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Getting Started- Industry Codes

To start your market research, you must identify the industry codes that your market uses. You'll use this information to conduct market research within our databases.

U.S. Small Business Administration- https://www.sba.gov/
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)- https://www.naics.com/ (US ONLY)
SIC (Standard Industrial Classification, OSHA's codes with align with NAICS codes)- https://siccode.com/
International Codes- There's a number of codes, depending on the country. Here is a list of international classification systems

Company Information

Use these resources to find information on specific companies.

ABI/INFORM- Look up company/organization
Edgar Company Filings (SEC.gov)- Use this site to access the public financial reports filed by companies
Gale Business Insights- Browse or search for the company

Industry Reports & Research

ABI/INFORM- Search by NAICS code
Plunkett Reports (Gale Business Insights)- Search by NAICS code
MarketLine Industry Reports (Gale Business Insights)
U.S. Department of Commerce- https://www.commerce.gov/data-and-reports
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce- https://www.bea.gov/

Demographic Research & Market Segmentation

CENSUS- https://data.census.gov/- This website contains a vast amount of raw data as well as numerous topical datasets, compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. You can look at a multitude of demographic facets, compile your own reports, refine your search by region, and so much more!
1. Census Business Builder- This tool allows you to research industries within a specific region and look at the demographic information available related to that industry in that region.
2. Narrative Profiles- These reports are compiled based on the American Community Survey 5-year estimates. They give key demographic information within 18 topic areas.
U.S. Data- https://www.usa.gov/statistics- In addition to census data, this website has tons of information and statistics on many topics.
Pew Research- https://www.pewresearch.org/- Pew has compiled a large collection of studies on a wide variety of topics. Everything from how Gen Z'ers use social media to U.S. workers' job satisfaction can be found here.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics- https://www.bls.gov/- This website has all of the U.S. labor statistics, which can be filtered by region, industry, etc.

Management Databases

ABI/INFORM - Covering business and management topics, this resource contains full-text journals and much sought-after titles from the business press as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports.
Business Insights: Essentials - Find company fundamentals and investment research reports; industry rankings, profiles, market share data, company histories, and more.
ATTN: if the direct link does not work. click on "Search for another location" DO NOT use New York State Library access option.

Management Journals

Harvard Business Review - Written for upper level management. Presents analysis of management problems and helpful commentary on advanced thinking and practice in all fields of management and administration.
Human Resource Management Review
International Journal of Human Resource Management - Focuses on the expanding role of strategic human resource management in a fast-changing global environment.
Journal of Business Research
MIT Sloan Management Review - Refereed articles, commentary and reviews by management academics, consultants and practitioners on what's most useful in current management theory and practice and cross-functional perspectives on management issues written for professional managers.

Generative AI Tools

Keenious - Keenious is a new type of academic search engine that recommends relevant research papers by analyzing your document with powerful artificial intelligence algorithms.
- Get started by viewing the Keenious Tutorial: Approximately 5 minutes
JSTOR's Interactive Research Tool - JSTOR's new Generative AI-powered interactive research tool can provide a new way to engage with content, find related sources, and explore additional avenues of inquiry.
- Get started by viewing the JSTOR Basics Tutorial: Approximately 5 minutes
- Get familiar with the new AI powered assistant by viewing the Interactive Research Tool Tutorial: Approximately 7 minutes