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ABI/INFORM Global This link opens in a new window
The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Designed for academic institutions, this database is the leading resource for scholarly research with more full-text journals and more peer-reviewed journals than any other database available. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books, and more.
Asian & European Business This link opens in a new window
Provides information pertinent to the study of business and finance topics across Asia and Europe, including academic journals, newspapers, newswires, and magazines. Find information on companies, economies, and markets as well as international trade and overall business conditions and practices throughout these regions.
Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
With premium full-text content and peer-reviewed business journals, this database is the essential tool for business students. It covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more. Indexing and abstracts and full text are available back as far as 1886. It contains over 5,600 full-text magazines and journals.
Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
Contains over 9000 open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Contains over 100,000 full-text authoritative ebooks on a wide range of subjects.
Fuente Académica This link opens in a new window
Fuente Académica provides researchers with a collection of scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain, designed to make academic research readily available in PDF format.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship This link opens in a new window
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship is a comprehensive database that covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more. It combines authoritative periodical and reference content to support prospective and current entrepreneurs as well as business students. Experience an easy-to-browse interface mapped to four key stages—plan, fund, start, and manage—to fit your research needs at any point in your business's development.
Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
Gale Business: Insights provides an extensive collection of business intelligence, combining Gale reference content with respected business sources and full-text periodicals to help researchers understand today’s global business environment. Users can access more than 430,000 detailed company profiles with company financial data, in-depth country overviews, and comprehensive industry profiles to stay current with the ever-evolving business landscape.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Provides data and analysis of over 1,350 industries
Plunkett Research This link opens in a new window
Provides company and industry information
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Contains over 9,000 full-text magazines, newspapers and scholarly journals
Better Business Bureau (BBB)
The BBB serves as a neutral third party to resolve disputes between businesses and consumers. Site visitors can find alerts on scams and marketplace issues, security alerts, business reviews, and an accredited business directory.
EuroPages
Lists 600,000 companies in 35 European countries and is available in 25 languages. Search by product or service, company name, or general category, and, for each company, you will find contact information and the number of employees.
Fortune 500
The annual ranking of America's largest corporations. under the name Fortune 500. The website lists each company by rank and is searchable by company name. Results can be customized to display by revenues, profits, EPS, high return to investors, employees, and best companies to work for. Users can select specific industries or states.
Justia/Virtual Chase Business Research Guide
Justia/Virtual Chase is a general site for legal information and research. The Business Research provides annotated links to company information on the Internet.
SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)
All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR, and anyone can access these forms for free. This site contains links to a complete list of filings available through EDGAR and instructions for searching the database. In addition to financials, EDGAR filings offer insight into a companys management, strategy, and products. Searches can be conducted by using company name, ticker symbol, filing type, industry, or geographic location. Free, but advanced business information is available on a subscription basis.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
he world's largest business federation, representing more than 3 million businesses, close to 3,000 state and local chambers, more than 800 associations, and more than 90 American Chambers of Commerce abroad. The content-rich website includes a wealth of information on international, political, legal, and operations issues of interest to businesses, plus links to other business-related websites. The Chamber's Institute for Organization Management provides educational programs for association, chamber of commerce, and nonprofit professionals.
Statistics of U.S. Businesses
The Statistics of U.S. Businesses site uses the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to compile annual key economic data by industry and size. Basic data items include establishments, payroll, and number of employees; data is reported nationally, by state, and by Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Although the data is typically three years behind, it can be useful for determining growth changes in industry sectors or geographic areas.
