Web Resources for Company Information
- Market Share ReporterInformation about the market share for industry occupied by major publicly listed companies, as well as background on the industry. Login with MyChaffey portal credentials for access.
- EDGAR-Company SearchSearch for accessing latest 10-K report for publicly listed companies.
- Small Business AdministrationGood resource for developing business plans, forms, loans and grants information, among other information.
- Inland Empire Small Business Development CenterThe Inland Empire SBDC stimulates economic growth in the Inland Empire by providing small businesses and entrepreneurs with expert consulting, effective training and access to resources.Good resource for local small business information.
Census Data and Population Demogrpahics
- American FactFinderCurrent census data searchable at the community level.
Online Library Resources for Small Business Information
Below are recommended resources for topics related to Small Business. Click on resource to login using MyChaffey credentials. See panel below for more detailed login instructions.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowSearchable access over 60 specialized encyclopedias full-text.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowAccess to full-text scholarly journals in the area of business as well as financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
- eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowAccess to over 200,000 full-text eBooks, many by academic and university presses published in the past ten years. Good for reliable background information on broad topics.
- Newspapers - US Major Dailies This link opens in a new windowFull-text access to The New York Times (1980-present), Wall Street Journal (1984-present)Washington Post (1987-present), Los Angeles Times (1985-present), and Chicago Tribune (1985-present)
- Regional Business News This link opens in a new windowIncludes full-text articles out of business journals, newspapers, and news wires focusing on regional areas of the United States.
Subject Guide
NAICS and SIC Codes
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
- Number-based classification systems used for analyzing, collecting and publishing data on companies in the United States
- NAICS system replaced SIC in 1997 but SIC is still used by some businesses, publishers and databases
- Many government-based resources and many of our databases tag industries and companies by NAICS code or descriptor
- Browse for NAICS Codes, Census BureauSearch or browse for standard descriptions of industries and assigned NAICS codes.