Business, Finance & Investment
- SCL Biz
- Local business resources, research guides, business books from the Library
- Below are general business resources.
- See also the Business section of the Community page for local Sonoma County resources.
- See the US Government page for federal government resources for small business.
Company Information
- Business and Companies
- Resource Center from Gale - a database of company and industry reports and articles. Sonoma County Library card required for access from outside the library.
California Business Search- From the California Secretary of State. Information on California corporations and partnerships.
ZoomInfo- Type in a city and state to find information on companies there.
Annual Report Gallery- A compilation of annual reports available online, with 10K filing information too, and links to many other business research sources.
Hoovers Online- Search for company Information on over 40,000 companies, from the major business reference publisher.
ThomasNet- contains the online version of The Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. It is a great place to look for who produces what for industry. Search by Company name or product.
Business Phone Directories- From the directories page.
Business News
- Bloomberg Financial News
- Up to the minute headlines, markets, links to Bloomberg radio files, and downloadable features to stay current.
CNNfn- Cable News Network's Financial Network - Features late breaking financial and business news.
Yahoo's Business Summary- From Reuters News Service, Yahoo gives current business headlines, and links to other sources.
Mortgages, Home Loans, Auto Insurance
Avoiding foreclosure
- Keep Your Home California
- Mortgage assistance programs through the State of California
Homeowner Help- From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Making Home Affordable mortgage modification program- Federal programs to assist with mortgage modification and foreclosure prevention
Avoiding loan modification fraud
Avoiding Mortgage Modification Scams and Foreclosure Rescue Scams
Prevent Loan Scams
List of companies and individuals served
List of consumer alerts about lenders
General mortgage and loan information
- Calculators
- Freddie Mac's tools to calculate tax savings on a mortgage, how much you can afford, how much you can borrow, what type of loan to seek.
California Low Cost Auto Insurance- Low income households can get discounts on car insurance through this government program.
California Mortgage and Housing Assistance- The list of HUD-approved agencies for homeowner and homebuyer services. Agencies offer services such as mortgage and foreclosure help, reverse mortgage counseling, bankruptcy counseling, and renters' assistance.
Fannie Mae- This website for the nation's largest source of home loans contains information on government programs to assist homebuyers.
HomeFair- Salary and cost of living calculators, "lifestyle optimizer" mortgage calculator, everything you apparently need for moving and buying a house.
What's My Home Worth?- Home value estimator from GreatHomes.org, the North Bay multiple listing service for real estate.
Zillow- Homes for sale and recently sold.
Patents & Trademarks
- Patent and Trademark Office
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office maintains this web site providing some patent searching and information about trademarks and Internet domain names.
Patents and Trademarks Data- Google and the Patent and Trademark Office cooperative project. Download images and text from over 20 years' worth of patent and trademark applications.
European Patent Register- Search the European Patent Office records.
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Delphion Intellectual Property Network -
Search granted US patents at no charge when
you create a free account. Searching for pending and non-US patents requires
a paid account.
Stocks & Investments
- Sonoma County Library's Investment Page
- An array of starting points for investment research and news.
Business Articles Online
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Business and general articles and citations
available from these
sources:
- Business & Company Resource Center
Company financial information, industry reports, and articles from directories, analyst reports, and business magazines.
Magazine articles
Provides full text for periodicals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and more.
Newspaper articles (Proquest)
Provides selected full text articles from U.S. newspapers.