Anne Graf
Welcome
Getting started on a new business venture requires a lot of research and information about your potential consumers, competitors, industry, and more. Use this guide to find resources for:
- Best bets for business, market, and startup research (below)
- More resources for business, demographic, and regional research
- A Venture Financing 101 resource guide
For more help, use the contact information on this page to email or schedule an appointment.
Best Bets
- Mintel Market Reports This link opens in a new windowDemographic and psychographic consumer research, sales data and market information.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowSearchable, downloadable datasets across topics, including media, business, politics, society, technology, and education.
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowResearch reports for all NAICS industries including trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors, and industry growth rates and forecasts.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowArticles for business, marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. Also includes financial and investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses.
- MarketScope Advisor This link opens in a new window
Contains detailed descriptions of companies, industries, and mutual funds; company information includes a description of the company, stocks & bond issues, earnings estimates, dividend and split history and more. Industry surveys cover industry trends, forecasts, major players and market share data, key ratios, and statistics.