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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, person’s 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.
• 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.

Last updated April 15, 2008