Entrepreneurship
Provides a starting point for research in Entrepreneurship.
- Overview
- General Business and Planning Resources
- Industry Research and Marketing Resources
- General Engineering Resources
- Citation Management
- Patents and Trademarks
- Standards
- Funding Sources and Grants
- Professional Organizations
Industry and Marketing Research Flowchart
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Industry and Marketing Research FlowchartA PDF copy of how to locate Industry and Marketing research displayed in a flowchart format.
Directories (Companies and Organizations)
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GuideStarInformation on non-profit firms in the US including their IRS 990 forms.
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OrbisInformation on over 60 million public and private companies worldwide.
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Data AxleWhite- and yellow-pages directory listings for all U.S. residences and businesses, supplemented with government information from the Bureau of the Census, etc. Searchable by ZIP code, SIC (Standardized Industrial Classification) codes, number of employees, etc. as well as by name, address, and telephone number.
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Associations UnlimitedProvides information on nonprofit membership associations and professional societies worldwide
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ThomasNetDirectory of supplier discovery and product sourcing.
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Foundation DirectoryProfiles over 70,000 U.S.-based foundations, describing programs, areas of funding, types of support, recent grants made, etc.
Other Company Information
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Gale Business Insights: GlobalCompiled information on U.S. and international businesses, industries and products.
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ProQuest Historical Annual ReportsHistorical annual reports in PDF format back to the early 1900s.
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ZephyrMergers and acquisitions activity for companies around the world. Find M&A activity by industry sector, M&A activity by firm, or reports on individual deals.
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Mergent OnlineProvides access to current and historical financial information on 15,000 US and 20,000 foreign companies, both active and inactive, including firm description, statistics, and financial information, as well as annual reports.
Industry and Marketing Research Databases
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EMIS Emerging MarketsProvides full text news, reports, and financial information for emerging markets in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
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BCC ResearchBCC Research provides access to thousands of market research reports and market forecasting in advanced materials, biotechnology, chemicals, energy, healthcare, sensors, plastics, nanotechnology, and other emerging technologies.
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TechnavioOver 17,000 industry reports covering technologies in ten different industries.
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Frost & SullivanOffers the latest research in market analysis, technical reports, end-user studies and more quantitative measurement based reports.
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MarketResearch.com AcademicIncludes market research from: Kalorama, Packaged Facts, Paul Budde, SBI Energy, and Simba Information.
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BMI ResearchCovers international industries and developing countries. Industries range from agribusiness to tourism and include unique industries like metals and mining.
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IBISWorld Industry Market Research ReportsSeven hundred specific industry reports for US industries, with a manufacturing focus. Also includes reports for global industries and industries in China.
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Mintel AcademicIndustry reports on consumer goods industries and consumer attitudes. US and Europe focus.
International Business Databases
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Euromonitor PassportDemographic information, industry reports by country, and consumer statistics. Not all information for every market or country.
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EMIS Emerging MarketsCompany reports, industry reports, and news for countries in emerging markets like South America, Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
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OECD PublicationsOnline library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Includes full-text of all books, papers, and 24 periodicals.
Databases for Specific Industries
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Automotive News Data CenterIncludes statistics on auto production.
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SAE MobilusOffers marketing reports within the areas of automotive and aerospace topics. Filter your search by "content type" for only research reports.
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Automotive Data Directory (Wards Intelligence)Offers in-depth automotive industry data, including automobile production, inventory, and sales data, among others. Search or browse data reports available in the Data Center. Data are available as downloadable Excel files.
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GartnerInformation technology and market reports, includes "hype cycle" and "magic quadrant" reports.
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Faulkner's Advisory for Information Technology Studies (FAITS)Reports on ebusiness and Internet strategies, wireless communications, application development, IT asset management and related fields. Useful for tracking technology advancements and trends, strategic planning, competitive analysis, market awareness, implementation support and product and vendor evaluation.
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eMarketerQuantitative information (graphs, charts, etc.) about the Internet industry, including social computing.
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American Hospital Directory (free version)FREE TO ALL USERS. 6000+ US hospitals with information about number of beds, type of services offered, top zip codes of most patients treated, teaching/non-teaching status, profit/non-profit organization, as well as financial information such as average cost for certain procedures.
Last Updated: Dec 2, 2025 10:23 AM
Subjects: Business, Engineering
Tags: innovation
