Resources

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• Bankruptcy Lawfinder — extensive links to sites providing statutes, case law, etc.
• BankruptcyData.com — provider of bankruptcy research reports. The online database contains information on publicly traded companies with total assets of at least $10 million that have filed for Chapter 11.

• Edgar — provides access to various federal filings of public corporations including financial information.
• Edgar Online — a subscription service of the SEC with added benefits including the ability to download and/or extract filings in Word, HTML, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3 etc. formats, and receive real time e-mail notification of filings by particular companies (designated by you).
• Market Guide — financial information on over 10,000 publicly traded companies.

• Fedstats — provides easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by U.S. government agencies for public use.
• U.S. Census Bureau — access to Census Bureau statistics.

• THE BUSINESS FORUM Online — An informational and professional resource center for smaller business and entrepreneurs.
• Small Business Administration — includes Export Legal Assistance Network to help small businesses succeed overseas.

• Media Mentor — media training, coaching, andresources designed to help executives of technology companies communicate effectively with the public, analysts, and the press, and prepare for interviews in all media formats.

• Fedworld — excellent site offering search facilities to information provided by various departments of the federal government.
• Institute of Management & Administration, Inc. (IOMA) — topical bulletin boards; select articles from issues of IOMA’s newsletters including the field of credit and collections.
• U.S. Department of Commerce subscription ($) service which includes Business Leads and Procurement Opportunities.
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — complete information on the SEC and its initiatives including a section specifically for Small Business and the ability to search documents and public sector filings.
• University of Michigan Documents Center — a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news.

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• CIA World Factbook — provides basic information on most countries of the world including geography, environment, people, government, economy, transportation, communications and defense.
• OECD Online — web site of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Provides statistical information and news and events about member-countries.
• Sibexlink — official information repository for the G-15. Includes G-15 Online, which is a specialized database providing business related information on G-15 and South-South countries.
• State Department Country Reports — economic policies and trade practices of countries throughout the world.

• International Trade Administration — extensive government site providing trade statistics and information by regions and countries as well as industry sector.
• U.S. Census Trade Statistics — foreign trade stats.

• Pacific Exchange Rate Service — exhaustive site including historic rates of exchange.
• U.N. Operational Exchange Rates — for 201 countries; updated regularly.

• PACA — The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) is designed to encourage fair trading practices in the marketing of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables in interstate and foreign commerce.
• Bureau of Export Administration — controls exports in order to guard national security. This site walks U.S. exporters through the process to define their product and then find out which destinations require special licenses for shipping.
• Commercial News USA – U.S. Department of Commerce’s export marketing magazine.
• Export Hotline — extensive site including Country Research, Industry Research, Trade Stats, Trade Shows and much more.
• Export-Import Bank of the United States — information about Ex-Im Bank’s programs and publications. Ex-Im Bank provides working capital, direct loans, financing guarantees, short-term exporting insurance and export credit insurance, even for small businesses.
• Trade Information Center — information about all federal export assistance programs, as well country and regional market information.

• Overseas Private Investment Corporation — OPIC assists U.S. companies interested in investing in more than 140 emerging economies around the world.

• Bureau of Consular Affairs site including travel warnings, passport and visa information, etc.
• International Monetary Fund — extensive resource including news releases and valuable country information.

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