Cynthia Lee Katona, Professor - English and Women's Studies Departments

Resources: Business and Finance

Here are links to business and financial sites. Some are official company sites, others are business or finance periodicals. If you have trouble with a link or think you have a site that should be added to this list, please email Professor Katona.

Business Travel Library

A MUST VISIT site with information excerpted from Craighead's Business Reports, comprehensive 40-60 pages reports designed to assist the international business person in conducting business abroad. [Source: Prof. W. Enos]

CEO Express

This site provides a comprehensive/extensive list of links that are of interest to most business men and women, in a compact easy-to-use format. [Source: Prof. C. Kwak]

Consumer's Digest

Part of the Web's appeal to shoppers is free information, and the Consumer's Digest site offers a search engine that compares the prices and features of several major types of consumer goods. [Source: Forbes Magazine]

Copyright Laws

This site gives the rules for how much audio and video can be appropriated from websites for educational purposes. [Source: Prof. C. Katona]

The Dilbert Zone

Scott Adams' hilarious comic strip on corporate America. [Source: MacUser]

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

This site, run by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, is rich in economic and financial data. It offers a huge repository of downloadable information from Federal and other government agencies. It also provides full text of Federal publications, including The Beige Book report on regional economic conditions. [Source: Business Week]

Fortune

Fortune is one of a number of business magazines which offer selected full-text articles online. Fortune is located at the Pathfinder (Time Warner) site. You can search the archives by subject or browse the table of contents for recent issues. [Source: The Wired Society, by Carol Lea Clark]

Great Commercial Advertising

This is a website that archives over 1,000 good commercials. [Source: Newsweek]

International Business Resources on the Web

A goldmine of links to international business resources. A MUST VISIT site. Be sure you have lots of time to explore. Bring your compass, it's easy to get lost. [Source: Management on the World Wide Web]

Kelley Blue Book

Best used-car price calculator, complete with links to other sites, new car prices require zip code. [Source: Prof. C. Katona]

Monster.com

A megasite where you can post your resume and search for positions and consulting work. [Source: Prof. C. Katona]

Multinational Companies on the Net

This MUST VISIT site has chosen 125 of what it believes are the best world class supersites of multinational companies. This is an excellent starting place to learn about how globally active companies are using the World Wide Web to promote themselves. [Source: Management on the World Wide Web]

Quicken

This site has financial tutorials, tax planners, mortgage calculators, retirement planners, investment research, and lots of money-management tips and tricks. [Source: MacWorld]

U.S. Customs

Custom hints for returning travellers, importing a car, pets, trademark information and more. [Source: Prof. C. Katona]

U.S. Small Business Administration

Virtually all SBA pamphlets are available for download 24 hours a day. Information on starting, financing, and expanding your business. [Source: Management on The World Wide Web]