Research Guides: Business and Economics: Organizations

GRI: Sustainability Reporting

GRI is an international independent organization that helps businesses, governments and other organizations understand and communicate the imact of business on critical sustainability issues such as climate change, human rights, corruption and many others.

Small Business Information

U.S. Small Business Association
Starting a Business

How to start a Business, write your Business Plan, choose your Business Structure, choose & Register your Business, choose your Business Location & Equipment, Business Licenses & Permits, Learn about Business Laws, Business Financials, Finance Your Business,File & Pay Taxes, Hire & Retain Employees

Professional Memberships Associations

American Institute of CPAs
This is the national professional association for CPA's in the United States. Among it's publications is The Journal of Accountancy.
American Economic Association
This is a learned society in the field of economics that publishes a number of journals notably The American Economic Review & The Journal of Economic Literature.
American Management Association
Professional membership organization that offers a wide-range of professional development opportunities to its members.

Professional Organizations

Financial Accounting Standards Board
This is a private sector organization in the U.S. that establishes accounting and financial reporting standards. Access FASB Standards online by setting up an account to BROWSE: https://asc.fasb.org/
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index
Monthly survey that measures U.S. consumer confidence published by The Conference Board.
National Bureau of Economic Research
Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. It tracks the duration of all recessions on it's "Business Cycle" page.