Pollard Memorial Library

Business and Consumer Links
on the Web

Sites with a checkmark

are highly recommended by the Library.

Note: These pages contain links to Internet sites maintained and controlled by third parties. The Pollard Memorial Library does not operate or control the content of these sites. While they are included for their informational value and the convenience of our users, inclusion does not constitute any endorsement by The Pollard Memorial Library.

General Business

Annual Report Gallery - Annual Reports and related financial reports for over 2,200 companies.
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Information regarding employment, the economy, inflation, and more.
CorporateInformation - Information on companies world wide.
EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) - Statements and reports from foreign and domestic companies.
The Franchise Handbook Online - Franchise information including resales and contacts.
Guidestar - The national database of nonprofit organizations.
Hoover's Online
The Inflation Calculator - Calculate buying power between 1800 and 2002.
Massachusetts Biotechnology Industry Directory - A guide to biotech companies, careers, and schools in Massachusetts.
MassBedrock - Information about business and economic development in Massachusetts. Sites selected by business librarians. (Requires Flash 5.0 to use, or click "text only" at the bottom of the page.)
Mass High Tech - Articles about technology companies in Massachusetts.
Mergent - A site with databases with global business and financial information.
Online Women's Business Center - From the SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership.
SEC Filings & Forms - The Securities & Exchange Commission EDGAR database of public companies.
ThomasNet - Search for companies, product information, and industry news.

Investments

BigCharts - Stock information, including historical stock quotes back to 1986.
411 Stocks - Quick access to company financial data and stock prices.
Morningstar.com
NYSE Fact Book Online - Access stock market activity and trends, company information, trading, and bonds.
Stock Answers - Finding historical stock prices.
Yahoo Finance - Check out the Top Financial News and latest Indices.

Magazines/Journals

Small Business/Home Business

Kauffman eVenturing - Information for Small Business Owners: The Entrepreneur's Guide to High Growth.
NASE.org - National Association for the Self-Employed site includes news, ideas, and legislative issues concerning the self-employed.
Small Business Administration - Information for starting, financing, and organizing a small business.

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