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Euromonitor Passport This link opens in a new window
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Find international market intelligence, including economic statistics, on industries, countries, and consumers.
Statista This link opens in a new window
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Statistical data on over 600 international industries, sources include market researchers, trade organizations, scientific journals, and government databases.
Sage Data (formerly Data-Planet) This link opens in a new window
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Find US and global demographic, economic, financial, industrial, and other statistical data sets from over 75 key US and international public sector agencies and organizations.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
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First time users must create an account using your Babson email address.
A mapping and data visualization application with 100,000+ demographic, consumer behavior, business, and marketing data variables as well as over 20 mil. D&B business profiles. Up to three people may use SimplyAnalytics at the same time; if you cannot access it, please wait until someone logs off.

For additional statistical resources, see the following guides:

Business & Economic Impact of COVID-19
by Horn Library Research Last Updated Mar 28, 2023 1018 views this year
Data Sets & Statistical Sources Research Guide
by Patricia Berens Last Updated Jul 19, 2023 198 views this year
Economics Subject Guide
by Patricia Berens Last Updated Aug 16, 2023 325 views this year

Emerging Markets Information Service This link opens in a new window
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Find news, company and industry information, and financial and economic data for emerging markets/countries.
EIU Viewpoint This link opens in a new window
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Covering 203 countries, EIU Viewpoint provides analyses of economic conditions, the business environment, key industry sectors, supply and demand for major commodities, and coverage of global macroeconomic trends.
Euromonitor Passport This link opens in a new window
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Find international market intelligence, including economic statistics, on industries, countries, and consumers.
Political Handbook of the World This link opens in a new window
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Covers political information on more than 200 countries, providing government histories, party profiles, and election results.

US Dept. of Commerce Country Commercial Guides
Choose a country from the drop-down menu. Guides cover Leading Sectors, Trade Regulations, Market Research, etc. See also the best markets by industry and the regional guides.

For additional country information resources, see the following guides:

Country Studies Research Guide
by Patricia Berens Last Updated Aug 16, 2023 512 views this year
Economics Subject Guide
by Patricia Berens Last Updated Aug 16, 2023 325 views this year

Standard & Poor's Net Advantage This link opens in a new window
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Financial and operating data on global public and private companies plus S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports (S&P Equity Research), Use this as a compact version of CapitalIQ.
Emerging Markets Information Service This link opens in a new window
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Find news, company and industry information, and financial and economic data for emerging markets/countries.
Euromonitor Passport This link opens in a new window
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Find international market intelligence, including economic statistics, on industries, countries, and consumers.
Plunkett Research Online This link opens in a new window
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Find analysis, research, statistics and trade associations for major industries including top companies.
BCC Research This link opens in a new window
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Find lengthy market research reports focusing on the industrial/manufacturing industries.
BizMiner This link opens in a new window
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Provides detailed industry analysis which reports on more than 16,000 lines of business in national and local markets.

Specialized industry resources:

Gartner This link opens in a new window
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Look for articles, reports and analysis of issues regarding information technology.
Forrester Research This link opens in a new window
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Look for market research reports with a focus on emerging technologies. Read the instruction page before logging in.
First Time Users: Please see instruction guide before trying to log in.
SBRnet Sports Business Research Network This link opens in a new window
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Find sports market research and industry news, sports participation, consumer expenditures & brand preferences, marketing, facilities and teams.

First Research via Proquest
Search by keyword or browse alphabetically for your industry.

For additional industry information resources, see the following guides:

Industry Information Research Guide
by Horn Library Research Last Updated Aug 31, 2023 597 views this year
Healthcare Industry Research Guide
by Daryl Bullis Last Updated Aug 17, 2023 143 views this year
Real Estate & Construction Research Guide
by Patricia Berens Last Updated Aug 31, 2023 1 views this year

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
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Find company financials, competitor, customer, and supplier information, recent analyst reports, and more on US and global companies. Also includes industry reports and country snapshots.
PitchBook This link opens in a new window
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A private equity and venture capital database with in-depth information and statistics on companies, deals and investors.
Company Dossier This link opens in a new window
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Find brief information on thousands of U.S. and international companies.
Capital IQ This link opens in a new window
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Capital IQ accounts are now automatically set up upon logging in, only your Babson login is required for access.The redirect to the Capital IQ homepage can take several seconds. Please accept cookies and the Terms of Use.
Use this for complex financial statement and comparables analysis, financial modeling, sector analysis and charting for companies worldwide.
AtoZdatabases This link opens in a new window
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Use this directory to search for U.S. companies and healthcare professionals to compile targeted lists for job searches or course assignments.
Uniworld This link opens in a new window
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Identify and download lists of companies and their subsidiaries, both foreign and domestic.
GuideStar This link opens in a new window
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Find information on the people, programs and finances of more than 1.7 million recognized nonprofits.
Emerging Markets Information Service This link opens in a new window
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Find news, company and industry information, and financial and economic data for emerging markets/countries.

For additional company information resources, see the following guides:

Company Information Research Guide
by Horn Library Research Last Updated Jul 24, 2023 250 views this year
Family Enterprising Research Guide
by Horn Library Research Last Updated Jun 30, 2023 56 views this year
Finding Financials Research Guide
by Patricia Berens Last Updated Aug 16, 2023 143 views this year
Business Plan Research Guide
by Horn Library Research Last Updated Jun 30, 2023 335 views this year

MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new window
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Find the full text of lengthy demographic, consumer and industrial product market research reports.
Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window
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Find full market research reports focusing on consumer products, lifestyles, retailing and international travel.
Mintel Market Size This link opens in a new window
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Find global market data containing market size, market share and forecast data for consumer goods categories.
Euromonitor Passport This link opens in a new window
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Find international market intelligence, including economic statistics, on industries, countries, and consumers.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
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First time users must create an account using your Babson email address.
A mapping and data visualization application with 100,000+ demographic, consumer behavior, business, and marketing data variables as well as over 20 mil. D&B business profiles. Up to three people may use SimplyAnalytics at the same time; if you cannot access it, please wait until someone logs off.
Claritas 360 (formerly Claritas Segmentation & Market Solutions) This link opens in a new window
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For Access Click the Claritas 360 Link on SRDS Homepage
Understand your target audience by locating demographics and lifestyle information by DMA

Power Search
Use the main search box on the library homepage. On the results screen, limit your results using the check boxes on the left-hand side.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
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Find contemporary issues affecting the public at large.
New York Times Registration This link opens in a new window
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Register for full access to the NYTimes.com. Use this link to register, then once registered login directly to nytimes.com.

Wall Street Journal Access

Economist.com-Account Registration Link This link opens in a new window
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Please set up an account for access. You must use your Babson email address for account creation but use a unique password. See the instruction guide for step-by-step instructions.
Provides coverage of world politics, business and finance, economics, science and technology, and more.
Financial Times This link opens in a new window
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The latest UK and international business, finance, economic and political news, comment and analysis.

GreenFILE - EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
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Find information on all aspect of the human impact on the environment.
Environmental Studies and Policy This link opens in a new window
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Search this collection for coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
Science Direct This link opens in a new window
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Find business, science, social science, technology, and medical articles.
Academic Search Premier - EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
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Find articles from scholarly publications, magazines, and trade journals in the liberal arts and business/management.
ProQuest One Academic This link opens in a new window
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Great source for articles & reports covering all business-related topics as well as social sciences. Includes Hoover's Profiles, WSJ, NYT, many Massachusetts newspapers, and more.

Gartner This link opens in a new window
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Look for articles, reports and analysis of issues regarding information technology.
Forrester Research This link opens in a new window
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Look for market research reports with a focus on emerging technologies. Read the instruction page before logging in.
First Time Users: Please see instruction guide before trying to log in.
BCC Research This link opens in a new window
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Find lengthy market research reports focusing on the industrial/manufacturing industries.
Science Direct This link opens in a new window
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Find business, science, social science, technology, and medical articles.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Use to conduct cited reference searches by title, author and publication or search the rankings of high impact scholarly journals. Includes Journal Citation Reports.
Medline - EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
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Search for authoritative medical information (National Library of Medicine) on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more.
Science in Context This link opens in a new window
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National Academies Press This link opens in a new window
Topics include education, energy, the sciences, industry & labor, and more. Read and download PDF versions of over 8,000 books for free (print copies are available for purchase)

PubMed
Published by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), provides access and searching of MEDLINE as well as life science journals back to the mid-1960's.
search term: type in "statistics" AND "subject term".

For additional statistical resources, see the following guides:

Science Subject Guide
by Daryl Bullis Last Updated Aug 16, 2023 75 views this year

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
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Find contemporary issues affecting the public at large.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
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Offers viewpoints and opinions on controversial social issues.
Academic Search Premier - EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
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Find articles from scholarly publications, magazines, and trade journals in the liberal arts and business/management.
Congress and the Nation This link opens in a new window
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Source for actions of the U.S. Congress from 1945-2008, covering legislative history and key votes; useful for policy analysis.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
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An on-demand streaming media service that offers award-winning collections including films from PBS, BBC, Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation and more.

LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
High quality, current, and engaging video tutorials on software, design, and business skills.

Business Plan Research Guide
by Horn Library Research Last Updated Jun 30, 2023 335 views this year
Family Enterprising Research Guide
by Horn Library Research Last Updated Jun 30, 2023 56 views this year
Free Business Websites
by Patricia Berens Last Updated Aug 16, 2023 488 views this year
New Venture Creation
by Horn Library Research Last Updated Jul 24, 2023 210 views this year
Porter's Five Forces Research Guide
by Patricia Berens Last Updated Aug 31, 2023 1031 views this year
Social Entrepreneurship Research Guide
by Horn Library Research Last Updated Jun 30, 2023 100 views this year
Venture Capital
by Horn Library Research Last Updated Jul 24, 2023 435 views this year