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Business and Company Information

  • Business and Company Information
    • Banking
    • Companies
      • International Companies
      • Private Companies
        • Includes toll free telephone number of businesses.
        • Searchable list of active businesses listed on file with the City Los Angeles Office of Finance.

        • Online directory of industrial and manufacturing products and services searchable by company, product, or service.

        • Includes businesses with detailed street location map.
        • Formerly known as Thomas Register of American Manufacturers.  Includes manufacturers and suppliers in US and in Canada. Searchable by product, company, and brand name.

      • Public Companies
        • Provides links to annual reports of many publicly held companies. Includes also annual reports of selected nonprofit organizations.

        • This official Securities and Exchanges Commission site offers annual reports and 10-K statements of all publicly held companies.

    • Industry & Economy
    • International Trade
      • Country Specific: Regulations & Practices
        • Summarize all information you need to know in order to trade with a specific country. Includes each country's demographics, political environment, economic outlook and trends, trade regulations and standards, business travel overview, etc.

        • Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University. This site leads to research, data, profiles, and tools for international business and trade information by country, by region, by trade bloc, by industry, etc.

        • More than 100 Guides to doing business for Countries, States or Provinces compiled by Lex Mundi, an association of independent law firms.

        • Provides access to product suppliers and service providers from Hong Kong and China. Includes information on trade leads, tradeshows, and practical tips for doing business in Hong Kong and in China.

        • Lists manufacturers in Taiwan.

      • International Trade Statistics
      • Supporting Services
        • California Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development website with links to information on the California State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Program, export assistance, trade offices in Mexico and China, foreign direct investment, etc.

        • Trade professionals at the U.S. Commercial Service, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, developed these Export Solutions to help U.S. exporters create successful international sales strategies. Learn about all aspects of exporting and world markets through these solutions, or take advantage of local assistance or virtual services.

        • Assists in export financing of US goods and services by offering direct and intermediary loans to foreign buyers of US exports, working capital and loan guarantees.
        • The International Trade Administration is the first stop for information on global markets, industry analysis and enforcements of compliance agreements. 

        • The daily journal of trade logistics. The new JOC Week paper edition is located at the Reference Desk in the Business & Economics Department in the Central Library.
        • The SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives Association), is made up of retired, professional business managers from all disciplines of business and government. They volunteer their time to provide free management and business counseling and workshops.
        • Official site offers information on export regulations and related information on exporting from US.

        • Provides assistance in researching foreign markets, making business contacts overseas, and promoting products abroad.

        • Provides general information about custom regulations.
      • Trade Leads and Suppliers
    • Investment
      • Bonds, Commodities and Mutual Funds
        • Offers rating and financial analysis of mutual funds as well as stocks.
        • Offers basic information on investing in bonds and how to read bond prices in the daily newspapers.

          • The Commodity Markets Outlook is published in the third week of January, April, July, and October.  Pink Sheets are released on the third business day of the month. 
      • Investment Information & Stock Analysis
        • This site gives all sorts of help to the investor. Pages include a glossary of investment terms, building an investment plan from scratch, basic investment principles, techniques for picking stocks, and others.
        • NASDAQ website offer listings and links to more data for latest, forthcoming, reently-filed, and recently-withrdrawn IPOs.

        • Provides stock quotes, company news, and opinions on publicly traded companies. Graphs and charts are available for most companies. A humorous and insightful approach to investing.

        • Provides comprehensive investment assistance and financial information about publicly held companies.

        • Government site offers introduction to investments, links to calculators and tools for researching investments and investment advisers, and fraud protection advice.

      • Quick Quotes and Charts
        • Provides stock quotes, charts and links to stocks, mutual funds and futures traded in all major exchanges. Historical information included. Market reports on each exchange included.
        • Provides opening, closing, high, low, volume information, including splits and dividends and foreign currency exchange rates. Historical information downloadable in spreadsheet format. Covers bonds, mutual funds as well as EFTs [Exchange Traded Funds] and indices. Market reports available.
      • Stock and Commodity Exchanges
        • The CME group is made up of four exchanges: Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, New York Mercantile Exchange and The Commodity Exchange. Includes news, consumer information (how to choose a broker), and trading information.

        • Home page for the NASDQ network.
        • NYSE's Home Page "is designed as an educational tool for investors, students and teachers. It provides links to a rich diversity of information."

    • Labor & Employment
    • Real Estate
      • Finding a Home
        • Includes listings for homes available for sale, and links to other useful information relating to home buying.
      • General Resources
        • This site provides information on industry data and expenditure analysis of commercial real estate.

        • This site provides consumer and industry information for California real estate industry. Its Economics page offers current economic trends and forecast.
        • Maintained by Microsoft, this site offers a one-stop shopping service for home hunters. Links to neighborhood information, price comparison, mortgage calculations, and property listing.

        • Includes home listing, directory of realtors, and links to other useful resources in home buying.
      • Government Housing Agencies
      • Mortgage
    • Small Business
      • Business Plans
      • General Resources
        • New business portal for the City of Los Angeles, launched September 2016 replacing the old Los Angeles Works portal.  Provides information to plan, start, manage, and grow a business. Features a Start Up Guide that maps out registering a new business and making it compliant, covering city registration, business name, seller’s permit and use taxes, and Employee Identification Number.  Provides listings and links to various City Departments, BusinessSource Centers, and other support organizations and programs serving businesses.

        •  Information on franchising and buying an existing business.

        • Free, easy-to-access online articles on 650 management topics to develop yourself, other individuals, groups and organizations (profit or nonprofit).  Each topic lists recommended books and related library topics.  Automated translator option in upper left hand corner.

        • For cities and communities within the County of Los Angeles, find listings of business properties and locations for sale and lease, directories of businesses along with demographics, economic and consumer data.  Hosted by the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office, Economic Development Program.

        • For communities and neighborhoods within the City of Los Angeles, find listings of business properties and locations for sale and lease, directories of businesses along with demographics, economic and consumer data.  Hosted by the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.

        • Small-business blog launched by Small Business Office of Advocacy focusing on regulatory issues, small-business research and state regulatory activity.

      • Start-Up Information
        • New business portal for the City of Los Angeles, launched September 2016 replacing the old Los Angeles Works portal.  Provides information to plan, start, manage, and grow a business. Features a Start Up Guide that maps out registering a new business and making it compliant, covering city registration, business name, seller’s permit and use taxes, and Employee Identification Number.  Provides listings and links to various City Departments, BusinessSource Centers, and other support organizations and programs serving businesses.

        • Provides businesses with information on permits and other requirements of California agencies at all levels of government, and links. Searchable by type of business and location.

        • Includes information tabs on business activities including Startups, Marketing, Franchises, etc.

        • Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder offers information on fictitious business names, also known as "Doing Business As" or DBA.  This site explains how to file and offers options for searching names in use in Los Angeles County.

        • Home-based business blog with how to start one, benefits of a home-based business, developing a business plan and legal requirements.  Additional resources provided for entrepreneurs, small and home-based businesses. 

        • Franchise resource information from the Small Business Administration.

      • Supporting Organization
    • Unclaimed Property

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