Business and Investing

• Bankrate

  Objective information on mortgages, credit cards, new and used auto loans, money market accounts and CDs, etc.

• Better Business Bureau

  Includes business and charity reports, consumer complaints and general BBB information.

• Bloomberg

  Presents stock and investment information, business news and market reports.

• Bluegrass Small Business Development Center

  The Bluegrass SBDC provides one-on-one consultations at no cost to existing and potential entrepreneurs in Central Kentucky.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics

  Includes regional and national statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook data and CPI indexes.

• Business First of Louisville

  The weekly business newspaper of greater Louisville.

• Commerce Lexington

  The Lexington Chamber of Commerce, a great site for information about businesses in the Lexington, KY area.

• Forbes Magazine

  Features Forbes 500 and other lists, quotes and reports on stocks and mutual funds.

• Hoover’s Online

  Provides corporate and industry overviews, company web sites, and current business updates.

• Kentucky Online Business Database

  Search for information on corporation status, date of incorporation, activity history, etc., for any KY business.

• Morningstar

  Evaluates stock and bonds funds and updates the market.

• Small Business Administration

  Tells how to start a new business, lists SBA rules, regulations, budgets and news.

• The Motley Fool

  Has up-to-date company, investment and news reports, with a lighter approach.

• The Street

  Lists current market information and provides good international business news coverage.

• Thomas Register

  Find manufacturers, suppliers and services in the U.S. and Canada.

• TreasuryDirect

  Find out what your U.S. savings bonds are worth.

• Universal Currency Converter

  Performs interactive foreign exchange rate conversions online.

• Wall Street Journal

  WSJ online coverage of breaking news and current headlines from the US and around the world. Top stories, photos, videos, detailed analysis and in-depth reporting.

• Women Leading Kentucky

  Programs and networking for professional women in Kentucky

• Yahoo! Finance

  Updates stock quotes (with symbol lookup) every 15 minutes and provides the latest market news.