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General

Business and Company Resource Center (Gale/Cengage Learning). Companies, brands, full-text business periodicals, and more. Provided by NOVEL.

Business Source Complete (EBSCO). A large collection of full-text journals covering all topics within the business field plus indexing and abstracting of additional journals and extensive full-text content from non-periodical sources. Provided via SUNYConnect.

General Business File ASAP (Gale/Cengage Learning). This database provides access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals, and company directory listings with full text and images available. Provided by NOVEL.

Regional Business News (EBSCO). Comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications. Provided via SUNYConnect.

Accounting

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Career information, professional software, and links to all states.

Advertising

Advertising World. A collection of Internet resources for advertising and marketing professionals, students, and teachers.

Ad*Access. A collection of more than 7,000 advertisements in U.S. newspapers and magazines from 1911 to 1955.

Companies

EDGAR Archives (SEC). Full-text searchable index to SEC filings by corporations. Date range is from 1994 to present. Only those filings that are available to the public are included.

Hoover's Online. Data on more than 50,000 public and private U.S. companies. Reports are not free.

LexisNexis Academic . A reference service that lets you search the news, from 1980 to today, look for U.S. and state legal cases, get company information, research countries of the world, and also find biographical information on public figures.  All full text sources with an "easy search" or "power search" interface.

The Times 100 UK: Marketing Theory, Business Case Studies. Free educational resource for students and teachers of business studies that provides 100 online case studies of well-known companies.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. Directory of 160,000 U.S. and Canadian manufacturing companies. Search by product category, company, or brand name. Free registration required.

Consumer Interest

BBB: Better Business Bureau. The Council of Better Business Bureaus site where you can find information on an individual company and/or submit a complaint.

Economics

Business Economics and Theory Collection (Gale/Cengage Learning). Database of over 150 full-text journals and other content focusing on topics in economics. Provided by NOVEL.

U.S. Census Bureau. Economic Indicators. The latest U.S. economic statistics.

International Monetary Fund. Home page of the International Monetary Fund where you will find economic data for countries worldwide and other publications of this organization.

Living Wage Calculator. Find living wages for local communities based on cost of living.

World Bank. Home page of the World Bank with information about all countries that it assists.

Industries and Careers

Culinary Arts Collection (Gale/Cengage Learning). Database that includes 150 cooking and nutrition magazines covering all aspects of this industry. Searchable also for recipes and restaurant reviews. Provided by NOVEL.

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection (Gale/Cengage Learning). Database of content from over 500 industry journals. Provided by NOVEL.

Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection (Gale/Cengage Learning). Offering content from over 300 largely full-text journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. Provided by NOVEL.

Insurance

Best's Ratings Online. Ratings of nearly 6,000 insurance companies.

Insurance & Liability Collection (Gale/Cengage Learning). This collection, comprised of over 20 journals, takes a broad view of this multimillion dollar industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more. Provided by NOVEL.

Small Business

Small Business Administration (SBA). Government site providing information on starting, financing, and expanding a small business.

Small Business Collection (Gale/Cengage Learning). Perfect for business students and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Users will find over 280 full-text periodicals covering the subject. Provided by NOVEL. 

Stocks

Daily Stocks. DailyStocks.com is the web's first and biggest stock research site.

Stock Exchanges WorldWide. Major stock exchanges worldwide.