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Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Prentice-Hall)
Includes ratios for over 175 industries compiled from IRS information.? You must know your NAICS code to use this source.  [more info]
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BizMiner (Brandow Company)
Provides industry research and data reports on more than 16,000 lines of business...  [more info]
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Business Guides (JMU Libraries)
Selected resources for business researchers at JMU.  [more info]
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Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Indexing and full text for periodicals and news sources covering all aspects of business.  [more info]
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COB 300 Guides (JMU Libraries)
Selected resources to support COB 300 business plan research.  [more info]
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Encyclopedia of American Industries (Gale)
Detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business.  [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (Gale)
Information about business segments that are pioneering new technologies, introducing break-through marketing strategies or implementing innovative means of serving new markets.  [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Global Industries (Gale)
Information on the world's most lucrative and high profile industries. Each entry covers size and economic/social impact of the industry; its organization and structure; its history and development; major countries and companies involved (including rankings); size and nature of the work force; and research.
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Encyclopedia of Products & Industries: Manufacturing (Gale)
Provides information on products and the relationships between products and their industries. Explores various aspects of a product, the manufacturers, suppliers, immediate and adjacent industries and markets. Emphasizes manufacturers of numerous durable goods such as tires, automobiles, appliances, business equipment, home furnishing and sporting goods.
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Gartner
Note: You will be asked to enter your JMU eID and password. Once you sign in with eid/password, please do NOT create an individual user account.  Contains full text Gartner Group research documents on information technology management.  [more info]
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IBISWorld
In-depth market research reports for more than 700 industries.    [more info]
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Manufacturing & Distribution USA (Gale)
Statistics on more than 600 SIC and NIACS classifications in the manufacturing, wholesaling and retail industries. Information is compiled from the most recent government publications and includes projections, maps and graphics.
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Mergent Horizon (Mergent)
Mergent Horizon allows users to find, filter and organize information about companies and industries...  [more info]
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North American Industry Classification System (US Census Bureau)
Locate NAICS codes through keyword search. Browse the NAICS classification structure.  [more info]
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Passport GMID (Euromonitor)
Passport GMID is an online market research tool containing global information on consumer spending, industry information, country profiles, and much more.
Users will be asked to login with their JMU eid and password.  [more info]
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SBRnet
Sports Business Research Network focuses on the sporting goods and sports marketing industry.  
Sports Fan Market survey results are being posted around the site. Please view the Market Summary section for each sports category for survey data.  [more info]
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Standard Industrial Classification (US Dept. of Labor)
Locate SIC codes through keyword search. Browse the SIC classification structure.  [more info]
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ValueLine
Financial analysis on some 1,700 companies in nearly 100 industry sectors. Includes performance data and growth projections on stocks, mutual funds, options and other securities.  [more info]
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