CCPLS Business Center
Cullman Branch Library
200 Clark Street, NE. Cullman, Alabama 35055
Phone: 256-736-2011
Fax: 256-734-6902
E-MAIL: help@ccpls.comThe Business Center at the Cullman Branch of the Cullman County Public Library System is committed to providing excellent service to its personal and business community by providing access to diverse and up-to-date business and investment information in a variety of appropriate formats.
The Business Center is coordinated by the staff of the Reference and Adult Services Department and is open during normal library hours. Reference staff are available to assist you between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.
Recommended "Business" Links
MATERIALS
AT THE CENTER | COMPANY INFO | CONSUMER HELPER
DIRECTORIES | ECONOMICS
STATS/DEMOGRAPHICS | FINANCIAL PLANNING/INVESTING
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | ONLINE BUSINESS MAGAZINES | SMALL BUSINESS HELPER
The following materials are often used in the center:
Standard and Poors
Thomas Register
Hoovers Handbook
Alabama Business Directory
Alabama Industrial Directory
Information Please Business AlmanacWe subscribe to the following business serial publications:Wall Street Journal
Value Line Investment Survey
Business Week
Fortune
Business Alabama Monthly
Forbes
Inc.
Kiplingers Personal Finance Magazine
MoneyNumerous other items are available at a library near you. To see what materials are available, check out the on-line catalog.
Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)/Edgar - Find the annual reports and other disclosure statements for companies required to file with the SEC. Select "SEARCH in EDGAR."
Yahoo Company Index - WWW Sites arranged by category. Corporate homepages often include annual reports.
Hoover's Online - gives search for capsulated corporate information on over 600 companies, including job listings.
Better Business Bureau - Use this site to find your local BBB and access business and consumer alerts as well as other helpful resources. Allows user to file complaints online.
More consumer information is available at the library. Check out the library catalog for more information.
Bank Rate Monitor -Provides free up-to-date interest rate listings for mortgages, consumer loans, credit cards and other financial services.
Better Business Bureau - Use this site to find your local BBB and access business and consumer alerts as well as other helpful resources. Allows user to file complaints online.
Consumer Information Center - This site makes available free full-text versions of the best federal consumer publications available on a variety of topics.
Consumer World - links to hundred on consumer information resources on the web, like airfares, locating ATM machines, filing consumer complaints.
Edmund's Car Values - This guide gives advice and information about new and used cars. Trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles. It includes the latest road tests, recall history, and safety information.
Internal Revenue Service - The official site where you can get tax information and forms.
J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax - full text version of the income tax Guide for the current year.
Kelley Blue Book - Cars and Trucks - Gives new and used vehicle values, including values for models up to 21 years old.
Money Online Best Rates - similar to Bank Rate Monitor, includes calculators to determine savings, mortgage rates, etc.
NADA.Com - free consumer prices & information as well as industry news, statistics, & trends.
Social Security Administration - Government site with helpful index. Has links to information for employers, employees, and personal social security files.
Tourstates.com - Official web site for the National Council of State Tourism Directors. Has links to to each state & US territories; convention facilities & travel planners.
ECONOMIC STATISTICS & DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:
U.S. Census Bureau - site for government obtained statistics, the best access point is through Subjects A-Z. Includes current population statistics and projections, current economic indicators, and other demographic information.
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Offers data and statistics on employment, unemployment, earnings, productivity, jobs and careers, prices. Gives contact numbers and allows geographical searches.
Consumer Price Index - links directly to the latest CPI information.
Economics at a Glance - Has information, statistics, data on civilian labor force, unemployment, earnings, productivity, producer prices and consumer prices. Links to geographic areas.
Minimum Wage - links to the latest minimum wage.
GPO ACCESS - government site with free access to over 70 governmental databases, including the Federal Register, U.S. Code, Budget, Government Manual, Congressional Bills, Congressional Record, Public Laws. Allows ordering of publications from USGPO bookstores.
FINANCIAL PLANNING & INVESTMENT:
Bloomberg Online - business newsletter
Bonds Online - links to information on government bonds with geographical access.
Global Financial Planning Center - includes historical statistics on the stock market, inflation, and exchange and interest rates.
The Motley Fool - financial newsletter
Mutual Funds Interactive - gives investing advice and information on various mutual fund groups.
NASDAQ Stock Market Home Page - summarizes the day's trading on NASDAQ, gives stock quotes, active stocks and allows searches for companies and corporate information.
NewsPage Stock Quotes - 15 minute delay on stock information, historical charts, earnings per share, and information on other markets, selected industry groups and more.
NYSE Net - designed as a tool for investors, students and teachers, includes historical information about the NYSE, NYSE annual report, and summaries of the previous day's trading.
SEC/EDGAR - annual reports and disclosure statements filed with the SEC. Select "SEARCH in EDGAR."
NetWorth - Gives Morningstar fund profiles, stock quotes, market outlooks, and a financial planning center.
Holt Report - report issued daily with high, low, and close prices on major indices along with most active stock info.
Quote.Com - provides quotes with 15-minute delay on stocks, futures, options, commodities, mutual funds, and worldwide indices. Historical charts and annual reports.
Wall Street Research Net - 500,000 links to help perform fundamental research on publicly traded companies and locate important economic data.
Asia Business Connection - browse Asia by country, industry, service category, or company name. Provides links to most online newspapers and periodicals with a short list of trade shows.
BISNIS-Russia and the Newly Independent States - Country reports, marketing sector information, financing sources, trade leads, calendar of promotional events.
Date and Time Gateway(Around the World) - Provides current date and time for any country and most major cities in the world.
European Business Directory - Access to over 150,000 European suppliers. Click on "European Economic Data" and read over 100 pages of analysis. Lists trade shows.
IMPORT/EXPORT Library - Government agencies, world trade centers, Chambers of Commerce, stock exchanges, guides and schedules, currency exchange rates, translation dictionaries, trade shows, business resources, and search utilities.
International Trade Administration - Info on countries, industries, cross-cutting programs, trade stats, and export/import info.
International Trade Statistics - Census Bureau provides import and export data, shipping declarations, and guides to import commodity classifications.
I-TRADE - Free services include information on banking, export/import guides, business directories, trade leads, public procurement opportunities, NAFTA, Customs guides, demographics, legal issues. List your company for free.
UK INDEX - Search United Kingdom index by keyword or browse subject categories.
U.S. Business Advisor - Common questions, exports, export market information, financing, insurance and investment, imports, laws and regulations, publications/contacts, and taxes for overseas employers.
World Trade Organization - U.N. organization offers GATT information and trade policies throughout the world.
Business Magazines and Newspapers:
CNNfn-the Financial Network - CNNs excellent site for financial news
Commerce Business Daily - The official daily listing of government contracting opportunities, listing notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, and sales of government property.
Inc. Magazine - Online version of print magazine. Devoted to providing practical management advice to people running their own companies. The archive, back to 1988, has over 5,000 full-text articles. It also has extensive links to other business sites.
Investor's Business Daily - Provides concise, yet comprehensive coverage of business, finance, economic, and national news.
Los Angeles Times - Online version of the daily paper.
Money Online Personal Finance Center - Money Magazine Articles on personal finance, investing, calculating investment returns and retirement income and finding rates on credit cards.
Newspage - This site offers subject access to business news drawn from 600 sources such as major newswires. Headlines and abstracts are free.
Nando Times - Continuously updated news service about the world, business, politics, sports, and many other subjects.
New York Times - online newspaper with indexes for older issues.
Reuters NewsService - real-time newswire service
USA Today - online version of the national daily. Has ongoing stock market updates.
U.S. Small Business Administration - online publications on small business start-up and management, directory of regional SBA Service Centers, and SBA services guide.
SmallbizNet - site has searchable database on over 5,000 full text articles on all aspects of starting and managing a small business, with numerous links.
Small Business Resource Center Free Reports - including "How to Set Up a New Business" and others
FinanceHub Venture Capital for Entrepreneurs - links to venture capital firms on the web.
Commerce Business Daily - the official free and daily online listing of governmental contracting opportunities. Lists notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of governmental property, and other information.
Inc. Online - This online version of Inc. Magazine is devoted to providing practical management advice to people running their own companies. The archive, back to 1988, has over 5,000 full-text articles. It also has extensive links to other business sites.
Internal Revenue Service - The official site where you can get tax information and forms for small businesses.
SEC Small Business Information - covers small business information with links to governmental agencies, company reports, current issues about small business, etc.
FinanceNet - gives information on public financial management with numerous links.
Small Business 2000 - site provides the basics for business owners, business resources on the WWW, Dun and Bradstreets "Business Solutions in a Box", TV broadcasts about business and entrepreneurs.
Portions of this page were modeled after the Business Center Page of the Charleston County Public Library, Charleston, SC. Additional links were located by Max Hand, M.L.S., John Paul Myrick, M.L.S., Lesia Coleman, and Margaret Wiley. Page design and development by John Paul Myrick, M.L.S., editing by Lori Beckhart & S. Annette Parrish, M.L.I.S.
*This page was created as part of Project "TALE" (Technology Access for Libraries and Education) and was funded by a demonstration grant from the Science, Technology, and Energy Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.