Business Education
Colleges with Business Programs
Collegeboard.com - Use this site to find colleges that fit your criteria. It allows you to search for colleges by major, location, SAT scores, scholarships, etc. You can combine as many factors as you want in order to narrow down your search. Once you've clicked on a school you can link to its web site from there.
Careers
http://www.careers-in-business.com/ - Careers in Business
This site has information on most careers in the field of business (i.e. accounting, finance, marketing...). It includes information about salaries, educational requirements, job availability, etc.
This site has information on most careers in the field of business (i.e. accounting, finance, marketing...). It includes information about salaries, educational requirements, job availability, etc.
http://careers.wsj.com/ - Wall Street Journal Career Journal
This site has a few great features. You can get a salary report for just about any profession and you can look at job ads with descriptions and salaries for many careers.
This site has a few great features. You can get a salary report for just about any profession and you can look at job ads with descriptions and salaries for many careers.
http://jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.cfm - Career Guides
This site has great links to web sites about a variety of careers. The career guides contain job descriptions, educational requirements, and salary ranges.
This site has great links to web sites about a variety of careers. The career guides contain job descriptions, educational requirements, and salary ranges.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information.
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information.
Not sure what you want to do yet? Try this site. http://www.bls.gov/k12/students.htm
http://www.careerexchange.com - Career Exchange
You can search this site by job to find detailed requirements and salary information.
You can search this site by job to find detailed requirements and salary information.
If you are unable to locate information on a certain career or college through the listed sites, try using one of the following search engines and web indexes:
Career and College Section (located under the window, next to Allison Corf's Memorial Garden, in the library)
Web Resources -
Department of Treasury
Social Security Online
Internal Revenue Service
Occupational Outlook Handbook
United States Patent Office
Business.com: The Business Search Engine - http://www.business.com
This search engine only indexes business sites. You can keyword search for product information, manufacturer web sites, and sites on the sports equipment industry. I found useful sites when I used broader terms ("sporting goods" & "athletic footwear") as well as more specific terms ("soccer shoes").
CNN Financial - http://money.cnn.com/
This site had good articles on the soccer shoe industry, ad campaigns, etc.
Advertising World - http://advertising.utexas.edu/world
This site is a web index of business topics.
Athletic Business - http://www.athleticbusiness.com/
You have to register to use some sections of this site, but I used the following two sections without registering:
The buyers guide to research was helpful for finding information on different products, brands, and companies. The industry links section was also useful.
Sporting Goods Business - http://www.sportinggoodsbusiness.com/
This site is keyword searchable and contains articles on the soccer shoe/sports equipment industries.
Web Resources - Industry Information
http://www.hoovers.com/free/ind/dir.xhtml - Hoover's Online
This database provides industry and company information. Browse by industry or keyword search by company.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/index.html - Yahoo Finance: Industry Center
Select an industry and find out about trends and companies in it. Includes articles and information on the industry from major news outlets.
This database provides industry and company information. Browse by industry or keyword search by company.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/index.html - Yahoo Finance: Industry Center
Select an industry and find out about trends and companies in it. Includes articles and information on the industry from major news outlets.
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/quickedgar.htm - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Search for company filings and news updates.
Search for company filings and news updates.
http://biz.yahoo.com/p/industries.html - Yahoo Finance: Industry Summary
Compares industries to each other as well as companies within an industry.
Compares industries to each other as well as companies within an industry.
http://virtualpet.com/industry/rdindex2.htm - Industry Research Desk
Great links to pages about specific industries and companies.
Great links to pages about specific industries and companies.
http://www.fuld.com/Tindex/I3.html- Fuld & Company
Scroll down for industry-specific web links.
Scroll down for industry-specific web links.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information, job availability, and related statistics. Use the index to find your industry of interest.
The U.S. Department of Labor hosts this site that contains many job overviews with salary information, job availability, and related statistics. Use the index to find your industry of interest.
http://stats.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm - Monthly Labor Review Online
This site contains industry projections and employment statistics.
This site contains industry projections and employment statistics.
http://stats.bls.gov/ - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Provides economic data and analysis.
Provides economic data and analysis.
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