For-just-in-time learning for a working professional, Accel5 Business Library features summaries for hundreds of books on business and management; articles by industry leaders and short videos on topics, including business competencies, leadership, management and personal effectiveness. Free access to this e-resource from EBSCO is provided by the Library of Virginia.
This e-resource from EBSCO is an essential online archive covering all disciplines of business, including management, marketing, accounting, banking, finance and more. Contains full-text archive of business-related journals, magazines and trade publications, including full-text archive of Harvard Business Review since 1922, Bloomberg BusinessWeek and Entrepreneur magazines. Includes U.S. Industry & Market report series from Barnes Reports as well as U.S. company profiles and industry profiles for various countries of the world from MarketLine.
Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas, including incorporation, lease agreements, sale of business, etc. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.
A comprehensive collection of popular full-text magazines and journals, reference books, documents and videos, covering almost every interest and subject, including business and personal finance.
Contains hundreds of thousands of reports covering over 100 countries and industries. Included in FCPL's subscription are Corporate Manual Collection from Moody's, Hoover’s company report collection and D&B First Research industry report collection to name just a few. Available at the library only.
Features a deep collection of company and industry data from Mergent, Moody's and Dun & Bradstreet, perfect for collecting business intelligence. Includes data on millions of public and private U.S and international companies, executive contact information, First Research industry reports; residential data from Dun & Bradstreet; community demographics and Claritas Prizm consumer profiles.
The Investment Research Center provides information and analysis on companies and stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and markets, with data, articles, sector and industry reports, videos, and other tools to help plan a portfolio, and learn new investing strategies and skills.
This vast collection of digital ebooks and eAudio now also includes digital magazines. The selection available through FCPL includes Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Inc. and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazines. Access is provided via Libby app.
Provides full-text access to regional business and trade publications -- including newspapers, magazines, radio and television transcripts, and newswires -- from the United States and Canada.
Offers over 500 self-paced free online courses on various subjects, including 100+ courses on business and entrepreneurship, covering sales and operations management, accounting, finance and much more. Free registration is required.
Offers unbiased research and analysis across multiple financial asset classes, with surveys, ratings, evaluations, and recommendations of mutual funds, emerging growth stocks, options (including long-term equity anticipation securities, or LEAPS), convertibles, and more, for the beginning or veteran investor.
Online Resources for Nonprofits
Fairfax County Public Library offers online resources for education and enjoyment. The resources below require a library card for use outside the library:
A searchable database of private, corporate and government grant makers. Contains data on foundation’s application process, recently awarded grants, the number and dollar amount of grants made each year, geographic focus, specified areas of interest, contact information, and more. The library provides on-site only access to the FDO Professional at three grant centers located at Reston, Sherwood and Tysons-Pimmit Regional Libraries.
A comprehensive collection of popular full-text magazines and journals, reference books, documents and videos, covering almost every interest and subject, including business and nonprofit sector.
Provides access to the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune, with content updated every morning, and archives back to 1985.
