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Business Research
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) 
 "ACSI reports scores on a 0-100 scale at the national level and produces indexes for 10 economic sectors, 43 industries (including e-commerce and e-business) and more than 200 companies and federal or local government agencies." View scores (some as far back as 1994) by industry or by company. Also includes news releases back to 1999 and a description of services available for a fee. From the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. http://www.theacsi.org/ Topics: Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated Feb 12, 2008 BizLink: Your On-line Business Resource
A selective annotated directory of resources that "support the local, national, and international business communities and others conducting business research." Covers careers, jobs, and salaries; company and industry research; international business; investment and personal finance; marketing and demographics; patent and trademark sources; advice on starting a business; and taxes. Includes business forms. From the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, N.C. http://www.bizlink.org/ Topics: Business, Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated Jan 17, 2006 BizToolkit
This site provides "a free gateway to business information tools, databases, and research resources to help your business succeed." Features links to templates for business plans and financial documents, and to information about management and marketing, and research tools for company, industry, and demographic data. Other services are available with paid membership. From the James J. Hill Reference Library, a private business reference library in St. Paul, Minnesota. http://www.biztoolkit.org/ Topics: Business Last updated Jul 13, 2008 Business Planet
With this interactive map, "[t]ake a trip around the world to discover how easy (or difficult) it is to do business in 181 economies." Click on the color markers to learn about specific countries, or use filters for regions, countries, and by specific aspects of business such as employing workers and paying taxes. Additional tabs provide maps for enterprise surveys, private infrastructure, and entrepreneurship. From the World Bank. http://rru.worldbank.org/businessplanet/? Topics: Business, International Trade Last updated Dec 2, 2008 BusinessJournalism.org
This site provides resources for business and financial journalists. Find examples of business writing, commentary, issue briefs, international stock market data, and blogs. Also includes descriptions of free seminars and online workshops for journalists, and company research material such as profiles, financials, and SEC filings. From the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, Arizona State University. http://www.businessjournalism.org/ Topics: Business Last updated Apr 2, 2007 Competitive Intelligence: A Selective Resource Guide
Annotated links to websites related to competitive intelligence, research performed by businesses to learn about their competitors. Includes search engines, people trackers, monitoring tools, business news, and related websites. From Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX.com). http://www.llrx.com/features/ciguide.htm Topics: Business Last updated Nov 20, 2006 Corporate Watch
From a British "radical research and publishing group [that] support[s] activism against large corporations, particularly multinationals." This searchable site contains their newsletter Corporate Watch , archived to 1996. Browse by industries, companies, campaigns, and more. There is an article about the history of corporations in England; a guide How to Research Corporations (British); and publications about genetics, oil industry, and others. An interactive map displays locations in England where genetically modified crops are developed and found. http://www.corporatewatch.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Business, Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Social Issues Last updated Mar 1, 2002 CorpWatch: Holding Corporations Accountable
"Provides news, analysis, research tools and action alerts to respond to corporate activity around the globe," as well as information on various CorpWatch campaigns, including the Alliance for a Corporate Free UN, the Climate Justice Initiative, and the Greenwash Awards. Includes a guide to researching companies, a library covering a wide range of issues, and information on how to get involved in grassroots organizations. http://www.corpwatch.org/ Topics: Activism, Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Corruption & Fraud, Ethics Last updated Mar 7, 2006 Dial a Human
This website features a list of consumer service telephone numbers and prompts to allow you to get to speak to a person. The company lists also are browsable by category, such as automotive, banks, insurance, software, and utilities. Users may contribute information to the site. http://www.dialahuman.com Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated May 16, 2007 Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada
This directory of corporate archives "includes companies that maintain their historical records themselves, as well as companies that contract with historical consulting firms to maintain their archives collections for them." Browsable by corporation, archivist, and location. From the Society of American Archivists, Business Archives Section. http://www.hunterinformation.com/corporat.htm Topics: Business, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated May 22, 2005 Everything International
This site "provides links to a wide variety of international business, education, and research Internet sites." It is "maintained and updated regularly (every hyperlink is verified for accuracy approximately every 10 days)." Links are browsable by topics such as country and regional data, news, international organizations, and company and industry data. Established and maintained by the associate dean of Philadelphia University School of Business Administration. http://faculty.philau.edu/russowl/russow.html Topics: Business Last updated Nov 22, 2006 A Guide to Finding Business Information at the Library of Congress: Guide to Business History Resources
Guide for "researchers seeking historical information about an old company or an extinct firm." Topics include general works, directories, periodicals, and finding information about obsolete securities. Also includes links to Internet resources. From Richard F. Sharp of the Library of Congress (LOC) Business Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/guide/guide1/sharp13.html Topics: Business, Investing Last updated May 18, 2008 The Internet Intelligence Index
A directory of business and industry resources "designed to help you gather information from a variety of public services, in support of your competitive intelligence efforts. It contains links to over 600 intelligence-related Internet sites, covering everything from macro-economic data to individual patent and stock quote information." Maintained by the library of Fuld & Company, a competitive intelligence firm. http://www.fuld.com/Tindex/I3.html Topics: Business, Business, Business & Consumer Law, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Intellectual Property Last updated Jun 21, 2006 Resources on the Internet for Business Journalists
A compilation of links, arranged by topic, to sites that may be useful to business researchers. Topics include business news publications, Securities and Exchange Commission filings, the economy, law and regulation, public records, healthcare, insurance, and public opinion. Most sites are available for free. From a journalism professor. http://jclass.umd.edu/cars/special/sabew2004.htm Topics: Automobiles, Business, Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, News, Writing Last updated Nov 30, 2004 Science, Industry and Business Library Research Guides
This compilation of research guides covers topics such as financial services, international trade, market research, small business, standards, and specific industries. Many of the guides are formatted as answers to common research questions. Also includes "quick guides" on Black History Month, women in computer science, digital photography, green building, and other subjects. From the Science, Industry and Business Library, New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/guides/ Topics: Business Last updated Jun 4, 2007 Searching for Company Information
A guide to "doing business research on a particular company." From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/company/c2index.htm Topics: Business, Business Last updated May 30, 2005 Start-Up Kits
These kits offer industry, market, and operations information for over 40 types of businesses. The site includes how-to guides with comments from successful entrepreneurs, suggestions for researching business opportunities and creating a business plan, and links to associations and franchises. It also features an e-mail service for an expert's advice about starting out, sales and marketing, management and operations, and other matters. http://www.entrepreneur.com/toolkit Topics: Business, Business, Jobs & Work Last updated Sep 4, 2002 Winter TopTen Programs
This site identifies "the world's largest and most heavily used databases." The requirements for participating in the program include "any database implementation with a minimum of 1 TB [terabyte] of data for all platforms. ... Respondents complete and validate a short questionnaire on size, workload," and related factors. Includes results from 2003 and 2005 surveys. From Winter Corporation, a company that consults on database scalability issues. http://www.wintercorp.com/VLDB/2005_TopTen_Survey/TopTenProgram.html Topics: Business Last updated Feb 21, 2007 |
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