Business Research Guide: Websites

BLS is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. BLS data must satisfy a number of criteria, including relevance to current social and economic issues, timeliness in reflecting today's rapidly changing economic conditions, accuracy and consistently high statistical quality, and impartiality in both subject matter and presentation.

EDGAR Online offers distribution of company data and public filings for equities, mutual funds and other publicly traded assets.

FRASER’s mission is to safeguard and provide easy access to economic history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System.

Economic data, working papers, research periodicals - Its all here at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Online and globally, Idealist.org connects 100,000 people with jobs and volunteer and action opportunities posted by 90,000 organizations around the world. A one stop source for finding nonprofit organizations. Create a free account and search organizations by country, state, city, or zip code.

Looking for nonprofit financial information? Create a free account and under GuideStar It Search for Nonprofits click on Advanced search, enter name, city and state, or simply city and state. IRS Form 990 Form 990 an annual reporting return that certain federally tax-exempt organizations must file with the IRS.

From the Library of Congress - Guides to print publications, subscription databases, and selected freely available Internet sites which are useful for researching a variety of business topics.