Washoe County Law Library
Business Law & Research
Accounting & Auditing
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
- Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
- Nevada State Board of Accountancy
- Nevada Society of CPAs
Business & Economic Research
- Bureau of Business and Economic Research (UNR)
- Nevada State Data Center
- Nevada State Demographer
- Nevada Statistical Abstract
- Nevada Workforce Informer - Nevada workforce information
- US Bureau of Economic Analysis
- US Census Bureau
- US Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- University of Nevada Reno- BGIC (Business and Government Information Center)
- University of Nevada Las Vegas - Center for Business and Economic Research
Company
Directories & Financials
- Big Charts - stock prices
- CorpTech - technology company profiles; some fee based.
- Dunn & Bradstreet - fee based
- Guide to Understanding Financial Statements - by IBM
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
- US Securities and Exchange Commission
Economic
Development Organizations
- EDAWN (Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada)
- Nevada Development Authority - Southern Nevada
- Nevada Commission on Economic Development
- Sierra Pacific Economic Development
- University Center for Economic Development (UNR)
Employment
& Labor Information
- Federal Labor Relations Decisions - includes decisions
- National Labor Relations Board - includes decisions
- Nevada Employment Law Letter -fee based (some coverage of NV cases)
- Nevada Labor Commissioner
- Nevada Workforce Informer
- US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- US Dept. of Labor
- elaws - employment laws advisors
- OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
- US Social Security Administration
Industry Resources
- CEO Express Industry Pages
- Forbes - click on lists for company lists
- Fortune - click on all Fortune lists for 500 list
- Hoovers Online - browse industries; some fee portions
- Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology - Nevada Mineral Industry Reports
- Nevada Mining Association
- North American Industry Classification System (NAIC)
- Center for Entrepreunership & Technology - (formerly the Tech Alliance)
- UNLV - Gaming Studies Research
- US Dept. of Labor - Industry at a Glance - industry profiles
- International Trade Administration Trade and Economy: Data and Analysis
- Yahoo! Finance Industry Center
Nevada Business Directories
- Better Business Bureau of Northern Nevada
- Carson City Chamber of Commerce
- Nevada, Secretary of State`s Office: Corporation Database
- Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce
- Sparks Chamber of Commerce
Nevada Business Publications
- Las Vegas Business Press
- Nevada Business Journal
- Northern Nevada Business Weekly - new publication
- Reno Gazette Journal -- business section
Small Business Assistance
- Business.gov - information from federal government agencies.
- CCH Business Owners Toolkit
- Nevada Microenterprise Initiative
- Nevada Small Business Development Center
- Nevada State Development Corporation
- US Small Business Administration
- US Small Business Administration, Nevada District Office, Las Vegas
Taxation
- Internal Revenue Service Nevada Department of Taxation
- Nevada Taxpayers Association
- US Tax Code Online
Need more information?
The Law Library has materials on business and corporate law, tax law, employment, small business and other topics. See our Business Resources page for lists of selected titles.

