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ABI Inform Global (Umich Only)

Index of business periodicals and corporate information since 1923
Full text of many articles in pdf format

Advertising Age

Top periodical on advertising
Web site has advertising expenditures of top 100 business firms by type of media (newspapers, TV)
Data on Superbowl advertising
Various top ten lists, including brands, magazine and newspaper circulation, markets, advertisers (fast food, cereal)

American Customer Satisfaction Index (UMich Business School)

There are FOUR different surveys whose names are often confused: Consumer Satisfaction (UMich Business School), Consumer Confidence (Conference Board), Consumer Attitudes (UMich ICPSR), and Consumer Comfort (ABC/Washington Post.)

BizOffice: Small and Home Based Business Resources

Extensive links to all aspects of home business

Company Annual Reports Online

Annual reports of European companies
Searchable by name or type of business

Concentration Ratios/Economic Censuses

National data on number of companies and value of shipments by seven digit NAICS Code for 1997 and 2002
Separate columns give percent of shipments by 4, 8, 20 and 50 largest companies as well as the Herfindahl/Hirschmann Index
Additional link to 1992 concentration ratios by SIC code

Corporate Annual Reports (U Penn)

Full text of selected corporate annual reports from the 1820s to 1975
Examples include the Pennsylvania Railroad for 1847; Sears for 1907, and Montgomery Ward for 1950
Browsable by name or product

EDGAR (Securities and Exchange Commission)

Corporate annual reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Coverage date begins 1993

FedStats

Comprehensive listing to statistical programs of over 70 federal government agencies
Arranged by agency or program; includes explanatory material and contacts
Search engine indexes individual statistical tables by keyword or agency and provides direct connection
The left column allows users to search for specific statistical tables by topic and geographic location

Forbes List

Best big companies and small companies worldwide, searchable by various characteristics
Other rankings include the wealthiest people, real estate, and the best places to live or die