Finding Business Information
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowLarge collection of industry reports; market size, competitors, drafting business plans, pitch books, benchmarking, forecasting, business valuations, litigation support, due diligence and more.
- Hoovers This link opens in a new windowDetails on US and international companies, executives, market research reports, and trade publications. Includes financials, subsidiaries, and trade and business news.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers most business areas: management, marketing, economics, finance, accounting, & international business. Includes company reports, SWOT analyses, working papers, country reports, industry reports, case studies, etc.
- Factiva This link opens in a new window
Business magazines, trade publications, and newspapers; includes the Wall Street Journal.
- PrivCo This link opens in a new window
Business and financial data on major, non-publicly traded corporations: family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies. Company financials, M&A deals, valuations, venture capital funding, private equity deals, etc.
- Annual ReportsFree website with annual reports from thousands of companies. Remember, this is the "company story" of the status of their business.
Cost Information
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe BLS is a US government entity that collects and reports data on the workforce in the US. You can find reports on average salaries for different fields of work, how many people work in different fields, etc. For this course, it can help you find data on what your labor costs might be.
- ThomasnetThomasnet is a directory of manufacturers. If you are trying to find companies that could supply particular product or part, Thomasnet is a good source. You could then view online company catalogs to get and idea of costs.
- Small Business InformationAnother US Government entity that provides information on how to plan a small business, including calculating costs.
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The following have news and publications discussing the latest developments in science and engineering:
Eureka Alert! The Global Source of Science News: https://www.eurekalert.org/
Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/
Wired Magazine: https://www.wired.com
National Academy of Engineering: https://www.nae.edu/
MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/
