The Hoovers 100

The Hoovers 100 is a monthly list of the companies most searched on Hoovers. Derived by tracking the search requests of Hoovers subscribers, The Hoovers 100 provides insight on which companies are being watched most closely by corporate executives, as well as sales, marketing, and business development professionals, who represent a large portion of Hoovers customers.

Indeed

Indeed allows users to search multiple databases for current job openings. Indeed covers millions of jobs from thousands of Web sites, including online newspaper listings, various classifieds, association sites, company pages, the major job boards, and more.

BusinessJournalism.org: Online Tutorials

This section of the American Press Institute's BusinessJournalism.org site offers audio/multimedia tutorials by business journalism professors and reporters on these business research-related topics: Covering Financial Markets, Using Numbers Effectively, Understanding Financial Statements, SEC Filings, and Covering the Economy.

This site is part of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, which is part of the American Press Institute (API). The API says that it is “the oldest and largest center devoted solely to training and professional development for the news industry.” The Institute was founded in 1946.

These tutorials are short, primarily audio-based introductions to basic methods for doing standard business and company research. While these are very simple, they are also quite clear and well-designed. They're created by experts and offer a nice option for anyone who needs to get up-to-speed on the foundations of doing basic business research. There are even little reviews and quizzes to test one's knowledge of the information presented in the tutorials. Consider this site when you or a colleague want to obtain clear and up-to-date guidance on standard business research sources and strategies.

CEOExpress: Business portal for executives created by a busy executive

Web-based CEOExpress: Business portal for executives created by a busy executive Basic (free) provides broad listings of online business information resources, while the Select (deluxe) package provides additional news & content management features ($49/year U.S.). Personal use of this product/service is authorized, commercial use requires a contract agreement.