Venture Accelerator
Information and library services and resources available to the North Campus Research Complex's Venture Accelerator.
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Library Contact
Judy Smith
Contact:
Feel free to contact me anytime by phone (734-936-1636) or e-mail: judsmith@umich.edu. I look forward to working with you.
Companies and Organizations
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ABI/INFORM CollectionCompany, news, scholarly, and trade information.
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Associations UnlimitedProvides information on nonprofit membership associations and professional societies worldwide
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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.
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GuideStarInformation on non-profit firms in the US including their IRS 990 forms.
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Mergent OnlineInformation on public companies around the world. Provides access to up to 15 years of a firm's financials, downloadable into Excel.
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D&B HooversInformation on public and private firms in North America and Asia, including individual branches or retail establishments. Includes SWOT analysis for most public firms and firm and industry ratios.
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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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ThomasNetDirectory of supplier discovery and product sourcing.
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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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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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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MarketResearch.com AcademicIncludes market research from: Kalorama, Packaged Facts, Paul Budde, SBI Energy, and Simba Information.
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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 Specified Industries
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Automotive News Data CenterAVAILABLE TO ROSS USERS ONLY. Includes statistics on auto production.
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Alternative Energy eTrackAVAILABLE TO ROSS USERS ONLY. Great projections for very specific industry segments. Information not exportable or available in PDF, only available in "print screen."
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GartnerRequires authentication with University of Michigan Library. Includes "hype cycle" and "magic quadrant" reports.
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eMarketerQuantitative information (graphs, charts, etc.) about the Internet industry, including social computing.
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ForresterAVAILABLE TO ROSS USERS ONLY. Qualitative information, including research reports, about the Internet industry, including social computing.
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Faulkner's Advisory for IT StudiesReports 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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Frost & SullivanAVAILABLE TO ROSS USERS ONLY. Analysis on a huge range of manufacturing and engineering sectors. Information ranges from brief reports to hundred page industry analysis.
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American Hospital DirectoryAVAILABLE TO ROSS USERS ONLY. Search for information about number of beds per hospital or geographic breakdown of hospitals.
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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.
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Health Devices International (Sourcebase)AVAILABLE TO ROSS USERS ONLY. Information about medical products and manufacturers, contact suppliers, purchasing decisions, and mergers and acquisitions in the medical device industry.
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Medical eTrackAVAILABLE TO ROSS USERS ONLY. Great projections for very specific industry segments and also includes information on companies within each industry segment. Information not exportable or available in PDF, only available via "print screen."
Last Updated: Nov 5, 2025 12:57 PM