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Sample business plans
Industry and market reports

Industry and market data

Companies

Financial ratios

Financial data from public companies

Venture capital sources

Patents and intellectual property (IP)

Books

  
  

 

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Sample business plans
 


  • 32059
    Business Plans Handbook – Via Gale Group – Varies
    Includes templates for business plans for start-up companies in a wide range of U.S. industries

   Writing a business plan - SBA.gov

 

  Click the following link for a list of books on business plans - many of them are electronic; no trip to the library necessary.

 

 


Industry and market reports
 
  • 31420
    Frost & Sullivan – Varies
    Includes technical reports and market analysis on emerging, high-tech and industrial markets in 50 countries.
  • 32056
    Gartner – Varies
    Contains reports on the IT industry and the impact of IT on businesses. Search by market, topic, or industry.

    Click Tips for Gartner Alerts for help with Alert subscriptions.

  • 30974
    FirstResearch – Via ProQuest – Varies
    Includes industry reports for consumer products, technology, and most U.S. industries.
  • 31185
    Snapshots Series Industry Reports – Via ProQuest – Varies
    Country-focused industry overviews – market size, segments, share, forecasts and socio-economic data.
  • 6862
    Industry Surveys – Via NetAdvantage – Varies
    Includes reports for 52 global and U.S. industries. Focuses on mature industries with many public companies.
  • 30966
    Freedonia Industry Reports – Via ProQuest – Varies
    Includes reports for consumer products, manufacturing, health care and more. Includes forecasts. U.S. focus, some global.

 

 

 Industry and market data
 

 

   American FactFinder - U.S. Economic Census

 

   American FactFinder - U.S. Demographic Census

 

   Consumer Behavior 2011 - RKMA Market Research Report

 

   Leisure Market Research Handbook 2012-2013 - RKMA Market Research Report

 

   Lifestyle Market Analyst - Business & Government Information Library Call number HC79 .I5 L5

 

   Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics - Busienss & Government Information Library Call number HA203 .S66

 

  

  • 32920
    Simmons OneView – 2007-2009
    Includes consumer data on products, brand preference, attitudes and media

    Access is by username and password; see Library page in SimonExchange or call the Business Library desk: 585.275.4482.


 

 

 Companies
 
  • 30971
    Hoovers Company Records – Via ProQuest – Varies
    Company facts – financials, competitors, products and operations, key executives.
  • 32285
    PrivCo – Current
    Includes data on venture capital funding, mergers and acquisitions, and private company financial data.
  • 6647
    Million Dollar Database – Current
    Company directory for U.S. and global companies. Search by industry classification code (NAICS), size, and geographic location.

    Click the large "Continue" button to go into the database. This situation is temporary.
  • 6638
    Factiva – Via Factiva – Varies by publication
    Contains articles on business, news, and companies worldwide, current and historical financial quotes, and company profiles.
  • 6859
    NetAdvantage – Varies
    Industry and company reports and data. Includes “Industry Surveys”.

 

 


Financial Ratios
 
  • 30663
    Dun & Bradstreet - Key Business Ratios – Rolling 3 years of data
    Contains financial ratios for industries and services, arranged by NAICS and SIC industry codes.
  • 9762
    RMA eStatement Studies – Currrent
    Contains corporate financial ratios and other financial data aggregated by industry.

 

 Financial data from public companies
 
  • 6731
    Mergent Online – 1990 - current (financial data); 1996-current (Annual Reports and EDGAR)
    Financial data and company descriptions for U.S. and global public companies.
  • 6859
    NetAdvantage – Varies
    Industry and company reports and data. Includes “Industry Surveys”.
  • 6638
    Factiva – Via Factiva – Varies by publication
    Contains articles on business, news, and companies worldwide, current and historical financial quotes, and company profiles.

 

 

 


Venture capital sources
 

 


  • 32285
    PrivCo – Current
    Includes data on venture capital funding, mergers and acquisitions, and private company financial data.

   PWC MoneyTree - The PriceWaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. Only some parts of the data on this website are available for free (by region, by industry, by stage of development, summary report). The reports "By VC firm" and "By Investee Company" (the really interesting bits) are NOT available (sorry).


 

 

 

 Patents and intellectual property (IP)
 
  • 16073
    Google Patents – 1790 to current
    Patents and patent applications from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Has a thumbnail viewer for drawings.
  • 6833
    FreePatentsOnline – 1974 - current
    Full text and images of U.S. patents from 1974+, U.S. patent applications from 2001+, and European patents 2000+.
  • 6692
    USPTO Patent Database – 1790 - current
    Full text and images of U.S. patents.

 

 


Books
 

 

   What Every Engineer Should Know About Starting a High-tech Business Venture