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The following are a list of general business databases and information to begin your search:

Business Source Complete
Articles, market, industry and SWOT analysis reports, studies, and other business news
Business: Insights (Gale)
Company and industry reports, financials, & comparisons along with market research, articles, & business news
Wall Street Journal
Search content from the Wall Street Journal from 1984 - current
Sage Business Cases
Business cases highlighting best practices and example cases
Sage Business Cases includes access to Teaching Notes for all Sage Originals cases and a majority of cases from content partners. These notes are locked for faculty and instructor use only. Features of teaching notes include:
- Case summary
- Teaching objectives
- Target audience
- Suggested teaching strategy
- Suggested answers to discussion questions
Instructors interesting in using Teaching Notes, please contact Hannah McKelvey to request a verification code.

Industry specific databases for more in depth research on business and economics.

NetAdvantage
Industry, company, and investment analysis including S&P Industry Surveys; stock, mutual fund, and bond reports; The Outlook, and key ratios and by industry. 3 million private and public companies.
IBISWorld Industry Research Reports
Industry market research and risk ratings reports
Includes the following modules:
- Industry Reports (NAICS)
- Industry iExpert Summaries
- Specialized Industry Reports
- Specialized Industry iExpert Summaries
- Business Environment Profiles
EconLit
Journal articles in economics (1886 - current)
AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics
Full-text scholarly literature in agricultural and applied economics

Databases with industry related financial information.

Resources for statistics research:

Statista
Quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and more
Current Index to Statistics
References to publications in statistics and related fields (1975 - 2017)
This database is free to search, however, you may encounter paywalls when trying to access indexed articles.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Quick statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the U.S.
Open Textbook Library
Created by the University of Minnesota to support development of high-quality open textbooks in various subjects, peer-reviewed and diverse content