Find Business Research Essentials
The resources on this page provide business intelligence through multiple lenses, including company, industry, market, finance, and economic and regional research. Each tool typically specializes in one or more of these areas, though many support overlapping uses (for example, industry research tools may also provide company information). When combined with peer-reviewed journal articles and other business and social entrepreneurship research, this intelligence supports evidence-based decision-making for assignments, research projects, and related academic work.
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Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
Research global companies and industries with in-depth analysis through current news, statistical data, and reports.
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IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Includes research reports on a huge range of industries and services for North America, Europe, and other world regions.
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Statista This link opens in a new window
A statistics portal that integrates data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets on thousands of topics from a wide variety of sources.
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PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
PolicyMap is a U.S. national data and mapping tool that combines a curated, geographic data library with simple, robust mapping and analytics tools.
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Fitch Solutions Reports This link opens in a new window
Also known as BMI, Fitch Solutions provides country risk and industry reports for over 100 countries across the globe
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FactSet This link opens in a new window
A multinational financial data and software company that provides financial information and analytic software for investment professionals. Please contact Blake Robinson, Business Librarian, and he will enroll you on your behalf. Please allow up to 24 hours to receive a confirmation e-mail from FactSet.
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Value Line Research Center This link opens in a new window
Includes an industry overview and data on future prospects for several hundred large cap stocks and industries. ValueLine is limited to three simultaneous users. Reports are in PDF format and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view.
