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The Business Market Research Collection allows you to conduct company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research with information from these sources: Hoover's Company Profiles - covering 40,000 global public and non-public companies including financials, competitors, officers, and more; OxResearch - succinct articles covering regional economic and political developments of significance; US and Worldwide Industry & Market Reports from Barnes Reports - covering global industries in depth; and Snapshots - market research overviews on 40+ industries and 40 countries.

About Each Collection

Hoover's Company Profiles

Featuring profiles of more than 40,000 companies, 600 industries, and 225,000 key executives, Hoover's Company Records provides easy access to the most thorough and up-to-date business information available. This comprehensive database gives users the whole picture, including:

  • Company overview
  • Company history
  • Officers and board members
  • Competitors
  • Products and operations
  • Auditors
  • Rankings
  • Related industry information
  • Historical financials

Subject coverage

  • Company overview
  • Company history
  • Officers and board members
  • Competitors
  • Products and operations
  • Auditors
  • Rankings
  • Related industry information
  • Historical financials
  • Industry analyses

 

OxResearch 

This database provides succinct analytical articles covering world and regional economic and political developments of major significance. It evaluates issues and events within a coherent political, social and economic framework. Additionally, it contains objective, multi-disciplinary articles compiled by an extensive international network of over 1,000 faculty members at Oxford and other leading universities around the world, as well as think-tanks and institutes of international standing.

 

US and Worldwide Industry & Market Reports from Barnes Reports 

Barnes Reports publishes thousands of U.S. and Worldwide reports on hundreds of industries each year. The major industry report categories are:

  • Construction Industries (NAICS 23)
  • Manufacturing Industries (NAICS 31)
  • Wholesale Industries (NAICS 42)
  • Retail Industries (NAICS 44)
  • Transportation & Warehousing (NAICS 48)
  • Information Industries (NAICS 51)
  • Finance & Insurance Industries (NAICS 52)
  • Real Estate Industries (NAICS 53)
  • Professional Services (NAICS 54)
  • Administrative Services (NAICS 56)
  • Educational Services (NAICS 61)
  • Health Care Services (NAICS 62)
  • Arts & Recreation Services (NAICS 71)
  • Accommodations & Food Svcs (NAICS 72)
  • Other Services (NAICS 81)

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Off Campus Access

Remote (off campus) access to the FDU databases is available only to FDU students, faculty, and staff.

To access a database from off campus, select it from the library's A-Z Databases List. You will be prompted for your FDU NET ID and password. Upon verification you will be given access to the database. 

 

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