Business News Resources
- American City Business Journals
Features local business news from around the nation, updated throughout the day, top business stories from American City's print editions, industry-specific news from more than 40 industries, advice columns, and a full menu of tools to help business owners and operators manage their businesses more successfully.
- CEO Express
Desktop to fast access to news and information for executives.
- Forbes Lists
- Fortune 500
- Indiana Business Magazine
Monthly business journal that profiles Indiana businesses, industries, and notable business people.
- Indiana Business Review
The Indiana Business Review is a quarterly publication of the Indiana Business Research Center, Kelley School of Business, at Indiana University. Published continuously since 1926, the IBR provides analysis and insight on economic and demographic issues.
- Indiana Economic Digest
Daily news on business and economic developments throughout Indiana.
- Inside Indiana Business
Indiana's leading online destination for multi-media business news featuring on-demand video, the latest business news, radio reports, exclusive interviews, podcasts and searchable business resources.
- PR Newswire
PR Newswire is the global leader in news and information distribution services for professional communicators.
- Wall Street Journal
Company and Industry Research Sources
- Annual Reports
Free service allows users to review an annual report in an easy and convenient manner. Boasting the most complete and up-to-date listings of annual reports on the internet, AnnualReports.com provides instant access to annual reports in their actual format in one single location.
- CorporateInformation
The company research reports contained in CorporateInformation.com are produced on over 31,000 companies from over 55 countries.
- Current Industrial Reports
From the US Census Bureau. The primary objective of the CIR program is to produce timely, accurate data on production and shipments of selected products.
- EDGAR (SEC Filings and Forms)
- Hoovers Online
Database of information on tens of thousands of the largest or fastest-growing public and private U.S. companies. Information provided includes company address, number of employees, key people, financial data, news items and selected Web links to company Web site, SEC filings, and current stock prices. Some information is fee-based, but quite a bit of content is still freely available.
- Industry Portals
These Portals are major sources of information for over 100 U.S. industries. They provide rapid access to vast amounts of information for those in the industry, researchers, investors, market research professionals, and inventors. They often include industry news, statistics and sometimes include B2B (Business to Business) commerce.
- Lamb Prospect Research
A popular, comprehensive guide to prospect research information on the Internet maintained by David F. Lamb, Director of Prospect Research University of Washington. Provides helpful links to company/executive information, foundations, commercial information providers, search engines, general reference, and other home pages.
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MarketResearch.com/
MarketResearch.com is the world's largest and continuously updated collection of market research. They offer more than 160,000 market research reports from over 600 leading global publishers.
- Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) Index
- Thomas Net (formerly Thomas Register)
ThomasNet is the most comprehensive resource for finding information on suppliers of industrial products and services in North America.
Employment Information
- Employment Law from Nolo
Features information on employment law and employees' and employers' rights and responsibilities.
- Indiana Department of Labor
The mission of the Indiana Department of Labor is to advance the safety, health, and prosperity of Hoosiers in the workplace. The office administers the IOSHA program, state wage and hour and child labor laws, as well as underground coal mine safety. They also have many free training and educational resources available to the public through our INSafe division. Finally, Quality, Metrics & Statistics Division counts, measures and tracks trends internally and externally.
- Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Indiana Department of Workforce Development (IDWD) manages and implements innovative employment programs for Hoosiers, unemployment insurance systems, and facilitates regional economic growth initiatives for Indiana.
- Indiana Workers Compensation Board
provides efficient dispute resolution for injured workers and employers by administering both formal adjudication and informal dispute resolution services; serves the public by answering inquiries regarding the Indiana Worker's Compensation system; and collects statistical information regarding workplace injuries in Indiana.
- Wage Estimates by Metropolitan Area
From the US Department of Labor
Entrepreneur and Small Business Resources
- Entrepreneur.com
Offers information, services, and advice for small business owners as well as in-depth information on thousands of franchises.
- Indiana Small Business Development Center
Having a positive and measurable impact on the formation, growth, and sustainability of small businesses in Indiana and developing strong entrepreneurial community.
- Mary Stewart Center for Entrepreneurship Links
The Mary Stewart Center for Entrepreneurship at the Batesville Memorial Public Library provides many links to entrepreneurial and small business information and resources.
- Nolo Podcasts
Nolo Podcasts are presented by Nolo writer and attorney Richard Stim. They cover discussions, interviews, and answers to everyday legal topics and questions. Listen to their “plain-English style,” podcasts to learn about starting a business, patenting an invention, maximizing tax deductions, and much more.
- Small Business Law
Presented in easy to understand language, Nolo provides information on small business startup and structure. Nolo also provides valuable information for day-to-day operations on many topics including financing, marketing and advertising.
- SCORE-Counselors to America's Small Business
Provides free and confidential small business advice to help you build your business - from idea to start-up to success.
- SCORE Indiana
Find your local SCORE office
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- U.S. Small Business Administration Free Online Courses
Financial and Stock Resources
- Marketwatch
Real-time financial news, personal portfolio tracking, stock market quotes, expert commentary, and personal finance features. Subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company.
- Political MoneyLine
The leading source of comprehensive, timely and objective campaign finance and lobbying information available. With campaign donation and expenditure data dating to the 1979-80 election cycle, CQ MoneyLine helps you analyze the flow of money through the political system.
- Thomson Financial League Tables
Thomson Financial's standard league tables are rankings of Investment Banks in terms of the dollar volume of deals they work on. New standard league table sessions in compliance with 2004 league table criteria for Debt, Equity, Syndicated loan, Project Finance and M&A are currently available. Notice that this is revenue and dollar volume of securities issued (in underwriting) or transaction size (in M&A), not profitability.
- Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! Finance offers information including stock quotes, stock exchange rates, corporate press releases and financial reports, and popular message boards for discussing a company's prospects and stock valuation. It also offers some hosted tools for personal finance management.
Indiana Business Resources
- biz.in.gov
Business and Employment division of the Indiana State website, with information and links to:
- Start a Business
- Relocate Your Business
- Business Data
- Maintain Your Business
- Business Licenses and Permits
- Job Resources
- Labor Law
- Business Assistance
For Indiana businesses from the state government.
- Business.gov
Business.gov, the official business link to the U.S. Government, is managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in a partnership with 21 other federal agencies.
- Indiana Business Owner's Guide to State Government
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce
- Indiana Chambers of Commerce (Local Chambers)
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation
The State of Indiana’s lead economic development agency, the IEDC oversees Indiana’s statewide business attraction and development efforts, coordinates state programs and incentives for companies looking to grow in Indiana, and provides technical assistance, business expertise and funding to Indiana entrepreneurs and high-tech start-ups.
- Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
Renew ANY license issued through the Professional Licensing Agency or search and verify all Indiana professional license holders.
- Indiana Tourism Industry Site
This site provides specialized information for industry professionals and travel media including trip ideas and market research.
- Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association
What to do, where to eat & where to stay. Information on attractions, museums, shopping, recreation, arts, sporting events and more in our capital city.
- INHealthConnect
INHealthConnect offers access to web sites of local health services, providers and programs serving residents of Indiana. Through its connection with MedlinePlus, a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, users of the site can get information about conditions, diseases and wellness, and link to web sites of local health services, programs and providers throughout Indiana.
- Ready Indiana
Provides business assistance from the state government.
- National Association of Counties
Founded in 1935, NACo provides essential services to the nation's 3,068 counties. NACo advances issues with a unified voice before the federal government, improves the public's understanding of county government, assists counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions through education and research, and provides value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money.
Not-for-Profit Resources
- Center on Philanthropy
Founded in 1987, the Center is a part of the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Today, the Center boasts a thriving research program that informs the work of nonprofit professionals throughout the world. Academic programs related to philanthropy and nonprofit management are attracting from a diverse group of highly talented students. And The Fund Raising School continues to be the premier international university-based education and training program for fundraisers.
- Indiana Grantmakers Alliance
The Indiana Grantmakers Alliance is a membership organization dedicated to advancing philanthropy throughout Indiana.
- The Foundation Center
Established in 1956, and today supported by close to 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance philanthropy at every level.
- Guidestar
Searchable database of U.S. nonprofits and charities' activities and finances. Provides charity reports to advance transparency.
- Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator, America's premier independent charity evaluator, works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of over 5,300 of America's largest charities.
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
News for nonprofit organizations on grant seeking, foundations, fund raising, managing nonprofit groups, technology, and nonprofit jobs.
Research and Statistics links
- Hoosiers by the Numbers
A section of the Indiana Workforce Development website. Includes highlights of the Hoosier State's data by county. Each includes data and analysis on population, education, commuting, labor force, industry, income and firm size data.
- Indiana Agricultural Statistics
- Indiana Business Research Center
The Indiana Business Research Center is an extensive resource for data and analysis of economic and demographic information needed by business, government and nonprofit organizations in Indiana and throughout the nation. From Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
- PRB Datafinder
The Population Reference Bureau exists to collect and publish statistics about population, health, and the environment worldwide.
The PRB DataFinder tool aggregates statistics on U.S. states and nations around the world. The interface is simple, belying the broad coverage and notable depth of available information. Focus differs, on a state vs. nation basis, but in addition to population demographics, you’ll find statistics as diverse as CO2 emissions per capita, number of uninsured citizens, remaining natural habitat, percentage of women in leadership, vaccination rates, and more.
- STATS Indiana
STATS Indiana is the information utility for the State of Indiana and receives major support from the State through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. It is a service of the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
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