General Information

• New York Public Library Science, Industry, and Business Library - Provides extensive information on a wide variety of topics dealing with business, science, and industry.

• Researching Companies on the Internet - This business research tutorial presents a step-by-step process for finding free company and industry information on the World Wide Web.

Annual Reports

• Annual Report Gallery - http://www.reportgallery.com -
  Provides access to annual reports from close to 1000 American companies as well as some foreign ones.

• SCETI: Corporate Annual Reports - http://www.library.upenn.edu/etext/collections/lippincott -
  Facsimiles of corporate annual reports from the Lippincott Library collection.

Directories

• American Export Register - http://www.aernet.com/english/ -
  A searchable database of over 45,000 export companies in the U.S. in 5500 categories.

• CompaniesOnline Search - http://www.companiesonline.com/ -
  Provides information on more than 75,000 public/private businesses. Searchable by name, location, industry, or URL.

• Hoover's Online - http://www.hoovers.com -
  "The ultimate source for company information" provides current and historical financial information; free email newsletter; subscription offers more in-depth information.

• Sweet's Online - http://www.sweets.com -
  Online access to Sweet's Catalog of building product information.

• Wall Street City - http://www.wallstreetcity.com -
  Research public companies, stock performance, company reports and other valuable information.

Government Information

• EDGAR Archives (SEC) - http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm -
  Provides a searchable index to the filings by corporations to the S.E.C.

• EDGAR Online - http://www.edgar-online.com/ -
  A searchable index to the filings by corporations to the S.E.C. characterized by better searching capabilities and more information than the S.E.C. site. Includes list of current day's filings (no detail) and additional information about those companies.

• Free Edgar - http://www.freeedgar.com/ -
  Real-time access to SEC filings at no charge.

• Government Business - http://www.business.gov -
  This site provides businesses with access to federal government information, services, and transactions.

• Small Business Administration - http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/ -
  Provides information on starting, financing, and expanding a business.

• U.S. Imports/Exports - http://govinfo.library.orst.edu/impexp.html -
  Provides access to databases that contain the value and quantity of goods imported or exported. Provides import data for each commodity and country.

International Reports

• International Trade Association - http://www.ita.doc.gov -
  This site provides information designed to help U.S. businesses compete in the global marketplace.

• Thomas Register Europe - http://www.tipcoeurope.com -
  Immediate access to 140,000 industrial suppliers throughout 17 European countries. Free. Registration is required.

• Trade Data Online - http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_homep.html -
  Import and export information and international trade statistics.