General Business Resources
- Biz/ed
"A Web site for students and educators in business studies, economics, accounting, leisure, sport & recreation and travel & tourism."
- The Basics of Economics
"This guide provides an informative and engaging introduction to the study of economics for students, teachers, and the general public." From Greenwood eBooks.(SCCHS students, see librarian for password.)
- Business Ethics
Annotated links to online information about business ethics.
- Business Plans and Profiles Index
"A Subject Guide to Sample Business Plans and Profiles for Specific Business Types."
- CNN Money101
Series covering how to set priorities, budgeting, banking, investing, saving for retirement, purchase of costly items such as home and car, and much more.
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
Part of the Library of Economics and Liberty site, sponsored by the Liberty Fund.
- Econbrower
A blog concerned with "analysis of current economic conditions and policy."
- The Economy
"Global Economic Crisis, News, Statistics, Economic Indicators, Credit, Energy, Food, Housing / Mortgages / Subprime, & Related Resources", from the Middletown Thrall Library.
- EconStats
Economic data, indexes, prices, stocks, and more for the U.S. and the world.
- EH.Net Encyclopedia
"The EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History is designed to provide students and laymen with high quality reference articles in the field."
- Encyclopedia of the Global Economy, v.1
Encyclopedia of the Global Economy, v.2
"The Encyclopedia of the Global Economy consists of two related volumes. The book examines the key people, institutions, current issues, and historical events that shaped the global economy." From Greenwood eBooks. (SCCHS students, see librarian for password.)
- Entrepreneur.com
Articles and information for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
- Free Economic, Demographic & Financial Data
"Our databases contain more than 165 million economic, financial, and demographic time series covering more than 180 countries and their sub-regions. Accuracy and timeliness are two of the hallmarks of Moody's Economy.com economic databases."
- The Freedom Network: Audio Portal
Podcasts on "Economics, Money, Social Security, Liberty, Strategy & Public Policy" from leading economists and economic news organizations.
- Games for Economics and Business
- Bad Credit Hotel
Work your way up to the best room in the hotel by achieving a perfect credit rating in this game from the U.S. Treasury.
- Financial Soccer
"Financial Soccer is a fast-paced, multiple-choice question game, testing players' knowledge of financial management skills as they advance down field, and try to score goals." Download or play online.
- ItAllAddsUp
Interactive games and simulations teach about financial management, credit and investing.
- Federal Reserve
"The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, was founded by Congress in 1913 to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system."
- The History of Credit and Debit
"This exhibit is a retrospective on money and the development of credit. You will be taken on a 9,000-year journey to see how we arrived at our present-day financial times."
- History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
"This site contains a chronology, written by Glyn and Roy Davies, and a collection of essays written by Roy Davies on various themes using information based on the book on monetary history with the same title."
- How to Budget Your Money
A short tutorial from wikiHow.
- Introduction to Economic Analysis
Free online introductory college textbook.
- Junior Achievement National Headquarters
This site explores the fields of free enterprise, business, and the workforce.
- Kutztown SBDC: On-Demand Online Learning Programs
"This is one of the largest collection of free, on-demand entrepreneurial training resources available in the United States and is part of our 'Success Network'."
- Labor Unions
From Cornell's School of Industrial & Labor Relations Library, an extremely complete set of resources about all aspects of labor.
- Motley Fool
Business news, investing information, stock quotes, and an extensive set of tutorials about personal finance and investing.
- MSN: Money
Business news, investing, personal finance, taxes, banking, financial planning, and more.
- MyMoney.gov
"The Federal Government's website dedicated to helping Americans understand more about their money - how to save it, invest it, and manage it to meet your personal goals."
- Practical Money Skills for Life
With sections for teachers, parents, students, and consumers, and topics ranging from budgeting to credit cards to shopping to identity theft, this site has something for everyone.
- Quicken.com
General business news, plus information on investing, mortgages, insurances, taxes, banking, retirement, and more.
- SBA.gov
"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) dedicates its energy and resources to providing support to small businesses and small-business owners across the nation."
- Smart About Money
From the National Endowment for Financial Education, "practical articles, worksheets, tips and valuable resources from across the Web to help you understand and manage your money."
- Visualizing Economics
"At this site, I marry the techniques of information visualization with economic data. At the moment I am focusing (mostly) on US income distribution." (Maps and graphs.)
- Welker's Wikinomics
"An experiment in learning the Wiki way, a collaborative tool for understanding concepts in Advanced Placement Economics..." Winner of EduBlog's "Best Educational Wiki" 2007 award.
- Women & the Economy
Introduction to economics and women's place in the economy. Examines the wage gap, economic alternatives, the global economy, personal stories, and more.
- World Bank: Trade
Articles, publications, research data, news, and more pertaining to world trade.
- Yahoo!: Business and Economy
Yahoo's directory of current business headlines and huge subject oriented index to business sites is a masterpiece.
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