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Business

• Business & Company Resource Center-- Company profiles and histories, industry news, brand information, rankings, investment reports, chronologies and magazine articles.
• Predicast Overview of Markets and Technology-- PROMT helps to find out about companies, products, technologies, and markets. Includes information from trade journals, newsletters, newspapers, press releases, market research, and investment reports.
• Reference Center Gold-- Find articles from consumer publications, industry journals, and other publications with information about the kind of business you want to start.
• ReferenceUSA -- Business and residential listings of over12 million U.S. companies, organizations, agencies, 1.3 million Canadian companies, and 120 million residences.

Company Information & Directories

• Edgar Database (Securities Exchange Commission)
• MacRae's Blue Book- Industrial directory
• NAICS: Industry Classifications
• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers  

Finance

• Bankrate.com Aggregator of information on more than 100 financial products including mortgages, credit cards, new and used automobile loans, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans and online banking fees.

Starting a Business - Great Places to Start

• Starting a Business in Washington State
• SBA-Starting A Business-Start-Up Kit
• Doing Business in Washington- an official state website on business
• Western Washington University's Small Business Development Center