Virginia
State Corporation Commission The State Corporation Commission is
Virginia's regulatory authority over many business and economic interests in
Virginia and is the state's central filing office for corporations, limited
partnerships, limited liability companies and Uniform Commercial Code liens. (http://www.state.va.us/scc/)
United
States Department of Commerce One of the roles of the DOC is to support
the development, gathering, and transmitting of information essential to
competitive business. This site provides access to economic indicators
and statistics and links to sites on international trade, minority business,
the Patent and Trademark Office, and
more. (http://www.doc.gov/)
Better
Business Bureau Find your local BBB, get information on a company,
or file complaints about a company or new car. (http://www.bbb.com/)
James
City County Office of Economic Development Local news of interest to
businesses, overview of the area and what it has to offer businesses, and
information on starting and operating a business in the county. (http://www.jccecondev.com)
Virginia
Department of Business Assistance The Department of Business
Assistance has divisions that offer programs for and assistance to
business and industry (http://www.dba.state.va.us/)
Virginia
Economic Development Partnership Want to start and operate business in
Virginia? This site provides information on the state's markets,
infrastructure, utilites, environmental standards, workforce, taxes and
operating costs, incentives and resources, and more. Also, links to
other business and state sites. (http://www.yesvirginia.org/)
Virginia
Small Business Assistance Program The SBAP is a non-regulatory,
voluntary program within the Department of Environmental Quality. It
offers small businesses free technical assistance on how to comply with the
Clean Air Act and Virginia's air regulations (http://www.deq.virginia.gov/osba/)
Virginia
State Corporation Commission The State Corporation Commission is
Virginia's regulatory authority over many business and economic interests in
Virginia and is the state's central filing office for corporations, limited
partnerships, limited liability companies and Uniform Commercial Code liens. (http://www.state.va.us/scc/)
Company Information
Annual
Reports Close to 2,000 annual reports and other financial information on
publicly traded companies (http://www.reportgallery.com)
CorpTech
Information on private and public technology manufacturers and developers
with links to their web pages (http://www.corptech.com/)
D
& B Companies Research over 100,000 public and private companies in
all areas of business in the United States (http://www.dnb.com/us/)
EDGAR
Database of Corporate Information Corporate information filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission including 10-K or 10-KSB
annual reports (http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm)
Hoovers
Online Proprietary company and industry information and a business
oriented perspective on other topics such as money management, career
development, news, and business travel (http://www.hoovers.com/)
Market
Guide Investor Key data spanning a variety of categories that provides
an overview of a company and its stock (http://www.marketguide.com/)
Washington
Post Company Research Information on almost any public U S company
including stock quotes and charts, news and press releases, SEC filings and
company financials. The Post 200 Profiles provides news, quotes,
financials and corporate informtion on the top 200 Washington area
companies, including the Top
40 Virginia Companies (http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/company/company.htm)
Directories
555-1212.com
Toll free numbers by business name or category, reverse lookup, zip codes,
international directories, and country codes (http://www.555-1212.com/)
AT&T
AnyWho Info People, businesses, toll-free numbers by business name or
category, and reverse lookup (http://www.tollfree.att.net/tf.html)
Finance and
Investment
Big
Charts A service of Marketwatch, Big Charts provides a wide range
of investment information, including Historical
Stock Quotes. Historical data includes closing price, open, high, low,
volume, and a split adjustment factor. (http://www.bigcharts.com/)
Kiplingers
Online Advice on investments, retirement, borrowing, savings, taxes, and
more (http://www.kiplinger.com/)
Standard
& Poors Services include capital markets, funds, investments,
securities ratings, and finance research (http://www.standardandpoors.com)
Investor
Words Financial glossary of over 5,000 definitions (http://www.investorwords.com/)
Import/Export
International
Trade Administration Information on Federal export assistance programs,
general export counseling, marketing information, and country profiles (http://trade.gov)
Bureau
of Industry and Security Information on licensing, duties,
tariffs, rules and regulations, and more (http://www.bis.doc.gov/)
Small Business
Nolo
Legal Encyclopedia for Small Business Advice on all aspects of starting
and running a business including writing a business plan, choosing a name
and location, financing and taxes, advertising and accounting, hiring
employees and contractors with information on the legal structures of
a small business (http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/sb_ency.html)
Virginia
Small Business Assistance Program The SBAP is a non-regulatory, voluntary program within the Department of Environmental Quality. It
offers small businesses free technical assistance on how to comply with the
Clean Air Act and Virginia's air regulations (http://www.deq.virginia.gov/osba/)
Franchises
and Business Opportunities
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in a partnership with 21 other
federal agencies, provides advice on buying and evaluating a franchise and
information on how to avoid common scams (http://www.business.gov/guides/franchises)
