Industry

The manufacturing and production of goods, or the provision of services, through a business enterprise.

Sub-headings:

Business and Personal Services

Businesses and professionals engaged in providing services, such as credit collection, advertising, accounting, and automotive repair, to businesses and individuals.

Construction

Hotels and Lodging

Resources related to the hotel and hospitality industry.

Manufacturing

Public & Investor Relations

The public relations business provides services to promote products, persons, or companies. The investor relations industry strives to increase the shareholder base of publicly-owned companies.

Publishing & Media

The publishing of books, magazines, newspapers, and other printed materials and dissemination of information by means of the broadcast media.

Resource Development

Industries related to the usage, processing and distribution of natural and other resources.

Retail Trade

This category represents the interests of professionals and businesses engaged in the selling of goods to individuals.

Utilities

Electricity, gas, and other utility services.

Other Industries

Resources in this category:

Center for Business Planning
http://www.businessplans.org/

"The Center for Business Planning provides any business manager or entrepreneur with a set of resources to help in creating a business or managing a business. Information is provided on every area of planning a business including: acquire venture capital, define new products, market analysis, competitive analysis, production management, tax problems, legal issues, prepare financial statements, write a business plan and much more."

CorporateInformation
http://www.corporateinformation.com/

"Focuses on providing access to Web-based information on companies throughout the world." Searchable by country, company name and industry. Gives recent news and fast facts for each country, links to sources of company information, a list of and definitions of extensions (such as Inc.) found after company names, and research reports for 15,000 companies. Profiles of some companies are also offered in French and Spanish. "A good starting point to find corporate information from around the world."

Fortune 500
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/

This site lists almost all you ever wanted to know about the Fortune 500 including the current list of companies, lists of the CEO's, Industry Medians, and Top Performers.

globalEDGE
http://globaledge.msu.edu/

Provides up-to-date information on most world countries. Also included are learning modules for international business teachers and students, and a blog.

Industry Information Resources
http://valuationresources.com/IndustryReport.htm

"Industry Information Resources is a free resource which covers more than 250 industries. Individual pages for each of these industries list resources available from trade associations, industry publications, and research firms which address subjects such as industry overview, issues, trends and outlook, financial benchmarking, compensation surveys, and valuation resources. Each entry in a category contains the name of the source organization, the name of the particular resource, a hyperlink to the source organization website, a brief description of the resources, and a description of any information that is provided free online." Industries include: Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry, Mining and Construction, Manufacturing, Transportation, Warehousing, Communications and Utilities, Wholesalers, Retailers, Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, and Personal and Business Services.

Industry Research Desk
http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/rdindex2.htm

"Business research tools for researching industries and markets, for researching companies, industries and manufacturing processes." An excellent place to begin when looking for company information on the Internet.

ISO Online
http://www.iso.org/iso/page_not_found.htm?errurl=/ISOOnline....

Information from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), including the ISO catalog of standards, ISO Technical Committees, ISO member bodies and meeting schedules. An ISO 9000 News Service is provided, along with a section, "What's New at ISO." There is also a list of links to online information from national standards bodies of about 20 countries.

ISO Standards Translated into Plain English
http://www.praxiom.com/

Discusses the ISO 9000 quality standards, requirements, and guidelines. The standards are summarized and available for purchase. The publications and summaries translate complex standards into easy-to-read language.

JISC - Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
http://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/index.html

English site for the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC), which "establishes and maintains Japanese Industrial Standards" and "develops measurement standards and technical infrastructure for standardization." Covers the industrial standards utilized, the measures used to assess product conformity to these standards, and general information about the JISC.

Lycos Yellow Pages
http://yp.lycos.com/

This site provides information about over 100,000 U.S. companies. Browse or search to retrieve profiles that include name, city, state, mailing address, industry, ticker symbol, URLs, and links to latest stock quotes.

Manufacturing Marketplace
http://www.manufacturing.net/

Manufacturing Marketplace is "one of the Internet's most comprehensive sites tailored to engineering, design, purchasing, logistics and distribution professionals." Free registration provides access to associations, tradeshows, new products, and news. A major feature of the site is a searchable directory of products and services, suppliers, and trade names. In addition, selected articles are available from a dozen highly targeted trade journals.

MI-Net: Marine Institute-Networked Educational Topics
http://www.mi.mun.ca/mi-net/topics.htm

A site featuring marine science educational topics for K-12. "MI-Net is intended to provide a variety of information about the fisheries and marine sectors to students throughout the school system. Through access to WWW resources and Marine Institute expertise, MI-Net will enhance students' knowledge of marine industries." Includes lesson plans for teachers.

North American Industry Classification System
http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/index.html

Provides information about the history, development, and structure of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The NAICS classifies businesses according to their economic activity; these classification codes can be used to access economics statistical data.

Research Starting Point
http://www.nesserconsulting.com/research.html

"This site provides a structured look at many sites on the Internet which may be helpful in performing various types of legal and/or business research." Links are grouped into the categories: accounting, companies, government, industry, legal, news, reference, search engines, and statistics.

Researching Companies Online
http://www.learnwebskills.com/company/

This website provides methods for obtaining "company and industry information" on the Internet.

SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

Contains a searchable database for collecting and retrieving publicly available electronic filings submitted by corporations to the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1993 to the present. Non-electronic filings, filings that are not available to the public, and any data prior to 1993 are not included.

Trade Show News Network
http://www.tsnn.com/

"The Trade Show News Network at TSNN.com provides a one-stop shop for thousands of leading trade shows, including event descriptions, dates, locations, histories, press releases, exhibitor lists, attendee demographics, and conference info." Search for worldwide conferences and trade shows in mnay industries and professions. There are also searches for exhibitors and suppliers.