Public Services/College of Business Liaison Librarian
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Identifying Competitors
Databases to consult for identifying competitors and/or information on competitors include:
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Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Provides citations, abstracts, and selected full text to articles, company reports, industry reports, market research reports, and country reports about all aspects of business, “including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, econometrics, and economics.”
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Business Source Premier: Business Searching Interface This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals and trade publications across all business-related subject areas.
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Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text newspaper articles from many states and countries, transcripts from mostly major American news sources, and provides citations and selected full-text to legal materials.
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ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Search topics related to business that includes journal articles, company reports, industry/country reports, ebooks, videos, case studies, and more.
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Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications and covers all metropolitan & rural areas within the United States.
Government Resources--U.S. Census Bureau
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County Business PatternsAnnual economic data at the county level for industry.
Population Demographics
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U.S. Census BureauDemographic characteristics, total population, social, and economic census data for the U.S. and international locations. A good resource to consult when determining market size.
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U.S. Census Bureau--QuickFactsAccess demographic, economic, and business data for cities, counties, and states.
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International Database: World Population Estimates and ProjectionsA source for population estimates and projections (E&Ps) for over 200 countries and areas of the world.
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United Nations Demographics and Social StatisticsDemographic characteristics of countries, including population, households, housing, income, health and more.