Internet Resources for
Business
Research and Studies
These are some internet resources of interest just to get you started on your searching. Comments and suggestions for maintaining this page are welcome!
The Virtual International Business and Economic Sources site, located at UNC-Charlotte, is a general source for doing business internationally on the Web.
A site created by the Michigan State University- Center for International Business Education and Research
(MSU-CIBER) to aid in doing business research.
This is a list of databases to which the FIU Libraries have subscribed. If you are faculty, staff, or a currently enrolled student of FIU, you can access these databases. If you are working off-campus, you will first need to go through the EZProxy.
A limited number of companies' annual reports are available through
this service. See also the connection to DISCLOSURE, INC., located in the
Electronic Reference area of the library.
This is the system which is replacing the SIC (Standard Industrial
Classification) under NAFTA. This site give translations of SIC/NAICS numbers
in both directions.
EDGAR is the database of the SEC housing the electronic reports of
public companies in the U.S. All publicly traded companies are required
to file their 10Ks and other reports here from 1996.
SEE ALSO: Disclosure Inc products, located in the Electronic Reference
area of the library.
No longer the "American" association, this international organization accredits colleges and schools of business
around the world. This site gives access to brief descriptions of accredited institutions.
A limited number of companies' annual reports are available through
this site. SEE ALSO the DISCLOSURE Global Access service on the FIU Library's BUSINESS "SUBJECT" page.
This commercial site provides examples of business plans. For a fee, they have products that will modify their example plans or provide a guide to starting a business, as well as other entrepreneurial tools.
Not only does this site provide links to international corporate information, including state by state goverment records in the U.S., but also such things as property records that are online. It has access to definitions of corporation abreviations (inc., GmbH, etc.) and to news articles and an currency exchange rate calculator. You may search by company, country, or industry. This site provides a very broad source of business information.
Analysis, news, and forecasts of the poitical, economic and business environment for many countries. Faculty, staff, or currently enrolled students of FIU can access these databases. If you are working off-campus, you will first need to go through the EZProxy.
The standard source of what a job is all about and how to prepare for it, as well as what the outlook for employment is in specific fields. Published biennially by the BLS.
This quarterly publication updates the biennial Occupational Outlook Handbook, above, and includes articles highlighting specific careers and other opportunities..
A limited number of companies' annual reports are available through
this service. See also the connection to DISCLOSURE, INC., located in the
Electronic Reference area of the library.
Not only does this site provide links to international corporate information, including state by state goverment records in the U.S., but also such things as property records that are online. It has access to definitions of corporation abreviations (inc., GmbH, etc.) and to news articles and an currency exchange rate calculator. You may search by company, country, or industry. This site provides a very broad source of business information.
This is the official home page of the Datastream company, including a number of aids. Disclosure is a subsidiary of Thomson Financial and Primark. FIU students and faculty using the EZProxy may go to the Global Access database directly for Annual Reports to Stockholders, proxy reports, and 10K Reports. Within Global Access you will find a link to PiranhaWeb, with its searchable database for building profiles of public companies, U.S. and international.
EDGAR is the database of the SEC housing the electronic reports of
public companies in the U.S. All publicly traded companies are required
to file their 10Ks and other reports here from 1996.
SEE ALSO: Disclosure Inc/Primark products, located in the Electronic Reference
area of the library.
EDGAR is the database of the SEC housing the electronic reports of
public companies in the U.S. All publicly traded companies are required
to file their 10Ks and other reports here from 1996.
SEE ALSO: Disclosure Inc products, located in the Electronic Reference
area of the library
The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.
EDGAR is the database of the SEC housing the electronic reports of
public companies in the U.S. All publicly traded companies are required
to file their 10Ks and other reports here from 1996.
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