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Basic Business Research Methods
Topics include: Planning Your Research, Various Research Methods (including advantages and disadvantages), Selecting Research Methods, Analyzing, Interpreting and Reporting Results, Ethics and Conducting Research, Related Library Links, On-Line Discussion Groups.

Brint
If Brint doesn’t have it, then you probably don’t need it.

Comfind
Useful site for finding corporate web sites. Search by company name, business category, product, etc.

Companies Online
To find a particular company’s website, you can search this database by company name, city, state, industry or stock ticker symbol.

SBIR
Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program– $1/2 billion in early-stage R&D funding for small technology companies.

Business.com
The leading business search engine and business directory designed to help its usersfind the companies, products, services, and information they need.

Business Research Tutorial
This business research tutorial presents a step-by-step process for finding company and industry information on the World Wide Web.

Business Week
Information you need from Business Week and other valuablesources on the Net.

Canada’s Business and Consumer Site
Corporate sustainability tools and practices not only help businesses improve their social and environmental performance but can also help drive innovation

CEO Express
Daily News & Info, Business Research Office Tools & Travel BreaktimeExecuDiva.

Center for Women’s Business Research
The premier source of knowledge about women business owners and their enterprises worldwide. The Center’s mission is to unleash the economic potential of women entrepreneurs by conducting research, sharing information and increasing knowledge about this fast-growing sector of the economy.

CIOBC
The CIO E-Business Research Center examines the current stateand future directions of conducting commerce on the Web.

Company Home Pages
Dogpile

Company Overviews
Hoover’s Online

eBusiness Research Center (eBRC)
Now the pre-eminent center for research in e-business, e-business on demand and adaptive organization.

Entrepreneurial Links
Links to sites that offer help and advice for the entrepreneur.

Great Plains Info
Relevant information and insightful data on economic conditions, in Nebraska, the Great Plains, and the USA as a general service to individuals and businesses in the state.
Go.com
Find corporate websites. Click on the Business subhead, then choose Companies in the websites section. Links to numerous sites to help find corporate pages.

Hoovers
Online database of 50,000 companies. FEE for some of the detailed information.

Job Links
Difficult to find links gathered by Vaughn Consulting Group

Jobnet.com
Philadelphia’s Career Site

MSU Business
Current information on the business climate, news, history, political structure, economic landscape, and relevant statistical data for 196 countries.

McMaster Business Research Center (Canada)
E-business Knowledge for a Changing World. McMaster E-commerce Research Center, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

MIT Center for eBusiness
MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Monster
Research Companies in Monster’s Business Section

National Institutes of Health
Small Business Funding Opportunities

New York SBDC
New York State’s SBDC is often recognized as the premier business assistance program in the state.

National Bureau of Economic Research
Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions from Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research

NUA Internet surveys & Demographics (Canada)
Comprehensive round up of all internet related news worldwide as well as a mailing list.

Research Magazine
Free subscription to Research Magazine.

Riley Guide
Puts the top business research sources (both print and online) in one easy-to-use place.

Research Institute for Small and Emerging Business
This site is not yet fully fuctional, but promises to be of great value as their resources are developed.

Self Employment and Home Business eBooks
A collection of topics to get you headed in the right direction with the right information.

State and Local Governments on the Net

Strategis Research Center (Canada)
This web site is designed to encourage small business researchers and policy analysts across Canada to share information on small business research and policy.

UMass Library
Digital business library at University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

VECTEC Electronic Business Resource Center
Research center containing e-commerce articles, web site links, and statisticsfor small businesses seeking helpful e-business information.
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Government Websites