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Basic Facts About Registering A
Trademark |
- "An introduction to trademarks and the
process required for registering a trademark in the United States. The contents
of this online pamphlet are reasonably legible and could be invaluable to a
small business seeking to establish brand identity. The forms mentioned in the
pamphlet are available for download in Adobe PDF format."--site |
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BenefitsLink |
- "A compendium of articles, directories, newsletters, and
shareware for both benefits administrators and individuals who want a better
grasp on their benefits plan. BenefitsLink is maintained by Dave Baker, an
employee benefits (ERISA) lawyer since 1982."--site |
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Better Business
Bureau |
- "Aimed at upholding business ethics and resolving
consumer disputes, this venerable institution provides fraud alerts, a
publications directory, a national members list, and contact information for
BBBs nationwide. A set of Web based forms also makes it possible to file a
complaint online."--site. |
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BigBook (Business
Locator) |
- "If you run a business anywhere in the U.S., it probably
already has a "home page" in the BigBook. The BigBook team has combined
"yellow-pages" like business info with detailed maps from GeoSystems Global
Corp. to build an astounding commercial directory. Search for just about any
business and you'll discover its address and phone number and see a street map
you can zoom in and out for land based bearings."--site. |
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Business Researcher's
Index |
- A vast index to MIS sites on the Web, compiled by
Yogesh Malhotra of the University of Pittsburgh. Twenty different subject areas
are covered, ranging from IS Research & Reference to Journals &
Magazines and Complex Systems. |
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Business Resource
Center |
- "Maintained by Khera Communications, this center
contains information about starting a new business, managing that business, and
marketing products and services. The information, in the form of articles, is
probably most useful to those who are new to the world of business."--site. |
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Business Schools
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Business Sources on the Internet
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EDGARDatabase |
- "EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and
Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing,
acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are
required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). Currently, nearly three quarters of the publicly traded domestic
companies use EDGAR to make the majority of their filings."--site. |
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Government Contractor Resource
Center (GovCon) |
- "The on-line
community for Government Contractors. Includes areas such as Current
Business Opportunities, Information Center (which provides you with the Commerce
Business Daily, FACNET, Active Contracts, Teaming Opportunities, and Employment
Opportunities), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards,
agency publications, list of minority certified (8a) contractors, per diem
rates, Also Locate 8(a) certified firms by zip code, SIC Code, name or
other criteria, Interactive Yellow Pages and find DCAA audited companies
and their cognizant auditing office. Also Articles written by experts in
many fields."--site. |
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Foreign Exchange Rates |
- "Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Thinking about making
a bid for one of those lucrative government contracts? The big draw at GovCon is
free access to the current eight weeks of the U.S. Government Commerce Business
Daily. GovCon simplifies access to CBD via a search engine that filters
contracts by category and government agency. The only catch is that new users
are required to fill out a brief registration form and survey before they can
access the resources in GovCon."--site. |
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Insurance News
Network |
- "If you've got
questions about your auto, home, or life insurance, the Insurance News Network
(INN) is a good place to start. INN features FAQ like files on most aspects of
the insurance game, as well as company ratings from Standard & Poor,
worksheets, and statistics. INN is independently operated, with funding coming
from advertisers."--site. |
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Motley Fool |
- "Survey Net invites all comers to participate in their
online surveys, which run the gamut from politics, to sex, to shopping. The best
part about the surveys is that current results are posted even when the survey
is still ongoing. This gives users instant feedback and gratification that many
of the other online survey sites lack. The service is operated by AccessCom and
PCS, who invite people to republish their data, provided full credit is given.
All individual responses are confidential and anonymous."--site. |
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Survey Net |
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Smart Business
Supersite |
- "The Smart Business Supersite dishes out an array
of the informational tools necessary for success. Business execs can read up on
everything from finding sources of venture capital to choosing the best
accounting software. Also worth a look is the site's collection of hot tips of
the day, with obscure information about frequent eater miles, recycling laser
cartridges and expanding into the Chinese market."--site. |
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Thomas Register |
- "ThomasRegister.com is the world’s leading resource for
information on industrial products and services."--site.
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Yahoo- Business and Economy |
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Comprehensive listing of businesses and economic resources on the Web. Keyword
search allows you to do easy name searches. |
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Your Small Office |
- With an easy navigation scheme and informative,
up-to-the-minute articles, Your Small Office is a winner. Take advice from the
"money miser," learn about the latest hardware from the "tech expert," or just
read your horoscope at the "water cooler." This resource is brought to you by
the editors of Home Office Computing and Small Business Computing magazines. |