Directories
- e-Secretaryofstate.comAll business are legally required to file application and staments forms with their perspective Secretary of State office. This internet site includes links to Secretary of State Offices in each state of the U.S.
- Hoover's Corporate RegisterThis site gives links to company home pages. It also has a subscription service portion that contains profiles for 12 million companies, including 40,000 in-depth. The profiles include contact information, a review of the company, and more.
- Fortune 500Search this list of links to companies or access the list in various ranked orders.
- Forbes ListsSearch the Forbes ranked lists of companies and other Forbes lists, including the "200 Best Small Companies," the "400 Best Big Companies," and the "International 500."
- Business WireMany news stories never make it into print, even in local or specialized publications. Consult electronic wire services for corporate press releases.
- ThomasNet (Thomas Register of Manufacturers) This link opens in a new windowSearch across 607,000 manufacturers across the U.S. and Canada. A good resource for business-to-business information needs. Also provides a means to trace a brand name back to its manufacturer.
Financial Data
- Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) This link opens in a new windowProvides 10-K, 20-F, proxy statements, some annual reports, and other financial statements of public companies filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Yahoo! Finance This link opens in a new windowOrganized by Yahoo!, this meta site links to information on U.S. markets, world markets, data sources, finance references, investment editorials, financial news, and other helpful Web sites.
- Stockmaster - (formerly MIT Experimental Stock Market Page)With a "look-up" function by ticker symbol or name of the company, the site provides extensive investment information, including quotes, news, SEC filings, and earnings histories.
- Big ChartsThis commercial sources supplies a easy-to-use online charting and investment research Web sites providing access to interactive charts, quotes, reports and indicators on over 50,000 stocks, mutual funds, market indexes, and historical quotes back to 1985.
- Daily StocksA stock-screening site, with links to stock quotes, profiles, charts, news, SEC filings, market commentary and more.
- Public Register's Annual Report ServiceAmerica's largest annual report service which provides, free of charge, company financials, including annual reports, prospectuses or 10-Ks on over 3,600 public companies.
- Annual Report ServiceFREE directory of online annual reports available on the web.
