Business, the Economy, Employment, Investment Data, the Law,
and Taxes
Please note that I am not a reliable business or legal advisor and I do
not claim any expertise in these fields. The following sources are
provided for general information purposes only. Readers should
consult appropriately qualified advisors for guidance in their business
and legal affairs.
Okay. Enough is enough. No more messing around. Let's get down to
business.
The following sources are provided by the Federal Government:
- Federal Consumer Information and Other Useful Data Sources:
- Get tips on how to stop the marketing of personal information used in
junk mail and telemarketing calls from The Federal Trade Commission
website, About Privacy
- Get a real education at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or
the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Find data on the economy and trade, as well as departmental links, at
The Department of Commerce
- Learn about national economic, fiscal, and monetary policy from The U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Labor market information, research data, employment statistics, and
access to economic publications are available at the U.S. Department of Labor and at the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Find information on research projects and opportunities The Advanced Research Projects Agency
(U.S. Department of Defense)
- Information on programs, services, and pages for each program as
well as directions on how to contact local offices can be found at The U.S. Small Business Administration
- Guidance on how to qualify for the Small Business Innovative Research
Program and for federal research and development grants can be found at
the Department of Defense A.R.P.A.
Small Business Support Center
- See also the U.S. Business
Advisor
- Take those questions about taxes straight to the "collector" and ask
the The U.S. Internal
Revenue Service
- Meet "The Investor's Advocate" at: The
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (S.E.C.)
- Introduce yourself to an ally and fellow traveller of the S.E.C., The Commodity Futures Trading
Commission
- Consult the S.E.C. corporate information database at EDGAR Database and Search the Edgar
Database
- Educate yourself about buying and redeeming bonds (courtesy of the
U.S. Government Consumer Information Center) as well as bond interest
tax at:
- Check out whether collecting money makes more cents than
saving money at Consumer's Guide
to Investing and Collecting U.S. Currency
Check out death records and ascertain whether or not someone has filed
for bankruptcy or has lawsuits and/or liens filed against them at Information America
Find dockets and decisions from the Supreme Court, Federal Circuit,
D.C. Circuit, and the First (1st) through the Eleventh (11th) Circuit
Courts at U.S. Federal
Court Finder