Links
Associations:
Turnaround and Corporate Renewal
The site dedicated to improving troubled companies
http://turnaround.org
Association for Manufacturing Excellence
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 dedicated to helping companies with continuous improvement and their pursuit of excellence
http://www.ame.org/
Sales and Marketing Executives
SMEI is the worldwide professional association for sales & marketing, providing membership, professional sales & marketing certification and education
http://www.smei.org/
AAIM Management Association
Not-for profit regional association providing resources to help companies improve organizational performance.
http://www.aaimstl.org
American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC)
Works with organizations to improve productivity and quality by researching and understanding methods of individual and organizational improvement, disseminating findings through education and consulting
http://www.apqc.org.
American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
International virtual community with conference and education information, products and services including audio/video catalogs, career center and learning community resources.
http://www.astd.org
Business Research Sites
Hoovers.com
This site contains lists of companies by industry segment:
http://www.hoovers.com
OMNiture
Technology related Business Statistics:
http://www.omniture.com/en/
Business Wire
Market Watch
PR Newswire
PR Web
Wall Street Research Net
Inventory Carrying cost reduction
This site contains an assessment and benchmark service
http://www.effectiveinventory.com