Encyclopedia of Associations - Information about national, international, and local nonprofit and membership organizations. Part of the Gale Directory Library.
Business
& Company Resource Center - Company and industry information, including profiles, rankings, histories, brands, and investment reports, plus articles from business and trade magazines.
Business Plans Handbook Series -
Contains templates and 25 sample plans for manfacturing, service, and
retail businesses as well as other useful links for entreprenteurs and
consultants. Click on the "eTable of Contents" link for each
one to see the specific type of businesses included in that volume. Among
the hundreds of sample plans there are, for example, some for a car wash,
day care center, internet services portal, homeless shelter, and online
mortgage services.
Business Source Elite - Not available, as of July 1, 2009. Use the Business & Company Resource Center for similar content.
Financial Crisis guide -
MCPL's guide to information about the current recession.
Foundation Directory Online (Professional) - Available only at the Rockville Library, which is Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center. Comprehensive data on grantmakers and grants.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online - Available only at the Rockville Library, which is Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center. Information about 8,300 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Full-text reference books on topics including business, history, law, philosophy, psychology, religion, and science. Fully searchable and browsable.
Mergent Online - Information on US and international companies, including financial data and filings, annual reports, and news.
Morningstar Investment Research Center - Investment reports on specific stocks and funds. Search for investments that meet your criteria.
Rapid - Rapid lists procurement opportunities from Montgomery County Government, Montgomery County Public Schools, and more than a dozen other agencies and municipalities. Most of the content, with the exception of construction solicitations, is freely accessible if you complete the free registration. Complete access for non-subscribers, including construction solicitations, is available only at the Rockville Library. Please request access at the Rockville Information Desk.
RealQuest - Available only at the Rockville Library, where you can request access at the Information Desk.. Real estate sales and property descriptions in Montgomery County.
Reference USA - Find businesses in the U.S. and Canada by name, address, and phone number, as well as by type, size, and location. Find U.S. residences by name, address, or phone number.
Regional
Business News - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Please see comparable content in Business
& Company Resource Center.
SimplyMap - Create custom maps and reports using up-to-date demographic, business, and marketing data. U.S. only. For best results, begin by watching the tutorial.
Small Business Resource Center  - Reference and periodical content covering all major areas of starting, operating and maintaining a business from financing, management, marketing, accounting, taxes and more.
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage - Investment reports on stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, plus company profiles and the S&P Outlook.
Value Line - In-Library Access
Only. Information and investment advice on stocks, industries, mutual funds, options, and convertibles. Allows screening by various criteria to create prospect lists.
Vault Online Career Library - Career, industry, and company profiles, plus job hunting advice and an internship database.
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