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Call numbers: 650 - 658
Keywords/Subject terms: Accounting; Advertising; Business; Corporations; Entrepreneurship; Finance; International Business; Labor, Management; Market Research; Marketing; Investments

Selected Periodicals

Business Week (electronic resource)
The Economist (electronic resource)
Harvard Business Review (print resource)
The Wall Street Journal (electronic resource)

Databases

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
Business Source Premier

Academic Search Premier

Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of Business R 650.103 E56

Business: The Ultimate Resource R 658 B979 2002
Dun and Bradstreet's Guide to Doing Business Around the World R 658.848 M882d 2001

Statistics and Data

Consumer Expenditure Survey
Economic Census
Statistics of U.S. Business

STAT-USA/Internet

Web Sites: Directories

Library of Congress

Librarians' Internet Index: Business

Web Sites: Company Information

AnnualReports.com
EDGAR
Fortune 500
Hoover's Online
International Directory of Company Histories
ThomasNet
Washington State Corporations Register

Web Sites: E-Commerce

E-Commerce Research Room

Web Sites: Industry Information

Current Industrial Reports
Encyclopedia of American Industries (2005)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC)

Web Sites: International Business and Trade

Doing Business - The World Bank Group
International Trade Administration
U.S. Dept. of State Background Notes

Web Sites: Small Business

Business Plans and Profiles Index
Doing Business in Washington
US Small Business Administration
Washington Small Business Development Centers

Campus Links

Accounting Department
Business Department
Business Information Technology Department

Organizations

Encyclopedia of Associations R 061.3 E56 (Reference)
American Management Association
American Marketing Association
Northwest Entrepreneur Network
SCORE
Washington Council on International Trade

 

Updated on:  February 21, 2009


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Source: NYT > Business   Posted: November 20, 2009 at 7:56 pm

New Consensus Sees Stimulus Package as Worthy Step
A variety of economists say that economic stimulus legislation is helping an economy in free fall a year ago to grow again and shed fewer jobs than it otherwise would.

Source: NYT > Business   Posted: November 20, 2009 at 7:51 pm

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Source: NYT > Business   Posted: November 20, 2009 at 7:51 pm

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Source: NYT > Business   Posted: November 20, 2009 at 7:51 pm

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Source: NYT > Business   Posted: November 20, 2009 at 7:51 pm

The TV Watch: The Fine Art of Quitting While She’s Ahead
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Source: NYT > Business   Posted: November 20, 2009 at 7:51 pm

New Leaders in Japan Seek to End Cozy Ties to Press Clubs
The authorities are expanding access to journalists who don’t belong to cartel-like media groups that analysts say have produced a relatively spineless press.

Source: NYT > Business   Posted: November 20, 2009 at 7:42 pm

Shortcuts: When ‘Customer Service’ Seems Anything But
Sometimes it is hard to remember that the person on the other end of the phone line is not the enemy, but staying calm can help.

Source: NYT > Business   Posted: November 20, 2009 at 7:37 pm



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