Business and Economics Resource Guide

Databases || Company Info || Industry Info || Economics || Statistics Small Business || New Mexico || International || Business/Management Journals

Databases

• Business and Company Resource Center
• Business and Industry (via FirstSearch)
• Wilson Business Abstracts (via FirstSearch)
• Business and Management Practices (via FirstSearch)
• Business Dateline (via FirstSearch)
• Business Organizations (via FirstSearch)
• EconLit (via FirstSearch)
• Disclosure (via FirstSearch)

General (include full-text articles)

• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Wilson Select Plus

Company Information

• EDGAR Database http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
  Full-text searchable index to publicly available corporate filings with the SEC, including 10-K reports.

• Hoovers Online http://www.hoovers.com
  A free website that provides detailed information on public and private U.S. companies. Includes top competitors, financial data, news items and selected Web links.

• Marketguide http://www.marketguide.com
  A free website which provides coverage of over 12,000 publicly traded companies. Includes financial ratios and industry sector data.

• U.S. Small Business Administration http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
  Provides financial, technical and management information

• CorpTech Directory of Technology Companies - Ref HG 4057 .A16 1999 (4 volumes)

• Hoover's Handbook of American Businesses - Ref HG 4057 .A2817 2002

• Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies - Ref HG 4057 .A2816 2002

Industry Information

• Hoover's Industry Group Snapshots http://hoovers.com/industry/archive/0,2048,169,00.html
  Hoover's has researched and written over 45 in-depth overviews of various industry groups. Each Snapshot may cover one or more industries or sectors.

• Industry Portals http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/mfg/mfg.htm
  Lists a wide variety of industries with links to specific industry home pages. The site also includes useful guides: How to Learn About an Industry or a Specific Company and How Learn More About a Company by Examining its Products

• Handbook of North American Industry - Ref HF 1746 .H36 1999

Economics

• Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.doc.gov/beahome.html
  Contains national, industrial, international and regional economic data and articles.

• EconEdLink (National Council on Economic Education http://www.econedlink.org/
  Source of classroom-tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials. Good source for explanations of economic concepts such as the inflation rate.

• New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics - Ref HB 61 .N49 2002 (4 volumes)

Statistics

• Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.doc.gov/beahome.html

• Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov

• FedStats (federal and state) http://www.fedstats.gov/

• Statistical Resources - Business & Industry (Univ. Of Michigan) http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stecind.html

• Business Rankings Annual - Ref HG 4050 .B88

Small Business

• Encyclopedia of Small Business
  Electronic book available on campus or via the VPN Server

• Entrepreneur's Mind http://www.benlore.com/index2.html
  Array of real-life stories and advice from successful entrepreneurs and industry experts

• Small Business Advisor http://www.isquare.com/
  Includes articles, business tips and information on starting a small business

• Small Business Knowledge Base http://www.bizmove.com/ Resource with guides, tools and techniques

New Mexico

• New Mexico Business-to-Business Sales and Marketing Directory - Ref HC 107 .N6 N345 2002-03

• New Mexico Corporate Site Selection Handbook - Ref HC 107 .N6 N495 1994

International

• Country Studies (Library of Congress) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
  Searchable database including a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

• GlobalEdge International Business Resources http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp
  From Michigan State University, this site links to information on business climate, political structure, history, and statistical data for more than 190 countries.

• OANDA Currency Converter http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic
  Multi-lingual currency converter with up to date exchange rates provided from leading market data contributors.

• International Financial Statistics Yearbook - Ref HG 61 .I57