URL address
http://sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
Summary
This site gives information on starting and managing a small business. There are 4 steps on planning, starting, managing, and exiting a business with detailed information for each step. It gives step-by-step instructions in order.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are organization, step-by-step directions, services and tools, local resources, and free training. I don't think there are any disadvantages. Therefore, I rate this site 5 out of 5 stars.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Forbes.com
URL address
http://www.forbes.com/
Summary
This site gives Business News, Financial News, Stock Market Analysis, and Technology and Global Headline News. It has information on world business and how to manage a business.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are updated daily news and various articles, videos, and charts. The disadvantages are there is a lot of information so it can be overwhelming and there are 3 columns going across the page so it can be difficult to read. Therefore, I rate this site 4 out of 5 stars.
http://www.forbes.com/
Summary
This site gives Business News, Financial News, Stock Market Analysis, and Technology and Global Headline News. It has information on world business and how to manage a business.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are updated daily news and various articles, videos, and charts. The disadvantages are there is a lot of information so it can be overwhelming and there are 3 columns going across the page so it can be difficult to read. Therefore, I rate this site 4 out of 5 stars.
Entrepreneur
URL address
http://entrepreneur.com/
Summary
This site gives information, articles, and videos on entrepreneurships and business opportunities. It gives business ideas and information on franchises and opportunities. It is focused on giving people advice on business opportunities and starting businesses.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are information on starting businesses, areas to ask entrepreneurs questions, blogging with professionals, tools, and services. The disadvantage of this site is it seems unorganized. Therefore, I rate this site 4 out of 5 stars.
http://entrepreneur.com/
Summary
This site gives information, articles, and videos on entrepreneurships and business opportunities. It gives business ideas and information on franchises and opportunities. It is focused on giving people advice on business opportunities and starting businesses.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are information on starting businesses, areas to ask entrepreneurs questions, blogging with professionals, tools, and services. The disadvantage of this site is it seems unorganized. Therefore, I rate this site 4 out of 5 stars.
The Economist
URL address
http://www.economist.com/business-education/
Summary
This site gives articles on current business news. It has weekly and daily news, reports, market data, an audio and video library, and MBA degree information.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are organization, current and past news, and a variety of information. The disadvantages are there are many ads throughout the site that can be distracting and the site is unattractive with small print. Therefore, I rate this site 3 out of 5 stars.
http://www.economist.com/business-education/
Summary
This site gives articles on current business news. It has weekly and daily news, reports, market data, an audio and video library, and MBA degree information.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are organization, current and past news, and a variety of information. The disadvantages are there are many ads throughout the site that can be distracting and the site is unattractive with small print. Therefore, I rate this site 3 out of 5 stars.
Business Week
URL address
http://www.businessweek.com/
Summary
This site gives current articles, videos, and news on business topics throughout the world, information on the stock market, and financial advice. It also has topics on Finance, Technology, Innovation, Management, Small Business, and Global topics.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are the updated global news, enormous amounts of information, and a chart on the global market summary. The disadvantages of this site are there is so much information it could be overwhelming and can be difficult to navigate around. Therefore, I rate this site 4 out of 5 stars.
http://www.businessweek.com/
Summary
This site gives current articles, videos, and news on business topics throughout the world, information on the stock market, and financial advice. It also has topics on Finance, Technology, Innovation, Management, Small Business, and Global topics.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are the updated global news, enormous amounts of information, and a chart on the global market summary. The disadvantages of this site are there is so much information it could be overwhelming and can be difficult to navigate around. Therefore, I rate this site 4 out of 5 stars.
CNN Money
URL address
http://money.cnn.com/
Summary
This site gives the latest news on business information happening around the world. There are articles on categories, such as Business News, Markets, Personal Finance, Retirement, Technology, Luxury, and Small Business. There are also videos on the latest news clips.
Commentary
The advantage of this site is the enormous amounts of business and world information. The disadvantage is that there is so much information it could be overwhelming, but it's also good to have so much information. Therefore, I rate this site 5 out of 5 stars.
http://money.cnn.com/
Summary
This site gives the latest news on business information happening around the world. There are articles on categories, such as Business News, Markets, Personal Finance, Retirement, Technology, Luxury, and Small Business. There are also videos on the latest news clips.
Commentary
The advantage of this site is the enormous amounts of business and world information. The disadvantage is that there is so much information it could be overwhelming, but it's also good to have so much information. Therefore, I rate this site 5 out of 5 stars.
Salary.com
URL address
http://salary.com/
Summary
This site gives options for Personal or Employers, job searches, salary information, cost of living calculators, solutions for employers, etc. It allows people to perform searches, calculate information, read articles, and get advice on business.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are you can search for salaries in different areas and occupations, find jobs or education degrees, and get articles on current business advice. The disadvantage of this site is you have to move around the site a lot to find what you're looking for. Therefore, I rate this site 4 out of 5 stars.
http://salary.com/
Summary
This site gives options for Personal or Employers, job searches, salary information, cost of living calculators, solutions for employers, etc. It allows people to perform searches, calculate information, read articles, and get advice on business.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are you can search for salaries in different areas and occupations, find jobs or education degrees, and get articles on current business advice. The disadvantage of this site is you have to move around the site a lot to find what you're looking for. Therefore, I rate this site 4 out of 5 stars.
Money Instructor
URL address
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/
Summary
This site gives important business information, such as basic money skills, earning and saving money, and business careers. Each of these categories are broken down into many types of lessons and gives lesson plans, worksheets, and articles to use with students.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are extremely large amounts of resources to use in the classroom, actual lesson plans and worksheets to use, and organized categories to choose from. The disadvantages of this site are most of the categories deal with math and it doesn't have many categories for lessons such as starting and managing a business. Therefore, I rate this site 4 out of 5 stars.
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/
Summary
This site gives important business information, such as basic money skills, earning and saving money, and business careers. Each of these categories are broken down into many types of lessons and gives lesson plans, worksheets, and articles to use with students.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are extremely large amounts of resources to use in the classroom, actual lesson plans and worksheets to use, and organized categories to choose from. The disadvantages of this site are most of the categories deal with math and it doesn't have many categories for lessons such as starting and managing a business. Therefore, I rate this site 4 out of 5 stars.
Special Coverage on cnn.com
URL address
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
Summary
This site gives daily videos of current news for students. Each daily video is about 15 minutes long and gives small amounts of student information that is happening in the news. There are also articles, pdf files, blogs, and podcasts on daily news.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are the current information that changes daily and excellent videos and blogs. I don't think there are any disadvantages on this site. It is excellent for student news. Therefore, I rate this site 5 out of 5 stars.
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
Summary
This site gives daily videos of current news for students. Each daily video is about 15 minutes long and gives small amounts of student information that is happening in the news. There are also articles, pdf files, blogs, and podcasts on daily news.
Commentary
The advantages of this site are the current information that changes daily and excellent videos and blogs. I don't think there are any disadvantages on this site. It is excellent for student news. Therefore, I rate this site 5 out of 5 stars.
National Business Education Association
URL address
http://www.nbea.org/
Summary
This site offers lesson plans and information on Business Education. It allows Business Education Professionals to receive current news information for preparing students for the working world. It also gives National Business Education standards and outlines for Accounting, Business Law, Career Development, Communication, Computation, Economics and Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, International Business, Management, and Marketing.
Commentary
The advantages of this website is that it's current with the information and gives outlines for specific business courses. The disadvantages is that you have to subscribe to the site to get the updated news and information. Therefore, I rate this site 3 out of 5 stars.
http://www.nbea.org/
Summary
This site offers lesson plans and information on Business Education. It allows Business Education Professionals to receive current news information for preparing students for the working world. It also gives National Business Education standards and outlines for Accounting, Business Law, Career Development, Communication, Computation, Economics and Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, International Business, Management, and Marketing.
Commentary
The advantages of this website is that it's current with the information and gives outlines for specific business courses. The disadvantages is that you have to subscribe to the site to get the updated news and information. Therefore, I rate this site 3 out of 5 stars.
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