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Finding Business Information & Services Online

http://www.access-ecom.info/resources2.cfm?sid=br&xid=MN

Resources: “Finding Business Information and Services Online Resources,” from Access eCommerce. Categories include the best starting points, business directories, business news sources, business resources, directories, e0commerce news, financing a business, government resources, legal and ethical issues, organizations, public records, research reports, resources, search engines, security, shopping, small business collections, social networking, software, statistics, tutorials, web applications (free and for a fee). Links are provided for each listing and some have descriptions explaining their services.

Industry Analysis and Competitive Intelligence

http://www.library.dal.ca/subjects/coursegds/StrategyMBA6004.htm

Resources: “Industry Analysis and Competitive Intelligence,” from the Dal Library compiled by Joyline Makani. This guide includes information, descriptions and links to SIC and NAICS codes (used in the U.S., Canada and Mexico to classify business); industry outlook and news sources, industry/market research reports and profiles, benchmarking tools, statistical sources (including E-Stat, Canadian Industry Statistics and others), company competitive intelligence (for private and public companies), company rankings, public opinion (special interest groups), and sources for printed reports.

Resources for CI Gathering on the Internet

http://www3.babson.edu/Library/research/ci.cfm

Resources for competitive intelligence gathering on the Internet from Babson College. The list (including links) includes, search engines (Yahoo, Google, Internic and others), company information gateways such as CorporateInformation, Hoovers Online, Internetnews.com, Public Register’s Annual Report Services, and Thomson Research; current new sources such as Reuters MoneyNet, Yahoo Finance, Bizjournals, and PR Newswire News on Call; finding local newspapers and trade journals through the Internet Public Library, Newslink and Editor and Publisher Interactive; tracking news using PR Newswire News on Call and Individual, Inc.; major periodical services including Factiva, RDS Bizsuite, Proquest, and General Business File; financial analysis reports from Investext Plus and Multex.com; patents and technical information from the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office, Trade Show Central and Tech Calendar; books (from online book sellers such as Amazon); and information about competitive intelligence from the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP), Fuld & Company’s “Competitive Intelligence Guide,” and Washington Researchers. A brief description of each resource is provided.

Gathering International CI on the Web

http://www.4hb.com/0111intlcompetintell.html

Article: “Gathering International Competitive Intelligence on the Web,” by David Gikandi. Discusses what competitive intelligence (CI) is, why CI is important, how to start online international intelligence gathering, how to get resources about Asian companies, using company websites and their suppliers, using the U.S. Department of Commerce website, using import and export records, and free and fee-based intelligence (e.g., Dun & Bradstreet and Dow Jones).

Online and Offline Secrets of Top CI Researchers

http://www.infotoday.com/supersearchers/ssci.htm

Article: “Super Searchers on Competitive Intelligence: The Online and Offline Secrets of Top CI Researchers,” by Margaret Metcalf Carr. This is a listing (including links) for hundreds of competitive intelligence resources including research sites, information sites, articles, books, periodicals, discussion groups, software and utility tools, professional associations, conferences, consultants, and courses. For each entry there is a brief description of what you’ll find at the site or the services that are available.

Using the Internet for Competitive Intelligence

http://sharda.iris.okstate.edu/docs/Compintel.html

“Seminar on Internet for Competitive Intelligence, Decision Support and Organizational Competitiveness,” by Jay Paap. Lists and links to sites for obtaining information addresses and phone numbers, competitive intelligence (CI) companies, CI organizations, CI market researchers, general company information, finding local competitors, government sites and resources (such as the SEC and Library of Congress), newspapers and periodicals, patent information, search engines, trade shows, venture capital sites, and decision support sites.

Competitive Intelligence and the Internet

http://www.sla.org/content/Shop/Information/infoonline/2000/feb00/kassler.cfm

Article: “Competitive Intelligence and the Internet,” by Helene Kassler. Discusses gathering competitive intelligence using Internet resources for locating key links, business overview sites, search engines, local resources, job postings, patents and trademarks, and websites.

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