LibGuides: New Venture Creation: Industry Information

Industry Information

Additional resources for finding industry information:

Industry Information Research Guide

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
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Search by NAICS code or keyword to find thousands of U.S. industry research reports, includes Global Industry reports with some China coverage.
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.
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.
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.
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.

NAICS Codes

Industries are classified according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). A NAICS code is a number, usually 6 digits, assigned to your industry that differentiates it from all other industries. This number can be used as a search term when collecting industry research.

You can find the NAICS code for your industry several different ways:

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
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Search by NAICS code or keyword to find thousands of U.S. industry research reports, includes Global Industry reports with some China coverage.

Industry Information Research Guide
Use the "SIC and NAICS" tab
Census Bureau NAICS Website