U.S. Small Business Administration
- Anchorage - Alaskan district of the US SBA. Contains useful
information for AK small businesses, including financing resources,
training, laws and regulations, and general business development.
- This site provides info for specific AK communities, including
variety of data, key demographics, and community indicators.
Alaska
Statistics Index - A comprehensive database that offers
reports and statistics on various subjects, provided by a broad
range of state agencies.
Alaska Economic
Trends - full text of a monthly periodical published by
the Alaska Department of Labor.
Thomas Register -
Database of North American manufacturing companies and products.
Hoover's - Database
of over 12 million companies delivers comprehensive company,
industry, and market intelligence that drives business growth.
Edgar - SEC Filings
& Forms - Information on foreign and domestic companies
that are required to file registration statements, periodic
reports, and other forms.
North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - This "production-oriented"
system is used by statistical agencies in the U.S. to group
together similar economic units to measure productivity,labor
costs, the capital intensity of production, etc.
Marketing Virtual Library
- A provider of marketing resources, this site covers topics
like advertising/promotions, Internet marketing, market research
and market plans.
USA Jobs - Official
job site for the U.S. Federal Government.
The Riley Guide -
Employment opportunities and job resources on the Internet.
Occupational Outlook Handbook:2008-2009
- The nationally recognized resource that provides job descriptions,
working conditions, earnings, necessary qualifications,
and more on a variety of occupations and locations.
U.S. Small Business Administration
- The SBA's goal is to aid, counsel, assist and protect the
interests of small businesses. They provide assistance for business
start-ups, financing and disaster recovery.
U.S.
Small Business Administration - Micro loans - Very small
loans for start-ups, expanding businesses, and new business
concerns. This site explains how to obtain sufficient ready
capital, as well as management and financial planning advice.
Women's Business Center
- From the SBA, this website advocates women-owned businesses
and addresses training and technical assistance, hot business
opportunities, and more.
Economy
Databases
for Alaskans - Numerous commercial databases available to
Alaskans that also include business specific: Business Source
Premier and Regional Business News.
Economic
Statistics Briefing Room - From the White House, this site
provides a plethora of economic indicators and statistics produced
by a number of Federal agencies.
Consumer
Price Index - US City Average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group. From the Dept. of Labor.
Bureau of Labor Statistics -
Offers links to labor and economics statistics, and also to
specific industry data.
Personal Finance & Investing
Bonds Online -
Instant access to and extensive coverage of over 3.5 million
stocks, bonds, indexes and other securities covering major and
emerging markets and exchanges across the globe.
Investopedia.com
- An all-encompassing site,that provides users with investment
articles, tutorials, tools, research and more.
Investor Guide
- Get all the latest investing news here, including market updates,
investor wisdom, and the Stock of the Day.
Morningstar - Analyst
reports, stock strategies, mutual fund tactics...a brimming
breadth of investment information.
Grants.gov - This site
is the foremost single access point for over 900 grant programs
offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
GuideStar - This is
a database for more than 1 million nonprofit organizations in
the US.
Foundation
finder - With a listing of more than 73,000 private and community
foundations in the US, this website is for grantseekers and
grantmakers alike.