| Dr. Hawley's list of financial information sources |
| Hoover's An enormous amount of company-specific and industry information |
| John Shaw's Economic Data and Links If it's not listed on this impressive index, you don't need it |
| www.wsj.com (Wall Street Journal Interactive) You should live on this site |
| www.cnnfn.com CNN Financial News |
| www.bloomberg.com Bloomberg's financial news |
| http://today.reuters.com/news/newsChannel.aspx?type=businessNews Reurters business news |
| http://finance.yahoo.com Yahoo financial news |
| http://eweb.slu.edu/businessplan.htm Jerome Katz at St. Louis U has put together a great resource for you. Be sure to check out the graded links to sites for business planning and feasibility analysis. |
| www.entrepreneur-america.com |
| www.zeromillion.com |
| http://www.startupjournal.com/ Wall Street Journal info resources for start-ups |
| www.olemiss.edu/depts/mssbdc Get help from the Mississippi Small Business Development Center |
| www.ideacafe.com A community of entrepreneurs and wannabe's |
| U.S. Business Advisor Government site with links to information about taxes, social security, etc., as well as business forms you may need |
| Smart Business Supersite A resource site with articles, checklists, books, and links on all sorts of topics related to small businesses |
| Dun & Bradstreet A commercial site, but also lots of free resources |
| Salary.com Get salary ranges for just about any job classification specific to your location. |
| www.corpcreations.com All you need to take care of the start-up legal matters |
| www.incorporate.com The Company Corporation |
| www.bizfilings.com Another one. Lots of good information here |
| www.incorporate-usa.com Incorporate anywhere for $99.95 |
| www.sos.state.ms.us Find out how to do it in Mississippi |
| www.register.com Find and register a domain name |
| Court TV Small Business Law Center A useful repository of legal forms and documents that a small business might need |
| Advertising Age Magazine Lots of good information for marketing and market research in this popular and valuable magazine |
| http://www.indwes.edu/ocls/reference/demographics.html A good list of demographic information sources |
| http://www.knowthis.com/ The "Marketing Virtual Library" -- An impressive list of excellent on-line resources |
| 2000 Census Data The latest and greatest... |
| US Census Bureau County Business Patterns Get a map. Get county-specific census data, customized to only what you want, from general to very specific. |
| Department of Labor A vast library of economic and demographic information and data on the general population, the labor force, wages, benefits, etc. |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics If it's not on the site above, it's probably on this one |
| www.inc.com (Inc. Magazine Online) Startups and entrepreneurship |
| www.redherring.com (RedHerring Magazine) Technology sector focus |
| www.fastcompany.com (FastCompany Magazine) Great resource for new-economy entrepreneurs |
| www.business2.com (Business 2.0 Magazine) Another fantastic resource for real-world information |
| www.cfonet.com (CFO Magazine) Financial and Business focus for financial managers |
| www.entrepreneur.com (Entrepreneur Magazine) |