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Learn how to use Business Library online resources with these tutorials:

ABI/INFORM: Browse the Wall Street Journal Business Source Complete: SWOT Reports
Economic Census Factiva
IBISWorld MarketReasearch.com Academic
Mergent Online Million Dollar Database
Mintel SEC: Finding a Compensation Table
U.S. Census Bureau Ward's Business Directory

 


ABI/INFORM: Browse the Wall Street Journal

ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest) includes Wall Street Journal articles, as well as articles from 1000 premier, worldwide business journals. Data is also available on 60,000+ companies via Hoovers.com.

Browse Wall Street Journal articles:

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ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest)



Business Source Complete: SWOT Reports

SWOT = Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

Business Source Complete offers Datamonitor SWOT reports on companies. Users can also search full-text articles from over 1,000 journals in marketing, management, finance, and other fields.

Learn how to find SWOT reports:

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Business Source Complete



Economic Census

The Economic Census, from the U.S. Census Bureau, presents industry and business facts. An update appears every 5 years.

Learn how to find census data:

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Economic Census



Factiva

With over 10,000 sources, this Dow Jone's service offers company and industry information, online newspapers (e.g., Wall Street Journal), and journal articles. Readers can also access multilingual content.

Find company information:

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Factiva


Find journal articles on a topic:

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IBISWorld

This online database offers access to over 700 U.S. industry market research reports. The report topics range from car washes to management consultants. IBISWorld also incudes U.S. public company profiles. All of the reports can be downloaded in .pdf or MS Word format.

Learn about market research reports:

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IBISWorld



MarketResearch.com Academic

Visitors to this site have access to extensive, detailed market-research reports ranging from 200 to 400 pages in length with charts, tables, and graphs. These reports include information on a variety of consumer products, as well as consumer profiles and demographics.

Find information on markets:

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MarketResearch.com Academic



Mergent Online

Mergent Online offers 15 years of data on U.S. public companies; the service includes company archives, equity and corporate bond portraits, and more.

Research financial statements:

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Mergent Online

Research industry reports:

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Million Dollar Database

Users can find information on over 1,600,000 of the leading U.S. and Canadian public and private companies. Entries include company address and phone number, primary SIC / NAICS codes, principal executives, and links to company Web sites.

Find company information:

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Million Dollar Database



Mintel

Mintel presents over 600 published market research reports on European, U.K.-specific, and U.S. consumer markets.

Research detailed marketing data:

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Mintel



SEC: Finding a Compensation Table

Compensation tables are just one piece of information available from the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC (Edgar). This governement site includes electronic versions of forms filed by foreign and domestic corporations from 1996 through the present.

Find a compensation table:

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SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)



U.S. Census Bureau

This U.S. government site includes resources for searching and handling data, as well as publications, links to regional offices, etc.

Research census data:

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U.S. Census Bureau



Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies

This guide presents data on over 100,000 public and private U.S. companies in alphabetic, geographic, and industry arrangements. Rankings of companies by sales within SIC / NAICS codes, as well as by State, appear.

Find information on a company:

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Ward's Business Directory


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