Macdonald-Kelce Library: Entrepreneurship: Industry Information

Library Databases

Business Insights This link opens in a new window
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Company and industry information, company fundamentals, investment research reports, industry ranking, company profiles, SWOT reports, and financial reports. along with scholarly and general business periodicals.
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Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Information on all aspects of business, finance, accounting, international business, SWOT analyses, market research reports, country reports, investment research reports, including videos from the Harvard Business School.
Business Source Complete: BSI This link opens in a new window
The same content as Business Source Complete, but with an interface that allows users to easily locate company and industry information. Searching filters include: Industry Profiles, Market Research Reports, Country Reports,SWOT Analyses, and Trade Journals.
NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Combines quantitative and qualitative data for a 360° view of company performance over time with professional fully transparent information.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
A collection of industry market research reports. Provides strategic insight and analysis into industries from accommodations and food services to wholesale trade.
Includes summary and specialized reports and can be searched by NAICS code.
Key Business Ratios This link opens in a new window
Competitive bench-marking data from public and private companies with one to three year ratios.
Passport This link opens in a new window
International financial reports provide statistics, analysis, reports, surveys and breaking news on industries, countries and consumers worldwide.
Also connects market research to your company goals and annual planning, analyzing market context, competitor insight and future trends impacting businesses globally.
PitchBook This link opens in a new window
PitchBook is a data analytic tool for mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. The database has in depth analysis of private markets including industry intelligence, fundraising, investments, acquisitions, IPOs, fund performance and due diligence.
It is commonly used by finance professionals in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and alternative asset management.
Statista This link opens in a new window
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Provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.
Within this database one can find company information about business plans, sales data, employment figures, reports, statistics and market outlooks.

Government Sources

Data.census.gov
Data.census.gov is the data dissemination platform to access demographic and economic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Data.gov
The home of the U.S. Government’s open data
Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.
Minority Business Development Agency
U.S. Department of Commerce, the MBDA offers access to capital, management and technical assistance, education and training
Small Business Administration
The SBA provides a wealth of information to entrepreneurs and should indeed be one of your first stops on this list.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Industries
List of industry outlooks by NAICS
USA.GOV Business
Learn the steps to starting a small business and get financing assistance.
USA Spending
USAspending.gov is the official source for spending data for the U.S. Government. Its mission is to show the American public what the federal government spends every year and how it spends the money.

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