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Statistics
- Census Data / Demographics
Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
Census data from the ultimate source!
American Factfinder
http://factfinder.census.gov
Includes industry and business facts, community profiles, links to economic census reports and geographic summary tables.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://stats.bls.gov
Labor, economic, statisical data, including stats on unemployment and consumer price indexes. Includes full text of Monthly Labor Review and Occupational Outlook Quarterly.
County Business Patterns
http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/index.html
Economic data for American counties by industry.
Economic Censuses
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html
Industry data on a 5 year basis with 1997 latest.
Economic Indicators
www.economicindicators.gov
Population and Housing
http://www.census.gov/population/www/
The decennial census providing extensive demographic information.
Regional Economic Conditions (RECON)
http://www2.fdic.gov/recon/
RECON was originally designed to assist the FDIC in the examination process by providing economic information at the state, MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area), and county levels. Anyone with Internet access is able to drill down to any state, MSA, or county to view standard graphs, tables, and maps depicting economic conditions and how they have changed over time.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
http://www.bea.gov
Economic statistics. Also provides access to the Survey of Current Business, a monthy governmental publication.
United Nations Statistics Division
http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/statdiv.htm
Links to socioeconomic data for 229 countries.
- Company / Stock Market / Industry
Doing Business
http://www.doingbusiness.org
World Bank publishes this collection of reports by international analysts to help business
people worldwide; reports include starting a business and dealing with contracts, licenses, etc.;
other reports might address gender topics and city rankings.
EDGAR: Electronic SEC Filings
http://www.sec.gov/edaux/searches.htm
Documents filed by public companies including corporate annual and 10K reports. Available here and at www.FreeEdgar.com
American Marketplace (2007 edition)
print copy in Durick Library: Reference Ha.a635 2007
Household Spending (2007 edition)
print copy in Durick Library: Reference HC110.C6 O34
SRDS: The Lifestyle Market Analyst (2008 edition)
print copy in Durick Library: Reference HA 203.L54 2008)
Consumer Expenditures Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/cex/home.htm
Snapshot Series International Market Data Info
Currency Converter
http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic
Money—Past, Present and Future
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/money.html
Site linking to history of and research about money and monetary policy.
Oanda
http://www.oanda.com
Currency converter which calculates current and historical currencies.
BEonline Plus (Library of Congress business directory)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline/index.html
Business.gov
http://www.business.gov
"One stop shopping" for small business resources--a collaboration of 21 federal agencies.
SCORE: counselors to America's small business
www.score.org
"A nonprofit dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the ...growth of small business nationwide."
U.S. Small Business Administration
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
Includes publications, laws, regulations, reports, statistics, loan information and government related info, along with links to business topics of interest.
Inc.com
http://www.inc.com
Articles on wide list of topics as well as information about writing a business plan and numerous "how to" guides.
Institute for Business and Professional Ethics
http://www.depaul.edu/ethics/
Created by DePaul University this site provides access to net resources on ethics.
Vermontguides
http://www.vermontguides.com
Includes an index to the Burlington area Business Digest magazine.
Vermont International Trade Alliance
http://infoserv2.ita.doc.gov/ticwebsite/ned.nsf/d119b694
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An organization providing Vermont businesses with international trade assistance.
AccountingNet
http://www.accountingnet.com/
A searchable database for news, interviews with notables, innovative ideas and job and resume applications. Provides access to accounting associations and vendors of related products.
American Accounting Association
http://aaahq.org/index.cfm
AAA home page providing information on accounting topics, links to journals and newsletters, standards and reference sites.
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
http://www.aicpa.org/Pages/Default.aspx
A searchable site for public accountants including information about the organization as well as publications and an interactive forum.
Financial Accounting Standards Board
http://www.fasb.org/
Provides news, information, and education for auditors and users of financial information. | 
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