Business & Economics

The realms of commerce and industry, the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and the management of economic systems.

Sub-headings:

Accounting

Theory and methods of recording business transactions and stating the assets, liabilities, and operating results of a business.

Agriculture

The business of farming - the science and art of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.

Banking

The keeping and use of money for savings, commercial, investment, or exchange purposes.

Business Administration & Management

Theories and examples of organizing, running, and maintaining enterprises and people working together for some goal.

Business Directories

Directories for locating business' addresses, telephone and fax numbers, Internet or Web addresses, products and services, maps to their location.

Business & Economics Blogs

Web logs written by, for or about topics related to business and economics.

Business & Economics News

Recent happenings in areas of interest to business and finance.

Commerce & Trade

Resources related to international trade issues, including organizations that promote business opportunities in the United States and abroad.

Consumer Issues & Services

Issues concerning the seeking to protect and inform the users of goods and services.

E-Commerce

The distribution of goods and services by means of the Internet.

Economics

Study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and the theory and management of economic systems.

Employment

Policies and practices of obtaining work or workers.

Entrepreneurship

Resources for entrepreneurs: those who organize, manage, and assume the risks of a business or enterprise.

Finance

The management of money, banking, investments, and credit.

History of Business & Economics

Sites covering historical treatments of business, economics and money, including historic financial data, tax history, and history of money.

Industry

The manufacturing and production of goods, or the provision of services, through a business enterprise.

Insurance

Coverage by contract to protect financially against specified loss in return for premiums paid.

International Business

Doing business in international markets, and business information specific to various countries or geographic regions of the world.

Labor & Workplace

Workers considered as a group; the work environment.

Marketing & Advertising

The commercial functions involved in transferring goods from producer to consumer, including encouraging and facilitating purchases.

Non-Profit Organizations

How to create, organize and maintain enterprises devoted to the larger public good.

Real Estate

Land, including all the natural resources and permanent buildings on it.

Statistics

Numerical measurement of economic indicators, business trends, trade outcomes, etc.

Tax

Contribution for the support of government or its larger social purposes, required of persons or businesses within the domain of that government.

Resources in this category:

American Financial Association
http://www.afausa.net/

"AFA members are executives experiencing the changing role of the CFO who seek to expand their knowledge base as well as their network of helpful peers." This site offers information about membership and conferences, links to helpful resources, and past newsletters.

American Business Press
http://www.americanbusinesspress.com/

"Established in 1907, American Business Press is the industry association for business-to-business information providers, including producers of magazines, CD-ROMS, Web sites, trade shows and other ancillary products that build upon the printed product. "

Asia Pacific Cities Forum
http://www.apcf.org/

International "action partnership promoting business citizenship in urban developments." Seeks better managed and more livable cities through partnerships between businesses, local governments, and other urban stakeholders. The site includes news, upcoming events, activities, and recent publications.

Association for Corporate Growth
http://www.acg.org/

"The Association for Corporate Growth is the premier association for and about professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers & acquisitions. Its over 4000 members are primarily located with 32 chapters in the United States and Canada. The official website of ACG International features news and items of interest to members of the M&A community. A newly-redesigned 'For Members Only' area features a fully interactive Deals Exchange(r) database, membership directory and other valuable features."

Association of Independent Consultants
http://www.aiconsult.ca/

"The Association of Independent Consultants (AIC) helps you find specialists, experts and outsourced contractors in many fields." This site features a member and visitor section. Membership in the association is required to enter the member section. The visitor section includes information on membership, a searchable database used to locate consultants, articles, links, and answers to frequently asked questions.

International Organization for Standardization
http://www.iso.org/iso/ISOOnline.frontpage

"The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 100 countries, one from each country...The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity." This site provides links to information regarding meeting calendars, technical committees, catalogs, membership, structure, news services, new events, and related sites.

Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/

"The London School of Economics and Political Science is also known as the British Library of Political and Economic Science (BLPES). It was founded in 1896 by public subscription on the initiative of Sidney Webb. As well as being the working library of the London School of Economics (LSE), it serves as a national collection of material for research."

National Fire Protection Association
http://www.nfpa.org/catalog/home/index.asp

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) was created in 1896 "to reduce the burden of fire on the quality of life by advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, and education for fire and related safety issues." This site provides organization and membership information, a calendar of upcoming NFPA meetings, NFPA standards and codes ordering information, the table of contents to its recent publications, and news releases. It also includes fire safety information such as summer safety tips and security bars, and links to other fire resources.