ENTR:3100 Entrepreneurial Finance
Not sure about the Industry Classification?
Check the NAICS search to clarify how the industry you are researching is classified, labled and structured.
This site is a free site from the US Government. It also offers data on many industries and sub-industries.
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- MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new windowAccess to extensive, detailed market research reports.
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Industry Info Databases
Use the following databases to find information on industry trends, key players, industry ratios & statistics, forecasts and more.
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- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowBusiness reports in four categories: industry market research, industry risk ratings, company research, and economic and demographic data. US, Global, and China coverage.
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- Statista This link opens in a new windowProvides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
- NetAdvantage (Standard and Poor's) This link opens in a new windowIncludes access to the S&P Industry Surveys (U.S. and global)
U.S. surveys cover 50 industries, are updated twice a year, and contain analysis, trend, and overview information
- Passport (Consumer Industries) This link opens in a new windowPassport is Euromonitor International’s global market analysis software platform, which analyses the industry in countries around the world. It monitors industry trends and gives strategic analysis and a market size and market share database for products across all key countries.
- Mergent OnlineIncludes industry profile reports with information on current environment, key references, market trends and forecasts
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowFind articles in over 1200 business journals,and Marketline company reports, country analysis reports, and industry reports.
- First Research This link opens in a new windowMore than 1000 top industry segments are covered. Each report consists of key statistics and analysis on market and competitive landscape characteristics, operating conditions, business challenges, industry trends, current and historical industry growth, and more.
- BizMiner This link opens in a new windowOffers industry financial analysis benchmarks for over 5,000 lines of business and industry market trends on thousands more.
- Freedonia Focus Portal This link opens in a new windowA collection of industry market research, consisting of over 250 reports covering 18 industry sectors. The reports provide market size, historical and forecasted demand by product and markets, and profiles of the market leading companies.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowSearch for "TechNavio" to find industry reports. Then use left hand column to choose Resource: TechNavio, geography, industry, etc.
- Small Business Source (Small Business Reference Center) This link opens in a new windowSmall Business Source offers readers a collection of state-specific resources supported with demographic data and other local information. Completing the database are business videos that provide critical information for business owners including interviews, ‘lessons learned’ features, lectures and ‘how to’ videos to help foster success in all aspects of managing a business.
Industry Financial Ratio Sites
- RMA Annual Statement Studies / eStatments Online This link opens in a new windowStarting with the 2015 update, statement studies data reporting is available at all of the NAICS levels of an industry. For all data inquires before 2015, statement studies data is only available at the "US Detail", or six-digit, NAICS level.
- BizMiner This link opens in a new windowOffers industry financial analysis benchmarks for over 5,000 lines of business and industry market trends on thousands more.
- Key business ratios This link opens in a new windowContains industry balance sheet and income statement information along with ratios organized by SIC codes.
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowBusiness reports in four categories: industry market research, industry risk ratings, company research, and economic and demographic data. US, Global, and China coverage.
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- MergentSome ratio analysis for individual companies--found under the financials tab.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowLos Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune are not accessible from Factiva. Contains a wide variety of financial information including business and economic news, text-search services, stock market quotations, financial and investment services and general news and information.
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