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Access to financial market databases such as SEC filings, stock exchange quotes and more.

General Business » Best Practices

Handbooks on more than 2,000 Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP). Benchmarking.

Best Practice Surveys [2733] ?

Best practices report survey summaries for manufacturing

General Business » Company Research

How to search for information on public and privately-held companies worldwide

Updated Agency Compile [17067] ?

Directory of marketing communications agencies

Canadian Company Capabilities [12013] ?

An online database with thousands of Canadian companies and 200,000 products and services

Full Proxy, 10-K, Summary Compensation, and Nonprofit Information [24898] ?

Database provides SEC information including proxy, 10-K, Form 990

Health & Human Services OIG Exclusions: List of Excluded Individuals/Entities [12237] ?

List of individuals/entities excluded from USA federal health care programs

Intellectual Property Network [8321] ?

View patent documents from the USA, Europe and World Intellectual Patent Office (WIPO)

List of Parties Excluded From USA Federal Procurement & Nonprocurement Programs [12238] ?

identifies those parties excluded throughout the USA Government from receiving federal contracts

Patent Search [5816] ?

A searchable database of front page information from US patents issued from 1/76 to 6/23/98

Searchable Public Record Databases [12440] ?

Public searchable databases for US nationwide, by state and Canada

ThomasNet [3069] ?

Formerly known at the Thomas Register

General Business » Exports/Imports

Tariffs and resources related to exports and imports for US business

US Staged Tariff Reductions by Product [13923] ?

Information on planned general U.S. tariff reductions by product

US Treasury Department Financial Sanctions [24152] ?

Information on Specially Designated Nationals, counter terrorism sanctions, etc

USA Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines [pdf] [12903] ?

Text of the final rule published in the Federal Register Nov, 2009

USITC Trade Database [13922] ?

Access to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Tariff Database

General Business » Nonprofits

Management of nonprofits, risk management, insurance, issues

GuideStar [13983] ?

A searchable database of more than 700,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States

General Business » RFP

How to write and respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP)

Sample RFPs, RFQs, Bid Requests and Procurement Contracts [20858] ?

These samples are for the principal use of cities, towns and counties

International » Country Profiles

Geographic, economic and political facts on countries throughout the world

Updated Country Briefings [17733] ?

News, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more

International » Intellectual Property

Patent, trademark and copyright law worldwide

Canadian Patents Database [23438] ?

Access the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) patent database

Updated Canadian Trade-Mark Search [13101] ?

Search Canada's trademarks databases

Canadian Trademarks Database [23439] ?

Database from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Updated CTM: Community Trade Mark [13100] ?

European Community trademarks regulations and guidelines

Europe's Network of Patent Databases [15406] ?

Search patent applications from worldwide

Worldwide Patent Offices [10608] ?

Links to each country's Patent Office website

Legal » Forms

Large number of resources for fill-in-the-blank legal forms and contracts

WA-Washington Municipal Agreements/Contracts [20857] ?

These samples are for the principal use of cities, towns and counties

Legal » Intellectual Property

Case developments, articles, resources related to intellectual property

European Patent Office Database Search [26483] ?

Search engines for patents and trademarks by EPO

TARR: Trademark Applications & Registrations Retrieval [13105] ?

Check on the status of trademarks in the USA

TESS: U.S. Trademark Electronic Search System [13104] ?

This will be a replacement for the US Trademark Search Database

US Copyright Search [18273] ?

Search databases of copyright information with documents back to 1978

WIPO Intellectual Property Digital Library [26482] ?

Search engine for patents and trademarks by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Legal » Labor Law

Case developments, articles, resources related to employment & labor law

Labor Law Definitions [19454] ?

Quick desk reference guide to legal terms for labor and employment

Publications » Construction

Periodicals and publications related to the construction industry

Sweet's Network [8659] ?

Business directory for building products

Reference » Directories

Internet directories for addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, website

GTE Superpages [3028] ?

Business yellow pages - locate business websites on the internet

National Address and Zip+4 Browser [6568] ?

Input the company name and locate their addresses nationwide

Reverse Phone Directory [12448] ?

Find People by Home Phone Number and Cell Phone Number

SuperPages [1196] ?

Directories for businesses

Switchboard [1200] ?

People and business directories - addresses and phone numbers

Toll Free Directory [9654] ?

For businesses in the US and Canada

US National Address Server [12137] ?

Type in a basic address - get back Zip+4 as well as correct capitalization, punctuation, street type

Technology » Internet Technical

Internet technology resources for information technology professionals

Updated Who is TCIP Address - Europe? [13230] ?

Enter a European TCIP address and obtain information about who owns & operates the server

USA Government » Govt Contracts

Resources for doing business with the US government - request for proposals, etc

CCR: Central Contractor Registration User Guide [13136] ?

Instructions on how to register

Dynamic Small Business Search - USA [13128] ?

Database of small businesses used by government contracting officers

Federal Supply Codes - Product Service Codes [13225] ?

Database of Federal Supply Groups (FSG) or Service Codes

Workers Comp » State Decisions

State WC board decisions, court rulings, amicus curiae briefs on WC cases

MI-Michigan Appellate Commission Opinions Search [26363] ?

A search engine for Michigan WC decisions






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