Business Reference Titles at Norwalk Library - A collection of print and online business references available at the library.

Business BookLetters

AllBusiness - Business news, how-to, services, and deals to help run your business. Some of the services are free others are fee based. 

American Express Small Business Plan Resources - Articles and tools for finding money for start-up to  growth phase of a small business.

Bank Histories - "The National Information Center  includes the organizational structure of financial institutions and financial information for some of those institutions. Historical information is available on the structure of all the institutions. Financial information is available for selected time periods". Look up a bank by name or location.

BizLink - Links for business forms, career, company research, industry research, investments, patent and trademark, starting a business and taxes. This site was sponsored by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County in North Carolina.

Bureau of Labor Statistics - From the U.S. Department of Labor has regional and national economic statistics, career guides, news releases and much more.

Business Ethics - Articles, Case Studies, corporate Codes of Ethics, Professional Organizations and other ethics resources by Sharon Stoerber, MLS, MBA.

Business.gov - Official business link to the U.S. Government

Business Card Land - Free online templates for creating and printing business cards.

Business Owner's Toolkit™ - Information from CCH, Inc. on how to start and run a small business.

Business Plans - The planning resource center for starting a business.

Business Plan Archive - A collection of business plans and related documents from the dot com era.

Business Tax Info - The IRS website for tax information for businesses. Click on 'businesses' under Content.

CCR - Central Contractor Registration - A government database of vendors that are doing business, want to do business or are applying for a grant form the United States federal agencies. Search over 300,000 registered CCR vendors for a short profile on the firm. Also, there is a link for "Dynamic Small Business Search" for searching small businesses.

CERC: Program Finder -  Connecticut's comprehensive database of business programs and services

Charity Navigator - An unaffiliated, nonprofit service that profiles the financial health of over 3,400 charities. Information is available in a searchable database by keyword, category, or region fields.

Columbia Journalism Review - Who Owns What - An online guide to the holdings of the major media companies. What TV and radio stations, magazines, newspapers, book publishers and entertainment enterprises do they own.

Connecticut Better Business Bureau - Business reports online, charity reports, online complaint forms and alerts and news can all be found on this site.

CT-Clic -Connecticut Licensing Center - state, federal, regional, local and private resources to help your business succeed. Get information about and applications for business licenses in Connecticut.

CT Data Engine - Statistics on Connecticut Real Estate, Employment, Education, New Companies, Crime, and the Book of Lists.

Connecticut Market Data - A summary of economic and demographic data and comparative features. Also includes statistics on labor force, markets, business, education, housing, income, exports, foreign direct investments and more.

Connecticut Small Business Administration - Listing of SBA offices in other states, training calendar, startup kit, laws and regulations, and local resources.

Connecticut Small Business Development Center- Online workshops for starting, marketing and managing  your business

  Conntact.com Connecticut Business Address - Business news, links to employment resources, Book of Lists, and a Connecticut business calendar.

Consumer Price Index - Monthly data about the changes in prices paid by the urban consumer for goods and services. 'Current series' range is from 1993 to present. The 'old series' range is from 1966 to 1998.

CorpTech - Information on small private technology companies or companies whose profits exclude them from major databases. Search by company name, SIC or NAICS code. Retrieval is limited for those with free site membership

County Business Patterns - Connecticut - From the U.S. Census -  The divisions of the economy covered are agricultural services, forestry, and fisheries; mining; contract construction; manufacturing; transportation and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services.

Currency Converter - Oanda's converter calculates current and historical exchanges for 173 currencies.

Currency Converter - Interactive - "The Interactive Currency Table™ allows you to create cross-rate tables based in the currency of your choice, using current or historical rates."

Deloitte Research - International Business Research providing in-depth PDF research reports on a wide range of current global issues.

Directory of Connecticut Technology Companies - A searchable database of Connecticut technology companies. Search by name, industry, sales revenue, number of employees, city or keyword.

Directory of Trade Magazines - A Yahoo directory of trade magazines for Agriculture to Utilities.

Dow Jones Averages  - Generates reports on Dow Jones Indexes with database to 1896. Data can also be put into Excel.

eCommerce Times - An online newspaper with up to the minute reports, articles and news on the eCommerce business worldwide. Searchable.

EDGAR - A database of corporate information, including SEC fillings.

elaws - Employment laws assistance for workers & small businesses. "...elaws Advisors are interactive tools that provide information about Federal employment laws"   

Entrepreneur's Start-up Kits - "... quick, easy-to-read guides to starting the most popular businesses around. With industry, market and operations information, these kits will give you an introduction to the business idea that may just be your ticket to success."

Executive Library - Over 1450 content rich resources for an informed, intelligent, perspective. Categorized by news, magazines, search & computer and business toolkit.

ExecutivePlanet - This site explains in detail the business etiquette necessary to conduct business in countries around the world. From how to dress, negotiating styles and tactics, appointments, gift-giving and more.

FDIC Bank Data - Databases containing information about  individual banks and the banking industry.

Federal Reserve Business Credit Guide - A guide for women, minorities and small businesses to apply for commercial credit.

Fed Stats - A gateway to over 100 U. S. Federal Agencies.

Financial & Mortgage Calculators - Over 100 personal financial calculators.

FinancialFind.com - A search engine/directory of financial websites from bonds to tax information.

First Gov for Businesses and Non-profits - The U. S. Government official web portal for businesses.

Foreign Exchange Rate (annual) - Average rates of exchange in 2004 together with comparable figures for other years. This is the Federal Reserve Statistical Release of January 3, 2005.

Foundation Center - Find foundations and grantmakers' addresses, web sites, and fiscal data, as well as Common Grant applications, prospective worksheet and a short course on proposal writing.

Foundation Center 990 Finder - directs you to an organization's IRS returns.

freeERISA.com - Free databases access pension and benefit data. Reports on retirement plans, company applications to terminate retirement plans, SEC filings on employee benefits and compensation, collective bargaining agreements and more.

Gary Price's List of Lists -"A database of ranked listings of companies, people and resources freely available on the Internet. Content comes from a number of sources including: Specialissues.com, Gary Price's "ResourceShelf" and individual users of the LOL." The organization of the  List of Lists is by subject headings based on the two-digit 1997 U.S. NAICS Codes.

Grants.gov - The single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant making agencies

Hoover's - Search for business information by company name, ticker, keyword, or executive name. Or browse by companies, industries, stock index, geography or the business boneyard. Basic information is free.

IBM Guide to Finance: Investment Tools - Basic information on how to read a company's annual report. Definitions and instructions on understanding annual reports, key financial reports and the basics on analysis and using the data for investment purposes.

Investing in Bonds - The Bond Market Association's site with information about municipal, corporate and Treasury bonds, bond prices, income tax tables, and a gateway to over 400 sites with market and price information.

Investopedia - A searchable financial dictionary with more than 4,000 financial terms and acronyms.

Martindale-Hubbell - Lawyer locator database, legal articles, dispute database, and q legal personnel locator database.

The Motley Fool - This section of the Motley Fool site list some of the editors' favorite investment resources on the web. Included are: company research, economics and banking, stock selection criteria, investor education, mutual funds and much more.

Morningstar - A provider of mutual fund, stock, and variable-annuity investment information. Some of the areas of this site are subscription based, however, there is a great deal of free information.

My Money - "... U.S. government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education."

Norwalk Chamber of Commerce

North American Industry Classification System

Postal Rates Info - Postal rates, codes and authorities from around the world.

Private Companies and Becoming an Expert  From the National Center for Business Journalism -  This paper covers how to find information on privately owned companies.

Rutgers University Business Research Guide - A collection of over 2000 links of business and management resources on the Internet. Subjects that can be searched include Accounting, Banks and Financial Services, Company Research, Databases, Job searching and much more.

SCORE - Counseling for small business. Free counseling provided by retired executives.

Survey of Current Business - The BEA monthly journal is available in PDF format from 1994 to the present.

Thomas Register - Find information on manufactures in the United States and Canada .  Search by product or service, company name or brand name. Registration for free membership required to use this site.

Trade Data Online - free international trade statistics compiled from Canada Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Trade Information Center - International Trade Administration website containing information on exporting, country information, export program guides, tariff & tax information, trade offices and more.

Trade Show Resource - Search for trade shows by name or industry, or venue. Also a search engine for suppliers and seminars.

Virtual International Business & Economy Services (VIBES) - "provides over 2,000 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information that are in English and available free of charge."

United States Small Business Administration - Information on starting, managing, and financing a business. Also information on disaster recovery, business laws, news, and training.

United States Small Business Training Network - "...virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise."

Zacks Free Research Center - Provides summaries and tables of profiles, income statements, balance sheets of U. S. public companies.

Ziggs - Executive profiles searchable by name, state, company, or keyword.

Financial Networks Online

CNNfn - the financial network

Bloomberg.com : Top financial news

CBS MarketWatch.com -

CNBC - create your own personalized ticker