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Arizona
- Arizona Daily Star 200
- Annual listing of Southern Arizona's largest employers.
- Arizona Republic 100
- Arizona's largest public and privately held companies ranked by number of employees.
- BusinessLINC
- Assistance in developing buyer-seller relationships with Tucson and Southern Arizona businesses. Call 791-5093.
- Technology Commercialization Resource Directory
- A directory of organizations in Southern Arizona that assist in technology innovation and commercialization.
National
- Retail Industry Buying Guide
- Start here for locating the tools needed to run a successful retail business.
- Sweets Catalog
- Specializes in products related to building and construction. From the McGraw-Hill Construction Network.
- Thomas Register
- Search 155,000 U.S. & Canadian companies to find the industrial products or services you need.
International
- European Business Directory
- Covers over 500,000 businesses. Search by type of product or company name.
- GlobalEDGE
- Includes statistical resources and company directories.
- Kompass
- International directory covering over 1.7 million companies from over 60 countries. Registration required to search.
- NTDB Global Trade Directory
- Access this international importer and exporter Internet directory for free.
- Thomas Global Register
- Thomas Global Register is a directory of more than 500,000 manufacturers and distributors from 22 countries.
- The Thomas Register of European Manufacturers
- Offers information on over 207,000 European suppliers. Free password required.
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- Business Source Complete —Comprehensive business coverage includes company profiles, financial data, investment research, industry reports, and more
- Career Information Center (eBook) — Job summaries, descriptions, and up-to-date salary information
- CorpTech (from ReferenceUSA) — Detailed coverage of biotech, computer, environmental, and high-tech companies
- Encyclopedia of Small Business — Articles and overviews of the key information needs of small business users
- Business Plans Handbook — eBook collection of business plans
- ReferenceUSA — Directory of U.S. businesses, U.S. residences
- Regional Business News — Full text for more than 80 regional business publications