Business Planning: Information on Companies and Industries
Resources for Business Planning
General Information on Companies and Industries
- Business Source CompleteIncludes searchable cited references, author profiles for the most-cited authors in the database, and over 10,000 full text sources including academic journals, industry profiles, trade publications, etc. Available via EBSCOhost.
- Nexis UniThis reconfigured version of the former LexisNexis Academic database includes articles, company information, SEC reports, accounting literature, and directories.
- Small Business Snapshots (SBDC)These market research reports cover industry trends, market statistics, customer demographics, recent business articles, and links to industry trade associations.
- Industries at a GlanceThese pages display a ‘snapshot’ of national data obtained from different Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys and programs. Many programs also produce additional industry detail, including state, county, and metropolitan area data.
Articles: Local companies and industries
- Regional Business NewsThis database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.
- Times-Picayune with Historical Archives, 1837-present (Newsbank)Also includes the Weekly Times-Picayune (1914-1918). Note: Some issues published within the date range may be missing. Efforts to locate and add any such missing issues are ongoing.