BusinessLaw.gov

Federal, state and local "legal and regulatory information" for America's small businesses. Topics cover choosing a business structure, hiring a lawyer, and exporting. A wealth of information for the small business man starting a business, or handling finances,managing employees, Even how-to get out of business!

Business Plans

Owned by Palo Alto Software this site is a free resource for small business entrepreneurs and professionals. It offers a large collection of free business plans, practical advice, interactive tools and advice from a panel of experts.

GuideStar - The National Database of Non-Profit Organizations

Produced by Philanthropic Research, Inc, the mission of "GuideStar" is to increase the efficiency of philanthropic giving for donors and grant makers with informative articles, tutorials and links.

Investing in Bonds

Published by the Bond Market Association, this site was voted Best of the Web" by Forbes and provides a wealth of information on the bond market for both the layman and the experienced investor.

ManagementFirst.com

A portal site focussed on quality management research and ideas. A large database of abstracts, management articles and book reviews dating back to 1989.

The Foundation Center

The nation's leading authority on philanthropy sponsors this site which serves grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. Many services of the site at for subscribers only, but SearchZone, Online Librarian and Foundation Finder offer a free web searches of the nonprofit sector. The foundation directory and foundation finder are valuable tools.

Stiglitz's Glossary of Financial Terms
A sample page from "StigWeb" the Stiglitz Internet study site, offers an extensive glossary of financial terms by clicking on the first letter of the term.

MBDA Minority Business Development Association

Business Week Online

Fortune 500

Detailed information on the Fortune 500 companies, links to company web sites and related articles.

Forbes.com

BigCharts
An investment research site that uses interactive charts, quotes, market analysis and commentary to make tracking your investments fun and informative.

Hoover's Online

Free company overviews, updated daily, from a database of "12 million companies", with background history, data on key numbers (years income, years growth of net income and growth of employee numbers), links to industry information and top competitors.

Evaluating Charitable Organizations