Business Technologies
These resources support the Business Technologies curriculum offered at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Some are available for off-campus use by Cincinnati State students, faculty, and staff; a valid Cincinnati State SurgeCard is required.
Business Statistics
- American FactFinder: "Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (a unit of the Department of Commerce; some resources require a subscription)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics ("The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. It has a dual role as the statistical arm of the Department of Labor and as an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates sensitive economic and statistical data to the American public, Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor.")
- Census of Agriculture (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
- Economic Census (from the Census Bureau; “offers extensive data, as well as narrative summaries, for most sectors of the U.S. economy")
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR) (collection of links to economic statistical information produced by a variety of federal agencies)
- Economy at a Glance (Quick source for information on labor, employment and productivity)
- FedStats (statistics from over 100 government agencies)
- Household Economic Statistics
- Mapping the Measure of America: interactive color-coded maps of the United States measuring health, education, and income
- Statistics for Specific Industries, from the US Small Business ADministration
Business Resources—General
- AllBusiness
- AnnualReports.com
- Annual Reports Online
- BizWeb (business guide to the Web)
- Bloomberg.com
- Bplans
- Business Data You Can Use, from the US Census Bureau
- Business Ethics
- Business Plan Archive
- Business Plan Center
- Business Plan Write
- Business Source Complete
- Business 2.0 Web Guide
- Business Wire
- Career and Jjob Hunting Information
- Cincinnati Executive Officers Biography
- Columbia Historical Corporate Reports Online Collection
- Consumer Price Indexes
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Consumer World
- Cost-of-Living Calculator (and other useful tools)
- EDGAR-- SEC Filings and Forms
- Industry Snapshots from the Economic Census
- Lexis-Nexis Academic (full-text database, including news and a wealth of business information)
- Fed 101
- Federal Reserve Economic Data
- Fortune
- globalEDGE: your source for global business knowledge
- Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
- Inc. 500
- Insurance Information Institute
- Knowledge@Wharton
- Minority Business Development Agency
- Mortgage Calculators
- OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center
- Producer Price Indexes
- Quick Guide to Investing
- Standard Industrial Classifications
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
- TRInet Online (Greater Cincinnati business information)
- UnionWeb
- Universal Currency Converter
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Vocational and Career Collection
- Wall Street Research Net
- WWW Virtual Library Labor History
Business Resources by Program or Topic
Accounting/Bookkeeping
- Accountancy Board of Ohio
- American Institute of CPAs
- American Accounting Association
- ASTP: Organization for Professional Tax Preparers
- Benefits Link
- Financial Accounting Standards Board
- Government Accounting Standards Board
- Internal Revenue Service
- Legislative Information on the Internet
- Office of Management and Budget
- Ohio Society of CPAs
- Pro2Net (professional resources for accounting, finance, human resources, insurance and law)
- Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
- White House
- U.S. General Accounting Office
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- U.S. Small Business Administration
Administrative Assistant/Office Management & Support
Advertising
Automotive
- All Data Online (for use on-campus only)
- Automotive Service Association
- Autoshop Online
- Cars.com
- Car and Driver
- Kelley Blue Book (new and used car prices)
- National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation
- National Institute for Automotive Services Excellence
- Petersen Automotive Museum
- Popular Mechanics
- Society of Automotive Engineers
Business Law
- Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
- Copyright Website
- Cornell Law Library
- Emory Law Library
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Findlaw
- Legal Collection
- OSHWEB
- Pro2Net
- Sexual Harassment Resources
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Business Management
Careers
Culinary Arts/Pastry
- American Culinary Federation
- Chef's Store
- Cook's Thesaurus
- Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education
- Digital Chef
- Escoffier On Line
- Feeding America: The Historical American Cookbook Project
- Food Museum
- Food Science Central
- Foodsafe Program
- Foodwine
- Global Gourmet
- Good Cooking
- Hospitality Careers and Hotel Jobs
- International Association of Culinary Professionals
- Julia Child: Lessons with Master Chefs
- National Restaurant Association
- Recipe Link
- RecipeSource
- Society for Foodservice Management
- Supercook
- The Dish
- Wine Spectator
- World Food Habits Bibliography
- Your Food Environment Atlas: "a spatial overview of a community's ability to access healthy food and its success in doing so"
Dietetics
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
- EDA: US economic Development Administration
- Minority Business Development Agency
- Small Business Knowledge Base
- Small Business Administration
- Women's Business Center
Event Management
Financial Management
- 411 Stocks
- American Stock Exchange
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Bonds Online
- Dollar Stretcher (weekly column on family finance)
- Financial Times
- FINWeb
- How to Read a Prospectus
- Investor Words (investing glossary)
- Mutual Funds
- NASDAQ
- New York Stock Exchange
- Pro2Net
- Publicly Traded Companies
- Quote.com
- SEC Filings and Forms
- Stockmaster.com
- Stockplayer
- The Fine Print: How to Read Those Key Footnotes
- The Money Page
- The Numbers Game
- Unlocking the Secrets of a Proxy Statement
- Wachowicz's Web World (websites for discerning finance students)
- Wall Street Central
- Wall Street Research Net
- Web Investor's Dictionary
- World Bank Group
- Young Money: financial planning for young adults
Graphic Arts
- American Institute of Graphic Arts
- Flexonet: The Flexographic Network
- Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
- National Institute of Printers and Lithographers
- Printers' Forum
- Symbols.com
- The Design & Publishing Center
- The Slot (for copy editors)
- TypeArt Library
- TypeBase.com
- TypeIndex.org
Horticulture/Landscape
- AGRICOLA
- Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service Listing
- Agriculture Factbook
- Ag Related Web Sites
- American Nursery and Landscape Association
- Entomology Index of Internet Resources
- Flora of North America
- Flowering Plant Gateway
- Forestry Links from Oklahoma State University
- Garden Forever
- Garden Gate
- Garden, Landscape and Horticulture Index
- Gardening (from the Virtual Library)
- Gardening with the Garden Helper
- Horticultural Web
- Institute for Plant Diseases and Plant Protection
- Internet Directory for Botany
- Michigan State University Extension
- National Agricultural Library
- National Gardening Association
- New York Botanical Garden Catalog of North American Bryophytes
- Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery
- Ohioline.Ag.Ohio-State.edu
- Ortho Online
- Plant Disease Facts
- Plant Facts
- Plant Information Online
- Plant List: a working list of all plant species
- PLANTS National Database
- Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book
- Professional Grounds Management Society
- Rutgers Cooperative Extension
- Scott's Botanical Links
- University of Connecticut Plant Database
- Vascular Plant Image Gallery
- Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide
- Virtual Foliage Home Page
- WebGarden
Hospitality
- American Hotel and Lodging Association
- Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education
- Hospitality Careers and Hotel Jobs
- Hospitality Net
Human Resources
Information Management
International Trade
For a country-by-country guide to internet resources for international business, see Internet Resources and Services for International Business, by Lewis-Guogo Liu. Phoenix: Oryx, 1998. (Ref 025.063387 L783, 1998)
- Academy of International Business
- Africa Guide
- ArabNet
- Arab World Online
- Asian Development Bank
- Asiaville: Asian Explorer
- Country Business Directory
- Country Commercial Guides (from U.S.State Department)
- Country Studies (from Library of Congress)
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Economist.com: Country Briefings
- Ernst & Young African Group
- Euroguide -- to the European Union
- Europa (the European Union's server)
- Europages
- Global Chamber of Commerce
- Global Contact's NAFTA Register
- Import/Export Directory
- InfoManage-Investment
- International Affairs Network
- International Business Forum
- International Business Guide: Worldclass Supersite
- International Monetary Fund
- International Trade Administration-- Trade Information
- International Trade Commission
- International Trade Law Monitor
- Mexico Connect
- NAFTA Online
- Selected International Treaties
- The Internationalist: Center for International Business Information
- VIBES: Virtual International Business and Economics Sources
- World Bank Group
- World Trade Organization
Legal/Paralegal
- American Bar Association
- Legal Collection
- National Association of Legal Assistants
- National Association of Legal Secretaries
- NOLO: Law for All
Marketing
- Advertising Law
- AdViews: A Digital Archive of Vintage Television Commercials
- KnowThis.com (virtual marketing library)
- Marketing Power
- Retailing (from the virtual library)
Office Support
- Free Online Typing Course
- Handbook of Style (punctuation, capitalization, italicization, forms of address)
- International Association of Administrative Professionals
- National Association of Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- National Business Education Association
Property Management and Real Estate
Purchasing
Taxes
- 1040.com
- Indiana Department of Revenue
- Internal Revenue Service
- Kentucky Revenue Cabinet
- Ohio Department of Taxation
- U.S.Tax Code Online
