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Pequot Museum: This Research Library's collection, currently over 40,000 titles, contains current and historical works on the histories and cultures of indigenous peoples north of Mexico, including Canada, Alaska, and Hawaii, with an emphasis on 20th century materials.
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Colonial Education: This site is a re-created 17th-century environment used for educational activities for youth and adult groups. |
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The Colonial Williamsburg site is a resource for bios, essays, and articles on the everyday lives of extraordinary Americans. Check here for background and research on the people and places of 18th-century Virginia. |
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National Canal Museum is the only museum in the country dedicated to telling the story of America's historic towpath canals. The museum features four galleries filled with hands-on exhibits that educate and entertain parents and children alike. |
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Session 4a
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Slater Mill Historic Site: This site offers visitors a unique opportunity to see how the Blackstone River Valley was transformed from a series of small farming and milling communities into one the nineteenth century's great industrial centers |
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Session 4b
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Lowell National Historical Park: This site tells the early story of America's Industrial Revolution. The Park offers visitors an in-depth look into the past that brought the 19th century textile industry to tap the waterpower of the Merrimack River while also revealing cultural connections to the present and visions for the future. |
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Session 5
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Oil Industry links: Links to websites with information about the oil industry. |
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Session 6
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National Park Service: This site covers everything from the remnants of ancient civilizations to the boyhood homes of U.S. Presidents to the stirring sagas of hard-fought wars to the reverberations of one woman refusing to give up her seat on a bus. History is a part of who we were, who we are, and who we will be. |
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Session 7
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New York City Subways: This site is dedicated to the history of the New York City Subway system, including photos, maps, and documents. |
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Session 8
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Edison Institute is better known as the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, is one of America's outstanding museums and museum villages. |
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Session 9
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Smithsonian Institution: is the world's largest museum and research complex and includes 19 museums and galleries and the National Zoological Park. |
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| American Factfinder |
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U.S. Census Bureau: Besides the decennial census, the Census Bureau conducts nearly one hundred other surveys and censuses every year. |
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| Entrepreneurship |
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Babson College Entrepreneurship: Babson, in partnership with the London School of Business, conducts the world's largest and longest standing, globally focused entrepreneurship research, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). |
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| Business Information |
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Biz Info Library: The Biz Info Library (BIL) is a collaboration between the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Edward Lowe Foundation, and the James J. Hill Reference Library to create an online library offering the world's best information on starting and growing a business. |
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| Business Statistics |
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Biz Stats: Business statistics and financial ratios. |
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| Builders and Titans |
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The World's Most Influential People: TIME magazine names the people who most affect our world. |
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| Economic Analysis |
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Bureau of Economic Analysis: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective manner. |
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| Analyzing Your Financial Position |
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Business Owner's Toolkit: After you've gotten the basics of financial recordkeeping down pat, and you have a good handle on your company's cash flow and other day-to-day issues, you may want to take a longer and deeper look at the financial state of your company. |
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| Researcher Solutions |
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Hoover Researcher Solutions: Review company and industry profiles and discover trends and new opportunities. |
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| Risk Management |
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The Risk Management Association: The RMA is a member-driven professional association that helps banking and nonbanking institutions identify and manage the impacts of credit risk, operational risk, and market risk on their businesses and customers. |
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| Wharton Business Journal |
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Knowledge@Wharton: The Wharton School is committed to sharing its intellectual capital through the school's online business journal. |
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| Entrepreneurship |
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Entrepreneurship.org: Created by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Entrepreneurship.org was formed as a free, online international resource designed to help build entrepreneurial economies. |
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| Business References |
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Reference for Business: Small business owners can browse over the 600 articles that detail information about financial planning, market analysis, sales, business plans, tax planning, human resource issues and more. |
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| Small Business Administration |
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SBA: Information and services
based on your unique business needs. |
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| Small Business Ratio Calculators |
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Small Business Ratio Calculators: Business owners and managers use ratios to chart a company's progress, uncover trends and point to potential problem areas in a business. |
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| Entrepreneurial Seminars |
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eCorner: Stanford University's Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar is a weekly speaker series that brings innovation leaders from business, finance, technology, education, and philanthropy, to share their insights with aspiring entrepreneurs from all over the world. |
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| Securities and Exchange Commission |
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SEC: The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. |
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