Business Resources of the Peska Business Center

Business Databases

• Business and Company Resource Center - [In Library] [Home Access] Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. For home access, enter your library card number when prompted.
• Corporate Affiliations - [In Library Only] - Search for companies and their subsidiaries worldwide.
• Hoover's Online - [Open Access]  - Search for profiles, executives, and financial statistics of American and foreign companies.
• ReferenceUSA - [In Library] [Remote Access] - National directory of 12 million businesses and 120 households. Extract records based several criteria, including location, sales, business type, and number of employees. For home access, enter your library card number, or contact the Reference Desk for instructions. 
• Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage - [In Library] [Home Access] - Provides access to 16 different S&P publications, including Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, and Stock/Bond Guides. For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• Value Line Research Center - [In Library Only] - Provides access to the Investment, Mutual Fund, and Options Surveys.
• Free Businesses Directories (Most require registration)
  • Thomas Register - [Open access] - Search over 170,000 U.S. manufacturers by product, brand or manufacturer.
  • Canadian Trade Index - [Open access] - Manufacturers, exporters and distributors based in Canada.
  • Thomas Global Register - [Open access] - Covers over 500,000 manufacturers in 22 countries.
  • WAND - [Open access] - Lists over one million companies in 165 different countries.

Demographic, Labor, and Economic Profiles

• Demographics Profiles from the 2000 Census (these links require Adobe Reader)
  • Pinellas - County Profile | Tarpon Springs | Clearwater | Dunedin | East Lake | Largo | Oldsmar | Palm Harbor | Pinellas Park | Safety Harbor | Seminole | St. Petersburg
  • Pasco - County Profile | Elfers | Holiday | Hudson | New Port Richey | New Port Richey East | Port Richey | Trinity
  • Hillsborough - County Profile | Citrus Park | Lutz | Odessa | Tampa
  • State of Florida Profile
  • Search for any area in the U.S.
• Labor and Wage Statistics
  • Wage Data for Florida Metro Areas from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Wage Data for Florida from the Agency for Workforce Innovation
• Economic Data
  • Economic Snapshot for Tampa/St.Pete/Clearwater MSA from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Ecomomic Census Data Search
  • Consumer Expenditure Survey for Tampa/St.Pete/Clearwater MSA and other Southern MSAs

Local Business Links

• Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce
• Business Assistance Partnership - City of Tarpon Springs & Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce
• Hillsborough County Economic Development
• Pinellas County Economic Development
• SCORE - Service Corps of Retired Executives
• Tampa Bay Partnership

State Business Links

• Enterprise Florida, Inc. - Partnership between Florida's government & business leaders
• Florida Chamber of Commerce
• Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
• Starting a Business in Florida - Information from the Florida Department of State
• Sunbiz - Florida Division of Corporations' online information center
• Florida Small Business - Small business information and resources from the publishers of Florida Trend Magazine

Federal Business Links

• Small Business Administration
• Small Business Information from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• U.S. Business Advisor
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Labor - Topics of Interest to Small Business (also available: Small Business Compliance Assistance)

Small Business Development Centers

• University of Central Florida's Small Business Development Center
• University of North Florida's Small Business Development Center
• University of South Florida's Small Business Development Center

Online Journals For Business

• The Business Journal of Tampa Bay
• Entrepreneur Magazine
• Inc. Online

Other Business Links

• Better Business Bureau
• Business Owner's Toolkit from CCH Publishers - Downloadable business forms, business plans, human resources forms, advice, and more
• NASE - National Association for the Self-Employed