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Business/ Entrepreneurship Databases
Below is a list of databases that help users research information about business, statistics, and journal articles.
- Business Insights: Global (Gale) This link opens in a new windowIncludes industry statistical data, academic and industry journal articles, global market research reports, company and country overviews, more than 1000 case studies, charting tools for economic and business analysis, business rankings, and associated news reports.
- Business Plans Handbook (Gale EBooks) This link opens in a new windowActual business plans compiled by and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure, and compose business plans.
- Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowMarket research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles, and full-text articles from more than 2,200 business journals.
- Data Axle Reference Solutions - (Was ReferenceUSA) This link opens in a new windowInformation available from this resource provides access to company name and phone number, address, key executives, SIC codes, employee size, sales volume, business expenditures, jobs and more.
- Economics & Theory (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive collection of academic journals, reports, news, and images supporting economics, business, and related fields including more than 23,000,000 full text articles.
- Entrepreneurship (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowIdeal for business schools and entrepreneurs, Small Business Collection is updated daily and provides insights, tips, strategies, and success stories.
- First Research (Mergent, Inc.) This link opens in a new windowFirst Research industry reports offer extensive industry research written from a objective business perspective to help you become a trusted industry advisor. Each report consists of key statistics and analysis on market and competitive landscape characteristics, operating conditions, business challenges, industry trends, current and historical industry growth, and more. Many reports also include a global industry analysis.
- Global Road Warrior (World Trade Press) This link opens in a new windowThis resource provides access to country information in various categories. Great database to learn about culture, business, government and other socio-economic information.
- Legal Information Source (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowConsumer reference books including publisher Nolo, full-text publications and thousands of legal forms.
- Mergent Intellect (Mergent, Inc) This link opens in a new windowProvides business information on North America, over 1000 industries segments, 454 million global businesses, residential/local businesses, and executive business information.
- Phoenix Business Journal & Book of Lists This link opens in a new windowThe latest copy of Phoenix business news & Book of Lists is located in the Career & College Resources section on the middle shelf. HF5068.P56 B66 (latest year)
- Regional Business News (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowRegional Business News Plus is an authoritative database providing full-text regional business publications, Includes full text coverage from several hundred U.S. and International newspapers as well as regional business publications, providing more than 60 million full text articles.
- Small Business Source (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowThis database offers readers a collection of state-specific resources supported with demographic data and other local information. Business video transcripts include interviews, "lessons learned" features, lectures and how-to video transcripts to help foster success in all aspects of managing a business. Videos are no longer available, only, video transcript PDFs. A renamed version of the Small Business Reference Center that is available through Explora, a research tool for schools and libraries 1-26-2025
- WESTLAW (Thomson Reuters) This link opens in a new windowThomson Reuters WESTLAW is the industry's most preferred online legal research service year after year. With Westlaw, you can find the legal information you are looking for quickly and confidently so you can build the strongest argument possible.
Business & Business Related Periodicals
Below are links to periodical databases concerning different business-related subjects.
Kenan Trends in Entrepreneurship Report
- 2022 Trends in Entrepreneurship ReportThe Trends in Entrepreneurship Report brings together expertise and data from academia, industry and policy to highlight relevant topics facing entrepreneurs and investors today. For the 2022 annual report, we invited researchers to submit trends based on their own emerging research. We welcomed submissions related to current topics in entrepreneurship, with a particular interest on trends related to funding; ecosystems; teams and talent; emerging technologies; and addressing diversity, equity and inclusion in entrepreneurship and small business.
Second Quarter 2024 Arizona Economic Forecast - June 2024
- Second Quarter 2024 Arizona Economic Forecast - June 2024The Arizona economy kicked off the new year in solid shape. The labor market has normalized somewhat, with quit and hire rates back to pre-pandemic levels and steady job gains. Even so, the state unemployment rate is near historic lows. Phoenix inflation has moderated and is below the national rate. Real income growth has accelerated but retail plus remote sales have lost momentum. The housing market remains stressed, with rising home prices and elevated mortgage interest rates taking a toll on housing affordability.