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Data Sources

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is a leading provider of market and consumer data. Statista provides access to statistics and forecasts on 80,000 different topics from more than 22,500 sources.
Sage Data [formerly Data-Planet Statistical Datasets] This link opens in a new window
Sage Data (formerly Data-Planet Statistical Datasets) is a web-based research solutions tool that provides fast and easy access to data from licensed and public domain datasets. It provides easy access to an extensive repository of standardized and structured statistical data.
EASI Market Planner - part of Sage Data (formerly Data-Planet Statistical Datasets) This link opens in a new window
Easy Analytic Software Inc. (EASI) is a New-York based software engineering and statistical modeling firm that specializes in consumer demographics. Using input data from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Mediamark, EASI develops model-based indicators of the demographic characteristics, consumer spending, and behavior patterns for a wide range of geographic areasState, counties, census tracts, and block groups.
SimplyAnalytics [Create an individual account for both on- and off-campus access] This link opens in a new window
SimplyAnalytics is a mapping, analytics, and data visualization application with 100,000+ data variables, including: demographic data from the US Decennial Census and the American Community Survey (ACS), consumer spending data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX), and D&B's Premium business directory providing access to over 30 million detailed US business profiles.

Business Data Sets [Library Guide]
A guide to the USF Libraries resources on business data sets.

Market Research

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
IBISWorld provides reports for all of the 723 US industries enabling research on the entire sector of the U.S. economy. Information is updated every four months, ensuring the latest information. Reports are divided into three searchable modules: industry market research; company research, and business environment. Market research reports contain trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors and industry growth rates.
Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window
Mintel Reports is a unique resource, offering access to hundreds of consumer market and industry reports worldwide. Every report contains a comprehensive overview of the market size, including a five-year forecast, brand share, category trends, consumer attitudes and behaviors, and analysis on what’s working, what’s not working, and what’s coming next.

Journal Articles & More

ABI/INFORM Global This link opens in a new window
Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Search nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more
Access World News This link opens in a new window
Access world news from NewsBank provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 500 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues.
Business Insights: Essentials [Gale] [formerly Business & Company Resource Center] This link opens in a new window
Business Insights: Essentials is the improved version of Business & Company Resource Center, including all the same functionality and detailed information, as well as enhanced content and updated interface. It provides company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and industry news and information. -- Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Business Source Premier is one of the definitive scholarly databases in the field of business due to its depth and coverage. The database provides full text articles, including peer reviewed journals. Full text coverage dates vary, but some go back to the first issue of the journal.

ESG and CSR

CSRHub
CSRHub provides access to corporate social responsibility and sustainability ratings and information for over 17,000 companies from the U.S. and around the world. REQUIRES AN ACTIVE USF EMAIL TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT.
Mergent Market Atals
Market Atlas provides tools for both interactive online research and easy predefined report access. These tools and reports are reflected across multiple product modules including Company, Sustainability, Industry, Country and Economic analysis. View ESG Ratings measuring a company's Environmental, Social, and Governance risk. Ratings represent an overall Rating that breaks down into underlying Pillar and Theme Exposures and Scores. Pillars and Themes built on over 300 individual indicator assessments that are applied to each company's unique circumstances.
MSCI ESG Direct
Comprehensive research database for measuring the ESG (Environmental, Social Governance) performance of corporations. Global coverage; also includes tearsheets, company reports, filter and screening tools, peer comparisons, and portfolio monitoring.

External Resources and Organizations

Our World in Data
comprehensive online resource that provides data and research on some of the world's most pressing issues. It is a project of the Global Change Data Lab, a nonprofit organization. The website aims to increase understanding of global problems and drive informed action by disseminating high-quality data and research.
UNICEF
Economic and social statistics on the countries and territories of the world, with particular reference to children’s well-being.

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Citing Business Resources [Library Guide]
Library Guide to citing various types of business resources in ALA and MLA formats.
Marketing [Library Guide]
Subject guide to marketing resources offered by the USF Libraries

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