Go to www.marketguide.com and find the ratios link to examine comparative ratios for a huge number of companies.

The online Women's Business Center has more information on financial statements, ratios, and small business topics www.onlinewbc.gov.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has a useful utility for extracting EDGAR data. Try it at www.edgarscan.pwcglobal.com.

Learn more about NAICS at www.naics.com.

Planware provides insight into cash flow forecasting in its "White Papers" Section (www.planware.org).