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Recommended Sites - Business and Investing
is broken into the following categories:Bank and Money
Market Rates, Business News and Company Information,
Directories, General Sources, Government
and Association Sources, Investing Bonds, Historical
Stock Prices, Insurance, Investing
Aids, Stocks and Technology
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Bank
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BankRate.com |
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Bankrate.com provides current rates on
banking products such as mortgages, new and used auto loans, credit
cards and more |
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iMoneyNet |
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Maintained by a financial publisher, this
site highlights the highest yielding money funds and bank rates. |
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Business
News and Company Information |
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Baltimore
Business Journal |
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Online version of Baltimore's business
daily. |
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Business
and Company Resource Center |
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Business and company information with full-text
articles business rankings, histories and financials. Access to this
database is available both in branches and remotely. For remote access, enter your library card number at
the prompt. |
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RDS Business Suite |
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Find facts, figures, events and market information about U.S. & international companies, industries, products and markets. Access to this database is available
both in branches and remotely. For remote
access use this link. |
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Directories |
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Directory of Minority and Women-Owned Businesses (Anne Arundel County MD) |
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This directory helps you find minority and women-owned businesses in Anne Arundel County. |
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Gale Directory Library -formerly Gale's Ready Reference Shelf |
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Search Encyclopedia of Associations, Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations and Ward’s Business Directory. For remote access, enter your library card number at the prompt |
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Minority Business Enterprise Directory |
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This Maryland directory, maintained by the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, helps you find certified minority owned businesses. |
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ReferenceUSA |
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A marketing resource with detailed information
on over 11 million companies. Also residential and physicians component.
Access to this database is available both in branches
and remotely. For remote access, enter your library card number on
the Reference USA home
page. If you are prompted for a username and password you will need
to delete the Reference USA
cookie from your browser and try again. |
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Small Business Resource Center |
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How to start and operate a business, including writing a business plan, management, marketing, franchising etc. Access to this database is available both in branches and remotely. For remote access, enter your library card number at the prompt. |
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ThomasNet
formerly Thomas Register |
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Registered users gain free online access
to manufacturing companies and their products. |
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General
Sources |
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Classic
164 Currency Converter |
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Commercial site which easily converts dollars
to other currencies. |
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Gale
Virtual Reference Library |
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eBook Versions of reference books in Business,
History, Law, Science, etc.
Access to this database is available both in branches and remotely.
For remote access, enter your library card number at the prompt. |
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Sweet's
Catalog |
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Sweet's Catalog publishers provide online
info about building products. |
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Government
and Association Sources |
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Annapolis
MD Forms, Permits, & Licenses |
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Provides information and forms for various
licenses and permits obtained through the City of Annapolis. |
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Anne
Arundel Economic Development Corporation |
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A business-friendly website that provides
help to companies relocating to Anne Arundel County. |
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Anne
Arundel County Permit & License Information |
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Provides information and forms necessary
for obtaining permits in Anne Arundel County. |
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eMaryland Marketplace |
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Formerly MD Contract Weekly in print. Maryland’s
Government procurement portal. State departments post procurement
opportunities, receive bids and make purchases. Businesses can review
procurement opportunities and post bids. |
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FedBizOpps |
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Formerly the Commerce Business Daily, this
U. S. Department of Commerce site provides searches the ability to
search for federal bids and awarded contracts. Registering also
provides the ability to submit bids online. |
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Foundation Center |
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A comprehensive database on U.S. grant makers and their grants, philanthropy and to tools they can use. |
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GovCon |
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This commercial site provides registered
users free access to info on government contracts. |
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Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation |
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Maryland’s largest source of business
and real estate information. |
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MD
Business |
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Maryland's Business Information Network
with links to Maryland's Business License Information System and Department
of Business and Economic Development. |
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Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation |
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License your business, find a job, or file
an unemployment insurance claim at this state site. |
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Mymoney.gov |
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This U.S. Government website is devoted to teaching Americans the basics about financial education. |
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North
American Industry Classification System(NAICS) |
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Use this site to find the new government
code for your business. |
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Small
Business Administration |
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Online help, information and resources
for the small business owner. |
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State
of Maryland Business License Information System |
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U.S.
Copyright Office |
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Provides general copyright information,
legislation and useful forms to people interested in copywriting. |
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U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office |
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Provides general patent and trademark information
and forms to people interested in patents and trademarks. |
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Grants and Loans |
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Maryland Department of Planning Clearinghouse Grant Resource Center |
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State clearinghouse for grants and loans |
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Historical
Stock Prices |
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BigCharts
- Includes historical stock data |
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Maintained by various brokerage houses,
this site has investment statistics and links to historical quotes
as far back as 1970. |
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Yahoo
Finance Historical Quotes |
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Obtain stock quotes for a range of dates. |
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Insurance |
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A.
M. Best Company |
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Authoritative commercial source of insurance
ratings. |
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Insure.com: The Insurance Guide |
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Commercial site that provides new, company
ratings, and information complaints filed against companies. |
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Investing
Aids |
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Investopedia |
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A searchable database of finance and investing
terms. |
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Morningstar Investment Research Center |
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Investment information and analysis covering
stocks and mutual funds. Access to this database is available both
in branches and remotely. For remote
access use this link.
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Netstock
Direct |
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A commercial site which lists over 1600
stock plans that allow direct investment or dividend reinvestment. |
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Yahoo
Finance |
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Popular financial mega-site provides real
time stock quotes and links to information on taxes, insurance, loans,
research, financial publications and foreign stock market information. |
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Investing
Bonds |
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Bonds
on Line |
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Maintained by a bond company, this site
has resources for fixed income investing. |
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Investing
In Bonds.com |
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Maintained
by the Bond Market Association, this site has basics on how and why
to buy bonds. |
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Treasury
Bills and Bonds |
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U.S. Treasury site which indicates the
current value and availability of federal bonds. |
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Stocks |
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Edgar |
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Offers access to financial forms that companies
must file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Morningstar Investment Research Center |
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Investment information and analysis covering
stocks and mutual funds. Access to this database is available both
in branches and remotely. For remote
access use this link.
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Value Line |
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Timely stock information and advice on stocks, the market, industries, and the economy.
Access to this database is available both in branches and remotely. For remote access, use this link and enter your library barcode number at the prompt.
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Technology |
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Safari
Tech Books Online |
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Searchable full access to many books on
technical topics from a range of publishers including programming,
certification training, and specific software applications. Access
to this database is available both in branches
and remotely. For remote access use this link.
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