Internet Sources – Business

General	Subjects
Books-online	Accounting & finance	Marketing
Companies – annual reports	Advertising	Marketing research
Companies -financials	Business	Operations management
Directories	E-Business	Public relations
Journals	Economics	Retailing
Rankings	Health economics	Statistics
	Human resources	Strategic management

General

British Chambers of Commerce	Website of the British Chambers of Commerce.
British Library Services for Business	Information for innovators, entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)
Business Link	Practical advice for business.
Credit Explained	A jargon-free guide to consumer credit of all types including loans, credit cards, mortgages and overdrafts, credit ratings and debt etc.
GOV.UK	Government online support for business.
Marr / Kirkwood Official Guide	Guide to business school websites.
Quandl	Open repository of time-series data on the Internet for students, teachers, researchers and other data professionals covering the subject areas of finance, economics, demography, sociology, markets, energy and the environment.
RBA Information Services	Links to useful business information websites and country specific sites.
Yahoo – Finance	Business news, company profiles, current share prices, currency converter, etc.

Books

Wachowicz’s Web World

Web links corresponding with major topics in Fundamental of financial management, by J Van Horne and J Wachowicz. 11th ed.

Companies – Annual Reports

Edgar	US company filings.
UK Company Researcher	Contains useful links to sources on UK companies, including telephone, industry and company directories, annual reports & accounts and company news.

Companies – Financial

Bloomberg	Financial and market information, company news, business news, personal finance, etc. 24 hour a day realtime news.
Digital Look	Useful gateway to UK quoted companies. Offers free and priced options. Needs registration to use the free investor service.
Dow Jones	The Dow Jones & Company website, publisher of business and financial news and information.
London Stock Exchange	The website of the London Stock Exchange.
Qualisteam	A banking and finance portal.

Directories

British Companies	British companies and trade associations.
Dun & Bradstreet Directory	Free D&B business directory of over 1.5m UK businesses.
Europages	A European business directory.
Scoot	Business directory.

Journals (* contents page only)

Rankings

Free Pint

Business education rankings.

Accounting & finance

ACCA	Website of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
ASB	The Accounting Standards Board website.
AuditNet	Free productivity resources for auditors.
CIMA	The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants website.
Duncan Williamson’s Pages	An educational site for accounting and business students and teachers.
IASB	Website of the International Accounting Standards Board.
ICAEW Directory of Firms	Lists over 25,000 chartered accountant firms worldwide.
ICAEW Library and Information Service	Website of the library of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.
Monetos	A comprehensive international research portal which offers independent advice and information on the European social and financial sectors.
Pro2Net	A US online resource for professionals in accounting, financial services, insurance, human resources and law.
RiskWorld	A site covering news and views on risk assessment and management.
Wachowicz’s Web World	Web links corresponding with major topics in Fundamental of financial management, by J Van Horne and J Wachowicz. 11th ed.

Advertising

Advertising Standards Authority	Website of the Advertising Standards Authority.
Daniel Chandler’s site	This site has many useful references and links.
Ofcom	Ofcom regulates the UK‘s broadcasting, telecommunication and wireless communications sectors
IPA	Website of the Institute of Practitioneers in Advertising
WARC	World Advertising Research Center’s website.

Business

Credit Explained	A jargon-free guide to consumer credit of all types including loans, credit cards, mortgages and overdrafts, credit ratings and debt etc.
Quandl	Open repository of time-series data on the Internet for students, teachers, researchers and other data professionals covering the subject areas of finance, economics, demography, sociology, markets, energy and the environment.
Benchmark your business	Virtual Advisor created by Buckinghamshire Business First

E-business

e-business forum

A free briefing service from the Economist Group for companies transforming themselves into e-businesses. Includes doing e-business guides in individual countries, etc.

Economics

Bank of England	Website of the Bank of England, central bank of the United Kingdom.
CRIEFF	Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance & the Firm, St Andrews University.
David Smith’s Economics UK	David Smith’s website on various aspects of the UK economy.
FCA	Financial Conduct Authority website.
HM Treasury	HM Treasury website.
IEA	Website of the Institute of Economic Affairs, including list of publications with abstracts.
IMF	Complete texts of key IMF documents and publications with up-to-the-minute updates.
NIESR	Website of the National Institute of Economic & Social Research.
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development website.
World Bank	Includes country data, maps, projects, reports, research.

Health economics

National Library for Health

NHS web site for health professionals and the public.

Human resources

ACAS	Website of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitrary Service. Free publications, including advisory booklets, codes of practice and occasional papers may be downloaded from the site.
IDS	The Incomes Data Services website contains summaries of recent publications and an index to back issues, statistics on basic information such as earnings and prices and economic forecasts. Links to other HR information.
Warwick Papers in Industrial Relations	The work of members of the Warwick University Business School, Industrial Relations Research Unit.

Marketing

Advertising Association	Website of the Advertising Association.
CIM	Website of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Marketing research

Market Research Society

Website of the Market Research Society.

Operations management

Institute of Operations Management

Website of the Institute of Operations Management.

Public relations

www.bm.com	Burson-Marsteller
www.cgi-europe	CGI Europe
www.citigatedewerogerson.com	Citigate Dewe Rogerson
www.cohnwolfe.com	Cohn & Wolfe
www.havaspr.co.uk	Havas PR UK
www.hillandknowlton.com	Hill & Knowlton
www.cipr.org.uk	Chartered Institue of Public Relations
www.odwyerpr.com/	O’Dwyer’s PR Daily Report
www.prsa.prg	Public Relations Society of America

Retailing

Direct Selling Association	Direct Selling Association website.
ICSC.org	Website of the International Council of Shopping Centres.

Statistics

Bank of England Statistics	Bank of England monetary and financial statistics.
Statbase	UK national statistics. Includes the online Statsearch catalogue and freely available Statstore.