Many types of businesses are required to file application and statement forms with the Secretary of State Office(s) where they conduct business. Use e-SecretaryOfState.com to find contact information for Secretary of State Office(s) that apply to your business, or search for registered companies and their filing status.
e-SecretaryOfState.com provides information for Secretary of State Offices in each state. Mailing address, phone number, fax number, and email address are provided.
Additionally, there are links for each office’s main Web site, forms, tax forms, statutes, and entity search. Identify the forms and statutes relevant to you organization, or use the entity search to find registered businesses.
The Internet Intelligence IndexTM can assist you in gathering information to support your competitive intelligence efforts. It contains information from a variety of sources, including links to over 600 intelligence-related Internet sites, covering everything from macro-economic data to individual patent and stock quote information.
The Internet Intelligence Indexis divided into three main categories: General Business Internet Resources, Industry-Internet Resources, and International Internet Resources. The Index is compiled by Fuld & Company, a top research and consulting firm in the areas of business and competitive intelligence.
If you’re looking for up-to-date information on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, IPOs, investment banking, and the legal and regulatory issues that permeate every facet of business, check out DealBook from The New York Times.
DealBook offers current reporting and news from Wall Street and the financial world. It began as an email newsletter in 2001; due to its popularity it evolved into a full Web site in 2006. DealBook is published daily Monday-Friday, except market holidays, and is updated frequently throughout the day.
You can access DealBook via the Web site, or sign up to receive a daily email digest.
Top U.S. Parent Companies and Stickiest Brands, Top U.S. Ad Networks, Top 10 Search Terms, Active Home Internet Users by Country, Online Advertising Expenditure Forecast — these are just some of the recent online trends and statistics available from ClickZ Stats. ClickZ Stats amasses online research results from respected 3rd party sources and makes the information available for free on its Web site.
You can access statistics on specific sectors using the options on the left hand navigation bar. Sectors include: advertising/marketing, B2B, broadband, demographics, e-mail/spam, retailing, search tools, traffic patterns, and many more. You can also see how many people are online, by location worldwide, via the Geographics section.
So check out ClickZ Stats today, or sign up for their twice weekly email newsletters to receive the most recent statistics.
If you’re interested in gaining insight into companies via real-time compensation data, company reviews, and ratings, try Glassdoor. Glassdoor provides access to anonymous salaries, company reviews, and interview questions and reviews for over 23,000 companies.
Glassdoor was created in 2007 as a career and workplace community that anyone can use to find or anonymously share salary details about specific jobs for specific employers. Glassdoor can also be used to post or find detailed company and interview reviews describing life inside specific companies.
Glassdoor’s information comes from people who know these companies well — either employees who work there, or candidates who have interviewed there. In order to access Glassdoor’s data, you must post an anonymous salary, company review or interview review of your own. In this manner, Glassdoor can continue to bring greater transparency to our world of work.
Are you interested in finding country-specific environmental indicators? Then check out the newly released Little Green Data Book 2009 from The World Bank.
The Little Green Data Book 2009 is the tenth annual compilation of statistics on key environmental and development data for over 200 countries. In addition to statistics, each year’s edition highlights a specific focus area. This year's edition identifies cities as key determinants of climate change and explores the impact public policy can have for future generations.
Access this quick reference on key environmental and development data online at http://tiny.cc/1VyFz.
In response to the 2008 Economic Stimulus Package, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has created a resource center. The resource center provides tax management tools and strategies that entrepreneurs and small businesspeople can use to maximize savings from the Economic Stimulus Package.
The resource center currently includes three resources. The fact sheet provides a highlight of the tax benefits of the Economic Stimulus Package, while the calculator allows users to estimate the first year depreciation available under the Stimulus Package. Or users can use the on-line seminar – which concludes with the depreciation calculator - to learn about the tax benefits provided by the Stimulus Package.
In addition to their resource center, the SBA recommends you contact your tax advisor for specific implications of the Economic Stimulus Package of 2008 for your business. You may also refer to the Internal Revenue Service information on the topic at http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179227,00.html.
Some of you may be familiar with Nolo, a respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses. Did you know that Nolo also offers podcasts?
Nolo Podcasts are presented by Nolo writer and attorney Richard Stim. They cover discussions, interviews, and answers to everyday legal topics and questions. Nolo prides itself on providing information in a “plain-English style,” and the podcasts are no exception. Listen to learn about starting a business, patenting an invention, maximizing tax deductions, and much more. Recent podcast topics include Small Business Cash Flow, Ten Common Contract Problems, and Ten Tips for Saving Money on Attorney Fees.
Nolo Podcasts are free; you can listen to the podcasts via http://www.nolocast.com/, download the podcasts for future listening, or sign up to receive the podcasts via RSS or iTunes.
If you’re curious to know what lies ahead in 2009, check out Deloitte’s 2009 Industry Outlook. The Outlook, based on a series of in-depth interviews with Deloitte’s sector experts, reveals anticipated industry-specific challenges and opportunities for 2009.
Explore industry links for sector-specific insights on issues facing companies in the coming year, as well as guidance to help executives survive and even thrive in the current economic climate. Fourteen sectors are covered by the 2009 Industry Outlook, including: automotive, banking, consumer products, energy, health sciences, real estate, retail, tourism, and more.
Be sure to read the related "2009 Industry Outlook: Challenging Times, Emerging Opportunities" to learn of trends that are impacting multiple industries. Globalization, talent challenges, and greening/sustainability are just some of the trends that may in fact be emerging opportunities. As Deloitte notes, “Often, practices that originate in one sector can be leveraged in other sectors to create more effective business models.”
The database, which is available in English, French, and Spanish, provides transportation data for Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Data is provided on transportation activities within each country and between the three countries as far back as 1990.
The North American Transportation Statistics Database provides information in table and time series formats, and “covers twelve thematic areas, including transportation and the economy, transportation safety, transportation’s impact on energy and the environment, passenger and freight activity, and transportation and trade.”
