Need specific business information, but not sure where to start? Use the table below to find the best business database for your information need.
Look for your topic in the first column and then click on the blue icon in the corresponding row to go directly to a database. *Boxes highlighted in yellow are the Librarian's top two picks.
| Highlighted link = top choice | ABI/Inform Complete | AtoZ Databases | BizMiner | Business Insights: Global | Business Source Complete | First Research | IBISWorld | LexisNexis | Mergent Intellect | Mergent Online | Mintel Reports | Morningstar | Passport | Privco | Simmons OneView | Small Business Resource Center | Statista | Wall Street Journal |
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| Business Plans | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||||||
| Case Studies | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||||
| Companies (International) | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||
| Companies (private) | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||
| Companies (public) | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||
| Competitor Lists | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||
| Consumers & Demographics | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||||||
| Country Reports | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||
| Executives | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||||
| Highlighted link = top choice | ABI/Inform Complete | AtoZ Databases | BizMiner | Business Insights: Global | Business Source Complete | First Research | IBISWorld | LexisNexis | Mergent Intellect | Mergent Online | Mintel Reports | Morningstar | Passport | Privco | Simmons OneView | Small Business Resource Center | Statista | Wall Street Journal |
| Financial Statements/Ratios | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||
| Industry Reports | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||
| International Business | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||
| Investment Analysis | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||||
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| Local & Regional Business | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||
| Marketing/Market Research | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||
| Newspaper/Magazine Articles | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||||||
| Peer-reviewed /Scholarly Articles | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||||||||
| Small Business & Entrepreneurship | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||
| SWOT Analyses | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||||||
| Statistics | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||||
| Trade Data/Publications | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
| Highlighted link = top choice | ABI/Inform Complete | Accounting Research Manager (ARM) | BizMiner | Business Insights: Global | Business Source Complete | Checkpoint | DataCenter | LexisNexis | Mergent Intellect | Mergent Online | Morningstar | Passport | Small Business Resource Center | Statista | Wall Street Journal | |
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| Accounting & Tax | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||||
| Advertising | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||
| Economics | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||
| Entrepreneurship & Small Business | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||
| Finance | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||
| Information Systems | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||||||
| International Business | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||
| Legal | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||||||||||
| Management & Organizational Behavior | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||||
| Marketing | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
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