Research Guides: Entrepreneurship Guide: Professor Gold: Databases

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How to Efficiently Frame Search Terms
Database Search Tips: Boolean operators from MIT Libraries

To find databases, go to the Library Home Page at http://lehman.edu/library

Business Insights
A fully integrated resource from Gale, bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides fulltext of 1,300 scholarly business journals covering management, marketing, banking and accounting. SWOT analyses available on companies by searching SWOT and company name.
Hoover's Online
Covers public, private, and international companies. Includes overviews, major industry trends, industry links, and IPO information.

Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure
Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Collection provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications that cover topics including the cultural and economic aspects of travel and tourism. The database offers current and relevant content that provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.
NAICS Codes
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

Entrepreneurship This link opens in a new window
Compilation of subject-appropriate periodicals focusing on various aspects of small business. Coverage is from 1980 to present.

Statista
Categorized into 21 market sectors, Statista.com provides access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.
Wall Street Journal via ProQuest
Full text of the Wall Street Journal from 2010 to present.
See Search Tip under tab for Newspapers.

SEC Filings (Edgar Database)
Search for SEC filings of publicly traded U.S. companies, and select international companies.