This guide is meant to help you complete the Business Plan or Business Proposal assignment in GAD 250. In addition to learning about the business plan and proposal writing, this assignment will give you a foundation in business research. As the Business Librarian, I am here to support you in the College of Business as a student.
Provides business reports in industry market research, industry risk ratings, company research, global industry research, and economic and demographic data. Excessive downloads from IBISWorld will trigger an access block. Please be judicious.
Provides real-time access to directory information for 10.5 million businesses. Locate every business in the U.S. by company name, location, or type of business. In addition to contact information, ReferenceUSA provides full corporate affiliation linkage, multiple contact names, FAX and toll free numbers, single point mapping, and credit ratings.
Index, abstracts, and full text covering scholarly business journals, business and industry news on management, economics, marketing, finance, accounting, international business and much more.
Library database with scholarly business research articles, as well as industry and business news. Use "all text" search from the drop down box for more precise keyword searching.
This publication includes useful summaries of new innovations and research that can be used as potential solutions for your problems. It could be seen as 'recommended' reading for business professionals.
Database searching interface for the Wall Street Journal. Premier business news.
The Michael Schwartz Library and the Wall Street Journal have partnered to provide a complimentary subscription to all current Cleveland State University students, faculty and staff. Subscribers will have full digital access to wsj.com and the Wall Street Journal app and can access through those services after registering.
Activate your complimentary subscription now by visiting https://www.wsj.com/clevelandstate using your CSU credentials and following the instructions.
Search for articles on your industry and company. Occasionally you can locate SWOT reports on your company as well. You can limit to industry publications by selecting Trade Publication from the source type options.
Contains full text articles from the Wall Street Journal from January 2, 1984 through today's issue. Available via a complimentary subscription to all current Cleveland State University students, faculty and staff. Activate your subscription using your CSU credentials and following the instructions.
The Michael Schwartz Library and the Wall Street Journal have partnered to provide a complimentary subscription to all current Cleveland State University students, faculty and staff. Subscribers will have full digital access to wsj.com and the Wall Street Journal app and can access through those services after registering.
Activate your complimentary subscription now by visiting https://www.wsj.com/clevelandstate using your CSU credentials and following the instructions.
IBISWorld industry reports will provide an overview of the industry, how it works, internal trends and external factors, as well as statistics regarding industry revenue, product/service and customer segmentation, major company market share, and other useful information.
Use keywords like consumer, customer, audience, target market, etc. along with keywords related to your industry, product/service offering, or company.