Finding Articles and Other Materials
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- Business Source Elite
- Facts, figures and key events dealing with companies, industries, products and markets for manufacturing and service industries.
- Library Book Catalog
- Catalog of books and other materials in the Lake Forest College Library
- Business Research Databases
- The Lake Forest College Library subscribes to many other business-related databases as well.
Country Profiles and Data
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- Economist Country Briefings
- Contains news articles, country profiles, forecasts, and statistics
- World Factbook (see also version with dynamic statistics tables)
- From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
- Print version in the Reference Room: REF G122 .U56A
- Eldis Country Profiles (Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America)
- World Press Review
- Links to newspapers around the world
- Asian Studies
- Contains links to Asian associations, journals, maps, and other resources
- Prepared by the Univeristy of Texas at Austin
- Asian Studies Development Program web links
- Asia, Inc (Asian Business News)
- Far Eastern Economic Review
- A business magazine published weekly in Hong Kong
- Contains news articles and reports on politics, business, economics, technology and social and cultural issues throughout Asia, with a particular emphasis on both Southeast Asia and China
- Contains news articles and reports on politics, business, economics, technology and social and cultural issues throughout Asia, with a particular emphasis on both Southeast Asia and China
- Asia Net - e-business connections for Asian business
Other Geographic Regions
- The Africa Guide
- A travel guide
- Latin American Network
- Provides access to web based resources from and about Latin American countries
- Affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin
- Business News Americas
- Daily business news from Latin America; some articles require registration
- Latin Trade
- Directory of Latin American business contacts
- Latin American Newsletters
- Some articles available via freely, others through a free trial or subscription only
- LATCO
- Useful sites for international trade with Latin America
- Latin World
- Catalog of websites dealing with Latin America, including business and economy
- Mercantil: Latin America business portal
- Links to businesses in specific industries and countries
- Zona Latina: The Latin American Media Site
- Links for media and marketing in Latin America, including newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
- Transitions Online (formerly Central Europe Review)
Other Regional Foods Online, Recipes
Global Food Company
Asia Food
Asian Foods
Asian Food Grocer
Asian Online Recipes
Mexican Grocer
French Gourmet Food Online
The Taste of Asia
Language Translation
Babelfish
Free Translation
Travel Languages Dictionaries
CEREAL/FOOD COMPANIES
http://www.kelloggs-alarabi.com/splash.html
www.kelloggs.co.uk/
www.kelloggs.com.au/ “Study Centre”
www.bokomo.co.za/main.htm
www.cerealpartners.co.uk
www.weetabix.co.uk
www.toysrgus.com/images-food/cereal-chart.html
www.logeco.com
www.maizoro.com.mx
www.sanitarium.com.au/products/breakfast.html
www.presidentschoice.ca
www.uncletobys.com
www.generalmills.com/corporate/company/international.aspx
www.nestle.co.uk/about/brands
www.carrefour.com click 
www.pepsico.com/company/brands_links.shtml
www.brueggen.com
www.nordgetreide.de
www.nestlecaribbean.com/new/products/
CEREAL/FOOD IMAGES
www.lavasurfer.com/cereal-guide.html
www.portigal.com/Museum.htm
http://theimaginaryworld.com/cbarch.html
www.geocities.com/jdegarmo/cereal_index.html
STRATEGIC PRODUCT/PACKAGING PLANNING
www.newproductworks.com
ww.brandchannel.com
www.designforceinc.com
www.websitemarketingplan.com/
www.brandchannel.com/papers_review.asp?sp_id=435
SWOT ANALYSIS
www.quickmba.com/strategy/swot/
www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_05.htm
http://businessmajors.about.com/cs/casestudyhelp/a/SWOT.htm
www.businessballs.com/swotanalysisfreetemplate.htm
www.quintcareers.com/SWOT_Analysis.html
- Embassy.org
- Foreign embassies located in Washington D.C.
- Annual Reports Library
- Guides to using annual reports and links to distributors of annual reports
- Annual Reports Service
- Contains annual reports available online
- Report Gallery
- Lists over 2,200 Annual Reports and covers the majority of the fortune 500 companies
- Hoover's Online
- In-depth information on companies, including financial information, company history, and executive biographies
- "A Basic Guide to Exporting"
- A publication of the U.S. Department of Commerce
- Federation of International Trade Associations
- Includes an annotated index of over 3000 websites of trade information
- International Trade Administration
- Official site of a branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce
- Includes U.S. export statistics
- USA Trade
- A wide range of information resources from the U.S. Commercial Service
- Country commercial guides from Albania to Zimbabwe
Maps and Geographic Information
- Transparency International
- Berlin-based organization founded to curb corruption in international transactions
- Transparency International - USA
- U.S. chapter
- Doing Business (global business regulations)
- Global Financial Data
- An historical database of international financial information
- The Euro
- Information about the Euro, monetary unit of the European Union
Guides for Further Research
- Business Databases
- Research databases provided by the Lake Forest College Library.
- Researching International Politics
- Resources available in the Lake Forest College Library.