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| ColoradoClues.com
offers some amazing resources for genealogists of Colorado's
Old West past. |
| Ancestry.com
provides a U.S. Census Images and Indexes Collection,
U.S. Records Collection from the Civil War, and obituaries
from the Historical Newspapers Collection which are printable
for your scrapbook, complete with typos and photos. |
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| FirstGov.gov
Business Gateway - Whatever you want or need from
the U.S. government, it's here. You'll find a rich treasure
of online information, services and resources. FirstGov.gov
is the official gateway to all U.S. government information. |
| State
and Local Government on the Net is a pointer source
to the individual states. Each state listing has links
to the state home page, statewide offices, legislative
branch, judicial branch, executive branch, boards and
commissions, and counties, and cities. The site also includes
links to multi-state sites, federal resources, national
organizations, and other links. |
| Yahoo!
Government: U.S. States is a helpful directory of
links to government sites in all 50 states. |
| US
House of Representatives has made available web access
to the legislative process and legislative information.
Information is provided on members, committees, and organizations
of the House of Representatives. The site includes information
on the legislative process, annual schedule, how to write
to your representative, Internet law library, visitor
information, and educational links. The full text of bills
and some committee reports are also available online.
This is a well-organized site containing a great deal
of information about work being done by the House. |
| US
Senate includes information on how to contact senators,
provides access to press releases, senate reports, and
testimony by senator or committee. |
| Federal
Courts Finder includes links to the Supreme Court,
Federal Circuit Courts, D.C. Circuit, and the eleven Circuit
Courts. |
| The
Federal Court Locator provides links to Federal Court
Opinions and Rules. Links to the Supreme Court, Courts
of Appeals, District Courts, and Related Federal Agencies
are provided for an easy one-stop shopping for court information. |
| Federal
Judiciary Homepage: Federal Courts provides a helpful
overview to the US Federal Court System and includes press
releases, articles, and directory services. |
| The
Federal Web Locator is provided by the Villanova Center
for Information Law and Policy and it is designed to be
a one-stop place for federal government information on
the Internet. The site is arranged by agency hierarchy.
The categories tend to be arranged like the US Government
Manual and include Federal Legislative Branch, Federal
Judicial Branch, Federal Executive Branch, Federal Executive
Agencies, Department, Federal Independent Establishments
and Government Corporations; Federal Government Consortium
and Quasi-Official Agencies; Federal Boards, Commissions,
and Committees; and non-government Federally Related Sites.
Keyword searching is available. The site is useful if
you know which agency you need, but no subject index is
available. |
| Fedworld
is a large collection of government resources compiled
from many different agencies. The site supports both keyword
searching or browsing of other linked websites. Fedworld
provides access to the past 30 daysÌ of the technical
reports from the NTIS bibliographic database. You can
also order technical reports on the Fedworld Website.
This is a useful finding aid for government resources
and documents. |
| FindLaw
is a comprehensive resource for legal information. This
site includes information on laws (cases and codes), links
to US Federal, US State, and International legal information.
You can search and review US Codes, Federal Rules, State
Court Rulings/Opinions and much more. |
| FirstGov
is a "one-stop" resource for users to locate
U.S. government information, comparable to the Federal
Web Locator site listed above, but easier to use. The
site is searchable and browsable by topic. Additionally,
the site provides links to general information on the
government, state and local government, and doing business
with the government. |
| GovBot
Database of Government Websites is a search engine
that searches more than 300,000 websites that end in either
.gov or .mil. Boolean searching is not available yet but
multiple terms are combined with the an OR operator. This
search engine does not allow for browsing or subject searching;
it is a keyword search engine. |
| The
Government Printing Office (GPO) makes available to
the public access to government legislation, reports,
and regulations via GPO Access. It is not an easy site
to use but is one of the places to find out about government
reports, regulations, and legislative oversight of federal
executive agencies. |
| Library
of Congress provides information on the Library of
Congress collections, how to obtain access to the collections,
the American Memories digital collection, an online gallery,
and more. |
| National
Technical Information Service (NTIS) is the Federal
Government's central source for the sale of scientific,
technical, engineering, and related business information
produced by or for the U.S. Government and complementary
material from international sources. NTIS aquires information
for all types of government agencies and provides access
to technical reports, marketing reports, training tools,
and more. |
| U.S.
Department of State Passport Services provides information
on passport services for American citizens. The site includes
downloadable passport applications, information on lost
or stolen passports, where to write for vital records
(birth, marriage and divorce, and death certificates),
and a nationwide list of passport agencies including hours
of operation. Also available from this page are links
to travel tips and advisories. |
| Congress
(via GPO) - Congressional information is available
through GPO Access. The site includes links to congressional
publications, US House publications, Senate publications,
House and Senate Committees, and a search engine. |
| Federal
Budget: Each budget can be searched individually and
useful tips are available. |
| Federal
Register Online via GPO Access is a free site that
allows users to search the Federal Register. The Federal
Register is the official daily publication for Rules,
Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations,
as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential documents.
In addition to the Federal Register, links to the Code
of Federal Regulations, Public Laws, United States Government
Manual, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents,
and Information on the US Congress are provided. |
| Thomas:
Legislative Information on the Internet is the site
where federal legislative information is available free
to the public. The information includes bill text, congressional
record text, bill summary and status, hot bills, the Congressional
Record Index, and the Constitution. In addition, committee
reports for the 104th Congress have been included and
House and Senate committees have established their own
homepages. The legislative databases can be searched or
browsed and Boolean searching is supported. |
| The
Whitehouse website is a useful place to look for information
about the president and vice president, their activities,
and programs. The virtual library provides access to press
releases, speeches, and other helpful government documents.
It is a good finding aid for frequently requested federal
documents and questions. |
| The
Census Bureau's website is a large site that contains
many Census Bureau publications and statistics. Many but
not all of the Census reports are available as well as
statistical press releases. Searching the Census Bureau's
site can be done through keyword searching, place name,
map point, and census staff look-up. If you are looking
for statistical, demographic, or current economic data,
the Census is one of the first places to look. |
| Fedstats
provides access to a broad range of statistical information
from more than 70 federal agencies. Access to statistics
is through links to agency pages, programs, regional statistics,
and press releases. Fedstats also provides an a-z subject
index and keyword searching. Commonly requested statistics
is available through The Statistical Abstract of the United
States. |
| FedStats
listing of Statistical Agencies is a comprehensive
list of all statistical agencies in the U.S. Link directly
to these agenies for specific statistical data. |
| Statistical
Abstract of the U.S. is a collection of statistics
on social and economic conditions in the United States.
Selected international data are also included. There are
93 new tables covering topics such as women's health,
school violence, home-based businesses, and bank fees
and services. You will find state rankings and state profiles
as well. |
| The
Economic Research Service (ERS) is the main source
of economic information and research from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. ERS's timely research and analysis provide
public and private decisionmakers the information they
need to conduct business. |
| AcqNet
- Federal Acquistion Regulation information, useful links
to other government sites. |
| The
Chief Financial Officers Council - the CFOs of the
largest Federal agencies and senior officials of the Office
of Management and Budget and the Department of the Treasury,
working collaboratively to improve financial management
in the US. |
| STAT-USA/Internet,
a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the site
for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing
authoritative information from the Federal government.
Access to Globus and NTDB.GLOBUS (Global Business Opportunities). |
| Information
source for the Government
Contracting industry. Find products and suppliers,
read current headlines, and keep up with the latest information
in your professional community through these featured
resources. |
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Hospitality
Industry: Hotels / Bed & Breakfasts
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| Hotel
Online
covers news, research and the latest trends in the Hospitality
Industry. |
| Professional
Association of Innkeepers International has resources
for innkeepers and aspiring innkeepers, including vendors,
education, inn directory and inn-sitters. |
| Select
Registry is a directory of Distinguished Inns in North
America that have undergone quality assurance inspections.
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| The
Bed & Breakfast Institute of Learning
offers workshops and seminars on all facets of running
and managing a Bed & Breakfast. |
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| Private
Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO) was created in
1970 to assist in the financing of U.S. exports through
the mobilization of private capital as a supplement to
the financing available from commercial banks and other
lenders. |
| Ex-Im
Bank provides guarantees of working capital loans
for U.S. exporters, guarantees the repayment of loans
or makes loans to foreign purchasers of U.S. goods and
services, and provides credit insurance against non-payment
by foreign buyers. |
| The
National Export Offer Service (NEOS) provides Manufacturers
and Exporters instant visibility with international buyers
in all world markets, as well as cost-effective global
marketing at incredibly low introductory rates. |
| EC
Plaza is striving to become the central e-Marketplace
of the world, expanding their global community network
and will soon offer to each country office unique trade
information and internet-based services. They currently
have local sites in the U.S.A., China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan,
Germany, and the U.A.E., with Vietnam and Chile recently
joining. |
| ECKOREA.NET
offers Korean trade information in English for those who
want trade business with 'Korean' suppliers and sellers. |
| Import/Export
Bulletin Board (IEBB), Global Trade leads portal sponsored
by the Journal of Commerce. |
| The
World Trade Organization’s ( WTO) overriding objective
is to help trade flow smoothly, freely, fairly and predictably.
Go to the trade topics site for useful information on
services, intellectual property, goods i.e. tariffs, rules
of origin etc. |
| Exporter.com
- Import/export news and discussion. |
| World
Trade Magazine - News, top lists, links. |
| OpenView
- Links to trade, research, government listings, trade
publications and journals. |
| ExportZone
U.S.A is an information help center dedicated to the
development of U.S.A exports to the world. |
| Small
Business Administration (SBA) Office of International
Trade provides assistance, including financial solutions,
to small business exporters. Access to Trade Mission Online
(TMO). TM OnLine is a database of U.S. small businesses
that seek to export. |
| International
Trade Administration is dedicated to enhancing the
global competitiveness of U.S. industry, expanding its
market access, and increasing its exports. |
| International
trade and transportation List
of Resources provided by ClearFreight. |
| Export
Courier links British consumer goods manufacturers
with importers, distributors and retailers throughout
the world to promote mutually beneficial trade directly
between manufacturer and importer. |
| Fedex
- World's largest express transportation company. |
| DHL
Worldwide Express is the global market leader of the
international air express industry. |
| TradePort
is designed to be an easy-to-use tool offering one place
to go for comprehensive trade information, trade leads,
and company databases. It is an international trade/defense
conversion initiative of BAYTRADE, managed by the Bay
Area Economic Forum. |
| Commercial
News USA - US and foreign commercial service catalog-magazine.
Resources and trade show information. |
| The
Internationalist
is a source for directories, publications, reports, international
business maps, import/export, etc. |
| Europages
is a European business directory of 500,000 companies
in 33 European countries to search for, find and contact
suppliers. |
| Worldbid.com
is the largest source of international trade leads, rfq
and tender opportunities from companies and government
organizations around the world. Over 230,000 businesses
have registered to help increase their sales, reduce supplier
costs, and find new business contacts. |
| World
Trade Show
is a search engine of Asian, American and European companies
to promote and facilitate trade between the West and the
Orient. |
| Federation
of International Trade Association
fosters international trade by strengthening the role
of local, regional, and national associations throughout
the United States, Mexico and Canada that have an international
mission. Offers professional development and networking
opportunities for individuals interested in International
Trade. |
| ExecutivePlanet.com
offers a number of useful aticles on international business,
and culture guides by country. |
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| United
States Council of International Business
presents American business ideas, values and solutions
directly to U.S. policy makers and officials in the United
Nations, European Union and other governments and groups.
USCIB promotes free trade, has a global network of industry
affiliations, and a reputation for reliable policy advice
regarding regulatory issues and business practices around
the world. |
| CIA
World Factbook - The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
publishes an annual reference source on countries around
the world. Each country profile includes information about
geography, people, government, economy, communications,
trasportation, military, and a map of the country. |
| World
Bank keeps track of economic indicators and economic
outlooks worldwide. Many of their reports and a lot of
data are available online, including World Development
Indicators and Global Economic Prospects. Snapshot overviews
of region, income level and country economic indicators
are available as well. |
| GKSoft
is a database of government institutions on the web. The
site includes links to parliaments, ministries, law courts,
embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations,
central banks, multi-national organizations and links
to political parties. The site contains more than 9000
entries from 205 countries and territories since April
1998. |
| Yahoo!
Governments by Country is a directory of foreign governments
listed by country. Select from the list of countries and
you will receive information about web resources pertaining
to that country. |
| Yahoo!
International Law is a pointer source to sites on
international law, including links to the European Union,
Human Rights, Laws and Policies, Organizations, Treaties,
Pacts, Agreements, and Indices. |
| Yahoo!
International Trade Organizations is a compilation
of chamber of commerces around the world (e.g. Austrian
Chamber of Commerce). |
| Business.com
is a source of free detailed information on 10,000 US
public companies, 14,000 international companies and over
44,000 privately-held companies. For public companies,
the site offers access to corporate profiles, financials,
news, officer information, and key developments. Much
of the information on the site is provided by OneSource
and Market Guide. Additionally, the site is browsable
by industry and segment, with links to further resources
available for each segment. |
| CorporateInformation.com
is a huge pointer source for corporate information on
public, private, foreign and domestic companies. The site
is organized by country and most of the information is
free of charge. The site also provides links to market
research reports, accounting policies, laws, and court
decisions. |
| Japan
Company provides information on Japan's public companies.
Financial information is available and can be downloaded
from the site for free. |
| Bundesaufsichtsamt
fur den Wertpapierhandel is the German equivalent
of the American Securities and Exchange Commission. The
site contains a wealth of information on German companies
as well as reports, German stock exchanges, financial
organizations, and foreign securities commissions. |
| The
Thomas Global Register (TGR) is a directory of 500,000
manufacturers and distributors from 22 countries, classified
by 10,500 products and services categories. Its mission
is to bring industrial buyers and sellers together on
the web. |
| EUROPAGES,
the European Business Directory, is a "business-to-business
directory published in six languages in three media versions:
Website (1995), Printed version (1982) & CD-Rom (1993). |
| ECKOREA.NET
offers Korean trade information in English for those who
want trade business with 'Korean' suppliers and sellers. |
| EC
Plaza is striving to become the central e-Marketplace
of the world, expanding their global community network
and will soon offer to each country office unique trade
information and internet-based services. They currently
have local sites in the U.S.A., China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan,
Germany, and the U.A.E., with Vietnam and Chile recently
joining. |
| Beaucoup
is a search engine specializing in country-specific searches. |
| PANGAEA(tm)'s
mission is to become the leading, most comprehensive source
and reference for international business activities —
from information collection and strategy development through
tactical implementation a one-stop global commerce shop. |
| Strategis
is produced by Industry Canada, a department of the Federal
government which employs over 4,000 people across Canada.
The department's mission is to work with Canadians to
build a growing competitive, knowledge-based economy. |
| The
World Factbook published by the Central Intelligence
Agency. |
| Michigan
State University, Center for International Business and
Education Research (CIBER) globalEDGETM is a global
business knowledge web-portal that connects international
business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information,
insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
By serving as a gateway to specialized knowledge on countries,
cross-border business transactions, and cross-cultural
management, globalEDGETM responds to a real interest expressed
by an increasing number of global business professionals.
It also creates a virtual community of both executives
and academics with like interests. |
| Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU) provides country intelligence
information and analysis to develop your business strategy
for the global digital economy. |
| The
United
Nations site provides trade leads and helpful publications. |
| Euro-Marketing
Associates specializes in taking the risk out of going
global through country research and strategic market development.
We have been assisting clients to launch into the European
market since 1982. |
| Country
Profiles - Information and research center. Good country
profiles, market access database, related links. |
| Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) - Japan’s
site on Official Development Assistance. Good information
on global issues, country study index, i.e. Cuba, Peru,
Jordan etc. |
| Euromonitor
International ranks as the world’s leading provider
of truly global business intelligence and strategic market
analysis. Their research covers more than 300 markets
(consumer, industrial and service sectors) and countries
worldwide. |
| The
Internationalist
is a source for directories, publications, reports, international
business maps, import/export, etc. |
| Newsweek's
International Business Resource provides the latest
news from around the world. |
| Internet
Securities Inc. (ISI) Emerging Markets is a database
of news, company, industry and financial data from emerging
markets in Asia, Latin America, and Central and Eastern
Europe. |
| Infonation
allows you to compare data within the countries of the
United Nations, including urban growth, top exports and
threatened species. |
| EU
Business
is a European business community for news, tenders, economic
data, factsheets, web links and documents, categorised
into EU topic sectors. |
| Asian
Business Strategy & Street Intelligence Ezine
is a resource of analysis & strategy from Asia news,
including research articles, marketing, street intelligence,
and doing business in Asia. |
| CORDIS,
Community Research & Development Information Service,
provides information which is made available by the European
Commission on European Union legislation. |
| International
Monetary Fund
is an international organization of 184 member countries
established to promote international monetary cooperation,
exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements;
to foster economic growth and high levels of employment;
and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries
to help ease the balance of payments adjustment. |
| ExecutivePlanet.com
offers a number of useful aticles on international business,
and culture guides by country. |
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| Ask
the HeadHunter
may just be the premier site for job hunting and career
guidance on the web. Don't miss the article on posting
your resume online, titled "Goodbye, Privacy!" |
| CareerBuilder.com
lists many jobs as well as informative articles on finding
and landing your new job. |
| Salary
Guide: Price's List of Lists - Librarian Gary Price
has put together an impressive list of rankings of different
people, organizations, companies, etc. This collection
is designed to be a clearinghouse for these types of resources.
There is a link to a CEO compensation database as well
as other salary and compensation lists by industry. |
| Industry
Magazines - Sign up for free subscriptions to a variety
of industry-specific magazines: hotel, restaurant, IT,
etc. |
| Teaching
Certification: Click here to find Teaching Certification
requirements, state-by-state. |
| Job
Fairy
is a website geared toward women in Information Technology.
They offer resume assistance for technical positions,
tell you about the latest skills, provide access to women's
groups, have pertinent articles, a humor section, links
to salary surveys, and links to over 500 job sites, all
free. |
| Career
Journal
from The Wall Street Journal has a job search, resume
center, education resources, as well as many articles
related to the job market. |
| TheLayoffLounge.com
offers career networking events in various cities, allows
users to post their resumes, search for jobs, read articles,
and take advantage of free and discounted services. |
| True
Careers
is a recruiting company that pre-screens candidates on
behalf of corporations and universities. |
| FabJob.com
sells e-Book and CD-ROM formatted information on how to
break into that "dream job" you've always wanted. |
| JobCircle.com
is primarily geared towards Technology Professionals in
the NorthEastern United States, and provides regional
employment listing, resume submission, career development,
monthly columns, discussion databases, tech news, and
regional career events. |
| WetFeet.com
offers information on researching Companies, Careers and
Industries, Managing your Career, and Finding a Job. They
have a great Career
List. |
| HotJobs.com,
the popular resume posting and job search engine. |
| America's
Career Info Net
is a great site for job seekers, offering information
on wages and employment trends across occupations and
industries, listing the education, knowledge, skills and
abilities required for many occupations, lets you search
for employer contact information nationwide, cost of living
data, and state profiles with labor market conditions,
and has over 5,000 links to career resources. |
| bizjournalsHire
by Office Depot has thousands of job listings, allows
you to post your resume, and provides all the latest business
news on the home page. |
| CareerOneStop
offers a free job search, resume and cover letter help,
and other information for job seekers. |
| ABA
Staffing
recruits exclusively for the San Francisco Bay Area, but
it does have some useful information for everybody else,
such as a Career Guide, Resume and Cover Letter tips,
and Interviewing techniques. |
| If
music and song writing is the dream job for you, here
are several links for you: SongWritersTipJar
provides information on song writing and how to cut a
CD. InsideSessions.com
sells a 10-lesson program on how to cut a demo and make
a deal. Writingsongs.com
provides more music links and resources. |
NewYorkJobs.com
Connecting job seekers with employers in New York, New
England & the Tri-State area. |
| 4Work.com
is a confidential job search agent from Job Alert! |
| 6FigureJobs.com
provides executives and experienced professionals access
to executive jobs, executive recruiters and career management
tools. |
| CareerShop
is a web interface company that allows you to post your
resume, and matches job seekers with employers utilizing
their hiring assistance. |
| College
Grad Job Hunter
specializes in entry-level positions for recent graduates. |
| Internet
Career Connection
provides job seekers with career information, career guidance,
professional contacts, and career opportunities. Companies,
organizations, and individuals can publish information
about their Human Resource needs, business services and
products, and business opportunities. |
| StateJobs.com
from the Internet Job Source provides government, corporate
and private sector job links by state. |
| America's
Job Bank
is a job search database. |
| JobWeb.com
offers background information, contact information and
where to send resumes on hundreds of different companies.
Geared primarily to the recent college grad, this site
is a great resource for anyone on the job hunt. |
| Net
Temps
is aimed to Contractors looking for opportunities, featuring
a job search engine. |
| PeopleBank,
part of Workthing.com, is a British recruiting company
that offers a salary checker, career advice, and articles
of interest to job seekers on their website. |
| RecruitUSA
offers a job search bank and resume posting services. |
| AVJobs.com
is an Aviation Job Search engine. Membership required. |
| Castnet.com
is an online Entertainment Industry casting service for
actors. Their member services is quite an extensive resource. |
