Resources
Business Week
This online site
for Business Week magazine contains a number of current articles in
Business Week magazine, articles dating back to January 1991, information
on the latest bank loan and CD rates, software reviews for business,
discussions of Web sites, and more. The site is well designed, searchable,
and has many articles that relate to the financing and operations of
particular companies. The site also contains an interactive buying guide
for purchasing computers, complete with computer reviews and rankings.
The Quotes and Portfolio section provides a personal-portfolio stock
tracker, historical stock information, and more. Business Week allows
free Web site access to subscribers of its magazine, but non-subscribers
must pay an annual access fee of $39.95.
The Small Business Administration
The Small Business
Administration Web site is huge. The site map alone lists 25 areas,
each with several pages, forms and services. Definitely plan to check
out Financing Your Business, which describes all the different way that
the SBA can help you secure business funding. References to various
small business laws and regulations can also be found on this site.
The SBA goes out of its way to connect small businesses with a wide
range of services, including links and descriptions of various non-SBA
resources - - both federal and state. The site boast a 28-page list
of shareware, which you can download from the site. This site also provides
information on the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) and
includes a searchable database of business cards submitted by small
companies across the country. For once, the government is actually helpful
in expanding your company.
Entrepreneur Magazine's Small Business Square
Whether searching
for suggestions on running your business, looking for business software,
or trying to find a Web site for a new supplier, this site which is
well produced, informative, up to date, and free is a good place to
start.
AMEX - Small Business
The American Express
site provides a large amount of useful small business information. The
Business Planning and Resources library offers information and useful
tools. You can obtain personal answers from a leading small business
expert in the Expert Advice section.
Wells Fargo Bank
This site offers
extensive online banking services. If your bank does not yet offer online
banking, take a minute to browse Wells Fargo's services. The site offers
information about payroll services, retirement plans, and other benefit
plans.
All About Savings Bonds
Learn about the history of savings bonds, what types of bonds are available today, determining their value and much more.
Olsen's Classic 164 Currency Converter
Current and historical
conversion rates for 164 currencies are available. "You can view any
exchange rates among the 164 currencies for any day since 1 January
1990 through today. The currency converter is updated daily at 8:00
p.m. EST.
The
Bureau of the Public Debt
The
Library of Congress Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
Joliet, IL 60435-3420 
