Commercialized BioTech /Genetically Modified Crops. Global

Global Status of Commercialized BioTech /Genetically Modified Crops.
GM Approval Database.

W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

Free.  Learn HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT  & more.
Web building & all that.
by refsnes data (Norway)
Certification - $95.

Internet Archive

"The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public."

Books, Classic TV clips and much more. Insanely great.

(Thanks, arjun.sabharwal!!)

Libraries' Guide to the 2020 Census

ALA   American Library Ass'n.  20 pp.

Data - Doing Business-World Bank

"economic data from 2003 to the present. The data are presented in a variety of ways"

(different from other WB Doing Business sites)

Doing Business 2019

World Bank.  Search on an economy or topic.

Nailing the Library Interview

Loaded with helpful info. by Joe Hardenbrook.  
a U Wisc librarian.

Chinese Investment in US by Congressional District . Annual

National Committee on United States-China Relations

Securities Class Action Clearinghouse.

 Filings & Settlements.  by Stanford Law School

Franchise Opportunities. Directory

Annual Franchise 100 + directory.  Search by Industry, State or Investment.  Listings show liquid capital required. by Franchise Gator.

Statistics Poland 2018

Polish Statistical Ass'n.
and Check for 2019 stats  in process.

PubChem

"world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers."

Job Search

 "Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages." See lots of resumes.  Indeed.com

A list of countries by region. World Bank

The regions exclude high income economies.

East Asia and Pacific

Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Korea, Dem. Rep., Lao People’s
Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Fed. Sts.,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Europe and Central Asia

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania,
Russian Federation, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan

Latin America and the Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Suriname, Uruguay, República Bolivariana de Venezuela

Middle East and North Africa

Algeria, Djibouti, Arab Republic of Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq,
Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, West Bank
and Gaza, Republic of Yemen

South Asia

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka

Sub-Saharan Africa

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon,
The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,
Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

"Librarians: Digital Marketing Needs Your Skills"

"..there is an imbalance between the number of MLIS graduates and the number of traditional library jobs available to them."                        
"but all hope is not lost"

"CMSWire  -a web magazine published by Simpler Media Group." 

A 2016 article w/ some current relevance.

FindLaw: Cases and Codes

+ law librarian jobs

BLS Data Finder. New.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2001 - current.
Massive.

Union Stats US

"private and public sector labor union membership, coverage, and density "
from US Current Population Survey.
 Annual, 1983 - current
Georgia State U & Trinity U.

Bioeconomy Capital statistics

Biotechnology industry revenues.  6 pp.

UN Comtrade |

International Trade Statistics Database.
328 pp.
"repository of official international trade statistics and relevant analytical tables."

Databases | United Nations

Awards – World Media Group

"The World Media Awards are designed to celebrate the very best cross  platform, cross border, content-driven advertising. "

U.S. Codes and State Codes - FindLaw

by Thompson Reuters. 

PubMed - NCBI

"comprises more than 29 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content"

State Health Facts.

Kaiser Family Foundation.  Compare states to each other or to US.
"Updated as information becomes available."

100 Years of U.S. Consumer Spending:

1901 - 2003.  70 pages.
Data for the Nation, NYC, and Boston.
Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NASDAQ Stock Market

Hit Quotes for company profiles.  Extensive info.  Competitors, Analyst reports + a whole lot more.

business - Pakistan Observer

News

DailyTimes | Business Pakistan

eMarketer. US Mobile Time and Activities StatPack

46 pages.

Franchises

Entrepreneur mag.
Annual Rankings. Franchise 500.
covers: * Background * Costs and Fees
* Training and Support * Rankings

See also Franchises for sale;
Top 10 Lists. (Search on Global, Low-cost + more categories.)

Drugs.com | Prescription Drug Information

Interactions & Side Effects:
"accurate and independent data on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines & natural products."

BioPharm International Magazine

 "integrates the science and business of bio-pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing."
UBM Americas
Industry rankings, news + more

Government of Dubai. Statistics Center.

Up-to-date.   Cool.

IFPI Global Music Report 2019

 Trade Ass'n.  

Top 100 USA Trade Shows

by Absolute Exhibits -a trade show display and exhibit builder trade show display and exhibit builder

"based on square footage, show attendance, exhibitor participation and overall feedback."  Organized by industry.  

US Union Members Demographics Annual

 Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Union membership by state, industry, occupation.  12 pages
(Thanks Cyndi Schoenbrun). 

OECD Economic Surveys: China 2019

And more!  Get also all other Country(member & non member) Surveys, Statistics, etc.

OECD Quarterly Employment Situation stats

5 pages. OECD member countries

USASpending.gov

The federal agencies distribute funding through federal contracts, grants, loans, and other financial assistance.

"USA Spending tracks federal spending to ensure taxpayers can see how their money is being used in communities across America."

Search by zip, state, keyword.  See Advanced Data Search.  Also Data Archives, 2000 - current.
(Thanks, Amelia Kassel)

Reference For Business -Gale (2nd ed.)

Not the latest edition but still relevant.   FREE. Probably all are 2006 copyright.

Encyclopedia of Small Business
Encyclopedia of Business (2nd ed. 2006)
Business Biographies
Business Plans
Encyclopedia of American Industries
Encyclopedia of Management
Company Histories (Appears to be 2006 ed.)
Company Histories Part 2
Leading American Businesses

Asia News Network

"curated stories from 22 Asian newspapers from South, Southeast and Northeast Asia." Select business news.       free signup.

Private Companies. How to locate in SEC

A private company with public debt files registration statements (S1, S3, Prospectus), financials (10Q And 10K) and some material events (8K). It does not file a proxy and there are no insider/stakeholder filings (forms 3,4,5 and 13D).
(Thanks Janet Hartman!)

Directory of companies by industry. US

Cortera   "a commercial credit network"
Lists companies by industry.  Brief Company info. Includes branches, subsidiaries, privates.
Detailed profiles cost $5.
Free reg. req. for credit reports.
(I didn't try it)  

Annual Returns on Stock Indices, T.Bonds and T.Bills: 1928 - Current

Prof. Damodaran Stern School, NYU.   
Source:  Federal Reserve database in St. Louis (FRED)

BRICS Joint Statistical Publication: Annual

293 pages

"General information, economic and social indicators comparison of BRICS countries"

Barrons Markets Data Center

Yes, another free financial data site. This one tracks more instruments (daily -- bonds, currencies, futures, funds, etc) than the others AND all on one page.
(Thanks Ramona Howerton!)

Company Information - Public & Private - Bloomberg

Bloomberg - Fee Based Database. Search Aid.
 Research Guide. University of Southern California

Career Center. | American Advertising Federation.

Jobs in Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations.

Advertising FAQ's: A Guide for Small Business

Federal Trade Commission