Accounting & Taxes

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
http://www.fasab.gov/
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board promulgates accounting principles for federal government reporting entities. This website provides access to all publications issued by FASAB including exposure drafts, the volume of original pronouncements, newsletters, minutes and meeting agendas.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
http://www.fasab.gov/accepted.html
The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures that companies use to compile their financial statements. GAAP is a combination of authoritative standards (set by policy boards) and simply the commonly accepted ways of recording and reporting accounting information.

Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov/
US government agency responsible for tax collection and tax law enforcement. Provides downloadable income tax forms, instructions, and agency publications.

Rutgers Accounting Web: Accounting Resources on the Internet
http://accounting.rutgers.edu/raw/internet/internet1.htm
The Accounting Research Center at Rutgers University maintains a massive directory of Web sites related to accounting topics.

SmartPros Accounting Students
http://www.smartpros.com/accountingstudents.xml
An online resource for accounting students, which features daily accounting news updates, a guide to tax & accounting resources on the Web, an online forum, employment information, and "tips, tricks and solutions for accounting students and working world neophytes."

Tax, Accounting, Human Resources & Payroll Sites Directory
http://www.taxsites.com/
Links to resources about state, federal, and international taxes and the field of accounting. Includes links to associations, academic resources, software, directories, and news. Also has links to useful government, law, and employment sites.

WebCPA
http://www.webcpa.com/
"Tools and resources for the electronic accountant." This website features free, full-text articles of Accounting Today, Accounting Technology, and Practical Accountant. It also has a newswire, news from Washington, and industry rankings. To read the newsletter you must register; registration is free.

Advertising & Marketing

Ad Council Campaigns
http://www.adcouncil.org/campaigns/
A collection of public service advertisements that aim at making "a measurable difference in our society."

Ad*Access
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/
This historical site, presenting "images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955," also comes from the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, & Marketing History and the Rare Book, Manuscript, & Special Collections Library at Duke University. It features five subject categories and a timeline, and is both browsable and searchable.

AdForum
http://www.adforum.com/
A "portal to the advertising, marketing and communications industry, with direct links to 18632 agencies in 140 countries." Selected commercials and advertisements are viewable free. There is also a database of international commercials and advertisements.

Advertising Principles
http://fourps.wharton.upenn.edu/advertising/
Summarizes what is known about how to create an effective advertising campaign on TV or in print.

American Marketing Association: Academic Resource Center
http://www.marketingpower.com/content4282.php
Offers resources for Marketing academics and students, such as a journal list, bibliographies, course syllabi, and career information.

Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/eaa/
Historical site from the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, & Marketing History and the Rare Book, Manuscript, & Special Collections Library at Duke University includes over 9,000 images gathered into 11 categories, as well as a timeline. The categories are both browseable and searchable.

Nielsen Media Research
http://www.nielsenmedia.com/
In the United States, Nielsen Media Research provides television audience estimates for broadcast and cable networks, television stations, national syndicators, regional cable television systems, satellite providers, advertisers and advertising agencies. Free reports are available online.

William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising and Design
http://www.eisnermuseum.org/exhibits/online.shtm
An interactive educational center focusing on advertising and design, and their impact on our culture.

Association for Consumer Research (ACR)
http://www.acrwebsite.org/
To advance consumer research and facilitate the exchange of scholarly information among members of academia, industry, and government worldwide." This Web site publishes selected articles and offers resources for marketers and researchers.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: Advertising Division
http://www.aejmc.net/advertising/

Marketing Science Institute (MSI)
http://www.msi.org/
A "not-for-profit institute established in 1961 as a bridge between business and academia. Its mission is to initiate, support and disseminate leading-edge studies by academic scholars that address research issues specified by member companies."

National Communication Association (NCA)
http://www.natcom.org
NCA focuses on "the study of how messages in various media are produced, used, and interpreted within and across different contexts, channels, and cultures."

Ad Council
http://www.adcouncil.org/
As the leading producer of public service advertisements (PSAs) since 1942, the Ad Council has been addressing critical social issues for generations of Americans.

American Advertising Federation (AAF)
http://www.aaf.org/
A "trade association that represents 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry."

American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA)
http://www.aaaa.org/
A trade association representing the advertising agency business in the United States.

American Marketing Association
http://www.marketingpower.com/
An association for practitioners in every area of Marketing. This Web site offers articles about best practices and marketing cases. It also provides services for job seekers and employers.

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
http://www.iabc.com/
An international network for professionals in corporate communication.

Outdoor Advertisinig Association of America (OAAA)
http://www.oaaa.org/
"Dedicated to promoting, protecting and advancing outdoor advertising interests in the U.S." This Web site provides analyses and statistics of outdoor advertising and marketing.

Annual Reports

Annual Reports Library
http://www.zpub.com/sf/arl/index.html
On this site, there is "information for investors about how to read an annual report, how to find reports online, information for students and educators as well as for those involved in creating annual reports and for those interested in reports by non-profit and charitable organizations."

US Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov/
Official Federal Agency website, including news, legal and other releases, investor educational material, and 10K annual reports from major U.S. and foreign public companies.

Banking

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
http://www.fdic.gov/
"The FDIC is the independent deposit insurance agency created by Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's banking system." Sections include the FDIC Corporate Library and consumer information.

FED101: The Federal Reserve Today
http://www.kc.frb.org/fed101/
An interactive guide to the U.S. Federal Reserve system, including History, Structure, Monetary Policy, Banking Supervision, and Financial Services.

Business Administration & Management

Better Business Bureau (BBB)
http://www.bbb.org/
Company information, complaints, dispute resolution, and consumer information from the BBB.

Business Netiquette International
http://www.bspage.com/1netiq/Netiq.html
An article providing advice on e-mail netiquette between businesses, especially cross-border and cross-culture communications.

The Conference Board
http://www.conference-board.org/
"The Conference Board is the world's leading business membership and research organization, connecting senior executives from more than 2,200 enterprises in over 60 nations. A nonprofit, nonadvocacy organization, The Conference Board produces the Consumer Confidence Index, the Leading Economic Indicators, and a wide range of reports on best business practices and the latest economic trends, which leads to The Conference Board receiving more than 21,000 media citations per year. The Conference Board also provides a diverse program of conferences and forums for over 15,000 executives from different industries and nations to meet and share insights."

ManagementFirst
http://first.emeraldinsight.com/index.htm
"ManagementFirst provides management articles, networking and expertise on a range of topics including business management, workplace leadership styles, strategic management, electronic commerce, marketing research, training and development, customer relationship management, human resources, time management and global marketing strategies. At the core of ManagementFirst is a 110,000 strong database of abstracts, management articles and book reviews dating back to 1989... It also serves as a gateway to recommended sources of management information including management-related web sites, professional associations and management consultants." Articles in their database are available to order online, with some free articles available each month.

U. S. Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov

U.S. Business Advisor
http://www.business.gov/
"The U.S. Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions." Sections available include: Common Questions, How-to and News. Searchable.

Business Classification Codes

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html

Business Plans

Bplans.com
http://www.bplans.com/
Browse 500 free sample business plans

Business.gov
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
Essential Elements of a Good Business Plan. A link to writing business plans, including a sample plan and business directories

Business Plan Archive
http://www.businessplanarchive.org/
In partnership with the Library of Congress, the Center for History and New Media, and the University of Maryland Libraries, the Archive collects and preserves business plans and related planning documents from the Birth of the Dot Com Era so that future generations will be able to learn from this remarkable episode in the history of technology and entrepreneurship.

Center for Business Planning
http://www.businessplans.org/
Free business plans. Information is provided on every area of planning a business including: acquire venture capital, define new products, market analysis, competitive analysis, production management, tax problems, legal issues, prepare financial statements, write a business plan and much more."

Business Rankings/ Lists

Forbes Lists
http://www.forbes.com/lists/

Fortune 500
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/fortune500
Various lists of the Fortune 500 companies. Includes top performers, industry medians, company list, industry lists, CEO list, and the Global 500. You can create different lists using the Custom Ranking. Links to Fortune's short company profiles are provided. Other lists from Fortune (cool companies, best companies to work for, etc.) are available from its homepage.

Global Web 500
http://www.metamoney.com/globalListIndex.html
The world's largest non-U.S. companies on the web.

Business Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov

Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
The Census Bureau's economic programs section (http://www.census.gov/econ/www/index.html) provides statistics relevant to the business community. Notable publications include:

County Business Patterns
http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
Annual tables, giving county-level data on employment, total payrolls, number of establishments, and size of business.

ZIP Code Business Patterns
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/zbp_base.html
ZIP Business Patterns presents business counts, by size, for hundreds of industries, plus summaries by ZIP code (without industry breakdown) for employment, payroll, and counts by employment size. The data are based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, which are available at http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html.

E-commerce

Federal Trade Commission: E-Commerce & Internet
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/business/ecommerce.shtm
Consumer and business information related e-commerce on the Internet from the Federal Trade Commission. Topics include: epayments, privacy, identity theft and other legal implications, and advertising on the internet.

Grants & Grantseekers

The Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org/
The Foundation Center is a non-profit organization devoted to serving the information needs of grantmakers and grantseekers. They publish an extensive list of books and provide libraries and training sessions related to the non-profit sector. The Website's Reference Desk has a FAQ page organized by topic, a long list of annotated links for finding online sites related to non-profits, and an online reference librarian who takes questions by e-mail. There are also some informational materials online such as a "A Proposal Writing Short Course."

Human Resources

Tax, Accounting, Human Resources & Payroll Sites Directory
http://www.taxsites.com/
Links to resources about state, federal, and international taxes and the field of accounting. Includes links to associations, academic resources, software, directories, and news. Also has links to useful government, law, and employment sites.

Human Resource Executive Online
http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/index.jsp
Annotated guide to Internet resources in "human resources, labor relations, benefits, training, technology, staffing, recruiting, leadership, motivation, insurance, relocation, legal issues and more." Search the collection or browse by subject.

Human Resources and the Internet
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/humanResourcesAndTheInternet.html
Cornell University's Catherwood Library maintains this directory of Web sites related to human resources. Topics include arbitration, diversity, employment law, training and development, and much more.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.eeoc.gov/
Includes federal laws, regulations, and policy guidelines, statistics, press releases, services to employers and employees, and instructions on filing a complaint.

U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration
http://www.osha.gov/
Federal agency responsible for monitoring safe and healthy conditions in the workplace. Web site provides OSHA regulations, standards, manuals, and recordkeeping guidelines; a searchable database or OSHA inspection reports; a similar database for OSHA accident reports; injury and illness statistics; and publications.

International Business

EUROPA: Dialog with Business
http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/nav/en/business/index.html
Maintained by the European Commission.

European Union Business Resources
http://www.eurunion.org/infores/bestbussites.htm
Links to unofficial sites that contain potentially useful information.

Personal Finance (taxes SEE accounting)

Yahoo Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com/
Access to a wide array of financial resources including financial news, Insurance information, Loan and mortgage rates, Online tax center.

Stock Market

Big Charts
http://www.bigcharts.com/
Looking for the value of your stock in 1992? Bigcharts provides historical stock quotes as far back as 1970. This site also contains interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis and news.

Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
EDGAR is a no-frills site which gives current Securities and Exchange Commission filings for America's public companies and mutual funds.

New York Stock Exchange
http://www.nyse.com/
Along with quick quotes, the New York Stock Exchange's Web site offers detailed information about all NYSE companies, an overview of international companies, and historical information about the NYSE. Users may register for a free portfolio tracker.

NASDAQ Stock Market
http://www.nasdaq.com/
The NASDAQ Stock Market Home Page can process information requests for up to ten stock quotes at one time. In addition to quotes, users have access to charts, company news, stock reports, and some SEC filings.

American Stock Exchange
http://www.amex.com
American Stock Exchange investors and issuers will find comprehensive information at this site. Menus and links are provided to access the market and historical data, charts and news.

Yahoo Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com/
Access to a wide array of financial resources including: U.S. and Canadian financial (stock) market & company information as well as Foreign market information & quotes.