Resource Library: Other Resources and Tools

Agriculture Magazines and Web Centers:

Agriculture Online - Magazine for farmers and ranchers. Top stories and latest headlines, market and weather updates, weekly newsletters, technology news and classified listings.
AgriSurf! -"The farmers search engine" providing a searchable agricultural index with links selected by ag experts
AgWeb.com - Provides news and market analysis. Organizes information, products and services into "communities" based on specific interests within the broad field of agriculture.
DirectAg.com - Research top brands, obtain financing, and buy directly online via this ag source for unbiased ag news and information. Includes timely market prices and centers focused on livestock production, dairy performance, crop production and machinery/parts.
Farm Centre.com - Portal offering market reports, farm management articles/tips and other tools.
National Agriculture Library - Part of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture web site. Serves as the primary source for agricultural information in the United States.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) - Educational resources, funded projects, calls for proposals, and news relevant to sustainable agricultural production, practices and distribution.
World Wide Ag Network - Agriculture market information (crop watches, harvest reports, commodities), variety of news, weather updates plus audio market advice from industry experts

Business (General) Magazines and Web Centers:

About.com: Small Business Information - Information on all kinds of small business topics from the widest variety of sources, on and off the Internet.
Bizjournals.com - Provides local business news from over 60 city business journals.
Business.Com - Resource for finding information on industries, companies, business, people and products.
Business.gov - Provides business with one-stop access to federal government information, services and transactions. Web site sponsored by SBA.
Business Know-How - Practical strategies for starting, marketing, and managing small and micro-sized businesses.
Business Week Online - Electronic version of Business Week magazine.
CNN / Money - Financial news and market information.
Creating Quality Newsletter - Contains short articles on management, personnel, team building, financing, business assessment, international markets, productivity and regulations.
Entrepreneur.com: Solutions for Growing Businesses - Provides business owners with practical information, expert answers from recognized business consultants and a wide range of services designed to solve the challenges of starting, running or growing a successful business.
Fast Company.com: The Magazine - Chronicles how changing companies create and compete, highlights new business practices and showcases the teams and individuals who are inventing the future and reinventing business.
HispanicBusiness.com - Information, research, top news stories and business services that address the worldwide Hispanic market.
Idea Cafe: Small Business Online - Provides advice, interviews with leading entrepreneurs, interactive self-exams, budget sheets, how-to articles, financing sources and in-depth information on using the web for business communications.
Inc.com: Where to start and grow your business - Advice on getting started and growing your business, discussion boards, business services and research information.
Kansas City Small Business Monthly - Local business news, information and resources from Kansas City, Missouri.
Kauffman eVenturing (formerly EntreWorld) - The entrepreneur's trusted guide to high growth. Features articles written by successful entrepreneurs, "how to's" offering practical advice from leading consultants in dealing with some of the toughest issues of managing a business, and tools and templates.
MBNet.com - Resource for the minority/woman-owned business community. Offers minority business forums and discussion groups, links to minority publications and organizations and a free listing in an online minority business directory.
Minority Business Development Agency - Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce web site. Provides demographic information on minority-owned business enterprises, lists Federal business opportunities and provides links to online tools and resources.
MoreBusiness.com - Business "How To's;" templates for business plans, marketing plans, contracts and agreements; checklists; financial calculators; articles and newsletters.
National Commission on Entrepreneurship - Established to provide local, state, and national leaders with a roadmap of how to sustain and expand a flourishing entrepreneurial economy, the NCOE site offers research reports and a policy makers toolkit.
SBA Office of Advocacy: Newsletter - Part of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) web site. Details economic developments and regulatory trends related to small business as well as the latest initiatives of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.
Small and Home-Based Business Library - Part of the BizOffice.com web site. Easy to use card catalog provides access to numerous business references for small and home based business owners.
Springfield Business Journal Online - Local business news, information and resources from Springfield, Missouri.
St. Louis Business Journal - Local business news, information and resources from St. Louis, Missouri.
The Industry Standard - Provides archive of hard research numbers on the Internet economy, information about people and businesses driving the Internet.
Workforce: HR Trends and Tools for Business Results - Comprehensive directory of human resource management topics, products, services and tools.
WSJ.com: Start-Up Journal - Content comes from the editorial resources of The Wall Street Journal. Business news and information updated daily. Practical advice and guidance for implementing your business ideas.

Food Magazines and Web Centers:

American Cake Decorating - Provides cake decorating hints and instructions, links to cake decorating sites and supply sources and answers to frequently asked questions.
Fresh Cup - Magazine for the specialty coffee and beverage industry. Content and resources for specialty beverage retailers.
Frozen Food Age - Headline news, reports and analysis, business resources and industry events associated with the frozen food industry.
New Hope Natural Media Online - Identifies consumer and trade publications that promote natural health, natural product conferences and trade shows and links to natural product web sites.
NewsDirectory.com - Contains food section in electric library. Search through full-text newspapers, hundreds of full-text magazines, two international newswires, two thousand classic books, hundreds of maps, thousands of photographs, as well as major works of literature and art.
Progressive Grocer: The Comprehensive Source for Food Retailers - Provides daily news, reports & analysis, business resources, industry events, and profit guides.
Restaurants & Institutions - Industry news, recipes, foodservice events, food safety issues, marketplace links, menu planning and operational concerns.
Whole Foods Market - Retailer of natural and organic foods. Library of information about environmental, legislative, food safety and product quality issues. Provides recipe, health and product information.

Home-Based Business Magazines and Web Centers:

Home-Based Business - Provides current articles, tips, and guides of particular relevance for home business owners.
Small and Home-Based Business Library - Part of the BizOffice.com web site. Business references for small and home based business owners are organized alphabetically in a card catalog format.
Working Solo: Connecting you to the SOHO entrepreneur - Resources to plan and launch a successful solo business. Newletter, business book reviews and small business resources.

Marketing Magazines and Web Centers:

AdMedia.org: Internet Advertising Resource Guide - List of web sites for planning, developing, managing, researching and teaching Internet advertising.

Manufacturing Magazines and Web Centers:

Creating Quality Newsletter - Monthly newsletter for manufacturers. Contains short articles on management, personnel, team building, financing, business assessment, international markets, productivity and regulations.
Grinding & Abrasives Magazine - Source for information on processes, materials and products for grinding and abrasives manufacturing.
GRN - Global Recycling Network - Dedicated to recycling-related information. Company directories, commodity prices, associations, publications that deal with recycling or environmental sectors, reference library and discussion board.
Institute of Packaging Professionals - Global resource for information about packaging.
Manufacturing Business Technology - IT for manufacturing executives.
ManufacturingNews.com - Provides manufacturing and business news. Identifies important trends in manufacturing and process research and development, international competition, automation and issues regarding standards.
Manufacturing.Net's Manufacturing Marketplace - Product and supplier databases with news, editorial content and search and retrieval capabilities. Organizes information according to specific job functions and includes up-to-date product information, economic statistics and industry-specific news and research.
MNI Guide to Machinery, Parts, Supplies and Business Services - Search for a U.S. manufacturer or industrial supplier by product, company name or location.
Plastics Net: A VerticalNet Marketplace for Industry Professionals - Leading-edge information about the plastics industry. Buy and sell online, business services and industry news.
National Plastics Center: Plastics.com - Resource for people in plastics. Offers information on current news and events and provides a discussion board.
Polysort.com - Business-to-business portal for the plastics and rubber industries. Enables buyers to post material needs for bid by suppliers and allows suppliers to post available material for bid by buyers. Provides quick access to specific products, services and company web sites.
TechSavvy.com - Helps engineering professionals identify suppliers, locate January 28, 2008litary specifications, millions of parts and hard-to-find historical information.

Retailing Magazines and Web Centers:

The Retail Owners Institute - Provides retail management tips, how-to articles, related links and industry-specific information. Site also has retail-specific financial software for sale.

Technology Magazines and Web Centers:

AnandTech - Online publication about computers and technology. Reviews hardware and software; reports on current technologies, platforms and operating systems.
Magazine Rack for Computers and Internet - Direct link to hundreds of magazines and newspapers on computer and communications technology. Provides a wide range of resources on a variety of topics for students, teachers and parents.
NASA Tech Briefs - Official publication of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration. Reports to industry any new, commercially-significant technologies developed in the course of NASA research and development activities.
News from NIST - Part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology web site. Current news highlighting NIST activities, research and services. Includes links to "NIST Tech Beat" and "Technology at a Glance."
Science and Technology Review - Monthly publication provides information on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments.

Wholesale Magazines and Web Centers:

LogisticsWorld - Provides a list of web sites related to the logistic and transportation industries.

Food:

Foodservice Today - Provides headline news, business resources and information on key issues and trends affecting the food service industry.
Grocery Manufacturers of America - Association of food, beverage and consumer products companies. Speaks on legislative and regulatory issues and leads efforts to increase productivity, efficiency and growth in the food, beverage and consumer products industry.
National Restaurant Association - Promotes a pro-restaurant agenda on critical restaurant issues like the minimum wage, food safety and IRS tip audits.

Home-Based Business Associations:

American Home Business Association - Provides access to benefits, resources, tools, products, information and knowledge to help you conduct a viable home or small business. Access to most content requires membership.
Center for Women's Business Research - Source of information on women business owners and their enterprises worldwide.
IHA: Independent Homeworkers Alliance - Membership organization dedicated to serving people who work in a home workplace environment. Resource for jobs, consumer product discounts, services, information and networking.
National Business Association - Assists the self-employed and small business community in achieving their professional goals. Provides members with support programs, cost and time saving products, and services in the areas of health, business education and lifestyle.
SOHO America: Small Office Home Office - Provides small-office/home-office professionals with reference tools, technical support, news, access to expert advice and a forum network with peers, exchange ideas, and give and receive moral support.
The U.S.A. Home Based Business: Information Superhighway - Helps home managed businesses obtain business, trade, management and direct and network marketing information.

Manufacturing Associations:

General Manufacturing:

AME: The Association for Manufacturing Excellence - Provides resources and tools to improve manufacturing competitiveness among members.
AMTOnline: The Association For Manufacturing Technology - Provides information to members on technical developments, training methods, economic issues and trade and marketing opportunities. Promotes technological advancements and improvements in the design, manufacture and sale of members' products. Acts as industry spokesman on trade matters to governments and trade organizations throughout the world.
ISO: International Organization for Standardization - Official web site for ISO information.
National Association for Manufacturers (NAM) - Serves manufacturers and employees in every industrial sector and all 50 states.
NCMS: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences - Cross-industry collaborative research and development consortium devoted to manufacturing technologies, processes and practices.

Industry-Specific Manufacturing Associations:

AFS: American Foundry Society - Provides knowledge and services that strengthen the metalcasting industry.
AIMCAL: Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators - Serves as a global forum for sharing resources, services and information to increase industry knowledge.
AMBA: American Mold Builders Association - Business card information found on PlasticsNet.com web site.
AMC: The American Metalcasting Consortium - Consists of four key metalcasting technical societies. Consortium demonstrates how castings can serve an organization by successfully producing designs, prototypes and production for companies.
American Chemistry Council - Represents the chemical industry on public policy issues, coordinates the industry's research and testing programs and administers the industry's environmental, health and safety performance improvement initiative known as "Responsible Care."
American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, Inc. - Provides information on the science of surface finishing.
American Welding Society - Supports welding education and technology development.
Cast Metals Institute - Provides continuing education for foundry personnel.
CFA: Composites Fabricators Association - Provides education and support for composites fabricators in the following areas: regulatory compliance, formulation, training, management and market expansion.
CMA: Composites Manufacturing Association of SME - Part of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers web site. Source of news, technical information, career development programs and networking opportunities for composite manufacturers.
CSIA: Casting Industry Suppliers Association - Represents companies which supply equipment, materials and services to the metalcasting industry. Provides information, education and business opportunities.
CSPA: Consumer Specialty Products Association - Represents the interests of the consumer specialty products industry. Includes companies engaged in the manufacture, formulation, distribution and sale of consumer specialty products for household, institutional and industrial use.
EWi WeldNet: Welding and Joining Information Network - Provides materials joining assistance, contract research, consulting services and training to member companies on materials that involve welding, brazing, soldering and adhesive bonding of metals, ceramics, plastics and composites.
EYE: Electronic Industries Alliance - A federation of associations and sectors working with telecom, space, defense, governments, consumer, assemblies, components, semiconductors, electronic data interchange. Focus includes export controls, the environment, taxes, e-commerce, globalization, encryption, FCC reform and the workforce.
FIA: Forging Industry Association - Offers process-specific information. Provides statistical, training, educational and technical services. Serves as a common voice on legislative and regulatory issues.
Finishing.com - Provides information on anodizing, plating, powder coating and the related surface finishing arts.
FPA: Flexible Packaging Association - Find industry news and publications for manufacturers of bags, labels, lidding, seals, pouches, shrink/stretch films and wrappers.
ICI: Investment Casting Institute - Announces quality standards, collects and disseminates information and provides education opportunities.
ICPA: International Cast Polymer Association - Represents manufacturers, suppliers, fabricators and installers of cultured marble, cultured granite, cultured onyx and solid surface kitchen and bath products.
ILMA: Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association - Provides a forum for interaction among members and addresses issues in the economic, political and technical environments.
Laminating Materials Association - Represents suppliers of overlays and edge finishing materials applied to a composite wood substrate and used in the production of furniture (household and office), store fixtures and kitchen cabinets.
MFSA: Metal Finishing Suppliers Association - Represents suppliers of chemicals, equipment and services to the surface finishing industry.
MORA: Missouri Recycling Association - Supports waste reduction and recycling efforts in Missouri by providing information, educational opportunities and technical support in partnerships with state, national and regional organizations.
NADCA: The North American Die Casting Association - Promotes research and development, education, government affairs, globalization and marketing for the die casting industry.
NAMF: National Association of Metal Finishers - Represents custom and job shop surface finishers and their suppliers.
NGA: National Glass Association - Represents the flat (architectural and automotive) glass industry.
NMFRC: National Metal Finishing Resource Center - Provides environmental, technical and pollution prevention information for the metal finishing industry. Center jointly funded by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society (AESF), the National Association of Metal Finishers (NAMF) and the Metal Finishing Suppliers Association (MFSA).
NPCA: National Paint and Coatings Association - Represents paint and coatings manufacturers, raw materials suppliers and distributors on legislative, regulatory and judicial issues at the federal, state and local levels.
NTMA: National Tooling and Machining Association - Represents the precision custom manufacturing industry that designs and manufactures special tools, dies, molds, jogs, fixtures, gages, special machines and precision machined parts.
Open Channel Foundation - Provides open source software from academic and research institutions.
PCI: Powder Coating Institute - Promotes powder coating technology and communicates the benefits of powder coating to manufacturers, consumers and government.
PFA: Polyurethane Foam Association - Provides information on environmental, health and safety issues related to polyurethane foam.
PMA: Polyurethane Manufacturers Association - Represents the cast polyurethane processing industry. Exchanges and disseminates information on standards, materials, processes and technical matters, in addition to monitoring regulatory and legislative activity.
PMA: Precision Metalforming Association - Represents companies that create precision metal products using stamping, fabricating and other value-added processes. Also represents suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry.
PMPA: Precision Machined Products Association - Provides newsletter, resource materials, career opportunities, industry buying guide, engineering and design guides and list of member companies with web sites.
RMA: Rubber Manufacturers Association - Represents the finished rubber products industry which includes both general products and tires. Coordinates industry positions relative to governmental rulemakings and specifications and provides member companies with industry news, research and business reports.
RPA: Retail Packaging Association - Represents manufacturers, distributors and manufacturer representatives of retail packaging products. Offers retail packaging training manual, trade show information, educational programs and a product selection directory for bags, boxes, tissue, gift wrap, ribbons, bows and labels.
SPI: The Society of the Plastics Industry - Serves processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers and raw material suppliers. Provides technical expertise, statistical information and regulatory compliance assistance.
SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings - Serves members that use coatings to protect industrial steel structures by promoting standards, regulatory advocacy, education and information exchange.
SVC: Society of Vacuum Coaters - Disseminates knowledge, experience and techniques to the vacuum coating industry.

The Aluminum Association, Inc.

TMA: Tooling and Manufacturing Association - Represents precision metalworking, plastic molding and supplier companies.
WireNet.org - Provides access to technical, manufacturing and general business information and trends pertinent to the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, fiber optic and fastener wire and cable industry.

Marketing Associations:

AMA: American Marketing Association - Promotes education and assists in the personal and professional career development of marketing professionals. Seeks to advance the science and ethical practice of marketing disciplines.
DMA Interactive: Direct Marketing Association, Inc. - Provides customized information, legislative representative and specialized education for users and suppliers in the direct, database and interactive marketing field.

Retailing Associations:

NRF: National Retail Federation - Provides programs and services in research, education, training, information technology and government affairs for the retail industry.

Technology Associations:

Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer - Promotes and strengthens technology transfer nation-wide through more than 700 major federal laboratories and centers. Technology transfer officers help initiate person-to-person contacts and technology transfer arrangements between potential users and specific laboratories.
Missouri Biotechnology Association - Nonprofit trade association dedicated to the development and growth of the Missouri biotechnology and biomedical industry.

Other Associations:

AH&LA: American Hotel & Lodging Association - Provides members with assistance in operations, education, and communications. Helpful publications include Lodging Industry Profile and other statistics. Individual state associations provide representation at the state level.
ANLA: American Nursery & Landscape Association - Provides education, research, industry statistics on consumer spending, fact sheets, plant patent information, public relations and representation services to members. Manuals on garden center management, an estimator's guide, and business forms are available for a fee.
Pet Sitters International - Promotes the welfare of animals and secure in-home pet care by professional pet sitters. Provides members with education, networking, mentoring, and discounts on insurance and bonding. Accredited Pet Sitter Certification program available.
Professional Landcare Network - International association serving interior plantscapers, lawn care professionals, exterior maintenance professionals, and design/build/installation professionals. Clearinghouse for information on educational events, legislative issues, membership, certification, and industry publications for green industry professionals.

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