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Business Source Complete
Scholarly database providing a collection of bibliographic and full-text content in all disciplines of business.

Additional full-text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses.; Citations, abstracts, and full-text; Abstracts: 1886 - present; Full-text: 1990 - present
ABI-Inform
Contains a broad array of business information, from scholarly journals and dissertations, to company, industry and market focused trade news.

Citations and full-text; 1980s - present; varies by title
Factiva
Provides access to global news and business information from Dow Jones and Reuters.

Citations and full-text; 1968 - present

Market Research Resources

Mintel Market Sizes (formerly Global Market Navigator)
Provides fast, easy to compare, extractable data on market size, market share and segmentation, along with supporting trend forecasts.

Reports and data; [user guide video]
MarketResearch.com Academic
Provides the full text of lengthy demographic, consumer, lifestyle and industrial product market research reports published by Packaged Facts, Kalorama Information, and Specialists in Business Information.
eMarketer
Provides updated grasp-and-go market data, statistics and analysis on the Internet, e-business, online marketing, media and emerging technologies.

Contains two main segments:; 1. Market research on E-business, E-commerce, and Online Marketing. Each report combines eMarketer's original analysis with aggregated data from leading market research firms, such as IDC, Gartner, Forrester, Yankee Group, government, non-profit and academic sources.; 2. The eStat portion of this database has statistics and graphs on Internet-related topics. Documents in the eStat Database are accessible by Basic and Advanced Search and browse able by subject and data.; Reports and statistics

Best Resources for Company Information

D&B Hoovers
Information on more than 160M businesses, both public and private companies both foreign and domestic. Includes executive contacts, firmographics, SWOT reports, analyst reports and industry reports.
Standard & Poor's Global NetAdvantage
Broad spectrum of industry, company and investment analysis including S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports (S&P Equity Research), and new Markets tab with drill downs to industry and sub-industry key ratios, benchmarks, constituents, etc. Company data covers a global universe of over 3 million private and public companies.
Mergent Online
Corporate financial database that provides information on U.S. and international companies

Provides comprehensive company research, including financial statement data (current and historical), annual reports, company histories, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and more.; Full-text reports and statistics; 1996 - present; More information
ReferenceUSA International Businesses
In-depth profiles of 56 million business including 16 million verified and 40 million unverified business that are updated weekly.

Reports and data; 1995 - present
Factiva Company and Markets
Information on companies, industries, quotes, and market data charts.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Stock and fund research service

Mutual funds, stocks, financial analyst reports; Updated daily; User Guide
Value Line Investment Survey
Reports and analysis of stocks and mutual funds

Evaluates and ranks the most investable stocks individually and by industry as well as provides investment advice on the New York Stock Exchange.; Text, graphs, and interactive data; Includes the current issue and 12 back issues

Best Resources for Industry Information

IBISWorld
Comprehensive collection of Industry Market Research and Industry Risk Ratings, for the US and select International markets.

Research reports contain trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors, and industry growth rates. Performance analysis includes emerging industry trends as well as recent production performance and 5-year forecasts.; Reports; updated every 4 months
First Research
This is a leading industry intelligence database that provides industry profiles with information synthesized from hundreds of sources. Each industry profile is updated quarterly.

Statista Industry Reports
Comprehensive data on markets and industries, including market overviews, revenues, number of employees, as well as the latest information about the state of the industries, trends, and forecasts.

BizMiner Academic
Contains industry financial analysis and marketing research reports by industry and size.

Provides startup and small business statistics, such as annual sales and market share; failure rates; entrepreneurial activity rates; startup profit & loss detail and ratios; and detailed small business balance sheets, P&L and ratios.; Research reports; Current

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