Guides: SOBA 205: Professional Communications (Spring 2020): Finding Company and Industry Information

Resources for Finding Company and Industry Information

The library databases below will help you find information on particular companies, markets, and industries.

Mergent First Research This link opens in a new window
First Research is the leading provider of industry intelligence. First Research's knowledge tools (Industry Profiles, Call Prep Sheets, State & Province Profiles) are essential for call preparation, enhancing presentations, underwriting credit, and for quickly learning a company's key business issues.
Access Business News This link opens in a new window
Provides access to local and regional company news. Covering both private and public companies, Business Newsbank's cumulative monthly updates provide current full-text articles from more than 400 business journals, newspapers and wire services for all types of business research.
Statista This link opens in a new window
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Statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship This link opens in a new window
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Covers all major areas of starting and operating a business: financing, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, taxes and more. Startup and established businesses alike can find answers from an easy-to-use interface that includes a "How To" menu that tackles the most frequently asked new business questions -- including "How to start a small business."