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IMPORTANT: Home Access to the available databases on this page now requires a Patchogue-Medford Library card. You will be prompted to enter the barcode from your card.
Business Reference Library
Description: Contains searchable editions of the Encyclopedia of E-commerce, with articles
on terms and topics in electronic commerce. The Encyclopedia of Small Business, with
articles of interest to entrepreneurs and small business owners, and the Business Plans Handbook,
with actual sample business plans from manufacturing, retail and service companies,
with a template to help design your own plan. Note: To search publications
individually, click on "View Publications" next to the word business and then click on the
the individual title.
Full Text: All entries are full text
Updates: As new volumes are published in the series.
Business Source Premier
Description: An index to business journals and newsletters, covering virtually every area of business activity.
Full Text: Majority of journals are full text
Coverage: 1980+, with select journals in full text as far back as 1922.
Updates: Daily.
Career Guidance Center
Description: Online database with profiles of over 2,000 jobs and careers in 90 industries.
Updates: Bi-monthly
Computer Source
Description: Database of articles covering computers, telecommunications, electronics and the Internet.
Full Text: Approximately half of the database, about 4,000 journals, are in full text.
Coverage: Primarily from 1980+, but some full text journals available back to 1975.
Updates: Daily.
Foundation Directory Online Professional
Description: Complete Foundation Center database of over 80,000 public, private and corporate grantmakers, as well as listings for 500,000+ individual grants.
Also includes a searchable database of over 250,000 IRS 990 forms
Full Text: All records include complete contact and descriptive information on the foundations.
Coverage: Contains the complete database of the Foundation Center
Updates: Bi-weekly.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
Description: Database with information on grants to individual artists, researchers, students, etc.
Over 6,000 individual grantmakers are currently included.
Full Text: All records include complete contact and descriptive information on the foundations.
Coverage: Contains the complete database of the Foundation Center
Updates: Quarterly.
Hoover's Public Library Edition
Description: Up-to-date company and industry coverage that synthesizes company documents
,press releases, investment research, and newspaper and magazine articles. Content
includes executive biographies, lists of competitors, and financial information on
both U.S. and international private and public companies.
Updates: Daily.
Morningstar.com Library Edition
Description: Analyst reports and screening and comparison tools for over 20,000 stocks and mutual funds.
Full Text: All records are full text.
Coverage: Financial information, when available, dates back 10 years.
Updates: Daily.
New York State Contract Reporter
Description: Official weekly newsletter announcing contract opportunities with New York State government entities.
Full Text: All records are full text.
Coverage: Archive covers back to December 1998.
Updates: Weekly.
Plunkett Research Online
Description: Plunkett Research offers online access to 31 Industry Research centers containing up-to-date market research and
trends, industry statistics, profiles of leading companies, industry associations, and government agencies and an industry
specific glossary. Industries covered range from advertising, branding & marketing to health care to transportation &
logistics. Data may be exported to Excel or to most word processing programs. The "Build A Report" feature allows
you to create a customizable Adobe .PDF report that can be printed or emailed. Adobe Acrobat reader is required to use the program.
This database is appropriate for those researching businesses and companies, marketers seeking contacts, and job seekers and recruiters
seeking leading companies in their fields.
Coverage: Content corresponds to the printed versions of Plunkett's books, with additional material added.
Updates: All Industry Research centers receive yearly major updates. Incremental updates are done weekly on Friday evenings.
Reference USA
Description: Directory of over 12 million public and private U.S. companies plus 120 million
white pages listings of residential telephone numbers.
Full Text: All entries include complete, directory, contact, and line of business information
Updates: Daily.
Regional Business News
Description: Coverage of over 75 local and regional business newspapers and journals.
Full Text: Contains full text for 50 journals and magazines.
Coverage: Indexing, abstracting and select full text 1993+
Updates: Updated daily.
Suffolk County Real Property Tax Database
Description: Property tax database for Suffolk County.
Coverage: All towns in Suffolk County, NY.
Updates: Annually.
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| Stocks and Initial Public Offerings (IPO's) | Small Business |
BankRate.com
Created by the publishers of Bank Rate Monitor, this site presents
rate data from over 3,500 financial institutions, calculators for loans,
mortgages, credit cards, savings, and autos, and tips on managing
debt and personal finance.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Contains current interest rate statistics including, prime rates,
foreign exchange rates, U.S. government securities rates, and
conventional mortgage rates. Also included are press releases,
testimony and speeches on monetary policy, and a web publication
schedule of all Federal Reserve statistical releases.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Offers financial and non-financial data for every FDIC-insured
institution and identifies online banks with FDIC deposit insurance.
Provides background information on deposit insurance and consumer
education materials.
New York Times BanxQuote Banking Center
Features daily national, regional, and state data on mortgage, home
equity, auto, credit cards, student loan rates and bank deposit yields.
Public Register's Annual Report Service
"America's largest annual report service which provides, free of charge, company financials, including annual reports, prospectuses or 10-Ks on over 3,600 public companies."
Business Filings Database
This page details the availability of individual states' corporate and business filings and their
accessibility on the Web. In a few instances only limited information (such as name availability)
is retrievable. The majority of the states, however, use their Web presence to disseminate a range
of public business records -- and most of them offer access at no charge.
Hoover's Online
Key source for information on public and private
companies. Free information includes: corporate
structure, analysis of current operations, financials,
top competitors, and current newswire reports.
Member services provide in-depth company profiles,
historical financials, real-time SEC filings.
How Can I Start a Business in the Town of Brookhaven?
Prepared by the Service Corps of Retired Executives, this helpful page describes the steps needed to start a business in
the town of Brookhaven, NY. Included are such topics as putting together a viable business plan, securing financing and loans, and seeking out the proper
licensing requirements. Extensive listings of important contact information in government and the private sector are also provided.
The New York State Online Permit Assistance and Licensing System
"This system can help you in deciding which business permits may be required
to open or expand a business in New York State."
New York State Corporation and Business Entity Database
The Corporation and Business Entity Database includes business and not for profit corporations, limited partnerships,
limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships, as well as other miscellaneous businesses registered in New York State
and in existence as of December 5, 1977. Data provided includes corporate name, executive office, executives, date of initial filing, and address as
of filing date. The current status of the entity, active or inactive is provided. In order to find the reason for inactivity, users must call
the 1-900-TEL-CORP (835-2677) information line provided by the Department of State. A small charge will appear on your phone bill. See the database's FAQ list for current
charges.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
This site presents the new United States Government classification system for industry and business,
adopted as of 1997. It also allows you to convert the older Standard Industrial classification (SIC) codes
into the new NAICs numbers.
ReferenceUSA.com
Searchable database with over 12 million U.S. business listings and 100 million
residential phone numbers. The residential white pages section has listings for 90 million
households and includes a reverse telephone number search. The business section contains directory
listings for the businesses as well as basic financial and ownership information. A quick search function
lets you search by business name and geography. The custom search feature allows you to search by
expanded geography options, business size, yellow pages headings, and various other special selects.
In order to search this database from outside the library,
you MUST have a Patchogue-Medford Library card. You will be prompted for the
barcode from your library card.
Researching Companies Online
This is a business research tutorial that provides step-by-step instruction for finding company and industry information on
the Web. There are 13 subject areas, including locating high-level company information, finding sales prospects, and researching company financial information.
At the end of the tutorial is a summary of the links and their subject areas, which makes searching easier.
Suffolk County, NY Business Certificates and Corporations
The office of the Suffolk County Clerk has added online searchable databases for over 635,000 business certificates and corporations listed in the county from 1900 forward. The corporations database includes companies that have incorporated in New York State
and are doing business in Suffolk. The Business Certificates section includes sole proprietorships, partnerships, and companies "doing business as" in Suffolk.
Searches must be performed using the wildcard character %. For example, waldbaum%.
Yahoo! Finance
Extensive selection of stock information, business news,
company profiles and customizable options. World
markets, Zacks investment research, and editorials from
leading financial publications are provided.
My Money
MyMoney is the U.S. government's website designed to improve the financial literacy and education of everyone in the United States. Topics include budgeting & taxes, home ownership, paying for education, saving & investing, and more.
American Financial Services Association Education Foundation
919 Eighteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 466-8611
Investor Information
Presented by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), this site includes information on bonds, investor alerts, mutual funds, 401(k)plans, college savings, and more.
Get the Facts: The SEC's Roadmap to Saving and Investing
Developed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission in cooperation with various partners
in their “Facts on Saving and Investing Campaign”,
this offers a large selection of pamphlets on
planning for a secure financial future.
National Association of Investors Corporation
Provides investor education for investment clubs
and individual investors
Social Investment Forum
Offers information on socially responsible and
community investing.
Bloomberg.com
Extensive offering of current financial news and data.
Includes market indices, currency and treasury rates,
commodities, mutual funds, free and fee-based
Bloomberg publications.
Business.com
Extensive directory and search engine for finding business information
on the Internet. Resources include industry, company, people and product
information.
Financial Forecast Center
Brill's Mutual Funds Interactive
Investment Company Institute
Morningstar
Mutual Fund Investor's Center
Yahoo Mutual Fund Finder
American Institute of Philanthropy: Top Rated Charities
Charity Navigator
GiveWell: real change for your dollar
FirstGov for Nonprofits
Foundation Directory Online Platinum -- LIB --
Guidestar Database of U.S. Nonprofit Organizations
National Center for Charitable Statistics
This site provides free (six-month) and fee based (24-month) forecasts related to money: savings, investments, finance, economics, employment and loans.
Mutual Funds
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Created by Marla Brill, former Kiplinger editor, this site offers
links to major providers of mutual fund data, profiles on funds and
their managers, and contributions from leading mutual fund experts.
Created to "enhance public understanding of the industry and
related policy issues." Provides market indicators such as monthly
estimates of cash flow into mutual funds, fund legislation and
regulation, and historical statistical information.
Free membership provides statistics including: net asset value,
net assets, total return, and portfolio tracking. Fee-based
service provides advanced portfolio tracking, real-time analyses
and news, and higher level financial analysis.
Developed by the Mutual Fund Education Alliance, the non-profit
association of the no-load mutual fund industry. Contains news and
performance data on no-load funds, and Education Center for learning
the basics of mutual fund investing, and a Planning Center which
focuses on personalized investment strategies.
Presents most popular searches (best small funds, best getting started funds, Morningstar's best performing funds), Top 25 funds, etc.
Nonprofit Organizations
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A listing of charities organized by subject, and rated by the AIP.
"Charity Navigator evaluates various charities and non-profits on
a variety of metrics so that potential contributors can make informed decisions.
One of the highlights of their website is their database, which allows users to search over 5,000 charity
ratings, or just browse by category or geographic region." -- Internet Scout Report 08/11/06
A non-profit organization which studies and evaluates charities in particular fields and ranks them on their impact and effectiveness.
A U.S. government site with links to services and opportunities offered to nonprofit organizations. Arranged by
agency and by type of service, such as fundraising and outreach, laws and regulations, and tax information.
Searchable database of over 65,000 U.S. funders, including all known U.S. foundations, direct corporate giving
programs, and grantmaking public charities. This database is currently accessible only from computers within the
Patchogue-Medford Library.
Guidestar provides a national database of over 850,000 non-profit organizations. This page allows you to search their
database by a variety of categories including name, location, category, and income range.
Search for Long Island organizations by entering a central Long Island zip code and then using one of the
zip code radius features.
The National Center for Charitable Statistics offers access to financial disclosure forms filed by
charities with the Internal Revenue Service. These filings, known as Form 990, provide information on
a charity's revenues, expenses, board members, and activities. Currently there are over 400,000 of the
IRS Forms 990 and 61,000 IRS forms 990-PF, which are filed by private foundations that are not
501(c)(3) entities.
Personal Finance
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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
"Choosing a financial planner may be one of the most important decisions you make...By looking up
CFP professionals, you will find individuals that are currently authorized by CFP Board to use the
various CFP certifcation marks. Planners who have been publicly disciplined by CFP Board will also
be listed."
CNN-fn
The financial network section of Cable News Network (CNN), this
site provides information on managing debt, tracking stocks, planning
for retirement, and checking your credit.
Financial Planning Association
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) connects those who need, support and deliver
financial planning. Check under "Public Services" to find a planner.
Kiplinger.com
Personal finance departments offer information on investments,
retirement, saving and borrowing, taxes, spending, and more.
Award-winning "Kids and Money" section and sample and Kiplinger
articles are also available.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Check out Brokers and Investment Advisers
Research individual brokers and firms and research investment advisers.
EDGAR Database
The original U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) EDGAR database. Free access to real-time and historical filings. Search by company name, CIK, SIC code, and full text of the filing's header. Filings may be viewed in text, HTML or PDF (where available) formats.
SEC Info
Provides real-time filings for both U.S. SEC EDGAR and Canada CSA SEDAR filings.
Big Charts
Free access to U.S. and Canadian stocks. Historical coverage
dates back to January, 1970. Data includes interactive charts,
quotes, news, and industry analysis.
Direct Purchase Plan Clearinghouse
"The Clearinghouse is a free service that provides individual investors the ability to request enrollment
materials from companies and mutual funds that offer Direct Purchase. A Direct Purchase plan allows
investors to purchase shares directly from a company, thus removing the need and costs associated
for investors to buy their first shares through a broker...The site features a short description
of each company, a link to useful stock information (including free news and quotes), as well as pertinent
Plan information."
Yahoo!
15 or 20-minute delayed quotes. Historical quotes typically date back to 1970.
Closing prices are actual end-of day prices,
and adjusted closing prices are the closing prices adjusted
for all splits and dividends.
IPO Central
Free access to filings by company name, industry sector, underwriter,
state, or metropolitan area. Free weekly alert service for recent
and upcoming filings.
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
Commerce Clearing House offers a wide range of small business information including
starting, planning and financing a business, marketing a product, winning government contracts,
employee issues, payroll and sales, tax obligations, and office and equipment facilities.
Downloadable checklists, model business plans, forms and government documents are also available.
Suffolk County Minority-Owned Business Website
This website will provide a list of Minority and Women owned business (M/WBEs) and certified businesses that will be made available to all Suffolk County entities searching for M/WBEs to do business with. The site will be a resource to general contractors on County jobs. Registration on this site for smart emails will notify M/WBEs of upcoming County projects that will require both general and subcontract work allowing general contractors to meet Suffolk County utilization goals.
Entrepreneur.com
Created by the publishers of Entrepreneur magazine, this site provides information on starting a business, franchises, home offices, money and finance, e-commerce, sales and marketing, and much more.
How Can I Start a Business in the Town of Brookhaven?
Prepared by the Service Corps of Retired Executives, this helpful page describes the steps needed to start a business
in the Town of Brookhaven, NY. Included are such topics as putting together a viable business plan,
securing financing and loans, and seeking out the proper licensing requirements. Extensive
listings of important contract information in government and the private sector are also provided.
New York Small Business Resource Center
Housed and maintained at the New York Public Library's Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL), this website is a virtual small business community. Major features include: a directory of organizations that provide services to both established small businesses and start-ups,
a guide to starting and running a small business in New York, a calendar of metro area small business seminars, training sessions and meetings, and a selection of small business seminars videotaped for web presentation, viewable at any time.
New York State Online Permit Assistance and Licensing
"This system can help you in deciding which business permits may be required to open or expand a business in New York State."
SCORE (Suffolk Corps of Retired Executives)
This non-profit organization and resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration provides
free counseling to new and established small businesses. Counseling is available in the areas of business
planning, finance, human resources, legal issues, and sales and marketing. Local SCORE offices and contact information is provided.
Small Business Development Center at SUNY Stony Brook
Provides free counseling, programs and training seminars in the areas of business planning, funding, e-commerce, and
marketing, to name just a few. Offices are located in Stony Brook, with outreach locations in Southampton,
Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the Patchogue Chamber of Commerce. Appointments for counseling and/or
seminars can be made via the web site.
Suffolk County Department of Economic Development
Information is provided on general business requirements for starting a business in Suffolk County. Topics include certificate of
name, incorporation, employer identification number, licenses and permits, taxes, zoning and
variances, and selling to government agencies.
Long Island Development Corporation
Founded to encourage economic stability and growth in Nassau and Suffolk counties, the Long Island Development Corporation is a regional economic development, not-for-profit corporation which makes long term, affordable loans to small businesses.
Small Business Administration
Offers detailed information on starting and financing a small business, including startup guidance, checklists and outside resources.
A listing of loan programs as well as certified and preferred lenders is included. Information on grants and other funding
opportunities is provided. Free e-mail notification is available for access for current SBA newsletters. This site is also
available in Spanish.
StartupNation
StartupNation is the destination where you can learn the important nuts and bolts of small business, such as how to patent your idea, build a business plan, or increase sales. StartupNation is also a resource from which to learn from peers, in an online community of entrepreneurs and small business owners
This page was last updated on June 12, 2008.