Subject/Research Guides: Business Guide: Business Web Resources

Business Web Resources

World Bank Group Data
Open access to databases and datasets, including World Development Indicators (WDI), Global Development Finance (GDF), Africa Development Indicators (ADI), and Global Economic Monitor (GEM).
ALA Best of the Best Business Websites
The American Library Association compiles lists of online sources approved by librarians. The subject index offers broad categories for you to browse.
University of South Carolina Libraries
Categorized list of sites including reference materials online and special “business search” sites.
USA.gov - Small Business
Government links for business including country and trade data, business and employment data, and free government publications.
data.gov
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Economic, consumer, wage, employment, industry, demographic, spending, occupational, safety and health data are all available from this excellent and well organized site.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
This website offers free financial data including quarterly and annual reports on most U.S. public companies such as 10K and 10Q filings. In addition to corporate filings, news, laws and regulations, a quick EDGAR tutorial is offered on this site.
Big Charts
This website offers a variety of options to create stock charts and graphs. The historical stock information is particularly useful (see historical quotes.)
CNN Money
This site has concise information on US and global markets as well as stock market data.
CEO Express
A site with an extensive list of business, news, government, reference, law, and technology links.
Fuld & Company
An established competitive intelligence firm (business and industry research.) Their website offers links to numerous and useful free online resources.
Yahoo Finance
A substantial amount of free information and data including news, financials, stock research including current and historical data, and currency data. Yahoo has created an “Education Center” with some interesting glossaries and tutorials.
Internalional Business and Economics
Multiple links from WWW Virtual Library on international business and economics related to US and Canadian governments, business, commercial and international organizations.
Business Ethics
Business Ethics is an online magazine with a strong heritage in the fields of ethics, governance, corporate responsibility and socially responsible investing.
Business Plans from Bplans
Your complete guide to business planning.Bplans has everything you need to start planning and growing your business today.Hundreds of free sample plans,the standard business plan outline, and what to consider before you start writing.
Federal Reserve Board
Board of governors for the Federal Reserve System
World Council of Credit Unions
In pursuit of its vision to build a global community, the mission of World Council of Credit Unions is to be the world's leading advocate, platform, development agency and good governance model for credit unions.
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
Statistics and data pertaining to financial markets and the economy.

Google Advanced Search

For certain complex searches, you might want more control over the results that you see. Try the Advanced Search page to see options for making your searches more precise and getting more useful results.

Google Advanced Search

Evaluating Web Resources

Evaluating Websites
A short video on how to evaluate websites from the University of California Irvine Science Library.

Website Evaluation Criteria

Website Evaluation Criteria
Use this resource to judge the Accuracy, Authority, Currency, and Objectivity of a website. Also includes information regarding website domains.