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These resources have been selected by librarians to represent some of the Internet's best business sites. To obtain more comprehensive help with business resources and sites, please visit the Central Library Business, Technology and Periodicals Room (414) 286-3051.

NewClasses are now offered monthly for Starting a Small Business and Patents 101: How to do a Patent Search. No registration required.

Select list of subscription databases most frequently referenced by local businesses.
New print reference resources recently acquired.
Complete list of MPL recommended Business websites.

Advertising/Marketing Labor Market Information

Census/Demographics

Patents & Trademarks

Economic Indicators

Researching Companies, Products, & Materials

Import/Export

Small Business

International Resources

Standards

Investments

Statistics

Advertising/Marketing
AAAAgencysearch AdFlip Knowthis.com
Ad Access Green Book TOP
Census/Demographics
2000 Street Address Census Tract Finder Demographics for Wisconsin Purchasing Power Profiles - Milwaukee

American Fact Finder

JS Online Census 2000 Purchasing Power Profiles - U.S.
Census Tract Report Card-Milwaukee Milwaukee Downtown Market Analysis TOP

Consumer Expenditures Survey

Milwaukee Neighborhood Strategic Planning Statistics
Economic Indicators
Conference Board Current Industrial Reports Inflation Calculator
Consumer Price Index - Midwest, Milwaukee Econ Data.net Producer Price Index
Consumer Price Index - US Economic Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR) State of the Cities Data Systems
County Business Patterns FRED Index TOP
Import/Export
Foreign Trade Statistics Trade Show News Network
Milwaukee World Trade Association U.S. Commercial Service Wisconsin
Schedule B Export Codes TOP
Trade Information Center U.S. Department of Commerce  
International Resources
Doing Business Global Sources

Kompass

EuroPages
(European Business Directory)

International Thomas Register

Strategis
(Canada's business information site)

globalEDGE

International Trade Web Resources

TOP
Investments
Big Charts Money & Investing Yahoo! Finance Company and Fund Index

InvestorGuide

Smart Investing@
your Library®
TOP

InvestorLinks

Stock Exchanges World Wide  
InvestorWords Universal Currency Converter  
Labor Market Information
Bureau of Labor Statistics UWM Employment and Training Institute

Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Wisconsin Unemployment Statistics
Datazone - Wage Statistics WorkNet
Milwaukee Public Library Job Seekers Page TOP
Salary.com  
Patents and Trademarks
Esp@cenet - European Patent Office Patent Cafe TOP

Guide to Downloading Patent Copies from the Internet

Patent Search Tutorial

Inventor's Digest

Search U.S. Patents

Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program

Search U.S. Trademarks

 
Researching Companies, Products, & Materials
Business Databases Inc. 5000

WhitePages.com

GuideStar MatWeb Wisconsin State Incorporation Masterfile
Hoovers Online ThomasNet.com TOP
Small Business

BizStarts Milwaukee

Franchise Handbook.com

Venture Capital Resource Library
Bizstats

Grant Resources

Virtual Business Incubator - Wisconsin

BPlans.com

Insurance Options for Small Employers, (WI)

Wisconsin Department of Commerce

Build Your Business (Wisconsin)

Metro Milwaukee Area Chamber of Commerce (MMAC)

Wisconsin Minority Business Opportunities Database

Business.gov Milwaukee Department of City Development Wisconsin Small Business Development

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)
Entrepreneur.com

Proposal Writer

TOP

Entrepreneurs Help Page

Proposal Writing: Internet Resources  
Find a Site or Building (for a business) SBA - Online Courses for Starting and Managing a Small Business  
Standards
Milwaukee Public Library maintains the state's largest collection of industry and government standards and specifications.
ANSI (American National
Standards Institute)
OSHA TOP
IHS Techstreet  
Statistics
County and City Data Book National Center for Health Statistics Statistics
(US Bureau of Labor)

Energy Information Administration

Statistical Abstract of the United States Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health
Fedstats Statistical Resources on the Web TOP
 
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