Annual
Reports
AnnualReports.com
Provides the ability to look for a company
through 5 search criteria: alphabetically, company name, ticker symbol,
sector, or industry.
Reports can be viewed in either HTML or PDF format.
IRIN Annual Report Research Center
View thousands of current or historical annual reports.
Searchable by company name, ticker symbol, keyword, or alphabetically.
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Banking, Finance,
and Investment
Bankrate.com
Information on hundreds of financial products including mortgages, credit
cards, new and used automobile loans, money market accounts, certificates
of deposit, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans and online banking
fees.
Big Charts
An investment research website that provides
access to professional-level research tools like interactive charts,
quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market
news & commentary.
Investor Words
A comprehensive online financial glossary.
Yahoo! Finance
An investment and personal finance website with daily market summaries and
company information and stock prices.
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Business Development and Support
Business.GOV
A gateway to federal resources for business development and support
Business.GOV is an official business link to the United States Governement.
FirstGov.gov : Businesses and Nonprofits
"FirstGov, Your First Click to the U.S. Government."
A centralized place to find business information from U.S. local, state
and federal government agency websites.
Mel Internet -- Business, Economics & Labor
A comprehensive subject directory of internet sites for business.
"Best of the Internet" Selected by Librarians.
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
One-stop resource for businesses seeking to grow in Michigan.
Starting a business in Michigan information.
Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center
Services and support to the Michigan small business community in the areas
of counseling, training, research, and advocacy.
U.S. Department of State, Business Center
Information for doing business with the U.S. Dept. of State and foreign
countries. U.S. trade policies and procedures and export info. for
international commerce.
United States Small Business Association
Dedicated to aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of
small businesses.
Information about starting, financing, and managing your business.
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Business
Forms and Letters
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit: Total Know-How for Small Business
Usable documents, letters, government forms, and spreadsheet templates.
4hb.com -- resources for Home-Based and Small Businesses
Provides hundreds of sample business letters.
Internet Legal Resource Guide: ILRG Legal Forms Archive
A large collection of legal forms, including many state-specific forms.
United States Small Business Association: Forms
Small Business Forms and SBA Partner forms.
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Business Plans
Bplans.com -- Business Planning Made Easy
A large collection of free sample business plans and advise on planning.
Money Hunt Business Plan Template
United States Small Business Association: Business Planning
Includes business plan basics, writing the plan, sample business plans,
and using the plan.
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Chambers of
Commerce
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Chamber of Commerce
The United States Chamber of Commerce
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Company Research
Better Business Bureau
Includes business reliability reports and charity reviews.
Hoover's Online: The Business Information Authority
Company sales, income, number of employees, key people, and competitors.
Also included industry information and company rankings.
SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)
EDGAR performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and
forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law
to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Thomas Register
Resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America.
Users must register to use this service.
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Demographics
American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
Demographic profiles include population, housing, social, and economic
characteristics for geographic areas in the United States.
International Programs Center (IPC) -- (U.S. Census Bureau)
IPC assists in the collection, processing, analysis, dissemination, and
use of global population statistics with counterpart governments
throughout the world.
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International Business
Background Notes (U.S. Department of State)
Contains information on the
countries of the world with which the U.S. has relations.
Executive Planet.com: International Business Culture
A guide to international business
customs, culture, and etiquette.
globalEDGE: Your Source for Global Business Knowledge
A directory of web-based
international business resources.
Country insights and market
potential indicators.
International Monetary Fund
The IMF is an organization of 184 countries, working to foster global
monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international
trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce
poverty.
International Trade Administration (ITA)
U.S. merchandise exports,
imports, and trade balances with other countries.
State and regional exports of
merchandise.
U.S. Department of State, Business Center
Information for doing business with the U.S. Dept. of State and foreign
countries. U.S. trade policies and procedures and export info. for
international commerce.
U.S. Department of State, Countries and Regions
Background Notes and links to individual country pages.
Embassies and Consulates.
The World Factbook
Prepared by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
Country profiles contain background, geography, people, government,
economic, communications, transportation, and military information.
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Statistics
(Business, Economics, and Labor)
FedStats
Official statistics collected and published by more than 100 Federal
agencies.
Track economic and population trends, education, health care costs,
aviation safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production, and more
Statistical
Resources on the Web
Websites selected by the University of Michigan Documents Center. Find
Federal, Foreign, International, Michigan, and State/Local statistics.
U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the
nation's people and economy.
Especially useful for industry economic data.
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Statistical data about consumer spending, inflation, wages, earning,
productivity, safety & health, international trade, occupations,
demographics, employment, industries, business costs, and more is
provided.
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