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Subscription Databases and E-books
Associations Unlimited Contains information for international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. nonprofit organizations.
Business and Company Resource Center Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information. It includes company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
Business Source Premier This is the industry's most used business research database, providing the full text for more than 8,800 serials. Business Source Premier provides full text back to 1965 and searchable cited references back as far as 1998. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
Designed for the nonspecialist, the Encyclopedia of Business and Finance is a 2-vol. complete reference covering five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems. Drawing on practical professional expertise as well as that of noted scholars, the contributors include executives, government administrators and scholars from leading business programs from around the United States.
General Business File ASAP A database on business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.
Morningstar.com Library Edition Morningstar.com Library Edition - allows you to research more than 20,000 stocks and mutual funds, build and analyze an investment portfolio.
NetLibrary Business eBook Collection
This eBook collection contains items targeting business owners. View them online or download the books to your personal computer.
Reference USA a searchable datababse of residential and business information. The business module contains information on over 13 million US businesses, and the residentail module contains information on 120 million US households.
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage Provides detailed and current investment information from Standard & Poor's 10 most popular publications

Websites Selected by Librarians
Stanford Graduate School of Business (Selected Business Web Sites) This comprehensive database provides links to Internet resources to help with business research. There are subject categories such as accounting and taxes, corporations, finance and investments, management, and marketing.
Karen's Reference Notebook, Business
A Santa Clara County librarian selects the best sites for company information, international business, stocks, and more.
Business.gov
The official business link to the U.S. Government. This site has a wealth of information clearly organized - a great starting place.
California Business Portal
From the Secretary of State, a portal for California business information, including a California Business Search for corporations and Limited Partnerships/Limited Liability Companies.
Small Business Resources: We Mean Business
A selection of resource including free workshops, materials and websites on starting and maintaining a successful small business. From Santa Clara County Library.
Stock and Mutual Fund Information
A variety of web sites compiled by a Santa Clara County librarian. The Big Charts Historical Quotes gives stock prices by day back to 1985.
Chamber of Commerce Directory
Find chambers of commerce worldwide by region, country, state, province, city, and chamber name.

Company Information
Company Information
A selection of sites including Hoover's and Sweets for company research compiled by a Santa Clara County librarian.
Researching Companies on the Internet A tutorial.

International Business
GlobalEDGE
Michigan State University's Center for International Business Education and Research produces this list of links to worldwide business information. Includes country profiles, statistical and governmental resources, company directories, and business newspapers and periodicals.
Export.gov (U.S. Government Export Portal)
This site presents export related assistance and market information offered by the federal government.
OANDA, The Currancy Site
Foreign exchange news, conversion rates, and table of exchange.

Local Companies
Silicon Valley.Com (San Jose Mercury News)
Provides current technology news and also publishes SV150, a database of the largest local, publically traded companies.
The Chronicle 200
The San Francisco Chronicle's searchable database of the top 200 publically owned companies in the Bay Area.
Business Journal: Serving San Jose and Silicon Valley
This online version of the local business publication by American City Business Journals Inc., provides in-depth coverage of the latest regional business news and industry trends.