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Banking.com, Norcross, Georgia. Bank Links and other information.
Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina. Full online services and information. Now merged with Nations Bank to become the largest U.S. bank. Merchant services TTY: 800-685-1069; Consumer Banking TTY: 800-551-4453 (CA); 800-232-6299 (ID, WA); 800-845-8893 (OR); 800-288-4408 (All other states.)
Checkfree, Norcross, Georgia. Electronic billing and payment services.
Citicorp/Citibank, Long Island City, New York. Banking and financial services.
Direct Banking.com, Salem, Massachusetts. Online Bank service with ATM service included. Div. of Salem Five Cents Mutual Savings Bank.
Dunn & Bradstreet, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. Business credit reports.
E-Loan, Dublin, California. Home, auto, and mortgage refinancing loans. Free personal credit score with basic explanation.
Equifax, Atlanta, Georgia. Credit bureau.
Experian, Orange, California. Credit bureau.
First Union Bank Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina. Full-service cyberbanking.
H & R Block Inc., Kansas City, Missouri. Offering tax preparation, mortgage services, business services, and financial products and services, primarily in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S.
Mastercard, Purchase, New York. Credit card services.
Paytrust, Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Complete online bill management service.
RBC Centura, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Personal banking services, business finance and web services. Div. of Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Securepay, Dallas, Texas. Internet credit card processing and merchant account services.
TransUnion, Chicago, Illinois. Credit bureau.
Tyco Capital, Livingston, New Jersey. Business and home mortgage loans.
VeriFone Inc., Santa Clara, California. SET Smart Card readers, Point-Of-Sale (POS) Terminals, and secure payment software for e-commerce applications. Div. of Hewlett Packard.
VISA Credit Card Services, San Francisco, California.
Washington Mutual, Seattle, Washington. Consumer banking. TTY: 800-833-2949.
Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, California. Consumer banking.

Checks & Printing Services

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Artistic Checks, Mabelvale, Arkansas. Personal checks, address labels, accessories.
Checkcrafters, Edgewood, Maryland. Business checks.
Check Gallery Inc., Baltimore, Maryland. Business and consumer checks, address labels, personal address cards and accessories on recycled paper.
Checks In The Mail, Irwindale, California. Personal and business checks, address labels and accessories.
Checks Unlimited, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Business, personal and computer checks, address labels and checkbook covers. Computer checks are compatible with most popular financial software.
Classic Checks, Edgewood, Maryland. Personal checks, address labels and accessories in classic styles using recycled paper and nontoxic inks.
Designer Checks, Anniston, Alabama. Personal and business checks.
Image Checks, Little Rock, Arkansas. Personal checks and address labels.
Kinko's Copies, Ventura, California. Copying services; use search engine to find the nearest outlet for assistance.
Taxforms.com, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Checks, Check Launch laser check writing software, preprinted checks, invoices & statements, tax & accounting products

Investment

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American Express Financial Direct. New York, New York. Investment brokerage.
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., San Francisco, California. Investment brokerage. TTY: 800-345-2550.
D. E. Shaw & Company, New York, New York. Investment brokerage.
Fidelity Investments, Merrimack, New Hampshire. Investment brokerage. TTY: 800-544-0118.
The Kinetics Fund, Greenwich, Connecticut. Investment brokerage.
Munder Capital Management, Birmingham, Michigan. No-load mutual fund investing in internet stocks, bought at net asset value.
Quick & Reilly, New York, New York. Investment brokerage.
Salomon Smith Barney, New York, New York. Investment brokerage.
Saving For College, Pittsford, New York. Information about 529 accounts, which are used to save money tax-free for higher education.
Transamerica, San Francisco, California. Insurance and financial services.

Real Estate & Insurance

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Aetna Inc., Hartford, Connecticut. Health insurance and financial services.
Answer Financial, Canoga Park, California. Compare insurance rates from different companies. Financial tools to assist insurance buyers.
Best Quote, Beachwood, Ohio. An independent insurance buying service.
Coldwell Banker, Parsippany, New Jersey. International real estate broker.
Geico, Washington, DC. Discount auto insurance.
iLeads.com, Inc, Newport Beach, California. Browse Annuity, Auto, Disability Income, Group Health, Health, Homeowner's, Life, Long Term Care, and Mortgage Loan quotes from 1,000's of insurance companies.
Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, California. Nonprofit, group-practice health maintenance organization (HMO) with locations in several states.
Northwestern Mutual Life, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Life insurance.
Rx Drug Card, Coppell, Texas. Individual and family supplemental insurance for prescription drugs; Singles $4.50/month or $45.95/yr.; Married or Families $4.95/month or $49.95/yr. Save average of 20-30% off retail cost. Also ideal for underinsured or uninsured individuals.
United Behavioral Health Network, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Manages behavioral healthcare and wellness services for individuals and their families. Services include mental health, substance abuse, employee assistance and work/life programs.

Business Resources

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Aberdeen Group, Boston, Massachusetts. A computer industry market research, analysis and consulting organization.
Accel Partners, San Francisco, California. Venture capital firm dedicated to helping outstanding entrepreneurs build world-class technology companies.
AnswerThink, Norcross, Georgia. A knowledge-based consulting and technology implementation company.
Baltimore Technologies, Dublin, Ireland. International digital certificate authority vendor. U.S. regional headquarters in Plano, Texas.
Buyerzone.com, Watertown, Massachusetts. Free quotes on office essentials from a variety of vendors: phone systems, postage meters, health insurance, site hosting, e-commerce services, business insurance, promotional products, trade show displays, chairs, digital copiers, fax machines, etc., no obligation. Buyer's guides are also available.
Day-Timers Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania. Specializing in calendars and organizers with multiple configurations for busy folks on the go. TTY: 800-298-1136.
Ekeba International, Columbus, Ohio. Publishers of Complete Event Manager and Help Desk Manager software.
Entrust Technologies, Addison, Texas. Digital certificate authority vendor.
Global Information Network, Winter Park, Florida. Locates people, performs background checks, skip tracing, and provides property foreclosure lists.
Morrison & Foerster, New York, New York. Law firm specializing in Internet legal issues.
Neopost, Hayward, California. Electronic postage services.
Nielsen NetRatings, Milpitas, California. Online research and analysis; helping businesses determine effectiveness of their Internet activities.
The Paperloop, San Francisco, California. Information and business exchange for the global paper, printing and converting industries.
Pitney-Bowes Inc., Stamford, Connecticut. Electronic postage services.
Postal Authorities & Philatelic Services on the Web: An international list of postal services.
Raise Money by Frederick Pearce. Pearman Cooperation Alliance, Houston Texas. How to capitalize your business. Also available for consultation.
Twin Peaks Press, Vancouver, Washington. Providing mailing lists, press releases, promotions and consulting services for book, magazine and newsletter publishers, audio, video and CD ROM producers and small businesses.

Subscription Databases

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555.1212.com, San Francisco, California. Directory information, updated frequently. Does not include unpublished or unlisted telephone numbers or addresses.
Access Science, New York, New York. Encyclopedia of science & technology from McGraw-Hill Publishing. Articles, dictionary terms, and research updates in all areas of science and technology, updated daily, plus biographies of notable scientists throughout history, and weekly updates on scientific breakthroughs and discoveries.
Bloomberg, New York, New York. International financial data services and Bloomberg Business News.
CEO Express, Boston, Massachusetts. Portal for the CEO. Basic information access is free, or pay to upgrade to Select version and have customized news, stocks, weather and the best business links anywhere in one simple desktop, plus other additional services.
The Dialog Corporation Library, London, UK. Fee-based information resource for business, research, and scientific professionals worldwide. Access to many technical and informational databases.
Dow Jones Inc., Princeton, New Jersey. Publisher of Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, financial newspaper. Site map provides text links to various news and other services. "Rebuilding Wall Street" is a weekly newsletter on financial recovery activities in New York resulting from the attack in NYC on Sept. 11, 2001.
Electric Library, Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Digital archive for students and researchers. Articles from magazines, newswires and journals; encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, a thesaurus, and photo and map archives. (Requires javascript.)
Facts On File News Services, New York, New York. Facts On File World News Digest, editorials, issues and controversies, software and CD-ROM reviews, and Today's Science.
Gale Database of Publications and Broadcast Media, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Search for newspaper, radio and television stations and networks in the U.S. and Canada.
Healthcare Browser, Woodstock, Vermont. Information service for people needing to research companies in the healthcare industry. An interactive desktop database drawing upon proprietary databases, and providing current information on-the-fly, in direct response to your needs. Subscriptions $19.95/30 days, $99/6 months, or $169/year. (Windows only)
Hoover's, Austin, Texas. Company, industry, and market intelligence. Basic information (Capsule summary, Financials, News) is free.
Inside.com, New York, New York. Publisher of American Demographics, monthly magazine on emerging consumer trends. Options include pay-per-article with Media Pass or annual subscription.
ITI's Literary Marketplace, New Providence, New Jersey. Database of the book publishing industry; limited free access.
OneSource Information Services, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Delivering web-based company and industry information to business professionals.
Online Inc., Wilton, Connecticut. Business-to-business events and publications for IT professionals.
Oxford English Dictionary Online, Oxford, UK. World's largest dictionary of English.
PubList, Duxbury, Massachusetts. Search database of over 150,000 magazines, journals, newsletters, & other periodicals by keyword. Results include publication(s) name, contact information, and website if available.
Reference USA, Omaha, Nebraska. Information sold only to libraries, educational institutions and government agencies. Available in five modules: U.S. businesses; U.S. residents; U.S. health care providers; Canadian businesses; and Canadian residents. Modules may be purchased separately.
The Sageza Group, Inc., Redwood City, California. Supplying information and consulting on Internet industry and market trends.
SilverPlatter Information Inc., Boston, Massachusetts. Pay-as-you-go service includes Medical Data Exchange, American Assn. of Law Libraries, Thomson Financial Publishing, and U.S. Government Printing Office. SilverPlatter is a leading provider of electronic information to researchers and librarians worldwide.
Standard and Poor's, Lexington, Massachusetts. Financial data services.
TheStreet.Com, New York, New York. Financial news and analysis of Wall Street.
TechSavvy.com, Englewood, Colorado. Free and pay-per-use business-to-business information.
Thomas Register, New York, New York. A leading resource for information on industrial products and services. Search by product or service, company name, or brand name. Registration is free.
Trademark Web, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. $25 Trademark Search. Assists trademark agents, lawyers and the general public by providing easy and affordable access to American and Canadian federal trademarks and related information. 
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, New Providence, New Jersey. Access a quarter of a million bibliographic titles with thousands of full text reviews, full publisher information, and answers to questions concerning serial publications. Limited free access.
Union of International Associations (UIA) Database, Brussels, Belgium. Limited free access, or subscribe for complete access to profiles and directory information for more than 44,000 international bodies and nongovernmental organizations.
Xrefer, London, UK. Xreferplus is an advanced version digital reference library. A basic version with access to encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri & books of quotations from the world's leading publishers, cross-referenced in a single search engine, is free.
ZDNet Tech Infobase, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Searchable collection of over 300,000 articles from over 300 magazines, newsletters, journals and ZDNet computer and technology resources plus news from Reuters, Business Wire, and PRNews Wire. Subscriptions $7.95 a month or $69.95 a year.

Trade Organizations

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CommerceNet, Cupertino, California. Trade group/consortium of software makers dedicated to promoting e-commerce solutions on the internet.
Commercial Broker, Chicago, Illinois. Official website of the Realtors® Commercial Alliance of the National Association of Realtors.
The Conference Board, New York, New York. Nonprofit creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses strengthen their performance and better serve society.
Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB), Arlington, Virginia. Helping to promote and foster the highest ethical relationship between businesses and the public through voluntary self-regulation, consumer and business education, and service excellence.
Direct Selling Association (DSA), Washington, DC. National trade association of single-level and multi-level firms that manufacture and distribute goods and services sold directly to consumers.
Disabled Business Persons Association, San Diego, California. Assisting enterprising individuals with disabilities to maximize their potential in the business world. Fax: 619-594-4208.
Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), New York, New York. Trade group maximizing the use and effectiveness of advertising on the Internet.
Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, California. Cooperatively managing and promoting the rapidly-expanding world of electronic mail on the Internet; members are primarily Internet mail software vendors.
National Association of Realtors, Chicago, Illinois.
National Association of Securities Dealers Inc., Rockville, Maryland.


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