Business & Finance

• Company Information
  Company Information from SEC - Company information from the SEC’s EDGAR database.
  
  Thomas Register - Lists manufacturing companies throughout the U.S.
  
  

• Small Business
  Franchise Zone - Ratings and resources on franchises.
  
  Illinois Corporate Name Database - Preliminary check of corporate name availability.
  
  Illinois Small Business Site - Information on starting & operating a business in Illinois.
  
  Small Business Administration - Help in starting your own business.
  
  US Government Patents Database - Patent mailing address, guidelines, forms, fees, trademarks.
  
  

• Investing
  Bank Rate Monitor - Search for loan rates from banks around the country.
  
  Bigcharts - Current and historical stock prices.
  
  Yahoo! Stocks - Current stock prices.