Library Guides: ENGR 310: Entrepreneurial Leadership (Berks): Getting Started

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IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Provides full text industry reports, U.S. industry risk rating reports, & information on publicly traded U.S. companies. Also contains economic & demographic profiles.

IBISWorld provides over 700 full-text industry reports, 700 US industry risk rating reports, and information on over 8000 Publicly Traded US Companies as well as hundreds of economic and demographic profiles.
Mergent First Research This link opens in a new window
Reports by industry and geographic region.

Provides profiles of over 900 industry segments.
Key Business Ratios This link opens in a new window
Best for identifying financial ratios by industry.

Key Business Ratios on the Web provides access to industry financial norms and ratios. These industry benchmarks are compiled from Dun & Bradstreet's database of public and private companies.

EDGAR Company Search Page
Covers all publicly-traded companies, foreign and domestic. Contains all reports required by the SEC.

MergentOnline (company information) This link opens in a new window
Full-text information on U.S. and non-U.S. public companies with detailed business descriptions, corporate histories, and financial statements.
Access the Industry Analysis tab to retrieve industry reports, including business environment scans, industry performance and leading companies, investment and R&D, and trends outlook.

MergentOnline (formerly FISonline) is a subscription-based service offering information on over 15,000 U.S. public companies and 30,000 non-U.S. public companies. MergentOnline is produced by Mergent, Inc., formerly known as Moody's). Mergent/Moody's is a publisher of detailed business descriptions, corporate histories and financial statements since 1900. The database also includes the Country Report module, a module that consists of the following resources: DnB Country Risk Profile, DnB Country RiskLine Report, and Mergent Country Profile.
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Best for finding financial and organizational data on privately held companies.

Provides data on over 100 million privately held companies.

Data.Census.Gov (was American FactFinder)
A resource from the U.S. Census Bureau to find information & statistics on the nation, states, and even zip code areas.

NBER Working Papers This link opens in a new window
Industry and economic white papers from the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Job profile website maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor. Profiles include information on salaries, expected job growth, etc.

APA Quick Citation Guide
Penn State guide for APA references with examples.
Citing Business Reports (APA)
Citing reports from business databases in APA Style.