Asian Sources

"Wholesale Central is a B2B directory that helps wholesale buyers find Asian wholesale suppliers and products."  

OECD member countries. Non OECD member countries.Statistics

Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development.

OECD Countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Non-OECD countries covered include Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, and South Africa.

Hit the oecd label below to view REGULARLY UPDATED OECD posts on this site.

Top 1000 Brands. Asia. Annual

Free registration required for full brand profiles.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

FINRA.org    "a not-for-profit organization authorized by Congress"

"offers information and analysis on over 18,000 mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded notes (ETNs)."

SEC.gov | EDGAR | Search Tools

 "Free access to more than 21 million filings"
See also Enforcement and Mutual Funds.

World Bank Group - 2018 in 14 charts

 International Development, Poverty, & Sustainability

Financial Secrecy Index. Global.

"...ranks jurisdictions according to their secrecy and the scale of their activities. ... a tool for understanding global financial secrecy, tax havens or secrecy jurisdictions, and illicit financial flows."

by Tax Justice Network,  published every 2 years.

500 Top Franchise Opportunities.

 Annual, 2007 -current. Very detailed company info including start-up costs, fees, etc.    See also the useful top tabs. Lots of intelligence for small business & entrepreneurs.
Appear to be all N. American.
by Entrepreneur Media inc.

| OpenSecrets: Center for Responsive Politics

Mission: tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.

"The Center relies on financial support from a combination of institutional grants, individual contributions and income earned from custom research and licensing data for commercial use."

US Census A-Z

Unbelievable - All the data is here!

Eurostat

"Your key to European Statistics."
"New aggregate for European Union without UK,"

Find a Franchise. Global

International Franchise Association.

Franchising 101     Franchise Facts    Franchise Opportunities

Resources - Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs Introduction to Intellectual Property
Entrepreneurs Introduction to Venture Capital Financing
Entrepreneurs Introduction to Litigation
Introduction to High Impact Angel Investing
by  Chicago ArchAngels LLC

National Bureau of EconomicResearch

"the nation's leading nonprofit economic research organization"
A bottomless pit of links to important databases.
Includes international trade data.

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Monthly Data for Crude oil, Natural Gas, Coal, Electricity: Production/Price.
+ News and more.

The Condition of Education

Indicators & anlyses published in COE.   Annual.   US Dept of Education.

Import/Export Price Indexes (MXP)

US Bureau of Labor Statistics

"data on changes in the prices of nonmilitary goods and services traded between the U.S. and the rest of the world."

Best Graduate Schools - Annual. Global

US News and World Report  in every imaginable field of study.
And that's not all!  See ranked undergrad degrees also.

Software 500 Annual. Global

Software magazine.  2008 - current.

European Central Bank. Statistical Data Warehouse

"the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro"

Center For International Data

UC Davis

New & Used Cars Pricing and Comparisons

TrueCar. Local, Regional and National Car Price Reports..
Unique. Shows actual transaction prices by model, zipcode.

US Commercial Service

Scroll all the way down to these important websites.
Or just link to these.

• Export Market Destinations video series from the U.S. Commercial Service
• Country Commercial Guides for more than 125 international markets produced by the U.S. Commercial Service
• Basics of Exporting video series from the U.S. Commercial Service
• Top Markets Reports for 27 industries from the International Trade Administration 
• Trade Finance Guide from the U.S. Department of Commerce
• Report a Trade Barrier: File a complaint about a trade barrier or unfair business practice with the U.S. Department of Commerce
• Report IP Theft via the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center

TradeStats Express™

US National import/export trade info.
State/Region Export info. annual and quarterly.
Top trading partners, Industry trends, Trade balances + more.

USDA - Census of Agriculture - 1840-current (not a typo)

published every 5 years.  Check out the 1840 ed. for slave, "free white" and "free colored" demographics by state.

"Find and download agricultural statistics for every state and county in the US."

The World's Most Valuable Brands. Forbes

University of California drops subscriptions to Elsevier

 UC quits $10 million annual subscription to world’s largest publisher of academic papers.   by Vox Media
(thanks, BusLib-L)

Google Advanced Operators

Google Guide Quick Reference: Google Advanced Operators (Cheat Sheet)

Zip Code Lookup

Demographics, income, etc.
by Claritas a "consumer research" co.

Martindale - Lawyer Lookup

A directory.  Search by attorney name, firm, location, area of practice.
(Thanks, Roger Green)

Industry Outlooks | Deloitte US Annual

" key trends, challenges and opportunities by industry."

NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX listed companies. Global

SUPER extensive info for each company.
Search on name, industry, region/country.

10 Breakthrough Technologies 2019

by Bill Gates      MIT Technology Review

PHRMA - Medicines in Development

Covers 26 diseases.  a trade association.  

Library Jobs - Academic

Inside Higher Ed

Hit Careers tab

Reis | Commercial Real Estate Data and Analytics

Moody’s Analytics REIS Network

has both free & fee-based reports.

The 2018 EU Industrial R&D Scoreboard. global

"comprises the 2500 companies investing the largest sums in R&D in the world in 2017/18." 110 pp.  Company info starts p. 61.

R&D 100 R&D magazine Global

"an international competition that recognizes the 100 most exceptional innovations in science and technology from the past year"

by Advanced Business Marketing

Master Gov't List of Federally Funded R&D Centers

 US National Science Foundation (NSF)
(Thanks Mike Yared)

International Finance Corporation

Search Publications

by topic (40+) or region

Corruption Perceptions Index - Transparency International

  Annual Ranking of countries: least corrupt (1) to most (100)

State of America's Libraries Report 2018 |

ALA.  All types of libraries.

MediaPost Publications - Research Briefs

Monthly summaries & stats from research surveys such as E-Marketer, Nielsen, Forrester, Pew & others.  2000 - current.  Doesn't appear to be keyword searchable.  

Cour des comptes France

"the supreme body auditing the use of public funds in France"
"annual report on the situation and outlook of public finances in France"

Top 25 Supply Chains of 2018 | IndustryWeek

by Gartner.  A slide show.  oh well.

Search jobs PWC

Entry level/ Experienced jobs

China Business Research Resources

Click here -> Biz Ref Desk -- land of the free and the good: Search results for china
Heaps of China stats.    Let me know if you find clunkers.

Investment Project Information Database. China

Inward & outward investment by gov't and enterprises.  Provides project description.
by Ministry of Commerce Peoples Rep. of China.Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of ChinaMMMinistry of Commerce of the People's Republic of ChinamMINISTinistry of Commerce of the People's Republic of ChinaMinistry of Commerce of the Peo's Republic o

NAICS Frequently Asked Questions- - US Census Bureau

Everything you need to know about N. American Industry Classification System.  

Companies in the Middle East |

|Company brief profiles.  + up-to-date company news.  
ZAWYA MENA Edition