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BUS 3920: Careers in Business II

Industry Research

Use First Research and Business Monitor International Business Reports to search for industry reports specifically.

To access industry reports within these sources:

•From the ABI/INFORM homepage, click on “Browse”
•Look under “Industry and Market Research” and select either First Research or Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports.
•Select a report for an industry area that interests you.

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You can also specifically search ABI/INFORM Collection’s Trade and Industry Reports.

To search this specific database, follow these steps:

•On the database homepage, click on “Change databases”
•Scroll down until you see ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry.  Click on the database name.
•You will be directed to the database homepage where you can enter your search terms.

Company Research

Use ProQuest Annual Reports Collection to view company profiles.  Browse by industry type or company name, which is a great way to get more information about a company.

To access ProQuest Annual Reports Collection, follow these steps:

•From the ABI/Inform Collection homepage, click on “Browse”
•Look under “Company Reports”
•Click on “ProQuest Annual Reports Collection”

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If you know the name of a company you’d like to research or have a NAICS Code for your industry, you can search that under the Advanced Search to view company profiles.