Business Information Sources Dolly Borsato-Vassal May 17, C.B. “Bud” Johnston Library
Which databases to use for your research How to use the Library Web Site How to Get Help (even when we aren’t open)
Annual Reports Mergers & Acquisitions Historical Info Stock prices Currency Info Commodity Info Canadian & Int’l Country Info PESTLE reports NAICS & SIC codes Types of Information Available through the Business Library Comparative Info Private Company Info Statistics Ratios Stock Exchange Info News Marketing & Industry Reports Analyst Reports SWOT analysis
ProQuest Business/Economics Business Source Complete LexisNexis Factiva General News Databases
Economist Intelligence Unit 1.World Competitiveness Yearbook 2.Global Competitiveness Report EMIS Intelligence Business Monitor MarketLine Advantage COUNTRYCOUNTRY World Bank eLibrary
Market Research Determine successful means by which you can identify, attract, and convince your customers Mintel + Mintel GMN eMarketer MarketLine Passport Print Measurement Bureau IBIS World Statista
consumer reports | in-depth lifestyle reports Personal registration requiredPersonal Registration Req’d
The Customer – By the numbers Find data on demographics, household spending habits by geographic regions Statistics Canada National Household Survey Statista Western Facts
The Companies Identify who is in the industry. Check out the competition PublicCompanies Thomson One Capital IQFactivaBloomberg Mergent Online MarketLine Analyst Reports Screening
Thomson One Use Internet Explorer Only
Capital IQ 8 general use terminals in Business Library – need to book them Accounts available for Finance Class members for specified time Periods
For company reports and stats use the Company search at the top of the page. For articles about companies search using the Free Text box or the Company button under Sources
SWOT analysis of companies. PESTLE analysis of countries. SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats PESTLE: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental
Private or Subsidiary Sources PrivCo Lexis Nexis Academic Company Dossier Mergent Intellect Angel Investing Venture Capital
LexisNexis Company Dossier
Bloomberg Bloomberg Video Getting StartedVideo In depth In depth Bloomberg help video (21 minutes)
Equities |(Companies) Equity Indexes ( TSX, S&P, world indexes) Exchange Rates Bonds (Corporate & Government) News Economic Statistics Futures and Options
Two Versions of Bloomberg 1) Menu Driven 2) Excel Menu driven or typed in symbol commands YELLOW keys at top of keyboard starting point for all searches (unless you know the keystroke commands) The green key is the ENTER button. Type the command and hit Make menu choices by number as required Two monitors so can do two types of searches simultaneously Help Guide: commonly used key commands
TIPS: 1) The GREEN MENU button takes you back a screen and the PAGE FWD and PAGE BACK move you within pages of results 2) Place the cursor in the TOP LEFT corner of either screen, type a term and then push the GREEN HELP key to lead you to the definition of the term or the code for the action 3) Peruse all areas of the screen 4) Any information in an orange highlighted area can be changed to suit your specific search requirements
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