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Local Business Resources
- Appleseed Trust
Assists low and moderate-income Syracuse residents in starting or expanding
a small business.
- Central New
York Business Journal
Online edition of the weekly business newspaper.
- CNY Angel
"Our mission is to provide an internet based
platform for matching entrepreneurial businesses
in Central New York with private or corporate investors
seeking investment opportunities in early stage
businesses."
- CNY
Employment Statistics
Labor market information for businesses, job seekers,
students, and researchers.
- CNY Regional
Planning and Development Board
A four-county governmental agency which addresses
regional issues in the areas of environmental and
water resource management, economic and community
development and land use and transportation. Their
regional Information Services program operates as
a NYS Data Center Affiliate and acts as an official
repository of Decennial Census data.
- CNY Technology
Development Organization
Non-profit economic development organization's news,
announcements, and calendar of events. Program and
service info too.
- The Essential
New York Initiative
A plan to transition the Central Upstate region
of New York to a knowledge-based economy.
- Greater
Baldwinsville Chamber of Commerce
- Greater
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
- Greater
Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
Business directory which lists two thousand companies
searchable by company name or business category,
community information including demographics, searchable
movie database, and more.
- Greater
Syracuse Economic Growth Council
Fast facts and statistics; community overview; information
on business related issues and lists of useful contacts
for a beginning or growing business. Their Growth
Direction Publication is a handy reference guide
to general business requirements.
- Metropolitan
Development Association of Syracuse and Central
New York
The MDA is a not-for-profit economic planning, research
and development organization.
- Oswego
County Business Magazine
Covers business and economic development in Oswego
County and Central New York. The website has company
profiles and lists of the largest employers in Oswego
County.
- Skaneateles
Area Chamber of Commerce
- Small Business Development Center at Onondaga Community College
- Southwest Economic Business Resource Center
Assists small-sized,
minority and women-owned businesses in the southwest region of Syracuse.
- Syracuse
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Visitor information, meeting planner with online
facility selection and quick search events calendar
of upcoming conventions, community fundraisers and
tourist events.
- Syracuse
Technology Garden
A portal for local entrepreneurial resources.
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Company Information
- Annual Report Gallery
Lists over 2200 annual reports, plus earnings estimates and analyst ratings.
- Forbes 200 Best Small Companies
Sort by state, industry, company name, overall rank, rank by 5 year average
ROE (return on equity), sales, profits, or market value. Additional information
on each company includes description of what it does, address, CEO (with age,
birthplace, college, and compensation), stock price, and performance history.
- Forbes Platinum 400: America's Best Big Companies
Article and video summary of the 400 largest American public corporations as measured
by sales, profits, management success, and growth.
- Hoover's Online: The Business Network
Includes sections on companies & industries, money, career development,
news and business travel. Also search by company name, ticker symbol, persons
name or keyword. Company pages include links to top competitors.
- The Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies
in America
Search the current year's directory by company name, keyword, state, sector
(retail, service, manufacturing, distribution), or industry. A new search
feature is the Interactive Demographics search which allows you to break out
companies by several variables at once. Additionally there is a Fast Facts
page with interesting statistics compiled from the database, Hall of Fame,
which lists 5 time winners since the first list in 1982.
- NAICS (North American
Industry Classification System)
NAICS is the North American Industry Classification System—the new industry
classification that replaces the SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)
System. This site, provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, translates SIC
codes into the new NAICS codes and vice versa. See also Standard
Industrial Classification Search for the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification
Code (developed by the Department of Labor to classify industries). Provides
the SIC code description and list of typical products/services covered, as
found in the hardcopy SIC Manual.
- ThomasNet
An online directory of manufacturers and products.
Search by company name, product/service or brand
name.
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Finance and Investing
- Bankrate Monitor
Compare nationwide interest rates. Includes loan,
mortgage, small business, credit card and savings
calculators and tax tips.
- BigCharts
Provides access to interactive charts, quotes, industry
analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market
news and commentary.
- Bloomberg.com
Includes market snapshot, quick stock look-ups,
news, online investment tips and entrepreneur network.
- CBS MarketWatch
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
An online encyclopedia of economics with articles written by leading economists.
- Dow Jones &
Company
- EDGAR
Database
EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis,
and Retrieval system, performs automated collection,
validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding
of submissions by companies and others who are required
by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC).
- FDIC Institution
Directory
Provides the latest comprehensive financial and
demographic data of every FDIC-insured institution.
- Federal Reserve
System
- Forbes
Financial markets coverage with personal finance
advice, tools, and investing tips from Forbes and
affiliated publications.
- IPO Central
SEC filing information on companies that have filed
to go public with a stock offering. The site includes
S-1 registrations for public offerings, company
profiles, stock quotes, and links to other IPO-related
Web sites. Also provides "The Insider,"
a column offering recent IPO-related news and trends.
- Morningstar
Provides mutual fund, stock, and variable-insurance
investment information with unbiased data and analysis,
and candid editorial commentary.
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MSN Money
This comprehensive personal finance site offers
real-time stock quotes, lists of top mutual funds,
as well as a wealth of information on topics including
retirement planning, saving for college, insurance,
and buying or selling a home.
- The
Salary Calculator
Compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and
international cities. Also includes a community
calculator and a mortgage calculator.
- U.S.
Department of the Treasury: Bureau of the Public
Debt
Learn all about U.S. savings bonds and Treasury
securities.
- Yahoo! Finance Research Center
Stock quotes, symbol lookups, historical stock prices, and more.
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Small Business Resources
- Bplans.com
Offers free sample plans by type of business, planning
tools, and expert advice to help you start and run
your business.
- Business.gov
A one-stop, common access point for federal government
services and information needed to assist with starting,
running, and growing a business.
- Entrepreneur
Information on starting and growing a small business.
- Minority Business
Development Agency (MBDA)
General information on federal government management
and technical assistance programs to assist minority-owned
businesses.
- New York State
Small Business Development Center
Provides information resources and advisement to
small businesses in New York State.
- NY Loves
Small Business
A one-stop shop for small businesses looking to
start or expand in New York State.
- Online Women's
Business Center
This SBA Office promotes the growth of women-owned
businesses through programs that address business
training and technical assistance, and provide access
to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international
trade opportunities.
- OPAL: Online
Permit Assistance and Licensing
If you want to start a new business or expand your
current business, this site will help you find the
New York State business permits you may need.
- SCORE: Counselors
to America's Small Business
SCORE [Service Corps. of Retired Executives] is
dedicated to aiding in the formation, growth and
success of small business nationwide. Counselors
representing more than 600 skills are available
by email. Includes list of local SCORE chapters
and useful online resources for entrepreneurs.
- SBA: Small
Business Administration
This government site offers useful information and
resources for starting, financing and expanding
your small business. Links to local SBA Resources
and an extensive list of business-related links
are included.
- Small Business
Development Center
The National SBDC National Information Clearinghouse
provides research support to over 900 Small Business
Development Centers throughout the United States,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Includes links
in more than twenty categories, from start-ups and
buying/selling a business to e-commerce and employee
and tax information.
- U.S. Government
Export Portal
Export.gov is the portal to all export-related assistance
and market information offered by the federal government.
- WomenBiz.gov
The gateway for women-owned businesses selling to
the federal government.
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updated
April 15, 2008