as: law and regulatory resources, professional services, press, releases, archives of magizine articles, classifieds, credit reports, company profiles, trade announcements, liquidatons, executive job network, import/export exchange, and more.

BRINT: Business Researcher's Interests

This site contains links to many sources on the Internet that would be useful to business professionals. It contains access to hundreds of full-text articles and papers, magazines & journals, case studies and tools, and other resources.

BizWeb Home Page

VentureWire

Our family of publications and products is the premier source of news, networking, and information about private technology companies, VC firms, and the people that manage and finance them.

Plant Size Loactions: A Site Guide for Manufacturers

International Trade Benfits from Export-State Reports-US Small Business Administration

The Original Tipping Page

This page is the first of its kind...[and] still the only one and the most complete. There is no right or wrong when it comes to tipping [at a resturant], just common sense. Also note that tipping is an option, not a must.
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Non-Profit Organizations

National Center for Charitable Statistics

GuideStar

"The National database of nonprofit organizations." This database contains over 850,000 non-profit organizations that are recognized by the IRS.

The Non_Profit Sector is Information Smart

GrantSmart

GrantSmart is an informational and interactive resource center for and about the nonprofit community. We have gathered data about private foundation activities that may be of interest to grantseekers, philanthropic organizations, and individual donors. We hope this helps to encourage informed decision-making and diversification in funding. This site is operated strictly on a nonprofit basis by Canyon Research, a private, operating foundation, with funding and support from the J.C. Downing Foundation.

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Business Classification Systems

North American Industry Classification System

Standard Industrial Classification

Standard Imdustrial Classification Index

Standard Industrial Classification

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Directories

BigBook

BigYellow- The Biggest Online Yellow Pages Directory!

Standard & Poor's

Nelson's Directory of Investment Managers

Dun and Dradstreet

The Ultimate Directory - InfoSpace

AT&T Toll-Free Internet Directory

AT&T AnyWho Info (Toll-Free Numbers)

Internet 800 Directory

Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information

State Medcaid Toll-Free Numbers

Airlines Web Sites and Toll-Free Numbers

Pathways Awareness Foundation Directory of National Toll-Free Numbers

Dircct Contact Publishing's Toll-Free Environmental Directory

Phonenumbers.net

Phone and Fax Numbers, E-mail Addresses -- Global Coverage

Fax Numbers

How Do I find Fax Numbers?

Telephone Directories on the Web

Dun & Bradstreet Home Page

Industry.net

NetPartners Company Locator - L4

Switchboard Home Page

If you need to find the address or phone number of a person or business, you might try Switchboard. It has over 90 million names and 10 million businesses in its directory. Information is obtained from telephone white pages and other sources of public information. The information given is presented like it would appear in a telephone book. You can use the search tool and fill in as much as you know: first  name, last name, city and state.

World Email Directory (WED)

This site has nine million e-mail addresses from all over the world in its database, plus 100 million business addresses, telephone numbers or fax numbers from all over the world.

AMA Physician Select

AMA Physician Select provides basic professional information on virtually every  licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 690,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO)."

AT&T AnyWho

This service has over 10 million business listrings and over 90 million residential listings in the United States. It claims to offer some of the fastest search response times.  It also offers a map service that shows locations of addresses that is provided by MapQuest.

 

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Finance & Banking

Bank for International Settlements(BIS)

 

Bank for International Settlements

The BIS is an international organisation which fosters cooperation among central banks and other agencies in pursuit of monetary and financial stability.

Banker's Trust

ChoicePoint

For almost a century ChoicePoint has been a trusted source and leading provider of decision-making information that helps reduce fraud and mitigate risk.

CreditSights

CNN/Money

This site is from the editors of CNN and Money Magazine. At this site you can access general stock market information, commentary on the market, information on tech stocks, personal finance information, retirement information and more

 

 

Disclosure for Individual Investors

The Disclosure-investor.com site is widely known as the first source for financial intelligence to Wall Street. It provides business professionals and individual investors with the financial and business information tools needed to succeed, such as SEC filings, financial information on 12,000 U.S. public companies, financial information on 13,000 global companies and the latest prress releases by company.

FDIC(Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

Ferderal Reserve

 

 

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Financial Engines

Since 1996, Financial Engines has been providing advice for the investment of more than $200 billion in assets for some of the largest corporations in the world.   Financial Engines is an established and trusted source for institutional-quality investment advice. And now, this high-quality advice is available to you.  These are the services that are available for free:

Personalized ForecastYou can see how your investments might perform in the future.

Research toolsAccess our Fund Scorecards, in-depth analyses of more than 11,000 mutual funds, including forward-looking performance estimates.

Investor CentralLearn more about investing and retirement planning.

Support planFree online support

 

 

Financial Research Corporation

"Financial Research Corporation is the premier provider of competitive market research and analytic services to the mutual fund industry. For over a decade, our firm has responded to the needs of the marketing professional for complete, accurate, and timely market information. We have also provided the tools to effectively use this information to build more profitable marketing programs. Since the founding of FRC, the mutual fund industry has grown dramatically. But with growth has come an increasingly competitive and challenging marketplace. Just keeping pace with the explosion of new products, pricing options, distribution channels, and competitors has become a costly and time-consuming effort. To help in this effort, and in the many other challenges facing mutual fund marketing departments, FRC has developed innovative and unique products tailored to meet the growing needs of fund marketers."

FinanceWise

"Welcome to FinanceWise, the first search engine to focus specifically on financial-only content. Unlike other search technologies, FinanceWise doesn't aim to index the Internet in its entirety, only sites which possess content of interest to the financial world. Every topic, from risk management to syndicated finance and equities is indexed in depth, with the contents of each site evaluated by our editorial staff before sites are allowed into FinanceWise's search index."

 

 

FirstCall

"With the integration of First Call and I/B/E/S, the breadth and depth of Thomson Financial offerings are further enhanced and continue to be unparalleled in the marketplace. Access real-time, institutional-quality research on more than 34,000 companies in over 130 countries."

Morningstar

Venture One

"Dedicated to the venture capital industry."

World Bank

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

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Merrill Lynch

. We're one of the world's leading financial management and advisory companies, with offices in 38 countries and total client assets of approximately $1.5 trillion. As an investment bank, Merrill Lynch is a leading global underwriter of debt and equity securities and strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. Through Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, we're one of the world's largest managers of financial assets.

SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)

"The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. As more and more first-time investors turn to the markets to help secure their futures, pay for homes, and send children to college, these goals are more compelling than ever. "

ECINVESTOR: LOWFinances.com

This is a one stop shop for low mortgage interest rates, first and second mortgages, cash out and home equity loans, and mortgage refinancing.

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International Monetary Fund

"The IMF is an international organization of 183 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment. Since the IMF was established in 1946, its purposes have remained unchanged but its operations — which involve surveillance, financial assistance, and technical assistance — have developed to meet the changing needs of its member countries in an evolving world economy."

International Data Corporation (IDC)

"We are the leading global provider of technology forecasts, insights, and advice. By delivering easy-to-use and inspiring market intelligence in the form of complete business solutions, we help you make realistic, results-oriented decisions."

National Securities Clearing Corp. (NSCC)

ECINVESTOR

Mergerstat

Global mergers and acquisitions information

 

Russell Worldwide

"Improving financial security for people."

Mergent: FISonline

"FISonline is a subscription-based service offering 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. public companies. FISonline is offered to you from Mergent, Inc. -- the preferred source for global business and financial information. Formerly known as Moody's Financial Information Services, Mergent has been publishing detailed business descriptions, corporate histories and financial statements since 1900."

Thomson Financial

CDA Investment Technologies is now Thomson Financial. Thomson Financial is a global provider of data, analysis and information tools offering the most comprehensive range of indispensable, market-leading services and customizable solutions to help our clients make better decisions, be more productive and achieve superior financial results.

Thomson Financial: Intelliscope

This is a part of Thomson Financial. "To be the leading e-information source serving corporations worldwide with a unique mix of competitive and business intelligence at the highest end of the business information spectrum. Our customers will gain greater insight, and make better business decisions, through access to independent opinion and analysis to help them achieve a sustainable competitive advantage."

Lipper Analytical Services

"The experts in fund Evaulation."

Thomson Financial: Datastream

Powerful information requires powerful resources, and the acquisition of Datastream by Thomson Financial brings together the talent, tools and technology of two of the world's leading information providers. Under the Thomson Financial umbrella, this new company will immediately offer the widest range of well known and respected financial information products and services in the industry.

Thomson Financial: Primark Financial Information Division

Primark Financial Information Division (A DIVISION OF THOMSON FINANCIAL) brings the highest quality financial information and the latest technologies directly to the desktops of financial, corporate and research professionals. We’ve earned the trust of money managers, financial analysts, information specialists, corporate researchers and traders around the globe by providing gold-standard data through flexible delivery platforms.
Primark business units Disclosure, Datastream, Worldscope, A-T Financial and Extel, have been the first source for complete, timely and accurate financial information on US and international companies for over 30 years. These separate business units were linked together (and now operate under the Primark name) to broaden data collections and expand technological capabilities to better serve our clients.

Wilshire

Wilshire Associates Incorporated is an independent employee-owned investment advisory company. We provide investment products, consulting, and tools to fund sponsors, investment managers and individuals. Wilshire serves over 400 organizations in over 20 countries representing assets totaling more than $2.5 trillion.

Research Bank Web--Investext

"As the premier online source of analyst research, Research Bank Web is a user-friendly web-interface delivering exclusive research from over 950 of the world's leading firms. With comprehensive data collections consisting of more than 2.3 million reports, Research Bank Web offers easily accessible information to help you make better decisions, be more productive, and achieve superior financial results." Research Bank Web comprises four datasets: Investext Investment Research, MarkIntel Market Research, Industry Insider Trade Association Research, and Morning Meeting Notes

Global Securities Information, Inc.

Global Securities Information Inc. (GSI) is an award-winning specialty provider of public-record business transaction information to law and accounting firms, investment banks, corporations, and the business press. Founded in 1988 by experienced and professional researchers, GSI is headquartered one block from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, DC, and has satellite offices throughout the United States.

PAWWS Financial Network

FreeEDGAR

FreeEDGAR offers the individual user easy, basic access to SEC EDGAR filings.

EDGAR Online

EDGAR® Online®, Inc. is a provider of business, financial and competitive information derived from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission data and a developer of financial and business system solutions. Based in Norwalk, Connecticut, with offices in Rockville and Baltimore, Maryland, and New York City, the company sells to the corporate market and Internet portals as well as running destination Web sites including EDGAR Online (http://www.edgar-online.com).

Mark Bernkopf's Central Banking Resources Center

Financial Encyclopaedia

Financial Data Finder

Hoover's Online

Forbes International 500

Forbes Largest 500 Private Companies

Forbes 400 Best Big Companies

Forbes 200 Best Small Companies

The Forbes 500

The Forbes 100 Richest Celebrities

The Forbes Four Hundred Richest Americans

Forbes Best Paid CEO's

Forbes the World's Richest People

The Forture 500

The Fortune Global 500

The Best Companies to Work For

America's Most Admired Comapnies

Global Most Admired Companies

100 Fastest Growing Companies

The Best Companies for Minorities

The Washington Power 25: The Top Lobbying Groups

The Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies

EDGAR Database

CurrencyConverter by OANDA

InvestorGuide- The Leading Guide to Investing on the Web

There are many, many sites on the Internet that pertain to investing and finances. InvestorGuide was created to help people to sift through the financial information and  find the most useful financial information for them on the Internet. you can find news, market summaries, get answers to investing questions, investing information, personal finance information, such as: how to buy a car or a house, how to obtain  loans, insurance information, banking information, and more.

CPA Serve: Financial Calculators

This site contains 45 personal finaince calculators, such as: should I refinance my home mortgage?, how much car can I afford?, how much can I borrow? and many more.

Silicon Investor

TheStreet.com

Contains news and analysis about stocks.

Wall Street Research Net

IVillage Money Life

This is a personal finance site for wommen.

StreetEYE Index

Datastream

Bridge Telerate

Fool.com

This site is geared for the person who doesn't know much about personal finance.  It can help you with things such as: how to get a broker, get or refinance your mortgage, get a home equity loan, get life insurance, and more. it also helps you to learn about to stock market and how to invest in the stock market.

The National Association Of Personal Finance Advisors

NAPFA is the largest professional association of comprehensive, Fee-only financial planners in the U.S. We have over 700 members and affiliates in 45 states, each of whom is devoted to providing comprehensive and objective financial advice to individuals and institutions.

The Right Advisor

This site helps you to find the right financial advisor for your specific financial needs.

 

The Internet Economy Indicators

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Stocks & Investing

U.S. Stock Exchanges

Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Amex: The American Stock Exchange

Nasdaq Stock Market

New York Stock Exchange

The Hollywood Stock Exchange

THe Chicago Stock Exchange

Ameritrade

Discover the advantages of investing at Ameritrade. You'll get more than just a low, flat-rate commission on your trades. Top-notch trading tools, 24-hour client services, convenient account access and a secure online trading experience are all part of our commitment to offer more to the individual investor.

StockWiz- FREE stock selection software and data for investors

StockMaster

Stocks.com- A Trader's Financial Resource Guide: Stocks and Options

Canada Stockwatch

Barra

Barra enables investment professionals around the world to make strategic investment decisions with confidence. Our comprehensive risk management solutions have set the industry standard for more than 25 years. Clients trust Barra's products and services to support their business-critical portfolio and enterprise-wide risk management needs.