Government Information
Publications by Subject - Business

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New:
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Draft Code of Online Business Practices (from the Better Business Bureau)
Measuring Electronic Business (from the U.S. Census Bureau)
Minorities in Business (A statistical report from the Small Business Administration.)
Selling to the Federal Government (from the Small Business Administration)
U.S. Electronic Commerce Policy
Women in Business (A statistical report from the Small Business Administration.)

Finding Documents:
There are millions of documents in the Federal Depository Library Program; over 100,000 are available full text via the web.  Beginning in June 2000 Pfau Library will catalog electronic, print, and microform documents in our OPAC as they are released.  Other resources for finding Federal Government information by subject:

• Browse Electronic Titles (maintained by the U.S. Government Printing Office)
• Offers subject bibliographies of electronic Federal Government publications.
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (maintained by the U.S. Government Printing Office)
• Catalogs all publications (print and electronic) distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program since 1994.
• Hotbot (maintained by Lycos Inc.)
• In the Advanced Search option it is possible to limit by location / domain.  Limiting to .gov (government) or .mil (military) sites is one way to find information published by the Federal Government.
• Notable Documents in Electronic Format.
• Small Business Online Library (maintained by the Smal Business Administration)
• A collection of full text handbooks on every facet of small business management.

Databases: General Business / Business Opportunities / Investment Information
Databases - General Business
Government Information by Type of Business Need (Rosenfeld Library)
STAT USA (Includes statistical information.)

To find articles about Business use one of the commercial databases to which the Pfau Library subscribes, by accessing Database by Subject: Business.

Databases - Business Opportunities
Commerce Business Daily
STAT USA
Trade Mission Online - TMO

Also see:
Doing Business Guides (listing by Country)
Expanding and Growing Your Business
 
Databases - Investment Information
Tutorial on Researching Companies Online
Edgar Database of Corporate Information
Securities and Exchange Commission filings for public companies.  The 10-K Wizard searches them efficiently.
Financial Data Finder
North American Industry Classification System
Standard Industrial Classification Manual
1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables
 
Grants
U.S. Small Business Administration, Financing Information
U.S. Small Business Administration, HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program
U.S. Small Business Administration, Small Business Innovative Research and Grants
U.S. Small Business Administration, Small Business Innovation Research Program
U.S. Small Business Administration, Small Business Technology Transfer Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Department of Energy, National Industrial Competitiveness Through Energy, Environment, and Economics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Small Business Gateway
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
U.S. General Services Administration, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
U.S. National Institute of Health: Small Business Funding Opportunities
U.S. Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization: Grants
 
California State Government
California Pollution Control Financing Authority
Office of the Treasurer, California Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission
California Trade and Commerce, Financial Assistance
California Air Resources Board, Innovative Clean Air Technologies Program
California Integrated Waste Management Board, Financial Assistance
California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Pest Management Grants
California State Water Resources Control Board, Funding Assistance Programs
California Energy Commission, Funding Programs
California Department of Conservation, Business Funding Opportunities
 
Useful Websites:
1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables
Doing Business Guides (listing by Country)
Expanding and Growing Your Business
Tutorial on Researching Companies Online

Government Agencies:
Bureau of Export Administration
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Economic Development Administration
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Export / Import Bank of the United States
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Reserve System
Federal Trade Commission
International Trade Administration
Minority Business Development Agency
National Labor Relations Board
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Office of Personnel Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
Small Business Administration
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
 
Help: For help finding government information, or if you would like to recommend a resource
contact  Jill Vassilakos-Long
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