More Business Databases

General

BNET: Business on the Internet

Searchable full text guides, case studies, and directories available fulltext with free registration to students and academics.

Accounting

AICPA Authoritative Standards for Auditors of Non-Issuers

Full-text access to the AICPA Statements on Auditing Standards, the AICPA Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements; and the AICPA Statements on Quality Control Standards.

FASB: Statements and Concept Statements - Full Text, Summary, and Status

Full-text Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statements, Concept Statements, and Interpretations, presented as originally issued.

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

"The PCAOB is a private-sector, non-profit corporation, created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to oversee the auditors of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, fair, and independent audit reports." The site includes free full-text access to PCAOB standards and related rules.

RAW: Rutgers Accounting Web

Includes links to international and national accounting organizations, the “Big 5” accounting firms, state CPA associations, and other accounting websites. Also includes career opportunities and tax information.

Articles

Bizjournals

Searchable full-text articles from 35 regional business journals, including the San Antonio Business Journal.

Companies

Annual Report Gallery

Searchable database of downloadable annual reports

Edgar (SEC site)

ASecurities and Exchange Commission database of the 10-K, 20-F, proxy statements, and other financial filings of public companies

Fortune Company Rankings

Various company rankings, including the Fortune 500, the Global 500, and the "Best Companies to Work for" list.

ThomasNet: powered by ThomasRegister and ThomasRegional

Searchable directory of manufacturers, industrial products, and suppliers.

Economics

Archive of the History of Economic Thought

Bibliography of important authors on economics linked to the full text of the works.

International Monetary Fund Publications and Working Papers

Over 200 full text IMF publications, listed by title, and over 130 full text IMF working papers, in no particular order.

LatinFocus: The Leading Source for Latin American Economies

Includes the "latest available data from government sources, economic forecasts, market analysis covering economic performance, political risk assessments and financial market developments." Countries included are: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

National Bureau of Economic Research

From this page you can search an index of NBER working papers by keyword(s), author, title, and paper number and search a catalog of NBER books.

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Database of working papers, journal articles, book and chapter listings, and software components. Some materials are full-text, but some entries include only abstracts

RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet Website sponsored by American Economic Association that lists over 1,500 online economics sites of interest to economists, academics, and the general public. The resources must offer a "substantial" amount of information to be included in RFE.

Entrepreneurship

Kauffman eVenturing: the entrepreneur's trusted guide to high growth

This site, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, provides original articles on entrepreneurship topics and collects links to freely available online resources on entrepreneurship. Content is arranged by three sections: Entrepreneurs' Stories, How To's, and Tools and Templates.

Score: Counselors to America’s Small Business

The Service Corps of Retired Executives supports by offering counseling, information resources, and workshops. The website includes informative articles, counseling services by email, disaster advice, local chapter locations, and links to calculators, software, business plans, trade shows, and other business resources.

United States Small Business Administration

SBA offers detailed information on starting, financing, and managing a business. Also includes information on local SBA offices, small business statistics, guides to business leads and government contracting, and disaster recovery information.

Ethics

Better Business Bureau Online

Search for complaints about a company or charity. Also provides information on filing a complaint. You many also want to search the Central Texas Better Business Bureau for San Antonio companies.

Business Ethics

Annotated list of ethics resources on the Internet. Includes articles, case studies, corporate codes of ethics, professional organizations and associations, and resources and centers

Finance and Investments

American Stock Exchange

Search for listed companies by ticker symbol or name, live streaming video from the floor of the exchange, stock quotes, most actives stocks, and more.

Big Charts

Select stocks, mutual funds, or indexes and get a chart of past prices. Can also choose a stock, mutual fund, or index and date and get a historical quote for that date.

CNN/Money

Website covers financial, business, and investment news with information on commodities, currencies, interest rates, US and world markets. Also covers personal interest topics such as budgeting, mortgages, employee stock options, insurance, estate planning, etc. .

Currency Converter

Converts between 164 different currencies. You choose the two currencies and the date of the exchange.

New York Stock Exchange

Historical and current information on the Exchange and the companies it serves

Sedar (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval)

Publicly accessible information and documents filed with the securities commissions by Canadian public companies and mutual funds as well as related third parties; similar to Edgar in the U.S.; some files must be downloaded while others can be viewed online.

Human Resources

HR-Guide.com

Directory of online resources on various HR topics. Topics include selection/staffing, compensation, employment law, job analysis, training and development, benefits, performance appraisals, labor, safety, etc. The site also provides links to the EEOC, education opportunities, and testing resources online. Add to Human Resources Section

Industries

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

The list of NAICS codes and tables showing correspondence between NAICS and SIC.

Standard Industrial Classification Code

Search for SIC code by word or phrase

Information Systems

Brint.com

Well known site for information about e-business, technology, and knowledge management. Includes portals to articles, websites, directories, forums, and discussion groups on a variety of IS topics.

Management Information Systems Research Center Working Papers (U. of Minnesota)

The MISRC Working Paper Series makes new research available online, in advance of its publication in conferences, journals and books.

Insurance

Insurance Information Institute (III)

This website provides detailed information about insurance including articles, industry analysis, statistics, directories, a glossary of insurance terms, and other resources.

Insure.com

Searchable information on insurance (auto, home, life, annuities, ratings). Locate information such as auto theft rates for various cities, collision, data, injury data, thefts by auto model, ratings for insurance companies, and much more.

Texas Department of Insurance

Access agent, consumer, industry news and assistance from the Texas Department of Insurance

International Business

Carol

Annual report database for companies in Europe and the US. Free registration required.

Europages: European Business Directory

Search for directory information on European companies from 35 countries by subject or company name

GlobalEdge

Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University (MSU-CIBER), GlobalEdge offers detailed country profiles, a directory of international business resources (including the Country Commercial Guides), economic statistics, academic research and teaching aids, and other resources.

Tradeport

Offers information on international trade including trade leads, international market research reports, and exporting/importing information. Tradeport also offers extensive information about trade in specific countries

VIBES: Virtual International Business & Economic Sources

VIBES provides over 2,800 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information that are in English and available free of charge.

Marketing

Advertising World (U. of Texas Austin)

A comprehensive directory of advertising and marketing links of interest to students, marketing faculty, and marketing professionals.

KnowThis.com

A "resource and reference site for those involved in marketing, market research, advertising, selling, promotion, and other marketing-related areas." Includes articles and tutorials as well as links to magazines and newspapers, reference tools, professional organizations, and other websites.