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ABI/INFORM Collection

May 1, 2017

Business research from more than 3,000 academic / peer-reviewed journals, 2,000 trade publications, and 400 popular press business magazines. Topics covered include leadership, management, economics, banking, finance, accounting and much more.

In Addition non-journal material includes:

  • industry and market research reports (from publishers including Business Monitor International and First Research)
  • reports on the overall  business and economic climate in Countries (from publishers including Oxford Economics, Economist Intelligence Unit)
  • business dissertations
  • working papers

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23609445

BCC Research

May 1, 2017

BCC Research provides global market research reports. Reports are typically very detailed and cover market intelligence, five-year forecasting, statistical and analytical data, key players, market share, industry structure and dynamics, and technology trends and shifts. These reports can be well over 100 pages long.  Industries covered include:

Advanced Materials
Advanced Transportation Technologies
Biotechnology
Chemicals
Energy And Resources
Engineering
Environment
Food And Beverage
Fuel Cell And Battery Technologies
Healthcare
Information Technology
Instrumentation And Sensors
Manufacturing
Membrane And Separation Technology
Nanotechnology
Pharmaceuticals
Photonics
Plastics
Safety And Security
Semiconductor Manufacturing

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23609133

BizMiner

May 1, 2017

Provides detailed industry analysis and market research reports on more than 5,000 lines of business, as defined by NAICS codes, in national and local markets. Types of reports include:
-Industry Financial Profiles: average 15 pages and include financial statement data and more than 30 industry financial ratios both aggregate industry wide and segmented by sales volume .
-Market Research Reports average 10 pages and includes business and market trends, failure rates, sales per employee, and more for both U.S. national level and local level for 250 metro areas.

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23609018

Business Source Premier

May 1, 2017

Business Source Premier provides Indexing, abstracting and the full-text of articles from more than 1,700 popular press and trade publications, and from more than 1,800 peer-reviewed business journals. Topics covered include leadership, management, economics, banking, finance, accounting and much more. Coverage varies depending on journal, in many cases back to the first issue published of a journal. This resource is the only place to find the full-text and/or “page image” of articles from the Harvard Business Review.

In Addition there is full text of non-journal content that includes 2,200+ market research reports, 18,000+ industry reports, 1,600+ country reports, 17,000+ company profiles, 3,000+ SWOT analyses, 6,000+ executive interviews, 900+ books, and 1,300+ working papers.

 

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23609080

FactSet (Kenan-Flagler Only)

May 1, 2017

Factset is a complete solution for real-time analytics, research, and market data. FactSet’s business is built on the creative use of technology and dedication to client service. Their tools enable UNC Kenan-flagler students  to control and customize data and they are considered to be the gold standard in the financial industry.

Special Note: Because of License Restrictions, FactSet access is limited to computers in the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Capital Markets Lab (room 2550) in the McColl Building. .

UNC Kenan-Flagler Capital Markets Lab

GlobalData (includes Product Launch Analytics)

May 1, 2017

More than just a new name, new data is included such as company, consumer, product, market and country specific “Insight” and analysis for consumer packaged goods. The former Product Launch Analytics database contains Information on new consumer packaged goods with more than one million new skus for new foods, beverages, health & beauty aids, household, pet and tobacco products from around the world. More than 20 searchable data fields per report help you track launches by brand and product name, manufacturer, product category, health claim, flavor, ingredient and more. Mixing and matching these characteristics creates thousands of search possibilities. View full color product photos, run statistical reports, scan breakthrough innovations and hyperlink to manufacturer websites.

 

Special Note: Users may register using a UNC email address to create a “personal workspace” that allows for saving searches.

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23609106

IBISWorld Industry Reports

April 28, 2017

IBISWorld covers more than 700 U.S. industries, as defined by 5-digit NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes. Each 30-40 page report covers industry conditions and performance, key sensitivities and success factors, segmentation, size, trends, and outlook.
UNC also has access to the Specialized, Niche, and Emerging Industry Report collection with 530+ reports, the Global Industry reports with collection 70+ Reports, and the China Industry Reports collection with 200+ reports.
Each IBISWorld report is updated every 4 to 6 months.
At this time UNC-Chapel Hill does not subscribe to the Business Environment module.

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23608816

Mintel Academic

April 28, 2017

The reports cover a variety of sectors including consumer goods, travel and tourism, financial industry, internet industry, retail, and food and drink. Reports discuss market drivers, market size and trends, market segmentation, supply structure, advertising and promotion, retail distribution, consumer characteristics, and market forecasts. Most of the reports are for the USA and  China. Once a product category is chosen, one can use the drop down box in the upper right to choose a country.

Special Note 1: Report sections may be saved or printed out section-by-section, or multiple sections (even from different reports) may be saved into the ‘report basket’ and saved from there as a single merged file

Special Note 2: Users must agree to the Mintel Academic Conditions of Use before entering the database.

Special Note 3: Users may but are not required to create an account profile. Creating an account profiles allows users to save searches and set up email alerts when new reports are published.  Click on “create profile” then “sign in” to access the reports. You are only required to enter your name and email,(not class etc). Please be sure to “sign out” of your profile when finished. (source Davis Library)

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23608534

Euromonitor Passport

April 28, 2017

A great source for analysis and statistics on industries, markets, and countries from Euromonitor contains historical data starting in 1995 and 5 years of forecasts of market size (units and value) data for 330 consumer products in many countries.

Euromonitor Passport also contains

Historical and forecast economic, demographic and marketing statistics from 1977 to 2020.

Historic and forecasts of consumer lifestyle statistics including disposable income, consumer expenditure trends, eating and drinking habits, home ownership statistics and health data for 71 countries.

Key political and economic indicators for 205 countries.

More than 4,500 industry and market reports on global and country levels.

Special Note: Because of our license agreement, you will be asked for your UNC Onyen and password every time you use GMID, both on and off campus.

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23608535

ProQuest Business Market Research Collection

April 28, 2017

​Conduct company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research with information from these sources:

  • Hoover’s Company Profiles: profiles of more than 40,000 global companies. Information typically includes location, officers, competitors and for publicly traded companies financial information.
  • OxResearch: research on economic and political conditions and developments from researchers at Oxford and other leading universities and Think Tanks.

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23808292

SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network)

April 28, 2017

SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network) provides market research and industry news for the sporting goods and sports marketing industries, covering 40 different sports. It includes full-text articles, links to over 10,000 sports organizations, sport participation summaries for the American population, and a Brand Share Index, which details brand preferences and demographics of followers of different sports and individual teams. (Source: Davis Library website)

Formerly known as SMA (Sports Market Analytics)

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23608539

Statista

April 28, 2017

Statista includes information on indusstries and products from more than 10,000 business and public information sources including trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources covering more than 600 industries. Statista includes more than 3,000 market studies; and 1,000 industry reports from Statista’s own analysts.

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23609075