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Business:
Big
Book
A new kind of Yellow Pages that allows you to search by name of
business, category, and location. For 16 million of the businesses
a locator map is included.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Collects and disseminates statistical data relating to labor as
well as a number of other topics important to federal, state and
local governments and businesses.
Trademarks
Much information on trademarks, including how to order applications.
Follow related links to copyright, unfair competition, advertising,
international trade and trade secret law.
U.S. Small
Business Administration
Links for
starting, financing and expanding your business. A link for how
to get disaster assistance is included.
Company Information:
Edgar
Database of Corporate Information
Full text searchable index to the filings by corporations to the
Securities and Exchange Commission that are available to the public.
No data prior to 1994.
Hoover's
Online
Database of more than 10,000 of the largest public and private U.S.
companies. Provides company name, key personnel, address, sales,
number of employees, and ticker symbol.
Insurance
News Network-Ratings
Ratings from Standard & Poor's Corp. and Duff & Phelps.
They provide letter grade ratings that are used by consumers and
investors. Also gives detailed reports on the financial condition
and outlook for more than 70 major insurance companies and groups.
Thomas
Register
Thomas Register is the most comprehensive online resource for finding
companies and products manufactured in North America. Sign in required.
Investments:
Big
Charts
Up-to-date and historical stock quotes can be found here.
Morningstar
The latest information on mutual funds.
NASDAQ-AMEX
Provides stock updates for NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE, plus indices and
a desktop ticker.
Money Matters:
Consumer
Price Index
Find the lastest CPI in detailed tables along with how to use it
for escalation, how it measures homeowners' costs, why it doesn't
always match an individual's experience, and more.
Credit
Reporting
Information on Credit Reporting. Also includes links to services
that must provide ONE free credit report per year in the State of
Maryland: Equifax
, Experian
and Trans
Union.
Annual
Credit Reports
The above links provide a great deal of infomration, but this one
is the "go to" for getting your free credit report online.
Now available in Maryland.
Small Business Information:
U.S.
Business Advisor
Handy links to many sites for "one-stop
access to federal government information and services".
Maryland
Small Business Development Center
A resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration. A
good local source for government sponsored programs.
Maryland
Department of Business and Economic Development
A comprehensive web site for locating business information, products
and services throughout the state of Maryland.
Maryland
Department of Labor, Licensing & Registration
Sources for license application and employee information.
Microenterprise
Council of Maryland
A resource for microbusiness.
The
State of Maryland Business License Information System
Provides information on permits and licenses you may need in order
to start, relocate, or expand a business in Maryland.
Wicomico
Business License Roadmap
How to's on getting a business license.
Maryland
Capital Enterprises
"Helping Small Business Owners Reach Their Goals."
Taxes:
CompNet:
Central Payroll Bureau
This site from the Comptroller of MD office has a link which
allows access to duplicate W-2 forms for state employees.
Internal
Revenue Service
The main page for the IRS, search for forms here. For previous
years choose either "Individuals" or "Business" from left hand menu
then "forms and publications" then scroll halfway down page.
TaxSites.com
State tax links.
Maryland
State Comptroller's Office
Maryland
Tax Forms
Maryland
Homeowners' and Renters' Property Tax Credit
1040.com
A commercial site, but much useful info.
Links
to Revenue Offices for Other States
Not as up-to-date as 1040.com site, but if all else fails.
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