Business in Connecticut: Includes links to business registration, licensing and permits, business regulation, taxation and business resources.
Business Link to the U.S. Government: Provides information and resources that help small businesses comply with federal, state and local business laws and government regulations.
Commercial Record: Access real estate information for Connecticut. Must be in the library to access this.
Financial Ratings Series Online: Banks, Credit Unions & Insurance. Access to the Weiss' Independent and Unbiased Ratings for:Life & Annuity Insurers, Property & Casualty Insurers, HMOs & Health Insurers, Banks, Credit Unions, Stocks,Exchange-Traded Funds, Stock Mutual Funds, Bond & Money Market Mutual Funds
Legal Information Reference Center: Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, this database contains hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis.
Reference Solutions: Database of U.S. businesses; also includes an international business database, a residential white pages database, new movers database (residential) and new businesses database, as well as employment and internship listings. (Note: If you get a blank screen while accessing Data Axle, try refreshing your screen.) (Previously known as ReferenceUSA.) *
Small Business Reference Center – Resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business. Includes full-text periodicals and reports, sample business plans, videos and reference books.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: An agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce with a searchable database of patents and trademarks. Also contains a glossary of legal terms and acronyms related to patents, copyrights and trademarks.
Weiss Ratings Consumer Guides: Consumer guides for auto insurance, elder care, health savings accounts, homeowners insurance, long term care insurance, Medicare subscription drug coverage, medical supplement insurance, term life insurance, and variable annuities.
Finance & Investing
Bank Interest Rates: Provides CD rates, mortgage loan rate quotes for home loans and more. Look up a bank, thrift or credit union.
BigCharts (Historical Stock Quotes): Interactive online charting service giving free and unlimited access to charts, reports, indicators and quotes on 22,700 U.S. stocks, mutual funds and more.
Bloomberg Online: Bloomberg.com is among the top five most-trafficked financial sites on the Web. It is regarded as a premier site for news and financial information.
NASDAQ/AMEX: Find the latest stock quotes, stock charts, company news and financial information to conduct thorough stock research at NASDAQ.com.
U.S. Savings Bonds: Program rules, interest rates, maturity dates and other information related to savings bonds. Also links to government web resources on the U.S. economy.
Connecticut Economic Resource Center: A nonprofit corporation that provides objective research, marketing and economic development services consistent with the mission of making Connecticut a more competitive business environment.
Sample Business Plans: Offers free sample business plans, business plan software, business calculators and articles on writing a business plan and starting a business.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE): Free online and face-to-face business counseling, mentoring and training. Business help and advice for small businesses just starting up or for existing businesses.