Alabama Chambers of Commerce are listed in the U.S. Chamber Directory. 
The Alabama State Employment Service is the place to go to find a job or post a job opening. 
Alabama Live's Business Page has the latest Alabama business news. 
The Better Business Bureau website lists local bureaus around the country. 
The Business Council of Alabama is a statewide nonprofit business trade association representing the interests and concerns of more than 5,000 businesses and industries. 
The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama aids the recruitment of business and industry to Alabama. 
The Small Business Administration offers training and financing for small businesses. They have a good list of grant sources, most easily accessed through the site map.
Small Business Development Center through the U.A. Culverhouse School of Business - assistance with Market Research, Assessment of Business Operations, Identification of Government Procurement Opportunities, Outlining Lending Options, and Business Plan Development.
West Alabama Chamber of Commerce, and see especially their Business Directory.
Your One Stop Center, information and forms regarding licenses, permits and taxes required by local, state and federal governments.

General Business Resources

American Small Businesses Association  A collective that provides small business owners with office, travel and medical benefits, as well as legislative advocacy and other resources.
Business and Economics Resources from Illinois State University
Business Week Online
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
EPA Small Business Gateway
Fortune
Hoover's Online: comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence.
More Business.com: "By entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs."  Helpful articles on how to start and run a small business.
Researching Companies Online - a tutorial presenting "a step-by-step process for finding free company and industry information on the Web."
Salary Calculator  Allows you to compare the purchasing power between two different cities.
Smeal Search - This search engine from the Smeal College of Business at Penn State searches for articles, white papers, and reports on business topics that are freely available on the web.  .
Small Business Marketing Ideas: Plenty of good ideas for business entrepreneurs.
U.S. Small Business Administration

Business Ethics & Sustainable Business

Business for Social Responsibility
Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Center for Ethics and Business
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
The Natural Step is "a non-profit advisory and thinktank organization that helps business and governments integrate sustainability into core strategy and operations."
Social Ventures Network: "transforming the way the world does business" by promoting "new models and leadership for socially and environmentally sustainable business."
Sustainable Business.com provides resouces that encourage "business that contributes to an equitable and ecologically sustainable economy."

Chambers of Commerce Directories

Chambers of Commerce and Convention & Visitor's Bureau Directory
U.S. Chambers of Commerce Directory

Finance

Forbes  "Home Page for the Worlds' Business Leaders"
Good Money  "Social, Ethical and Environmental Investing and Consuming & Corporate Accountability"
Green Money Journal, a guide to socially responsible investing.
Invest Wisely - "This brochure explains the basics of mutual fund investing -- how mutual funds work, what factors to consider before investing, and how
to avoid common pitfalls." From the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 
Kiplinger Online
Morningstar Online
Motley Fool: "to educate, enrich and amuse individual investors around the world."
Social Funds.com  Personal Finance for Social Investors
Social Investment Forum
Smart Money  The Wall Street Journal of Personal Investing.

Company Directories

American Stock Exchange (For listed companies click on "equities" in menu.)
Fortune 1000 Companies
Industry Research Desk - tools for researching specific companies, industries, and manufacturing processes.
New York Stock Exchange Listed Companies
Thomas Register

Grants

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Database of Federal Government programs, projects, and services which provide assistance or benefits to the public. 
Community Foundations by State Directory of Community Foundations--nonprofit, tax-exempt, publicly-supported grantmaking organizations. 
Foundation Center Proposal Writing Short Course
Grant Writing Tools for Non-Profits, including a step by step guide.
Nonprofit Resources Catalogue A catalogue of Internet sites that "may benefit nonprofits and those interested in a wide variety of issues." 
Proposal Writer--information regarding proposal writing and grant sources.

Web Business

Free Web Hosting without annoying popups.
Guerrilla Marketing: Creative ideas on positioning and promoting your website.
NetMechanic Engine Starter: The only website submittal service that confirms your submittal by giving a report back on the success–or failure–we had in submitting your site.

Consumer Counseling

Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies
SPRINGBOARD Consumer Credit Counseling 
Consumer Counseling Centers of America
Consumer Credit Counseling Services