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A.M. Best Worldwide Insurance Directory: Search the database of over 7,000 insurance companies and other related organizations, using the company's AMB or NAIC number or combination of names, industry, or domicile.

BigCharts: Free site. The world's most comprehensive and easy to use online charting and investment research web site providing access to interactive charts, quotes, reports, and indicators on over 50,000 stocks, mutual funds, and market indexes.

Consumer Price Indexes: Price indexes available for the U.S. Information supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fortune 500 List: From Forbes magazine, the top 500 companies as well as information about them.

GTE Superpages Interactive Services: Features comprehensive and accurate business information derived from over 5000 Yellow Pages. Also features Consumer Guide Interactive, with product information, ratings, reviews, and recommendations, and Business Web Site Search, categorized links to over 60000 web sites owned and operated by businesses worldwide. Direct link to CityGuide, classified ads, and Shop Online.

Hoover's Online: Search for a company by name, ticker symbol, or keyword. Search for headlines from business publications, earnings reports, industry snapshots, or stockscreener. Most services are available free of charge, but some features require subscription fee.

Investment Adviser Public Disclosure: From information provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the North American Securities Administrators Association. Site provides investors with access to information about money managers, financial planners, and other investment advisers, with access to registration documents filed by more than 9000 registered investment advisers with information about business, services and fees.

Maryland Business License Information System: An Internet-based system that saves time and money. BLIS allows users to determine which State licenses and permits they may need to operate a business in Maryland. Site cousels users based on answers user supplies to questions asked by BLIS and provides fact sheets including requirements, legal authority for the license, application process, contact person name, address, phone and more. Some electronic application forms can be downloaded from the site.

Money.com: Provides news and current information on markets, investing, real estate, retirement, and taxes.

Morningstar: Site delivers professional quality information online to investors, including information on thousands of stock and mutual funds and provides the tools to help build or repair a portfolio.

Public Register's Annual Report Service: Free annual reports from over 3600 companies plus stocks and charts as well as discussion area.

Small Business Administration: Helpful government information on starting, financing, and expanding a small business. List a business or search through national and international business cards. Pro-Net offers electronic gateway of procurement information with a database of more than 171,000 small, minority, and women-owned businesses.

Standard and Poor's: Site provides financial information services as well as ratings services for insurance, managed funds, and financial institutions. S&P 500 included under S&P Index Services.

Starting A Business (from the Wall Street Journal Interactive): Find resources for training, locating venture capital, businesses for sale, and advice from others on running a business from the Wall Street Journal.

Techsavvy.com: "Where technical knowledge is delivered to the business environment by using the reach of the Internet." Contains free information, product trials, and links to a variety of services available for purchase.

Thomas Register: "The Internet's largest industrial buying and specifying guide" of American manufacturers. 155,000 companies, 3,100 online supplier catalogs, and 124,000 brand names listed in database. Searchable index.

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