Research Guides: Company Research: Business Research Sources

Key Databases for Business Research

The databases listed below are some of the most essential databases for business research. Paley Library has a large number of other business databases under Business on the databases by subject page. If you cannot find what you are looking for in the databases below, please feel free to contact me with questions.

ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
ABI/INFORM provides publications on business conditions, trends, and management techniques. Titles are available full-text, including the Wall Street Journal.
Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
Business Insights Global is online resource on international business. It contains economic and statistical data that combines an international perspective and research tools with access to learning materials.
CB Insights This link opens in a new window
Note: Users will need to create a CBInsights account to use this resource. Accounts expire after one year. If you see a "Your account has expired" message, please email info@cbsinsights.com to have it reactivated. Off-campus access does not currently support mobile devices.
CBI is a venture capital analytics platform that provides real-time information about startups, venture capital companies, and angel investors the United States. Locked "Expert Intelligence" reports are not available to academic clients.
My IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
IBIS World is a collection of U.S. and global industry market research. It contains business reports in industry market research, industry risk ratings and company research for the U.S., global industry research (including a special collection of China Industry Reports), and selected economic and demographic data.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Concurrent user limit: 6
Mergent Online provides business and financial information for US and international companies.
S&P Global NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Standard & Poor's Global Net Advantage provides a broad spectrum of industry, company and investment analysis including S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports (S&P Equity Research), and “Markets” tab with drill downs to industry and sub-industry key ratios, benchmarks, constituents, etc. Company data covers a global universe of both private and public companies.

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