Directory of Business 
General Business Directories:
**Yahoo’s Business Directory
**ComFind
**BigBook
More Directories:
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Biz Web
Infospace
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Business Phone Numbers
Business E-Mail Addresses
Business Street addresses
International Directories:
EUROPAGES – European business directory
Individual Business Topics
Communication
Telephone Companies and Info On Companies
Company Reports and Info On Companies:
Hoover’s On-Line more than 10,000 companies with info
Annual Reports annual reports available on over 3200 companies- requests for others may be made There is no charge for our service to the requestor. Companies pay the postage, and $82.60 per year to be in the service. For more info – Hank Grinde hank@prars.com 1-860-974-2223
Small Business Information
Computers
Hardware
Microsoft
Software and Internet
Microsoft
Internet
Consultants
Consultants
Aquent Talent Finder
a search engine that helps people find the websites of independent consultants. Independent consultants can also promote themselves for free by submitting their site, or by creating a free site using Aquent TalentFinder’s website creation tool.
Consumer Info
DirectQuest – Directory of Consumer Protection and Complaints
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Cutter’s Business and the Environment
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
Bid Cast -federal contracts
BidNet is the nations largest source for state and local government bids 800-677-1997
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
OSHA regulations re: Nursing Homes
INCORPORATION
Name Searches – ABI 1-800-808-4636
Name Protect.com
INVENTIONS/PATENTS/TRADEMARKS
US Patent & Trademark Office searchable database
Brown Pinnisi & Michaels Trademark Information
Thomson & Thomson – Trademark/patent copywrite info
Trademark Searches Allows you to search over 26 years of U.S. Patent & Trademark Office patent descriptions as well as the last 17 years of images
The 3M inventor’s page.
Government site on Copyrights
LegalInformation Institute – Trademark Law – a good resource for links
MyCorporation.com – trademark info
Brown and Michael’s – Information on Trademarks
INSURANCE
Life Insurance Wiz Quotes.comLife insurance company that offers free online quotes for auto, health, homeowners, whole and term life insurance. Also provides a list of insurance resources and glossary terms.
Life Insurance Advisor a nationwide network of life insurance experts providing custom quotes from the major life insurance companies.
MAGAZINES and PUBLICATIONS
Inc Online
MANAGEMENT Resources & Problem Solving for Managers
CIRAS
PATENTS
see Inventions above
RATING/REFERENCE/ REFERRAL/ COMPLAINTS
DirectQuest Internet Directory – see “Complaints” for internet problems
Better Business Bureau
REAL ESTATE & REAL ESTATE FINANCING
MortgagemagEverything about the Mortgage Industry & lots of real estate info too
Real Estate Sites
RESOURCES & INFORMATION SERVICES
Business Resource Center
Small Business Information
Direct-Quest Commercial Resource Guide Denver Colorado Area resource/reference Directory
TRADEMARKS
( see Inventions, patents, trademarks above)
VENTURE CAPITAL
Accel Partners– obtaining venture capital
National Venture Capital Association
