Business Information Desk-Online

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Introduction

The Business on the Internet sites listed below have been selected by the Oakland Public Library for your research and informational pleasure. These Internet sites will be frequently updated.

Some of the sites pointed to may be graphics heavy, meaning that the information may load very slowly on to the computer. In these instances, the notation "+graphics" will appear next to the link. Click on these links with the expectation that you may have to wait several minutes for the information to appear on the computer screen.

The links to Internet resources that the Library has compiled are a starting point! Please feel free to explore the Internet and all of its mysteries and wonders. May we suggest that you continue your explorations via http://www.yahoo.com/text/business_and_economy/(Yahoo Business and Economy Listings).

Please note that several of these sites provide cross coverage of different subjects.

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Business on the Internet

Meta-lists of many sites on business, the economy, and careers.

	Stock quote.com, with links to Money, Fortune, and other Time, Inc. financial magazines http://quote.pathfinder.com/money/quote/qc
	Motley Fool investment news and tools http://www.motleyfool.com
	The Street financial news and utilities http://www.thestreet.com/today/today.html
	CNN Financial News - news, market quotes, money advice, interest rates, business term glossary, mortage calculator (text version) http://www.cnnfn.com/index-txt.html
	San Francisco Chronicle Business section - news, classified ads, stock and mutual fund information, focused on Bay Area businesses http://www.sfgate.com/business
	Socially responsible investing information http://www.greenmoney.com

Statistics

	U.S. Census http://www.census.gov/index.txtonly.html
	County and City Data Book (selections) http://www.census.gov/stat_abstract/ccdb.html
	American Demographics magazine. See current issue on display rack at Main Library for current password. http://www.demographics.com

Careers

	JobSmart - Bay Area-specific job search information http://jobstar.org/
	GLOBE, Association of Bay Area Governments, local and national government job listings http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/commerce/globe/globe.html
	Opportunity NOCs - listings of non-profit organization jobs http://www.opportunitynocs.org
	Corporation job listings from Hoovers, salary and cost of living calculators, links to more job sites http://www.hoovers.com/careersmain.html
	Riley guide to jobs, with listings by occupation and by state, plus lots of job search advice http://www.dbm.com/jobguide

Directory Information - Business and residential. Also see Hoover's , or search with Altavista for company home pages.

555-1212: White and Yellow Pages, reverse look-up, 800 number directory, email and area code directories http://www.555-1212.com

Business Information

	Hoover's Company Information - stock quotes (every 15 minutes), company, SEC filing links http://www.hoovers.com/
	SEC EDGAR Company Information - annual reports, small business information, links to other federal sites http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
	SIC Codes - search list by keyword ; use "/" http://weber.u.washington.edu/~dev/sic.html
	Bank rates for mortages, savings accounts, ATM fees, and more http://www.bankrate.com
	Doing Business in Oakland, CA http://www.oaklandnet.com/bizness/nf-business1.html

International Business

	Currency Converter for 164 currencies http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic
	Europages - European Business Directory and Information http://www.europages.com
	CIA International Data http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/pubs.html
	U.S. International Trade Administration http://www.ita.doc.gov
	International Business and Technology information http://www.brint.com/International.htm
	Doing Business in Mexico or Quebec http://plaid.hawk.plattsburgh.edu/qmib/

Non-Profits

Non-Profit Resources Catalog http://www.clark.net/pub/pwalker/home.html

Small Business

	California Small Business Resource Page http://www.ca.gov/s/business/succeed1.html#smallbiz
	U.S. Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/
	U.S. Business Advisor (text version) http://www.business.gov/index2.html

Patent Searching

	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Database http://patents.uspto.gov
	Patent Search from IBM http://patent.womplex.ibm.com

Law- please note that we are librarians, not lawyers. We cannot evaluate sites for accuracy and currency.

	Lay People's Law Reference http://www.lectlaw.com/lay.html
	Topical Guide to U.S.Law http://lcweb2.loc.gov/glin/us-topic.html
	Business Law http://www.lectlaw.com/bus.html
	Business Forms http://www.lectlaw.com/formb.htm
	Employment in Law - job listings http://www.lawjobs.com
	Legal Encyclopedia from Nolo Press http://www.nolo.com

Government Information

	Bay Area Commerce Information, including Bay Area Contracts Exchange http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/commerce/commerce.html
	State of California Business Information http://www.ca.gov/s/business/
	California State Contracts Register http://www.dgs.ca.gov/osmb/cscr/cscrtoc.htm
	Federal Web Locator http://www.law.vill.edu/Fed-Agency/fedwebloc.html

For further searching:

	Altavista - By Keyword http://www.altavista.digital.com
	Google - one of the largest search engines http://google.com
	Yahoo - By Subject Index http://www.yahoo.com
	Dogpile - Search multiple search engines http://www.dogpile.com

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