Business

Reference Databases

Business & Company Resource Center: Information on more than 300,000 companies and the latest business, management, industry, and investment news. Access anywhere

Demographics Now: Analyze the demographic and market potential by geographic area within Illinois.  Available only in the library.

Directory of Obsolete Securities: Identifies obsolete securities as well as company name changes, reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcies. Click Auto Login>Library Reference for access. Available only in the library.

Hoover's: Company, industry, and market information on 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises. Available only in the library.

ReferenceUSA: Addresses, phone numbers, and information about U. S. companies. Access anywhere

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage: Business and investment information with full-text of Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys; Stock Reports; Corporation Records; The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives; The Outlook; Mutual Fund Reports; and others. Access anywhere

Wall Street Journal: Coverage from 1982 to the present. Access anywhere
 

Wilson Select Plus: Full-text articles in business, science, humanities, and education. Access anywhere

Internet Links

Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce: The latest news for the Barrington business community.
Business.gov: Official business link to the U. S. government.

City of Chicago Business Resource Guide: Doing business with and in the city of Chicago.
Consumer Price Indexes: Prices paid for a representative basket of goods and services in urban areas from the U. S. Dept. of Labor.
FedBizOpps: U. S. federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.
Illinois Secretary of State Business Services: Corporate name/LLC searches and business filing forms.
Illinois Small Business Development Center: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Lake County Partners: Doing business in and with Lake County.
NAICS and SIC Correspondence Tables: The U. S. Census Bureau's tools for converting NAICS-based data into SIC categories.
SCORE Chicago: Nonprofit small business counselors.
ThomasNet: Industrial buyers and suppliers of products, services, and CAD drawings on a national, regional, and local level.
U. S. Small Business Administration: Forms and federal regulations for small businesses.
U. S. Patent and Trademark Office: Search or file patents and trademarks with the U. S. Department of Commerce.