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Comprehensive sites

BRINT: A Business Researcher's Interests

http://www.brint.com/

Has links to basic tools for company research and business information, as well as an eclectic collection of resources on sometimes hard-to-find topics, e.g. knowledge management, reengineering, etc.

Free Management Library (Carter McNamara)

http://www.mapnp.org/library/index.html

Extensive collection of materials organized into familiar categories (marketing, finance, etc.) as well as often-neglected ones (e.g. interpersonal skills, personal wellness, volunteers, etc.). Helpful source for practical information.

Entrepreneurship & Leadership

Center for Creative Leadership

http://www.ccl.org/

A non-profit institution dedicated to cutting-edge research and training in management practices, assessment, coaching, etc.

Entrepreneur

http://www.entrepreneur.com/

Search this site for practical advice drawn from various online publications on entrepreneurship, franchising, starting a business, operating an office at home, etc.

Entrepreneurship.org

http://www.entrepreneurship.org/

Searchable and well-organized, this site contains to related resources, associations, etc., articles and essays on the realities of being an entrepreneur, a calendar of events, trade shows, seminars, etc.

Quality / standards

American Society for Quality

http://www.asq.org/

Related links to other sites as well as information about the Society's products, training seminars, and activities. Offers a "Quality InfoSearch" feature which lets you search for abstracts of articles from professional journals and conference proceedings on the topic.

ISO - International Organization for Standardization

http://www.iso.org/iso/home.html

Activities and catalog of international standards .

National Institute of Standards and Technology

http://www.nist.gov/

Provides information on U.S. government initiatives for promoting quality and success. The NIST provides a home and links to the Baldrige National Quality Program (http://www.baldrige.nist.gov/)