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Academic Journal Resources
Academic OneFile iCONN   Articles from leading journals & reference sources.
Expanded Academic ASAP iCONN - Full-text articles in social sciences, humanities, education, science & technology journals.
HighWire  "Largest archive of free full-text science articles on Earth"

Automobiles
Auto Repair Reference Center EBSCO - Instructions useful for car owners and professional technicians. Contains information on most major manufacturers, domestic & imported vehicles, repair information for most vintage makes back to 1954. Brought to you by the Ridgefield Library.
NADA Bluebook

Biography
Biography & Genealogy Master Index  iCONN - Biographical entries contained in more than 1,000 volumes & editions of current and retrospective biographical reference sources. Contains citations for over 15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people, living and deceased. 
Biography Resource Center iCONN - Contains biographies from reliable reference sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites.
Discovery Collection  iCONN - Content based on national curriculum standards in history, literature, science, social studies, and more.  Selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including video and audio clips.

Business/Finance
AllBusiness  Business news, how-to, services, & deals to help run your business. Some services are free others are fee based. 
American Express Small Business Plan Resources  Articles & tools for finding money for start-up to  growth phase of a small business.

Bank Histories "The National Information Center  includes the organizational structure of financial institutions and financial information for some of those institutions. Historical information is available on the structure of all the institutions. Financial information is available for selected time periods". Look up a bank by name or location.
BizLink Links for business forms, career, company research, industry research, investments, patent and trademark, starting a business and taxes. This site was sponsored by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County in North Carolina.
Bureau of Labor Statistics From the U.S. Department of Labor has regional and national economic statistics, career guides, news releases and much more.
Business & Company Resource Center iCONN - Includes company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. The Newsletters ASAP database is available through this database. Presents detailed company and industry news and information
Business.gov Official business link to the U.S. Government
Business Card Land Free online templates for creating and printing business cards
Business Owner's Toolkit™ Information from CCH, Inc. on how to start and run a small busines
Business Plans The planning resource center for starting a business
Business Tax Info The IRS website for tax information for businesses. Click on 'businesses' under Content

CCR - Central Contractor Registration A government database of vendors that are doing business, want to do business or are applying for a grant form the United States federal agencies. Search over 300,000 registered CCR vendors for a short profile on the firm. Also, there is a link for "Dynamic Small Business Search" for searching small businesses.
CERC: Program Finder Connecticut's comprehensive database of business programs and services
Charity Navigator An unaffiliated, nonprofit service that profiles the financial health of over 3,400 charities. Information is available in a searchable database by keyword, category, or region fields.
Columbia Journalism Review - Who Owns What An online guide to the holdings of the major media companies. What TV and radio stations, magazines, newspapers, book publishers and entertainment enterprises do they own.
Connecticut Better Business Bureau Business reports online, charity reports, online complaint forms and alerts and news can all be found on this site
CT-Clic -Connecticut Licensing Center State, federal, regional, local and private resources to help your business succeed. Get information about and applications for business licenses in Connecticut.
CT Data Engine Statistics on Connecticut Real Estate, Employment, Education, New Companies, Crime, and the Book of Lists.
Connecticut Market Data A summary of economic and demographic data and comparative features. Also includes statistics on labor force, markets, business, education, housing, income, exports, foreign direct investments and more.
Connecticut Small Business Administration Listing of SBA offices in other states, training calendar, startup kit, laws and regulations, and local resources.
Connecticut Small Business Development Center Online workshops for starting, marketing and managing  your business
Conntact.com Connecticut Business Address Business news, links to employment resources, Book of Lists, and a Connecticut business calendar.
Consumer Price Index Monthly data about the changes in prices paid by the urban consumer for goods and services. 'Current series' range is from 1993 to present. The 'old series' range is from 1966 to 1998.
County Business Patterns - Connecticut From the U.S. Census -  The divisions of the economy covered are agricultural services, forestry, and fisheries; mining; contract construction; manufacturing; transportation and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services.
Currency Converter Oanda's converter calculates current and historical exchanges for 173 currencies.
Currency Converter - Interactive "The Interactive Currency Table™ allows you to create cross-rate tables based in the currency of your choice, using current or historical rates."

Dow Jones Averages Generates reports on Dow Jones Indexes with database to 1896. Data can also be put into Excel.

EDGAR A database of corporate information, including SEC fillings.
elaws Employment laws assistance for workers & small businesses. "...elaws Advisors are interactive tools that provide information about Federal employment laws"  
Entrepreneur's Start-up Kits "... quick, easy-to-read guides to starting the most popular businesses around. With industry, market and operations information, these kits will give you an introduction to the business idea that may just be your ticket to success."
Executive Library Over 1450 content rich resources categorized by news, magazines, search & computer and business toolkit.
ExecutivePlanet This site explains in detail the business etiquette necessary to conduct business in countries around the world. From how to dress, negotiating styles and tactics, appointments, gift-giving and mor

FDIC Bank Data Databases containing information about  individual banks and the banking industry
Federal Reserve Business Credit Guide A guide for women, minorities and small businesses to apply for commercial credit
Fed Stats A gateway to over 100 U. S. Federal Agencies.
Financial & Mortgage Calculators Over 100 personal financial calculators.
First Gov for Businesses and Non-profits The U. S. Government official web portal for businesses.
Foundation Center Find foundations and grantmakers' addresses, web sites, and fiscal data, as well as Common Grant applications, prospective worksheet and a short course on proposal writing.
Foundation Center 990 Finder Directs you to an organization's IRS returns.
freeERISA.com Free databases access pension and benefit data. Reports on retirement plans, company applications to terminate retirement plans, SEC filings on employee benefits and compensation, collective bargaining agreements and more.

Gary Price's List of Lists "A database of ranked listings of companies, people and resources freely available on the Internet. Content comes from a number of sources including: Specialissues.com, Gary Price's "ResourceShelf" and individual users of the LOL." The organization of the  List of Lists is by subject headings based on the two-digit 1997 U.S. NAICS Codes.
Grants.gov The single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant making agencies

Hartford Courant - Classifieds iCONN - Find jobs in/around Hartford. 
Hoover's Search for business information by company name, ticker, keyword, or executive name. Or browse by companies, industries, stock index, geography or the business boneyard. Basic information is free.

Investing in Bonds The Bond Market Association's site with information about municipal, corporate and Treasury bonds, bond prices, income tax tables, and a gateway to over 400 sites with market and price information.
Investopedia A searchable financial dictionary with more than 4,000 financial terms and acronyms.
Investor’s Business Daily - in Library only  Brought to you by the Ridgefield Library.

McGraw-Hill Construction Network for Products (Sweets) Find the most construction product information/manufacturers quickly and easily; check projects galleries & building types studies; connect to manufacturer's reps.
Morningstar Mutual Funds - in Library only - Check the status of mutual funds.  Brought to you by the Ridgefield Library.
The Motley Fool This section of the Motley Fool site list some of the editors' favorite investment resources on the web. Included are: company research, economics and banking, stock selection criteria, investor education, mutual funds and much more.
My Money "... U.S. government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education."

New Haven Register iCONN
North American Industry Classification System

Postal Rates Info Postal rates, codes and authorities from around the world.
Private Companies and Becoming an Expert  From the National Center for Business Journalism -  This paper covers how to find information on privately owned companies.

Reference USA Business information and residential telephone numbers.  Brought to you by the Ridgefield Library.
Rutgers University Business Research Guide  A collection of over 2000 links of business and management resources on the Internet. Subjects that can be searched include Accounting, Banks and Financial Services, Company Research, Databases, Job searching and much more.

SCORE Counseling for small business. Free counseling provided by retired executives.
Statistical Resources From the University of Michigan Documents Center, statistics in many areas, domestic as well as international.
Survey of Current Business The BEA monthly journal is available in PDF format from 1994 to the present.

ThomasNet (Thomas Register) - Industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more… 
Trade Data Online free international trade statistics compiled from Canada Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Trade Information Center International Trade Administration website containing information on exporting, country information, export program guides, tariff & tax information, trade offices and more.
Trade Show Resource Search for trade shows by name or industry, or venue. Also a search engine for suppliers and seminars.

United States Small Business Administration Information on starting, managing, and financing a business. Also information on disaster recovery, business laws, news, and training.
United States Small Business Training Network "...virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise."

Value Line Investment Survey - in Library only - Check the status of stocks.  Brought to you by the Ridgefield Library.
Virtual International Business & Economy Services (VIBES) "provides over 2,000 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information that are in English and available free of charge."