World Wide Web Sites of interest to CPA members in business and industry. Business Reference http://www.itools.com/research-it/research-it.html Handy desk reference includes stock symbols, telephone area codes, foreign currency rates, shipping and postal informatoin—and, as a bonus, a dictionary, thesaurus and even a foreign language translator. Insurance Help http://wwww.northwesternmutual.com Northwestern Mutual Life provides information and interactive programs that help companies guage insurance needs. Check out the “small business insurance needs section.” Timely Pension Aid http://www.thebook.com/ps/ Aaton Deitsch, FSA, a New York pension consultant, provides information on the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 and related legislation, summaries and analyses, discussions of specific provisions and a list of organizations that provide additional information. Online Tax Calculator http://www.taxware.com Taxware International (formerly AVP Systems) offers a free sales tax calculation service for any jurisdiction in the United States. | Executive Coaching http://www.coachfederation.org and http://www.coachu.com Two Web sites explain what it’s all about; both link to the same database of coaches. Women in Business http://www.abwiworld.com Web sites for all CPA’s. News http://www.msnbc.com The news Web page of NBC and Microsoft.
http://www.cnn.com The latest news from CNN. http://www.cnnfn.com This is where you’ll find CNN’s financial news. http://www.reuters.com The home page of Reuters, the international news and financial information services company. http://www.bloomberg.com The home page of Bloomberg Personal, a sournce of small business and personal finance information. |