Business Subject Guide

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Reference USA
12 million U.S. businesses directory. Searchable by name and yellow page heading.
*Home Use for OPL Only.
library card Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
(Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Information on Internet commerce, and profiles of top e-commerce companies & innovators.
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Business Source Complete
Offers full text access to many business publications covering virtually every area of business including accounting, banking, computer science, construction, economics, finance, insurance, tax and much more.
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Business Source Elite
Provides full text articles from over 1,060 business journals.
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Corporate Resource Net
Provides over 4,000 searchable sources covering a broad spectrum of U.S. and international business topics and industries.
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Thomas Register
170,000 U.S. manufacturing companies and products.
*Free. Need to register for username.
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Oshkosh Resources

Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce Members
Lists links to the official web sites of over 200 Oshkosh businesses. Provided by the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce.

Oshkosh Demographics
Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce - community profile & demographics.

Downtown Oshkosh ~ Business Resources
Links local business sites & Oshkosh Downtown Business District minutes & agendas.

Advocap Business Development Program
The goal of the Business Development Program is to help persons with low incomes gain self sufficiency through self employment. The program administers a Business Development Loan Fund which provides loans to start-up and existing eligible businesses. ADVOCAP is designated as a lender by the US Small Business Administration for the Micro Loan Program.

Historic Oshkosh Businesses
Browse photographs, newspaper articles, and maps about some of the businesses that existed in Oshkosh.



Wisconsin Resources

Starting a Business in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Commerce - resource for starting a business in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Demographics
Wisconsin Demographic Services Center - population estimates & projections for all cities, towns & villages.

Wisconsin Businesses, 1848-1945
Index of defunct Wisconsin corporations, incorporated between the years 1848-1945.

Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Wisconsin government resource for starting and operating a business in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Wisconsin Department of Revenue website with on-line access to tax forms and publications.

Wisconsin Small Business Association
Wisconsin SBA office is responsible for the delivery of SBA's many programs and services to the 72 counties of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Entrepreneur's Network
WEN provides integrated statewide support to entrepreneurs in all industries and development stages.

East Central Regional Planning Commission Data Center
Demographics and Economic Development data for the East Central Wisconsin region.

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National Resources

Annual Reports
Free corporate annual reports available online. Search by company name, ticker symbol or industry.

Big Charts
Easy-to-use investment research website. Research current and historical stock quotes and create charts for your investments.

CEO Express
CEO Express is designed to be the Internet Interface for busy Executives with links to websites with business and market news, stock quotes, company research, and much more.

CNN Money
From the editors of CNN and Money Magazine, research latest financial news, stock quotes, world currencies and market information.

Financial Data Finder
Annotated list of financial and economic data on the Web and elsewhere, provided by Ohio State University's Dept. of Finance.

Fortune.com
Top Fortune 1000 company and stock information.

Grants.gov
Looking for federal grants? Try this site of over 900 programs from 26 agencies.

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
Public loan data that can be used to assist in determining whether financial institutions are serving the housing needs of their communities, provided by the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council.

Internal Revenue Service
The IRS federal website with on-line access to forms and publications.

2002 NAICS Codes
Web site for the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes and Titles. Search by codes or keyword.

1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Codes
1997 NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) and 1987 SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) Correspondance Tables. Compare NAICS and SIC code changes.

Patent Server
Search and Retrieve over 2 million patents of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Site maintained by IBM.

SEC Edgar
Securities and Exchange Commission filings for public domestic companies.

1987 SIC Codes
1987 Standard Industrial Classification System. Search by keyword or SIC Code.

Top Money News
USA Today's Money section containing financial news stories and investment information.

U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder
U.S. population, housing, economic, and geographic data.

Xe.com
Universal currency converter - provides easy conversion between most currencies.

Yahoo! Business and Economy
Subject guide to economic and investment sites

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