Journal of Technology Law & Policy : Resources

Antitrust Links

American Bar Association: Section of Antitrust Law

This ABA Section offers the leading forum for ongoing analysis of policies and developments affecting competition and consumer protection law. An excellent antitrust resource, this site features a news section, an extensive antitrust law library searchable by topic and title and links to other valuable antitrust resources on the web.

Department of Justice: Antitrust Division

Frequently updated, this informative site features an overview of the DOJ's Antitrust Division, Division press releases, records of related speeches, Congressional testimony and Division commentaries, general antitrust guidelines produced by the Division, archives featuring recent antitrust cases, appellate briefs, business review letters and bank merger transactions, international agreements and documents, Division status reports tracking the success of the Division in antitrust enforcement, a Division telephone directory and links to other antitrust sites worldwide.

Antitrust Policy

This site effectively links four types of information: antitrust case documents, enforcement guidelines and speeches, economic bibliographies and current antitrust issues in the news. Featured antitrust topics include mergers, price fixing and vertical restraints and the site features a discussion area and merger simulation model.

Federal Trade Commission: Antitrust

The site profiles the FTC's antitrust division, the Bureau of Competition, which seeks to prevent business practices that restrain competition. The site features antitrust news releases, Bureau guidelines, advisory opinions, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act governing pre-merger procedures and FTC antitrust actions and speeches. An invaluable site for advanced antitrust research.

Smart Cards ↑

Smart Card Industry Association

The Smart Card Industry Association maintains links to corporate member sites, provides updated information on the smart card industry, maintains a database of smart card legal and regulatory policies and offers conferences and educational resources fostering smart card use. This site is a good general resource for the state of the smart card industry and receiving the latest news relating to smart cards.

SmartGov

The General Services Administration of the United States Government operates the SmartGov web site, detailing the current use and future possible applications of smart cards by the government. Links include connections to university smart card users, business resources for smart cards, demo locations and information on privacy and smart cards.

Chemical Information Links ↑

Buyer's Guide Chem

This site maintains a free database of international chemical product suppliers searchable by root versions of product or chemical names. It also contains links to supplier home pages and a page where corporate users can post requests for specific chemicals in hopes of receiving a supply from a site visitor.

The Chemical Industry

Maintained by the National Environmental Information Service, this site is ranked among the top 5% of sites on the web and has garnered a number of other awards for good reason. It maintains industry specific search engines, links to U.S. Chemical Companies, process engineering links, chemical sales suggestions, environmental information and even management suggestions. This site should be visited by everyone involved in chemical production or supply.

Copyright Links ↑

United States Copyright Office

Provides articles and notices, downloadable forms, rules and regulations, and other important information pertaining to copyrights. The U.S. Copyright Office maintains downloadable forms, information on regulations in both prose and full law text, links to clearinghouses as well as other sites of interest, a complete copy of the Freedom of Information Act and many other resources. This site is an essential first stop for copyright information gathering.

WATCH

Writers, Artists and Their Copyright Holders (WATCH) is an online database supported by the University of Texas that matches many authors with their copyright holders. For authors not included in the database, extensive information regarding how and why to contact copyright holders is included.

Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)

The largest licenser of photocopy reproduction rights in the world, collecting and forwarding licensing fees for over 1.75 million copyrighted works. The CCC website allows registered users to manage their listings, and lets viewers search the title database to locate specific works. The site also provides news and resources. The CCC offers general reproduction rights to universities, educational institutions, companies and other organizations desiring to utilize a copyrighted work. A non-profit organization, the CCC assesses the copyright royalty and forwards it to the publisher. This web site details the services of the CCC and allows registered users to update material use information via an account number.

BMI

The BMI web site offers information and resources to license the copyrighted musical works of over 200,000 songwriters and singers. Downloadable forms are provided by the company to expedite the licensing process. Specific data includes the use of songs for TV, radio and the Internet.

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)

A source for information on licensing creative content, and a place to start a search for entertainment industry information. Comprehensive sections include art and commerce, music, television and film, legislation, and events. A source for information on licensing creative content, and a place to start a search for entertainment industry information. Comprehensive sections include art and commerce, music, television and film, legislation, and events. ASCAP provides licensing information and resources for Internet, radio, TV and film use of member works. With over 75,000 members, ASCAP's musical resources are extensive. The site also provides specific information on the process of licensing works for Internet use, as well as general information about the licensing process and music industry.

Federal Government Links ↑

Government Information Locator Service, GILS

A database currently being developed, GILS keeps a record of all public government information, including data still unavailable via the Internet. GILS has plans for a global approach, linking information and public records from around the world.

FedLaw

This site is an excellent starting point for federal legal research. An alphabetical index of subjects allows easy access to a specific subject or law, with 61 different subject categories under "Federal Laws and Regulations" alone. Other subjects fall under topics such as the federal judiciary, the legislative branch, state and territorial laws, arbitration and mediation, professional associations and organizations and general research and reference.

Federal Trade Commission Antitrust Web Site

Provides an "Antitrust Menu" of information that includes industry-specific content, news, compliance guidelines, and more. The Plain English Guide to Antitrust Laws is a useful primer. The Special Highlights section contains information on current FTC activities and news.

The Library of Congress

Allows visitors to search not only the Library of Congress catalog, but also the catalogs of many other libraries, plus the numerous databases of legislative and congressional information maintained by the THOMAS project.

The U.S. Constitution

A full text version of the U.S. Constitution online.

U.S. Department of Justice

Covers a wide variety of subjects, from missing children to antitrust.

Links to Entering Foreign Markets ↑

Guide to Exporting

The SBA's Office of International Trade (OIT) developed this Trade Guide as an information tool to assist businesses in penetrating international markets.

The Export Institute

A consulting group composed of international trade experts. The website provides a long list of industry links, archives of trade questions and answers, and information about the group's publications and services.

U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration

Provides counseling to U.S. exporters, monitors importers, and conducts policy analysis and advocacy to assist U.S. exporters in the global marketplace. The ITA's main website includes a wealth of information, including various assistance centers, human resources content, industry and regional information, and links to other ITA sites covering a wide spectrum of trade topics.

International Intellectual Property Links ↑

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

An intergovernmental organization affiliated with the United Nations, promotes and protects intellectual property through international treaties. The WIPO website includes the text of these treaties, ratification information, and a basic set of informational overviews of intellectual property and its components. There is also a subsite dedicated to e-commerce and intellectual property online. Associated with the United Nations, WIPO creates and maintains protective treaties concerning the use of intellectual property and patents. The site contains extensive information regarding the state of international law in relation to corporate information protection.

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Legal Office

The U.S. receiving office for filing international patents hosts this web site detailing current downloadable forms and providing basic information concerning the process of filing an international patent. The treaty itself is not accessible from this site.

European Patent Office

Includes extensive links to patent offices and databases in Europe, plus tools and resources useful to patent applicants or researchers. The European Patent Office succinctly presents a great deal of information. It includes links to every patent office in the European Community, a database of patents, updates of patent laws and regulations and announcements of international patent conferences and activities.

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Legal Office

Provides up-to-date customer service involving the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the filing of international patents, including downloadable versions of all PCT forms needed for filing and executing international applications in the United States.

International Trade Links ↑

TradePort

A clearinghouse for trade information, leads, and company databases. The Trade Maker section aims to provide all the information and contacts needed to make a deal. The event calendar has a surprising number of listings, and the Trade Assist section contains some valuable resources, including "TradeExpert," an interactive tutorial for all levels of exporters.

World Trade Organization

The WTO website is divided into two main sections: Trade Topics and Resources. Trade Topics include exhaustive content on issues ranging from intellectual property to technical barriers to trade, plus excerpts from WTO agreements, research and analysis, and dispute settlement information. Resources include online documents, news, legal content, archives, and more.

International Trade Administration

Internet Payment Providers ↑

Cybercash

Cybercash offers software to web site designers, individual merchants and financial institutions that enables secure Internet transactions with a cyber credit card, cash, or checks. The site offers information on services, the company and general information on electronic commerce and Internet payments.

CommerceNet

CommerceNet is a trade association which focuses on electronic commerce and has the most extensive directory of payment service providers and other electronic commerce related services on the web. It also provides detailed articles and resources related to electronic commerce issues, as well as member portfolios, conferences, discussions and member specific tools and courses.

Patent Links ↑

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Promotes and protects intellectual property by creating and administering international treaties. The WIPO website includes the text of these treaties, ratification information, and a basic set of informational overviews of intellectual property and its components. There is also a subsite dedicated to electronic commerce and intellectual property online. Associated with the United Nations, WIPO creates and maintains protective treaties concerning the use of intellectual property and patents. The site contains extensive information regarding the state of international law in relation to corporate information protection.

United States Patent and Trademark Office

The starting point for the United States Patent and Trademark Office's free searchable patent databases. Databases include the Full Text Database and the Bibliographic Database, which includes only the front-page information from patents. The government agency responsible for the maintenance of patents and trademarks maintains a web site that provides searchable databases of existing patents, downloadable forms and directions, links to other offices of interest, statistics related to technology growth and trademark maintenance and press announcements of upcoming patent and trademark events. Also, full copies of the rules and regulations applying to trademarks and patents are available.

U.S. Patent Law

Hosted by the Cornell University School of Law, this informational resource provides full text copies of many national and international documents, laws, regulations and treaties relating to intellectual property law. In addition, the site provides an excellent overview of the process as well as links to a number of other resources.

European Patent Office

Includes extensive links to patent offices and databases in Europe, plus tools, resources, and searches useful to applicants and researchers.

IP Basics

This site, presented by the Franklin Pierce Law Center, is an aggregation of patent, trademark, and IP information. Professor Thomas G. Field's Basic Discussions are primers for artists, inventors, Internet authors and artists, programmers & small business owners.

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Legal Office

STO's Internet Patent Search System

Source Translation & Optimization is a consulting company that presents this Internet Patent Search System to provide databases, tools, and information used in preparing or researching patents. Along with news, links, and various official patent documents, the site includes tools for determining a patent's class and for retrieving patent abstracts and titles.

Security and Encryption: Information and Providers ↑

Cipher Magazine

The Computer Society of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) produces this online publication relating to computer security. The site includes updated news regarding security and encryption, reviews of books associated with the subject, articles written by society members detailing the history or prospects of encryption and a large number of links to other resources.

SecureZone

Another list of links, SecureZone improves upon the utility of the Coast Hotlist by offering a brief description of each link. The sites are sorted by subject matter, with software providers, news, shareware, hardware providers and research serving as some of the primary link categories. This site is not as comprehensive as COAST, but gives the visitor an expectation of the site at the end of the link.

State Legal Interest Sites ↑

Legal Information Institute

State Statutes on the Internet. This straight-forward site is hosted by Cornell Law School and provides a comprehensive set of links to state statutes and is searchable by topic or state.

FindLaw

State Resources. Search state government web sites as well as peruse state resource indexes, directories, constitutions and links to other state resource sites. This site is an excellent starting point for state law research.

State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet.

This simple site provides links to sites containing full-text constitutions, statutes and codes, legislation and session laws.

Library of Congress Internet Resource Page

State and Local Governments. This well organized site provides links to a number of comprehensive indexes for state and local government information.

StateSearch.

Hosted by the National Association of State Information Resource Executives, this site provides links to over 2,000 sites searchable by 23 categories of state related issues.

State Capitals Newsletters.

Subscribers will be provided with weekly newsletters summarizing recent state developments concerning state bills, legislation, budgets, laws, regulations and rules covering a broad range of topics. Over 8,000 articles are published annually concerning state action. Back issues are searchable for free but downloading articles incurs a $3.95 charge per issue. Subscription rates range from $245-345 for a one year subscription to a particular topical newsletter.

Statutes, Regulations and Legislation Links ↑

Legal Information Institute

Hosted by Cornell Law School, this site offers an extensive collection of legal materials, including hypertext versions of the full U.S. Code, Constitution and Federal Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure. International and state regulations and statutes are also available. It is a very informative site useful for a wide range of legal research.

Federal Register

The official daily publication for the rules, proposed rules and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, in addition to executive orders and other Presidential documents, the Federal Register provides a database of its 1995-98 volumes online.

State Capitals Newsletters

State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet

This simple site provides links to sites containing full-text constitutions, statutes and codes, legislation and session laws.

The Law Library Resource Xchange

A free Webzine focusing on legal research, management, and technology topics. Features include articles, departments, and columns highlighting topics including: current Congressional activities, useful Web sites, technology training resources, and other issues relating to the legal community and its place in the electronic world.

Trademark Links ↑

United States Patent and Trademark Office

The government agency responsible for the maintenance of patents and trademarks maintains a web site that provides searchable databases of existing patents, downloadable forms and directions, links to other offices of interest, statistics related to technology growth and trademark maintenance and press announcements of upcoming patent and trademark events. Also, full copies of the rules and regulations applying to trademarks and patents are available.

U.S. Trademark Law

Hosted by the Cornell University School of Law, this informational resource provides full copies of many national and international documents, laws, regulations and treaties relating to trademark law. In addition, the site provides an excellent overview of issues surrounding trademark law and maintains links to a number of other resources with a particular concentration in issues involving domain name violations of trademarks.

International Trademark Association (INTA)

A non-profit education and advocacy association promoting trademarks as essential to world commerce. The site includes downloadable documents detailing issues like the proper use of trademarks, a catalog of available publications, membership information, and a link to the Brand Names Education Foundation. A professional organization dedicated to the promotion of the proper use of trademarks internationally, INTA offers resources ranging from a business primer on trademarks to "how to avoid losing rights" to a trademark to media guides detailing the effective use of a trademarked entity. INTA also advises governments on emerging trademark issues and its web site reflects this commitment by focusing on domain name controversies. The business side of trademarks is stressed in this site.

Definition of Trademarks

SBA overview and encyclopedia definition of trademark.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Links ↑

American Bar Association

Section of Dispute Resolution. This site offers a superb starting point for ADR research. It features a collection of articles, links to other ADR entities, a list of projects and activities of various ABA Sections and entities relating to ADR, upcoming events relating to dispute resolution and membership information for this ABA Section.

RAND

A nonprofit research institution founded to improve policy and decision making, RAND hosts a site that proves particularly useful to researching all aspects of ADR. You can orchestrate a search by scanning to the bottom of the RAND home page and selecting a keyword search. Search "arbitration," "mediation" and "alternative dispute resolution" for a wealth of research articles and materials on these subjects.

American Arbitration Association

A not-for-profit public service organization, the American Arbitration Association provides a comprehensive site for up to date information regarding mediation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. The site features sections covering new rules and brochures, press releases, state statutes and federal law regarding alternative dispute resolution and the AAA National Roster of Neutrals, arbiters who meet AAA qualifying criteria.

CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution

A nonprofit alliance of international corporations, law firms and professors, the CPR Institute provides information on membership, neutral arbiters and the CPR agenda and publications. The site includes an extensive glossary of alternative dispute resolution terms for those just beginning to research these issues and a short list of links to recent news articles addressing ADR.

Bankruptcy Links ↑

American Bankruptcy Institute

One of the largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organizations dedicated to insolvency research and education, ABI was founded in 1982 with a mission to provide Congress and the public at large with an unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. It boasts a membership of more that 5,800 attorneys, bankers, judges, professors, turnaround specialists, accountants and other bankruptcy professionals. This comprehensive, user-friendly site includes features such as up-to-date bankruptcy headlines, media statistics and information, legislative news and a bankruptcy library as well as information regarding ABI membership and activities.

InterNet Bankruptcy Library

This site is maintained by the Bankruptcy Creditors' Service, Inc. and the Beard Group, Inc., and furnishes current information on corporate reorganizations searchable by company name, headline news searchable by date and selected Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions. It also has links to international Internet discussion groups and mailing lists, conferences and meetings, publications, distressed securities data, bankruptcy and insolvency resource materials and a worldwide directory of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals and clerks.

Bankruptcy at FindLaw

A simple yet comprehensive sets of links to bankruptcy law and government documents, journals, newsletters, articles, mailing lists, Usenet groups, government agencies, outlines and software.

Legal Information Institute Bankruptcy Law Materials

Hosted by Cornell University, the site features a brief introduction to bankruptcy law and provides links to resources including federal bankruptcy statutes and judicial decisions, as well as state business law statutes, civil codes and judicial decisions.

World Internet Insolvency & Bankruptcy Resources

A straight forward set of links to international government auctions, companies and assets for sale, one-line auctions and liquidation sales, mailing lists, newsgroups, insolvency specialists and credit and debt collection resources worldwide.

Bioscience Links ↑

BioTech Navigator

A monthly newsletter for investors that provides analysis, news and commentary relating to the biotechnology industry and the companies in it. The site gives viewers access to selected articles and a means for subscribing and ordering back issues. This site focuses on providing information for the biosciences investor including analysis, news, editorials and biotech company profiles in an online monthly newsletter. The site requires subscription at a rate of $199.00 per year, e-mailed to the subscriber in PDF format. A free sample newsletter is provided along with some general investing tips.

Biosci

Biosci is an electronic communications network based on USENET newsgroups and associated e-mail lists for professional discussion of the biosciences.

The Biotechnology Information Center

The Center specializes in the agricultural applications of biotechnology. It maintains a very extensive database of articles, links, policies and updates in the field. The site is searchable by keyword provides a well-outlined directory tree to easily access the information desired.

Biotechnology Site Directory

This site offers links to companies, databases, virtual libraries and journals dedicated to biotechnology. It is an excellent starting point for online biotechnology research.

National Biotechnology Information Facility (NBIF)

Provides access to a vast store of widely distributed biotechnology data. A place to begin research, find career information, and keep abreast of current biotechnology news and legal issues. Maintained by the NBIF, this site is a superb place to access career information, news of conferences and announcements, general biotech discussions and legal links. The legal connections highlight patent issues, facility requirements, permit information and federal regulations pertaining to biotech research.

American Medical Association

An organization of physicians that develops standards in medical practice, research, and education. The AMA acts as an advocacy group for patients and physicians. The AMA website provides information on health-related matters, with areas devoted to advocacy, professional journals, accreditation, and information specifically for physicians. Members can participate in online forums, and consumers can locate health & fitness information or use the site's Doctor Finder feature.

Biotechnology Site Directory

A virtual library which provides access to a selection of information services and publications covering many aspects of agricultural biotechnology. The site includes a variety of useful resources, all of which are searchable by keyword.

GeoHealthWeb

The Pharmulary is a "multi-disciplinary healthcare community" targeted toward pharmacy professionals, with some information for consumers as well.

Health Industry Manufacturer´s Association

A medical technology trade association promoting a legal, regulatory and economic climate in the interest of its members. The HIMA website includes a variety of industry news and resources, with much of the site and posting privileges limited to HIMA members.

The Biotechnology Information Center

Provides access to a selection of information services and publications covering many aspects of agricultural biotechnology. The site includes a variety of useful resources, all of which are searchable by keyword.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Provides information of interest to both consumers and industry professionals. Topics range from drug interactions to filing procedures to laws and regulations.

Business Plan Drafting Links ↑

Business Plan Outline

A comprehensive business plan outline and tutorial provided by the SBA.

Sample Business Plan

Morebusiness.com offers this sample business plan which includes an executive summary, company profile, competitive analysis, marketing strategy, staff qualifications, and financial information.

VCs want an A-Team and Shorter Business Plans

People, not plans, raise venture capital. Geoff Yang of Institutional Venture Partners says that while VCs once looked for a structured, more formal and complete business plan, today business plans only have to cover "the basics": the problem the company can address with its product or service, where there is a market opportunity for that product or service, information about the people behind the company, and a rough cut on the financial projections. This article explains how to draft a business plan that will open venture capitalists' doors and give entrepreneurs opportunities to make the face-to-face pitches.

What Venture Capital Firms Want in the Business Plan

Insight into what Venture Capital Firms are looking for when considering an investment. Provides useful advice to entrepreneurs.

Company Information Links ↑

Joint Venture Silicon Valley

For entrepreneurial examples and links, this joint collaboration between business and government sets a high standard. Specializing in resources found in Silicon Valley, this site offers publications and general information for high tech industries as well.

Yahoo.com

Comprehensive financial news and information site that includes stock quotes, several major news feeds, and company and mutual fund profiles. Yahoo! Finance allows users to look up stock price and company news by ticker symbol, track a portfolio, search news by keyword, and browse by industry. The business section of this search engine maintains a comprehensive database of 8,000 public companies. Searchable by name, industry and sector, it provides "contact information, business summaries, officer and employee information, sector and industry classifications and business and earnings announcement summaries."

Infoseek.com

Inforseek's business channel provides extensive company information, including profiles, contact data, press releases, stock charts and other news in an intuitive, easy to use format. Whether researching a potential investment, attempting to learn more about the competition, or just looking for a job at a selected company, Infoseek's business channel is an excellent resource.

EDGAR

Provides a simplified interface to access free, real-time EDGAR data, and allows users to set up free e-mail alerts of targeted company filings. The EDGAR database includes public SEC filings, searchable by company, symbol, industry, region, and more, and is an essential tool for conducting research on any public company. A free database of SEC filings, Edgar is the best source for extended public company profiling, offering 10-k financial update reports and initial filing documents in their entirety. Edgar is free and easy to use.

Companies Online

Sponsored by Dun & Bradstreet and Lycos, this site provides capsule information on a large database of over 100,000 companies. Companies can add their information, and pay for premium listings, while users can search for individual companies, or browse by industry. A service supported by Dun & Bradstreet and the Lycos search engine, among others, this site offers contact information for over 100,000 public and private companies. As the site is powered by Lycos search technology, it searches by industry, location, ticker symbol, name or fraction thereof.

Dun & Bradstreet

Provides in-depth company information worldwide. The company maintains a database and provides reports on business-to-business credit, marketing, purchasing, and receivables by business or industry. The website allows users to create and purchase reports, subscribe for online access, or learn about Dun & Bradstreet's other information products. For users in need of extensive company information, this site offers Dun & Bradstreet products for sale with profile information on over eleven million private and public U.S. companies divided by industry classification and 46 million companies worldwide. Specialized publications offer directories of consultants and career guides and a members' site exists for accessing extensive online information. The free online offerings are not plentiful, however.

IPO Data Systems

IPO Data Systems offers free information covering all 1997 IPOs within the U.S., including offering terms, officer lists, business description and the use of proceeds. For a subscription fee, previous years' data can be accessed as well.

Court Locator and Resources Links ↑

Courts.Net

Provides directory listings for courts across the U.S., with listings organized by State and Federal Courts. Court.net does not provide direct access to rulings and opinions, but provides a list of links that do. Developed to provide directory listings for courts across the U.S., this site provides links to most state courts as well as federal courts. Also featured is information about electronic filing issues and links to sites for access to judicial opinions.

FindLaw: Laws

Cases and Codes: Supreme Court Opinions. FindLaw hosts a searchable database of Supreme Court decisions since 1893. A free service, the decisions are organized by year and U.S. Reports volume number and searchable by citation, case title and full text.

LII's Eye on the Courts

Newsworthy Decisions Available on the Net. Hosted by the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School, this site is useful tool for keeping abreast of key appellate decisions in the news. Features include links to decisions, background legal material relevant to a particular decision and, on occasion, a more in depth analysis of an unusual case is offered.

Litigator's Internet Resource Guide

Rules of Court. A key site for links to federal, state and local court rules. Also useful are links to current legal articles and a library where such articles and other information are archived monthly but remain fully searchable.

State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI)

A non-profit organization that supports cooperative government-industry science and technology programs (particularly those at the state level), and advances cooperation between the states and the federal government in these programs. The site targets policy-makers, program managers and staff, legislators, and program participants.

Employee Benefits Links ↑

BenefitsLink

A free online publication providing information about pension and retirement benefits for companies and employees. The site includes a library of legal and regulatory information, expert Q&A columns, and widely used message boards.

Employee Benefit Research Institute

Information and public policy analysis of employee benefit programs. The site offers information on programs and education, policy initiatives, publications, links to relevant sites, and news relating to employee benefits.

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

A non-profit, non-lobbying educational foundation serving the employee benefits field. The group's website includes information on certification, conferences, jobs, resources, industry links, and membership.

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

A government-affiliated corporation that protects retirement incomes by insuring pension plans. The PBGC website contains information of interest to benefit plan specialists. Additional resources include the Small Business Guide, which summarizes employers' administrative responsibilities under the pension insurance program in an easy-to-understand publication, and the Pension Search, an online directory of missing participants.

Entrepreneur Association Links ↑

Forum for Women Entrepreneurs

The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) is a non-profit trade association with a mission to foster, support and promote entrepreneurship for women in technology and the life sciences. Through a variety of programs, FWE provides women-founded businesses with access to the funding, legal and accounting communities; connections to other talented business women interested in forming start-up teams; and access to critical information on forming successful businesses.

Joint Venture Silicon Valley

A non-profit organization focused on providing information and resources to track, promote, and forecast growth in Silicon Valley. The site includes information on various initiatives and missions like "Silicon Valley 2010" and "Challenge 2000." The Index of Silicon Valley provides excellent econometric information on trends and progress in the Valley.

National Business Incubation Association

A clearinghouse of information on the business incubation industry. New companies may find the "Links to Incs" section useful in locating a business incubator.

Research Institute for Small and Emerging Businesses

Executes and disseminates research on and for the small business sector.

Research on Small Businesses

Provides access to SBA research efforts relating to small businesses and information on how to obtain the studies.

SCORE

SCORE (the Service Corps of Retired Executives) provides free e-mail consulting to small businesses. Users can select from a list of counselors, presented by specialization.

Small Business Advancement National Center

Housed at the University of Central Arkansas, the site and center provide research information on small business and entrepreneurship, including articles, industry profiles, and publications from related sources. Links to online databases containing small business information and contacts are also provided.

Young Entrepreneur's Organization

A non-profit educational organization for young entrepreneurs. YEO is a members-only site, with relatively strict entrance requirements (annual gross revenue of $1M for running businesses). Members enjoy a superlative contact network, support groups, and getaways. The YEO is affiliated with The Kauffman Center (http://www.entreworld.org) and graduate associations Young Presidents' Organization and World Entrepreneurs' Organization.

General Links for Entrepreneurs ↑

Office of Small Business Programs OSBP

Administers procurement opportunities for small businesses and women- or disadvantaged-owned businesses, and handles small business regulatory compliance for the DOL. The website includes information on OSBP programs and publications.

Online Women´s Business Center

Co-sponsored by the SBA, this site focuses on general business issues faced by women.

Small Business Administration

The U.S. Government's online resource center for small businesses. There are resources here that are unavailable elsewhere. Women- and minority-owned businesses will find particularly good information here, as will anyone interested in landing government contracts or receiving a SBA loan.

U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business

The ofiicial Web site for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business provides very little by way of useful respurces or information that cannot be found elsewhere.

Entrepreneurship Links ↑

American Express Small Business Exchange

Provides easy access to well-organized small business content, including resources, books, articles, and expert advice. The site includes useful Interactive Tools, which help in addressing small business' most pressing issues such as creating a business plan and assessing exposure to fraud. Questions submitted to "The Experts" are typically answered within five days.

Business Resource Center

This general-purpose business site is the work of Khera Communications. It has basic links, templates, and general information aggregation, including useful article abstracts. Entrepreneurs may find the Small Business Primer to be a helpful, basic refresher course.

CCH Business Owner´s Toolkit

Has an easy, user-friendly interface with emphasis on tools, checklists, and how-to's. The Power Tools feature allows users to search a wide variety of databases for leads, providers, corporate info, trademarks, and other business information.

Entrepreneur´s Mind

Real-life stories and advice from entrepreneurs and experts on many aspects of entrepreneurship, including profiles of entrepreneurs and interviews with industry professionals. The site is presented by Arthur Andersen.

Entrepreneurial Edge Online

Resources, tools, and step-by-step interactive modules on all aspects of starting and growing a business. The site is maintained by the non-profit Edward Lowe Foundation.

Entreworld

A site dedicated to the stewardship of small, new, and entrepreneurial companies. In association with The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, EntreWorld presents well-chosen articles, news, and resources, color-coded to reflect different stages of the business life cycle, as well as practical information on topics like shipping, travel, and office supplies.

Online Women´s Business Center

Co-sponsored with the SBA Office of Women's Business Ownership, this site focuses on general business issues faced by women.

SCORE

SCORE (the Service Corps of Retired Executives) provides free e-mail consulting to small businesses. Users can select from a list of counselors, presented by specialization.

Small Business Administration

The U.S. Government's online resource center for small businesses provides resources that are unavailable elsewhere. Women- and minority-owned businesses will find particularly good information here, as will anyone interested in landing government contracts or receiving a SBA loan.

The Small Business Advisor

General-purpose news, resource, and information site for small businesses. The site includes a wide variety of both free and fee-based resources including checklists, book reviews publications, mailing lists, and more. Much of the content on the site comes from the founder's book, The Small Business Start-Up Guide.

SmallbizNet

The National Small Business Network is a resource designed to help SOHO businesses both advertise and find services and products. Business Know-How, the site's interactive magazine, offers a variety of strategies for prospering in the home office, small business or career. The site is the work of Attard Communications, Inc., which also provides database products and consulting.

StartUpbiz.com

The creation of Mike O'Donnell, consultant, and Tom Peters, enthusiast, offers a set of resources for people who want to start a business or sell an idea, including links to news sites, service providers, forums, and "do-it-yourself" templates and tools.

Entrepreneur Studies Links ↑

Stanford Graduate School of Business, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

The Graduate School of Business (GSB) offers a vast resource network of support from university staff, students and alumni. The department offers numerous courses specific to entrepreneurs and hosts a variety of programs designed to aid entrepreneurs in starting their own business. Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley

Lester Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

This program is the primary focus at the University of California, Berkeley, for the study and promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation in management and new enterprise development. The Lester Center promotes the extra curricular activities of Haas School students interested in entrepreneurial careers and supports the entrepreneurial curriculum at Haas.

Environmental Links ↑

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The U.S. EPA maintains over 50 separate sites related to different specific regions and issues. Each of these sites can be accessed from the main web site. In addition, this site contains the strategic plan of the EPA, the history of the EPA, downloadable regulations and rules, a dictionary of environmental terms, a searchable database of nationwide EPA employees and many other extensive resources. The site does a wonderful job at organizing a complex and controversial task, remaining an imperative visit for users interested in environmental issues.

Global Resource Information Database (GRID)

GRID is an U.S. based cooperative effort between the United Nations, NASA and the U.S. Geological Service to provide environmental data and imaging as it happens via a network of satellites. Extensive information is available concerning ongoing environmental disasters, soil productivity, vegetation cover, climatic changes and risk assessment. Additional resources include actual photographs and links to related sites.

Directory of Environmental Resources on the Internet

This site serves as a directory of various environmental resources divided into an easy to use outline tree. Major subjects include government resources, college and universities, consultants and services, a list of conferences and events, advocacy groups, equipment vendors, trade and industry organizations, software and other directories. If a user is looking for a specific environmental subject, this site provides a simple method to quickly access desired data.

Environmental News Link

News Link provides up to date information on environmental policy changes and proposals in state and federal courts, the legislature and regulatory agencies. The site also offers links to product and service providers. The primary benefit of News Link is the information regarding states compiled in one location. A user desiring to learn of new regulations in a chosen state can easily contrast and compare needs with other locations

General Reference Tools ↑

Old Farmer's Almanac

The place to go to find home-spun wisdom as well as information on the weather, tides and unique facts not found anywhere else.

Information Please

A user friendly database covering sports, history, statistics, entertainment and other statistical and fact based information. Information Please is a good general online resource for miscellaneous information and trivia.

World Wide Legal Information

Need help understanding a legal term? This site provides an online dictionary of legal language.

WorldNet Thesaurus

An online thesaurus, WorldNet groups speech sections such as nouns, verbs or adverbs into groups of synonyms. The program is equipped with a web interface and is downloadable. The thesaurus was compiled by the Cognitive Science department at Princeton University.

Bartlett's Quotations

This online quotation dictionary allows the user to search for a quote by keyword or by author listed in chronological order. The site is maintained by Columbia University.

West´s Legal Dictionary

A searchable database of more than 800,000 legal professionals and law firms worldwide. The site is consumer oriented, with additional features like "How to Hire a Lawyer," an "Overview of the U.S. Courts," and a knowledge base of legal news and articles.

Labor and Employment Links ↑

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Industry, economic, demographic research and information. The site provides extensive data on topics like productivity, employment, compensation, and prices, pulled from online databases in the user's choice of formats. The site also includes a useful Economy at a Glance feature, plus BLS publications, news, and industry information.

California State: Division of Labor Standards Enforcement

Lists registered garment manufacturers, farm labor contractors, talent agencies, and other similar businesses. Also provides reports and public information about labor law and compliance.

U.S. Department of Labor

Provides information on labor laws & regulations, employment data, job banks, and other labor-related information. The site includes initiatives like "eLaws - Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses" and "No Sweat," a campaign targeting the garment industry.

U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Includes information about the commission and the regulations it enforces instructions on filing and responding to charges, and compliance guidelines for businesses.

U.S. National Labor Relations Board

Provides NLRB information and contacts, as well as manuals, regulations, guidelines, notices, research data, and instructions for filing or responding to claims.

Law Associations and Institutes ↑

American Arbitration Association

A non-profit provider of conflict management and dispute resolution services, information, and resources, with a network of arbitrate institutions and practitioners. The AAA website provides industry news and information, including directories of regional offices and ADR professionals.

American Bar Association

Divided into three sections for: ABA Members, the Legal Community, and Public Information. Each section includes numerous links to a vast amount of information on all aspects of the law and legal profession.

American Bar Association: Antitrust

Maintains an extensive antitrust law library, up to date antitrust news, and other useful resources. The section also hosts committees that address various antitrust policies and developments.

The American Bankruptcy Institute

Provides research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI is a large organization, with over 6,400 bankruptcy professionals exchanging ideas and information. ABIWorld offers daily news, statistics, legislative updates, and information filing and finding bankruptcy practitioners. Members can access an archive of over 6,000 research documents on bankruptcy and credit-related topics.

The American National Standards Institute

Coordinates the U.S. private sector voluntary standardization system to ensure that consumer and business products are consistent and of high quality. The ANSI website provides convenient access to information on the institute and the latest national and international standards-related news, research, and events.

Legal Resource Links ↑

Internet Legal Resource Guide.

Claiming to host the most comprehensive set of links to international legal resources on the web, this site features a categorized index of 3,100 web sites from 238 nations, islands and territories, as well as over 850 locally stored web pages. Categories of sites include a full range of academic related sites, professional organizations, federal and state government sites, global research sites featuring a world index and various news sources.

Legal Information Institute.

Hosted by Cornell Law School, this site offers for public use an extensive collection of legal materials, including hypertext versions of the full U.S. Code, Constitution, Federal Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure. International and state regulations and statutes are also available. Case law available includes a collection of recent and historic Supreme Court decisions and recent opinions of the New York Court of Appeals. An e-mail address directory of faculty and staff at U.S. law schools and contact information on other legal organizations is provided. This very informative site is useful for a wide range of legal research.

Internet Legal Resources.

One of the most comprehensive and user friendly of the legal resource sites, this web site provides the user access to a wide variety of legal issues and research resources from directories to domestic and international legal resources to news and reference materials. A one stop site for most of your legal research. Search LawCrawler for any topic of interest and specify international or domestic sites if you are unable to find what you need from the indices.

Library Collection Links ↑

The Library of Congress Catalog

This site allows browsing or searches by author, title, subjects, names, titles, series, Library of Congress Classification, Dewey Decimal Number, International Standard Book Number (ISBN) and International Standard Serial Number (ISSN). Some of the entries have online document access.

Internet Public Library Catalog

Searchable by author's last name, title, or Dewey classification, this site offers an extensive listing of texts, newspapers and serials available online. Each work is listed by author and title and a link is provided directly to the text. This site is an excellent resource for a user requiring immediate access to a literary product.

Mergers and Acquisitions Links ↑

M & A Marketplace

The M&A Marketplace allows members to access and place listings in their databases of businesses wanted and for sale. Useful features of this site consist of online discussion groups with message boards for questions and a news headline section tracking the latest developments in mergers and acquisitions.

Venture Capital Resource Library

IPO Data Systems delivers IPO information on-line. Current-year profiles (including key offering terms, top managers, financials, and a business description) are free, with archived information and advanced features available by subscription. This site contains an up to date page of links to mergers and acquisitions in the news.

World M&A Network

The M&A Network provides extensive databases of both companies for sale and buyers' wish lists. Free information includes brief descriptions of companies divided by SIC (Standard Industrial Code) and SIC title. Descriptions include descriptions of major products or services, recent sales and profitability history and projections for future growth. Subscriptions of $395 for one-day service or $445 for instant access are required to gain detailed company portfolios and contact information. Additional free resources include financing data and venture capital links.

Commercial Finance On-Line (CFOL)

CFOL maintains a membership of over 20,000 capital providers and recipients. The web site provides newsletters, newsgroups, event and conference listings, a database of companies requiring financing or investment and a database of finance providers. All types of capital related deals are represented, from early seed funding to credit card issuance to sale. The simple search engine provides easy access to companies and providers worldwide. If looking for financing of any sort or looking to finance a company, this site is a must see.

The Merger Network

Provides listing and searching services for investors and businesses, plus information, news, and forums dedicated to M&A activity. The searchable database includes small, large, and international businesses, with limited information available to all and full information reserved for paying members (fees are minimal).

Medical Companies and Resource Links ↑

The Merck Manual

This online version of the venerable diagnosis and therapy encyclopedia of medicine allows a search by key words. Information is extensive, but difficult to sort to retrieve desired data by the layperson. After conducting an initial search it is possible to browse the site via related directory tree subjects.

Pharmulary.com

Providing extensive links covering issues ranging from consumer health information to drug indexes and medical professional development, Pharmulary.com is a good resource for locating various medical related web sites.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The FDA web site provides resources to food and drug manufacturers, consumers and industry participants. The resource library is divided into the primary areas of filing procedures, research data, drug status, consumer advice, cosmetics information and data on the efficacy and safety of products. Downloadable forms and articles are available as well.

Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms in Nine European Languages

This alphabetical dictionary provides definitions for general medical terms. Although not extensive enough to explain extended medical problems, it provides basic understanding for the layperson and also serves as a translating device, as it displays equivalent terms in nine different European languages.

Securities and SEC Filings ↑

The Center for Corporate Law

The University of Cincinnati maintains this website, which includes the full text of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the rules promulgated under those Acts, and Regulations S-K, S-B, S-X, and S-T in the "Securities Lawyer's Deskbook." The site also includes information on the Center's activities and annual corporate law symposium. Hosted by the University of Cincinnati College of Law, this site provides information about the Center and its Annual Corporate Law Symposium as well as general corporate law resources. The Securities Lawyer's Deskbook provides the text of the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the forms required by and rules promulgated under both Acts. The text of Regulations S-K, S-B, S-X and S-T are also provided.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The independent, quasi-judicial regulatory agency responsible for administering U.S. federal securities laws, the SEC hosts a site detailing current SEC rulemaking and enforcement, investor assistance and complaints and small business information. EDGAR archives of company information may be searched as well as non-EDGAR documents including SEC digests and statements. Links to other U.S. government sites, market regulators, educational institutions, professional organizations, clearing agencies and major securities exchanges and associations are provided. A section addressing the Year 2000 problem has been established and links other resources concerning this issue.

Securities Class Action Clearinghouse

Stanford Law School´s Securities Class Action Clearinghouse offers full hypertext versions of complaints, motions, judicial opinions, and other major class action filings, with a full-text search engine. Hosted by Stanford Law School, the Clearinghouse endeavors to provide the public with information regarding the incidence of securities fraud and the conduct of class action litigation. The site has digitized and linked the full text of complaints, motions, judicial opinions and other major class action filings.

The New York Stock Exchange

The world´s largest equities market, the NYSE hosts a site providing information on the market, listed companies, international news and investor protection.

Tax Links ↑

The IRS Homepage

The IRS maintains one of the most helpful and easy to use web sites on the Internet. Every IRS document, form and instruction is available for download in PDF, PCL, PostScript, or SGML Text format. Listed by IRS identification number and title, the database is simple to use. In addition, the site also provides electronic filing as well as emergent federal taxation news.

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory

This site maintains an extensive listing of tax and accounting related links worldwide. Highlights include a complete listing of state tax sites, links to tax newspapers and online news services, a list of organizations and corporations providing tax services and connections to tax software companies.

Tax Analysts

Provides news, information, and an assortment of tax-related publications, plus a variety of moderated discussion groups dedicated to specific issues. Even more in-depth information and customized research is available for subscribers. Providing tax news updated daily, discussion groups ranging from excises and users fees to exempt organizations, tax lobbying efforts, a history of taxation, this site sponsored by the non-profit organization Tax Analysts offers good basic information and updated news. More in depth coverage is available with a yearly subscription of $499.

U.S. Federal Tax Code

Allows the visitor to access the complete text of the United States Internal Revenue Code in a variety of ways. Hyperlinks have been embedded in the Code to permit click-through cross-referencing between sections, and a full-text search engine allows you to quickly locate Code sections by content. This site provides the complete United States Tax Code in Hypertext. The code is searchable by keyword, subject and number and extensively hyperlinked to quickly transfer the user from one topic to another. Of all modes to read the U.S. tax code, this site probably provides the most palatable.

Business Trade Association Links ↑

Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI)

The professional organization specializing in material and service suppliers to the semiconductor industry has a good if not flashy mix of publications, conference information and educational and business resources for the furthering of semiconductor manufacturing and marketing on its web site.

Product Development & Management Association (PDMA)

The Product Development and Management Association maintains a professional and informative web site providing both theoretical and practical resources for the product development manager including books, journals, conference information and discussions. Recently updated, the site will soon add a post section allowing readers to describe real world situations descriptive of results in the battle to achieve successful product development.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

This 330,000 member organization of electrical engineers maintains an extensive online library, produces over ten online publications, offers career opportunities, maintains focused discussion groups, promotes conferences and provides other links of interest in the world of electrical and general engineering and related disciplines. With over 30 separate technical specialty and management groups highlighted by the site, there is a place for almost every engineering discipline and level.

American Marketing Association (AMA)

This site, dedicated to marketing managers, students and researchers provides suggestions, resources, research and information about courses and conferences offered to improve marketing skills. Recent additions include research and ethics discussions concerning electronic marketing.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

One of the oldest associations specifically geared toward computing (founded in 1947), the ACM offers similar educational, professional and social resources to web site visitors as other professional organizations. Two areas of differentiation include the extensive examination of computing ethics and the listing of many local chapter activities from the international web site hub.

National Association of Purchasing Managers

This site offers accreditation and resources to purchasing managers, as well as general business resources from the buyer´s perspective.

The Marketing Resource Center

This site provides a user friendly searchable database of business associations around the world. If an association for an industry exists, it is listed here.

Health Industry Manufacturer´s Association

Venture Capital Links ↑

Venture Capital Resource Library

Current links to service providers, sources of funds, research resources, and up-to-date industry news, with some additional features like a downloadable business plan template, an e-newsletter, and a database to which users can add their company information. A comprehensive and user friendly site featuring links to news and articles concerning venture capital, mergers & acquisitions and IPOs. A directory listing of venture capital firms features links to their home pages. Also featured are sections concerning venture capital conferences and SEC rules and regulations.

National Venture Capital Organization

Provides lobbying and public relations functions representing the interests of the venture capital industry. The site gives an industry-overview primer, plus some specific statistics and research. Non-members can purchase select industry reports and databases, while members have free access. The web site of this organization, founded in 1973 to promote the interests of venture capital to government and the media, provides extensive resources to members of the organization including industry analyses, regulation and litigation news, economic impact studies and more. Non-members also have access to publications, reports and research for varying fees.

America´s Business Funding Directory

Capital Search Wizard provides a tailored list of possible capital sources, and the Expert Center gives access to an assortment of tips and tools. Investors and funds pay a modest subscription fee to be included in the database of funding sources, and to see detailed information on thousands of capital seekers each month. This site operates a search engine that allows the user to enter criteria for funding. The engine searches a database of lending trends of over 15,000 institutions and produces a list of funding sources immediately. Summaries of key lenders are also available.

Finding the money you need

Focuses on ways a small business can raise money and explains how to prepare a loan proposal.

MoneyHunter

The online companion to the MoneyHunt television production aims to entertain, educate and empower entrepreneurs seeking capital. The site includes useful tools & templates, plus a mentoring program, community section, and the ability to audition online for the show.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

A worldwide provider of corporate advisory services. The PWC website provides industry information and research, news, resources, interactive tools, and access to PWC reports and surveys. Highlights include an online business magazine and access to subscription-based extranets and theme pages covering a variety of topics.

VentureOne

Provides information, leads, and research to equity finance professionals and to entrepreneurs seeking capital. The company´s website includes access to select information, plus descriptions and ordering information for the company´s many in-depth offerings. VentureOne sells annual subscriptions to an online database consisting of profiles on thousands of venture-backed entrepreneurs and venture capital firms. Additionally, VentureOne offers a variety of publications, reports, and industry events.

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