American Marketing Association: Dedicated to serving the educational and professional needs of marketing executives

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID): Headquarters for national association for the United States. Includes bulletin boards, members only space, calendar and trade news

Amway: The Untold Story: Information and documented with price comparisons and success statistics

BioSpace: Up-to-date industry news, stock quotes, company information, job postings and industry resources for all publicly traded biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies

Business Models on the Web: Comprehensive description of a wide variety of web business models with examples. Maintained by Dr. Michael Rappa at North Carolina State University

Dvorak, John: The PC Magazine columnist covers a broad range of technology topics

Federation of International Trade Associations: A network of companies belonging to international trade associations in the USA, Canada, and Mexico

Hemp Industries Association: A non-profit trade group representing hemp companies, researchers, and supporters. Contains a directory of members and products, membership information, industry news and events, media center, hemp store search, a FAQ page, and an email newsletter

Internal Revenue Service: The IRS is the U.S. government agency responsible for tax collection and tax law enforcement. Contains downloadable forms, instructions, and agency publications. It also includes "The Digital Daily," an almost-humorous online newspaper

ISO. International Organization for Standardization: Switzerland. World wide federation of national standards institutes, promoting the development of standardization of goods and services. In English and French

MIT Enterprise Forum: Promotes and strengthens the process of starting and growing innovative and technology-oriented companies. Find local chapters, resources for start-ups, educational opportunities, and how to volunteer

MLMLAW: Legal information for direct selling, multi-level, and network marketing

National Closet Group (NCG): Professional association of closet manufacturers. Provides a directory of independent companies that offer custom built closet organizers, home organization systems, storage systems, and accessories

Occupational Outlook Handbook: A classic reference about occupations from A to Z. Compiled by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Includes a description of the work, training and education needed, earnings, and job prospects for each occupation

Offshore Technology: Oil and gas products and services, companies index, exhibitions and conferences, current projects including offshore floating and fixed production platforms, and offshore exploration projects

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Within the United States Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration, and responsible for coordinating a national safety program for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway and water

Publishers Weekly Online: International news magazine for professionals in the book publishing and bookselling industry. Provides in-depth interviews with top authors, publishing industry news, bestseller lists, and early reviews of adult and children's books

Webmonkey: Collection of e-business tools and information for building, marketing and tracking an e-commerce site