Business and Governmental Links

Internet Resources for Business

www.bsdi.com/info/ becoming-an-isp-kolstad.html		Becoming an Internet Service Provider Becoming an Internet Service Provider, by Rob Kolstad of Berkeley Software Design, Inc., is a white paper providing a brief explanation of the Internet, the services it provides, and how new "Internet Service Providers" start up their operation.
www.bigbook.com/	BigBook BigBook, Inc., is a type of "Yellow Pages" that combines a complete list of U.S. businesses with street-level maps, customer voting, reviews and personal address books.
www.ld.com/cbd/today/ index.html-ssi	Commerce Business Daily The Commerce Business Daily (CBD), compiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the official listing of all federal government contracting opportunities and awards over $25,000.
www.directory.net/	Commercial Sites Index Open Market sponsors the Commercial Sites Index, a directory of commercial services, products, and information on the Internet.
www.hoovers.com/	Hoover's Online Hoover's Online offers a comprehensive business database, frequent news updates, and a powerful search engine.
www.thegiim.org/	How to Publish on the Web How to Publish on the Web, maintained by The Global Institute for Interactive Multimedia, a non-profit organization, offers guidelines to the following audiences for publishing World Wide Web pages: teachers, college faculty, and other educators; small business owners; community leaders; people in the professions; non-profit executives; government officials; and students.
www.entremkt.com/ifa/	International Franchise Association The International Franchise Association includes extensive information about franchising.
www.interbiznet.com/	Internet Business Network The Internet Business Network (IBN) offers articles and content devoted to helping businesses with marketing and design on the Web, recruiting over the Web. In addition, IBN provides a daily paper for job hunters.
www.vmedia.com/vvc/ onlcomp/business/	Internet Business Online A hypertext version of the acclaimed Internet Business Online, the Ventana Press guide covering the complete range of business topics on the Web.
www.interquote.com/	InterQuote InterQuote provides information on stocks, options, indices, funds, and futures from most U.S. and Canadian exchanges.
www.irin.com/	Investor Relations Information Network Corporate Document Systems hascreated a centralized location -- the Investor Relations Information Network -- for access to company annual reports.
netpart.com/company/ search.html	NetPartners Company Site Locator NetPartners Company Site Locator allows users to search for either company names (e.g., NetPartners) or domain names (e.g., company.com), to see if they maintain a World Wide Web site and/or an FTP site.
www.switchboard.com/	Switchboard Switchboard is a free nationwide residential and business directory.
www.business.gov/	U.S. Business Advisor The U.S. Business Advisor is a service of the Federal Government for businesses. The Advisor provides "business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions."
www.sba.gov/	U.S. Small Business Administration The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides information for starting, financing, and expanding a small business. In addition, the SBA includes details about SBA Programs and a shareware library of programs to run a business.
Federal Government Sites
stats.bls.gov/	Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government for labor economics and statistics, includes current and historical data, the economy at a glance, publications, regional Information, and research papers.
www.census.gov/	Census Bureau The Bureau of the Census offers the latest economic indicators with tables, United States and world population estimates, press releases and tip sheets, and audio clips and transcripts from the Census Radio Broadcast Service. The site also allows users to browse by subject. Customize the data to your needs -- try out the on-the-fly mapping and census information software!
cpsc.gov/	Consumer Product Safety Commission The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) provides helpful consumer and business information, including press releases and publications. Or browse CPSC "success stories."
ceq.eh.doe.gov/	Council on Environmental Quality The Council on Environmental Quality provides environmental information. Of note is NEPANet, a detailed site of information and materials related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including the full text statute; and the EnviroText Retrieval System, an on-line searchable library providing easy access to environment, safety and health Federal and State statutes and regulations, as well as Indian Tribal Codes and Treaties, and International Agreements.
www.doc.gov/	Department of Commerce The Department of Commerce maintains new reports, press releases, and conference announcements; speeches, Commerce publications and additional information about the Department of Commerce; and links to Department of Commerce Agencies and Information Services, including STAT-USA, which provides access to the the Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1997.
www.ed.gov/	Department of Education The Department of Education provides recent news, which includes press releases and transcripts of speeches and testimony; the Teacher's Guide to the Department of Education and the Researcher's Guide to the Department of Education; discussions of grant allocation and financial assistance matters for education; and full text publications.
www.usdoj.gov/	Department of Justice The Department of Justice provides Justice links to Department organizations and recent Justice Department issues and news. Of note are the Justice Department Gophers, which include archives of press releases as well as detailed information Department actions, including antitrust.
www.dol.gov/	Department of Labor The Department of Labor (DOL) provides information about the DOL and Department agencies, access to the DOL Government Information Locator Service (GILS), press releases, statutory and regulatory information, and labor-related data.
www.ustreas.gov/	Department of the Treasury The Department of the Treasury provides an assortment of resources, including testimony before Congress; information about fighting financial crimes via the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); current sanctions and embargo information from Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control; and links to other Treasury Department Bureaus.
www.epa.gov/	Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) includes a description of the EPA and its duties; EPA news and events; information on rules, regulations, and legislation; EPA publications; and environmental test methods and guidelines.
www.fcc.gov/	Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) maintains the Daily Digest, information on broadcast spectrum auctions, consumer information, the full-text and commentary for the Telecommunications Act of 1996, forms, speeches by FCC officials, and information on fees.
www.ftc.gov/	Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission maintains press releases; information on Commission actions; Commission speeches and articles; information on conferences, hearings, and workshops; the FTC ConsumerLine, providing facts for consumers; details on consumer protection rules and guides. As well, users can join the Bureau of Consumer Protection's interactive discussion of privacy issues.
www.irs.ustreas.gov/ prod/cover.html	Internal Revenue Service -- Digital Daily The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) maintains the Digital Daily, an atypical IRS publication with splashy graphics, contemporary writing, and practical information. Of course, the Digital Daily also contains nuts-and-bolts tax forms, publications, and information.
www.uspto.gov/	Patent and Trademark Office The Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers general information about patents and trademarks, details about USPTO services, United States and international legal materials. As well, users can search the U.S. Patent Database.
www.sec.gov/	Securities and Exchange Commission The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains daily issues; information about the SEC; "What Every Investor Should Know"; the EDGAR database of corporate information; SEC news digests and public statements; information for small businesses; current SEC proposals and final rules; and information on the SEC Enforcement Division.
www.business.gov/	U.S. Business Advisor The U.S. Business Advisor is a service of the Federal Government for businesses. The Advisor provides "business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions."
www.house.gov/	U.S. House of Representatives The U.S. House of Representatives provides public access to legislative information as well as information about Members, Committees, and Organizations of the House and to other U.S. government information resources. This site contains a tutorial on the legislative process, as well as a reference for currents bills and resolutions before Congress.
www.senate.gov/	U.S. Senate The United States Senate provides online information from and about the members of the Senate, Senate Committees, and Senate leadership and support offices. This evolving service also provides general background information about U.S. Senate legislative procedures, Senate facilities in the U.S. Capitol, and the history of the Senate.
www.sba.gov/	U.S. Small Business Administration The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides information for starting, financing, and expanding a small business. In addition, the SBA includes details about SBA Programs and a shareware library of programs to run a business.
www.whitehouse.gov	White House The White House maintains a wealth of executive branch information in simple-to-use formats. Of note are the Economic Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR) and the Social Statistics Briefing Room (SSBR), which contain a selection of Federal statistics as reported by Federal agencies; the Interactive Citizens' Handbook, a guide to information and services from the Federal government; The Virtual Library, which allows users to search White House documents, listen to speeches, and view photos; and the Briefing Room, which contains, among other services, daily press releases.