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This business-oriented page provides a different type of distraction.
- The Basics: It provides opportunities for the uninitiated to learn the basics of business for use in their own daily lives.
- For The More Experienced: For the more experienced entrepreneur, it provides access to business oriented Internet sites, which can be viewed daily to stay current about the happenings in our local, state, national and international marketplaces.
Business news can be found, not only by access through traditional means such as newspapers (including the New York Times digital edition), books, magazines, and television but also through web based radio and now "satellite radio."
There is no effort on our part to compete with the formidable business portals listed below but rather we seek to identify sites that first put a Florida flavor on "all things business."
Any family law site must include some topical business humor. Ours does.
"All Things Business"
Sections Found On This Page
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Perspective
The Population Profile of the United States: 2000
Economic Report of the President
Population of the State of Florida and State Rank
US Census Quick Facts (Including Business) About Florida. This site permits a look not only at census data about Florida but also about each of Florida's sixty seven counties.
Florida Business Development Efforts
| Enterprise Florida, Inc. |
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Enterprise Florida, Inc. is a partnership between Florida's government and business leaders and is the principal economic development organization for the State of Florida |
| Florida's High Tech Corridor |
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Florida's High Tech Corridor - "The Council was created in 1996 to help Florida's High Tech Corridor carve a reputation in the high-tech world. The Corridor is unique in that it unites principals of top high-tech, competitive companies from throughout the region with educational and economic leaders in a quest for a common goal: the attraction, retention and growth of high-tech industry and sustaining work" |
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Florida's High Tech Corridor - Newsletter |
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Florida's High Tech Corridor - Map |
| Business Development Sites of Four of Florida's Sixty Seven Counties |
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Florida's Sixty Seven Counties - Map |
| Hillsborough County |
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Hillsborough County - Map |
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Hillsborough County's Committee of One Hundred - The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce's Committee of One Hundred has served as the official economic development arm of Hillsborough County, Florida since 1954. It is the economic and project development group for Hillsborough County and three of its cities: Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City |
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The City of Tampa - Tampa Downtown Partnership . |
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The Tampa Bay Partnership is a regional economic development marketing organization. |
| Pinellas County |
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Pinellas County - Map |
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St. Petersburg-Clearwater Economic Development |
| Pasco County |
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Pasco County - Map |
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Pasco County Economic Development Council |
| Polk County |
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Polk County - Map |
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Central Florida Development Council |
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Daily News & Information
| Business |
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The Business Journal Tampa Bay |
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Tampa Tribune (See MoneySense) |
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The Tampa Tribune now offers an electronic edition that can be downloaded daily to your computer. |
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St. Petersburg Times (See Business) |
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The Lakeland Ledger (See Business) |
| Other Newspapers |
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The New York Times - Business |
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The New York Times now offers an electronic edition that can be downloaded daily to your computer |
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The Washington Post |
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The Washington Post - News From The Fifty States |
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The Washington Post - Search |
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The Boston Globe |
| Alternative Newspapers |
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News Link's Alternative Newspapers |
| Other Internet Resources |
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Technology/ Cybertimes - The New York Times' selective guide to Internet business, financial and investing resources |
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Business Wire.com |
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CBS Market Watch |
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CNN Money |
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Internet Wire |
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MSNBC.com |
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Business Journal.com (Real Estate) |
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Reuters Business News |
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Columnists
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Hiawatha Bray (The Boston Globe) |
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David Ignatius (The Washington Post) |
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Joan Vennochi (The Boston Globe) |
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Charles A. Jaffe (The Boston Globe) |
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Michael Lewis (Bloomberg) |
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Ellen E. Schultz - Your Pension May Be Changing; Go Figure How - If You Can |
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Resources
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Your Dictionary.com |
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The Glossarist |
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Business term search engine (from the Private sector) |
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Business term search engine (from the Public sector) |
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Internet Resources in Business & Economics (A wealth of business sites) |
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Argus Clearinghouse |
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The Scout Report on Business & Economics (Look for the most valuable resources on the Net) |
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Systran (A Language Translation Tool) |
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Radio
| Locator |
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Radio Station Locator |
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Bay Area Radio Stations |
| Stations |
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MarketPlace.org |
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Bloomberg Radio |
| National Public Radio |
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Locate Your Local NPR Station |
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NPR Online |
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NPR - Tampa, WMNF-FM |
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NPR - Tampa, WUSF-FM |
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NPR News |
| Internet Radio |
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Internet Radio Locator |
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Radio Tower.com - This Directory allows search not only by station but also by categories of interest, e.g., business |
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Live Radio On The Internet |
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Internet News.com - Real-time Internet Business News and Stock Reports. |
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Marketplace Business News From Public Radio With David Brancaccio |
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Motley Fool Radio |
| Satellite Radio Stations |
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How Satellite Radio Works |
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XM Satellite Radio - Business programming: CNNfn; Bloomberg News; CNET Radio; C-Span |
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Sirius Satellite Radio - Business Programming: CNBC; Bloomberg News; NPR Talk; C-Span |
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Financial Must Reads
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What Happens When You are Suddenly Alone? (Business Week) |
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What Brides and Grooms Should Know (Business Week) |
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How To Protect Your Retirement After Divorce (Business Week) |
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The Motley Fool Recommendations |
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Oh God-Is It That Time Of Year Again or Federal Income Tax 2004 |
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The Coming Retirement Crisis - An interesting article on challenges facing America's baby boomers who try to retire |
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Must Read
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Science and Engineering Indicators is a biennial report of the National Science Board on the trends and capabilities of technical fields within the United States. The quantitative information presented in this report gives an excellent overview of the constantly changing scientific, engineering, and technology industries in the US. |
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Newsletters and Discussion Groups
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Investment Boards
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Value Investors Club |
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Canslim |
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Motley Fool: Rule Breaker |
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Stock Market Outlook |
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Theory and Practice of Investing |
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Vanguard Diehards |
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Silicon Investor |
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Foreign Affairs Discussion Group |
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Plastic Tech |
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Silicon Investor: Gorilla and King Portfolio Candi |
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Tax Planning
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Internal Revenue Service |
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Fairmark Press Tax Guide for Investors |
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Quicken.com Taxes/Turbo Tax |
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Tax and Accounting Sites Directory |
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Tax Planet.com |
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Yahoo Finance Tax Center |
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Tax and Accounting Sites Directory |
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Business Oriented Search Engines
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Wall Street Executive Library |
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Business.com |
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Business Schools
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Harvard Business School |
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Knowledge Wharton |
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Cool Sites
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Investopedia |
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Economic-Indicators.com - Web Sites for tracking the US Economy |
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Price's List of Lists |
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Library of Congress - Business and Economic Web Sites |
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Business 101
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Online Business Educational Opportunities (Subscription) |
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Online Business Educational Opportunities (Free) |
| Starting Your Own Business |
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I Don't Flip Burgers |
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BizMove.com |
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SCORE |
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SBA |
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Women's Business Center |
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Online Small Business Workshop |
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Business Town.com |
| Globalization |
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The Path to a Global Economy |
| Stocks |
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Stock Markets |
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The New York Stock Exchange: Everything You Need To Know |
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Investing In Your Future |
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EconoStocks |
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EduStock |
| Financial Planning |
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Financial Planning |
| Money |
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Money! What It Is How It Works |
| Investing |
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Stocks Quest |
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Free Online Tutorials |
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How Business Works |
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Quick MBA |
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Learn 2 |
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Fools School |
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Small Business Administration |
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Florida Small Business Development Center Network |
| Common Business Questions |
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How do I obtain a copyright? |
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Humor
| Cartoons |
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Divorce Cartoons |
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Dilbert |
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Garfield |
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Cartoon Bank |
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Lots Of Toons At One Site |
| Columnists |
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The Borowitz Report - Home |
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Borowitz - U.S. Asks Britain To Invade Spain |
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Dave Barry - Home |
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Barry - Enron was, in layman's terms, a nest of dirtballs |
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Dale Dauten - Home |
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Dauten - The Clerk With A Smirk |
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Madeleine Begun Kane |
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Kane - Surmounting Marriage |
| Other Humor |
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Humorous Glossaries and Dictionaries |
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