Business Research | American Society of Association Executives | Find associations, people and businesses |
| Better Business Bureau | Check out a company or file a complaint or praise. |
| BizStats | This site offers current statistics on debt-to-equity ratios, industry profitability, and S corporations’ profitability and expense ratios. |
| Free Edgar | Provides access to company SEC filings and annual reports. |
| Secretary of State Sites: | Most state sites allow a search based on business name or corporate officer. This site is useful for identifying related-party entities. Also you can determine when a company was formed, which is useful for evaluating changes in the competitive environment for a subject business. |
| Hoover's on-line - The Business Information Authority | This site includes free and member content. The site allows you to research company articles, press releases, and financial information. |
| My Business Analyst | Free membership on the My Business Analyst (MBA) site provides access to financial analysis business valuation and business plan tools. Users also can find explanations for a dozen methods of valuation, including income capitalization; discounted cash flows; and book, replacement and liquidation value. |
| Multex Investor | Research public company information and economic forecasts |
| Salary Expert | This site offers data on salary, benefits and cost-of-living figures for more than 45,000 cities in the United States and Canada. Other useful features include a section called Straight Talk, where licensed consultants answer compensation-and-benefits questions. |
| Salary.com | Provides salary ranges for various locations by job category. Also includes a news section as well as salary advice and links to additional online career resources. |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | Search archive for company financial filings. |
| Switchboard.com | Obtain business addresses or phone numbers. This provides a feature that locates similar businesses within a specified radius, which is useful for assessing local competitors. |
| US Business Reporter | This site is still in process, but includes access to company research, market information and industry information. |
| Wall Street Research | Market research, earnings reports, financial spreadsheets, historical data and professional analysis |
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