General Business

• www.hoovers.com: comprehensive directory to company and industry information; in-depth coverage of companies; basic search information available for free: for example, find company overviews showing company subsidiaries or units, company address, phone, and Web site URL as well as key numbers such as yearly sales, number of employees, and key people; subscribers can get more detail.
• www.cnnmoney.com: Web presence of Fortune, Money, Business 2.0, and Fortune Small Business paper magazine about business; news, markets, technology, jobs, personal finance, real estate; rankings such as lists like the Fortune 500 and the best cities for business.
• www.inc.com: for entrepreneurs and small business owners; outgrowth of the paper Inc. magazine; resource centers, Inc. 500 list, columns, technology, startups, events, Inc. TV videos.
• www.allbusiness.com: business questions and practical solutions; how-to articles, contracts and agreements, expert advice, blogs, business news, business directory listings, product comparisons, business guides, a small business association; geared to small, growing businesses.
• www.business.gov: US Government-related business information; businesses involved in US federal government services, information, and transactions; covers doing business with the government, international trade, labor, laws, the latest news, and finance; if you are doing business with the U.S. government or own a business in the United States, this site is a must-see; strength: authoritative, deep, and comprehensive coverage.
• http://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html: Center for Business Planning; sample business plans presented at the Moot Corp Business Plan Competition, this site is a must-see if you’re new to a business plan.

Finance

• www.smartmoney.com: personal investing; stock and mutual fund information including quotes and charts, market updates, and personal finance investing tools and advice.
• www.forbes.com/finance: personal finance and advice; covers investing advice and education, mutual funds, philanthropy, retirement and college, taxes and estates, and guru insights.
• www.kiplinger.com/tools: financial calculators, investing and finance tools; use online forms to perform calculations related to stocks, funds, budgeting, taxes, savings, and income; for example, you can calculate how fast investing and saving can make you a millionaire, figure the cost of paying minimum credit card payments, and compare renting a home versus having mortgage debt. 

Accounting & Taxes

• www.accountingweb.com: Accounting software news, accounting career information, and accounting firm management resources. An everyday resource for CPAs and accountants.
• http://accounting.smartpros.com: This site is directed to the professional accountant who is looking for news, products, and professional opportunities.
• http://www.taxsites.com: This site is a comprehensive index of tax, accounting, and related resources on the Internet. It is designed to be a starting point for people who are searching the Web for tax and accounting information and services and is easy to navigate.

Marketing

• www.marketingpower.com: American Marketing Association; professional associations for marketers; information, knowledge sharing and development in the marketing profession; Web site includes best practices, case studies, webcasts, articles and reports, and a dictionary of marketing terms.
• www.wilsonweb.com: Web Marketing; ecommerce, email, Internet marketing; annotated links to articles and resources; articles from current and past issues of Web Marketing Today, Web Marketing Today Premium, and Doctor Ebiz; Wilson Internet Services.
• www.womma.org: Word of Mouth Marketing Association; consumer-to-consumer and consumer-to-marketer communications; site includes library of information including case studies; related concepts include viral, buzz, grassroots, street team and other types of marketing in which the consumer is active or activated.