LibGuides: BUS 5995 Business Administration Project: Getting Started

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Subjects: Accounting, Business, Economics & Statistics, Management, Marketing

Useful Business Research Databases

BizMiner
Select industry and market for industry market profile and industry financial profile.
SimplyAnalytics
Use this database to get demographic, psychographic and behavioral information about customers and markets.
Statista
This database contains statistics and data that are useful for understanding products, customer needs and competitive landscape.
IBIS World
Search on company name or line of business to see industry reports.
First Research
Industry reports that include sample financials and helpful interview questions.
MarketLine
Search by company or industry to get industry overviews that include Porter's Five Forces analysis. Also includes graphs and charts for industry potential and economic indicators.
Business Source Premier
Great database for finding for Trade Publications in order to create a PESTLE analysis.
Company Profiles
Click on the link; Enter your company's name and click BROWSE
Mergent
Start typing your company name; Click on it when it comes up; Click Company Financials tab to get financials and ratios as well as detailed information about capital structure and supply chain, products and suppliers.
Business Insights
Easy to use database that gives you a wide range of information about a company. Allows you to cast a wide net and gather a great deal of information in one place. From financials to SWOT to market-share. Great all-rounder.
Guidestar
Use Guidestar to find financial disclosures filed by non-profits.

Company Websites

Company Websites are valuable source of information. Zero in on the section for Investors (usually called Investor Relations). This section will have annual reports, SEC filings and reports of earning in the form of conference calls or presentations.

SEC filings are the most important and useful portion of investor relations. These are compliance documents that detail firm performance and future viability. The documents you want to look for:

10K: This is the annual filing; Pay attention to Item 1, the business description and 1a, risk. Item 7 is also critical. This is called the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Performance and Results of Operations (MDA). Crucial to understand financial performance and operations
10Q: Quarterly filing. It 2a is the MDA for the quarter.
8-K: Irregular filing of an event that materially affects the value of the firm; Think of a press release on steroids!

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APA 7th Edition for Business Databases

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