Business Archives – Central Arkansas Library System https://cals.org/research-tool-subject/business Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:00:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Consumer Reports https://cals.org/research-tools/consumer-reports Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:00:27 +0000 https://cals.wpengine.com/?post_type=cals-database&p=101255 Find ratings and reviews on products from household goods to electronics to cars with this free access to ConsumerReports.org.

Tags: Consumer, Reviews, Ratings, Appliances, Electronics

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]]> Find ratings and reviews on products from household goods to electronics to cars with this free access to ConsumerReports.org.

Tags: Consumer, Reviews, Ratings, Appliances, Electronics

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]]> Data Axle Reference Solutions https://cals.org/research-tools/dataaxle Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:00:44 +0000 https://cals.wpengine.com/?post_type=cals-database&p=101508 *Formerly ReferenceUSA*

Data Axle includes directory listings for over 12 million businesses and 120 million households in the United States. A great resource for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and start-ups.

Tags: Consumer Database, Lifestyle Database, Business Database, Jobs, Job Search, Employment, Marketing, Yellow Pages

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]]> *Formerly ReferenceUSA*

Data Axle includes directory listings for over 12 million businesses and 120 million households in the United States. A great resource for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and start-ups.

Tags: Consumer Database, Lifestyle Database, Business Database, Jobs, Job Search, Employment, Marketing, Yellow Pages

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]]> Gale Business: Plan Builder https://cals.org/research-tools/gale-business-plan-builder Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:00:17 +0000 https://cals.org/?post_type=cals-database&p=151554 Gale Business: Plan Builder is a step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing, and optimizing a business or nonprofit. The program’s intuitive dashboard walks users through five areas of exploration to develop a business plan focused on long-term success. You will be prompted to create a personal account which will allow you to retain all of your information in one place.

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]]> Gale Business: Plan Builder is a step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing, and optimizing a business or nonprofit. The program’s intuitive dashboard walks users through five areas of exploration to develop a business plan focused on long-term success. You will be prompted to create a personal account which will allow you to retain all of your information in one place.

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]]> LinkedIn Learning https://cals.org/research-tools/linkedin-learning Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:00:17 +0000 https://cals.org/?post_type=cals-database&p=149262 Learn technology, business, and creative skills with LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com). LinkedIn Learning offers over 16,000 video courses and tutorials taught by industry experts. Courses are self-paced and offered in 7 different languages (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, and Portuguese). Develop your skills in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), Adobe Creative Cloud,

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]]> Learn technology, business, and creative skills with LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com). LinkedIn Learning offers over 16,000 video courses and tutorials taught by industry experts. Courses are self-paced and offered in 7 different languages (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, and Portuguese). Develop your skills in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), Adobe Creative Cloud, web development, photography, animation, marketing, and much more!

LinkedIn Learning can be accessed in a web browser and or with Apple and Android devices.

For mobile app use, follow these directions for setup:

  1. Download the LinkedIn Learning app from the App Store or Google Play Store
  2. Select Sign in
  3. Select Sign in with your library card
  4. Select the box for Enter your Library ID and type cals at the end of the auto-filled URL
  5. Enter your Library card number and PIN and select Continue

Tags: Continuing Education, Online Classes, Career Skills

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]]> Morningstar Investing Center https://cals.org/research-tools/morningstar-investing-center Mon, 22 May 2023 15:00:46 +0000 https://cals.org/?post_type=cals-database&p=175738 Discover the daily state of the markets at the Morningstar Investing Center home page. Move on to their research tools and screeners to locate and compare various stocks, mutual funds, ETFs and 529 College Savings Plans. Need to know more? Utilize their topical articles, newsletters, videos and classroom of self-study courses on investing and retirement.

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]]> Discover the daily state of the markets at the Morningstar Investing Center home page. Move on to their research tools and screeners to locate and compare various stocks, mutual funds, ETFs and 529 College Savings Plans. Need to know more? Utilize their topical articles, newsletters, videos and classroom of self-study courses on investing and retirement. Click the circled question mark to view the introductory tutorials and guides.

Note: number users who can access simultaneously is limited

Use of Morningstar Investing Center through the CALS web site is not intended to be an endorsement by CALS of any advice or recommendations provided by its research. Investments are volatile and may lose value.

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]]> The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History https://cals.org/research-tools/oxford-encyclopedia-of-economic-history Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:00:09 +0000 https://cals.wpengine.com/?post_type=cals-database&p=101473 International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries.

Tags: Money, Banking, Finance, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Markets

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]]> International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries.

Tags: Money, Banking, Finance, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Markets

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]]> ProQuest One Business https://cals.org/research-tools/proquest-one-business Tue, 07 Feb 2023 18:00:39 +0000 https://cals.wpengine.com/?post_type=cals-database&p=100688 This newly upgraded platform combines several ProQuest products, such as Entrepreneurship and Business Market Research collections, and adds JPMORGAN, Business eBooks, and Business Video. One Business is designed to support the unique needs of business professionals including entrepreneurs, accountants, tax professionals, and academic faculty and students.

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]]> This newly upgraded platform combines several ProQuest products, such as Entrepreneurship and Business Market Research collections, and adds JPMORGAN, Business eBooks, and Business Video. One Business is designed to support the unique needs of business professionals including entrepreneurs, accountants, tax professionals, and academic faculty and students.

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]]> Value Line Library Elite https://cals.org/research-tools/value-line Sat, 07 Jan 2023 18:00:39 +0000 https://cals.org/?post_type=cals-database&p=145224 Value Line Library Elite is a research tool with searchable stocks, investment research, and investment education. Value Line Library Elite provides access to approximately 3,400 stocks, data, expert analysis, and unbiased commentary with a time-tested and performance-proven Ranking System. Reports are updated weekly.

This research tool is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

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]]> Value Line Library Elite is a research tool with searchable stocks, investment research, and investment education. Value Line Library Elite provides access to approximately 3,400 stocks, data, expert analysis, and unbiased commentary with a time-tested and performance-proven Ranking System. Reports are updated weekly.

This research tool is limited to 5 simultaneous users. Please log out when you are finished. 

Tags: Finance, Economics, Stocks, Investment Research

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]]> Wall Street Journal https://cals.org/research-tools/wall-street-journal Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:00:54 +0000 https://cals.org/?post_type=cals-database&p=174006 The Wall Street Journal delivers breaking business news, investment insight, and original market analysis that people rely on to make smarter professional and personal financial decisions.

Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere! Simply click the link below and login with your library card number and PIN. You will then be prompted to create an account,

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]]> The Wall Street Journal delivers breaking business news, investment insight, and original market analysis that people rely on to make smarter professional and personal financial decisions.

Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere! Simply click the link below and login with your library card number and PIN. You will then be prompted to create an account, and you can start using wsj.com immediately. Your access will be available for the next 3 days. After 3 days, simply come back and click the below link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

NOTE: You are are not permitted to share the sign-on credentials with any other person. Any violation of this clause will result in Dow Jones terminating access for the Central Arkansas Library  System.

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