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Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Prentice-Hall)
Includes ratios for over 175 industries compiled from IRS information.... [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 Plans Handbook (All Volumes) (Gale)
Contains sample small business plans, including statements of mission, competition, suppliers... [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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Compustat North America (Wharton Research Data Services)
The WRDS interface is being updated 12/15/09. To begin using it, please click here. You will be prompted for your JMU email address.  Access Compustat data through WRDS(Wharton Research Database Service) [more info]
Corporate Affiliations (Lexis Nexis)
Search through thousands of companies worldwide to find out about the latest mergers, top executives... [more info]
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eMarketer
eMarketer reports contain data from market research firms, government, nonprofit and academic organizations along with analysis. [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]
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. [more info]
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.   [more info]
Gartner
Contains full text Gartner Group research documents on information technology management... [more info]
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How Products Are Made: An Illustrated Guide to Product Manufacturing 7th ed. (Gale)
Provides information on the manufacture of a variety of items, from everyday household products to heavy machinery... [more info]
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IBISWorld
IBISWorld is a collection of Industry Market Research reports of over 700 United States industries... [more info]
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LexisNexis Country Profiles
Search for country-specific news, information and advisories on business opportunities, risk management and economics... [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. [more info]
MarketResearch.com Academic
MarketResearch.com Academic provides thousands of full-text market research reports... [more info]
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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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Mergent Online (Mergent)
Mergent contains U.S. and international publicly-held company data and reports... [more info]
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North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau)
 Locate NAICS codes through keyword search. Browse the NAICS classification structure. [more info]
SBRnet
Sports Business Research Network focuses on the sporting goods and sports marketing industry... [more info]
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Standard Industrial Classification (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
 Locate SIC codes through keyword search. Browse the SIC classification structure. [more info]
STAT-USA (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
An online service of recent international trade information... [more info]
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ValueLine
ValueLine continuously analyzes and reports on companies in about 95 industries... [more info]
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