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Industry Research

IBISWorld Industry Intelligence
Database of research, analysis, and risk information on over 1,450 US industries at the level where companies operate – hundreds with COVID-19 Impact Statements; from Water Supply & Irrigation Systems to Electronic Medical Record Systems to Food Trucks and just about everything in between.
Business Source Complete
EBSCO - (1922-current) Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more. 3,000+ active, full-text sources. Video from Associated Press. Includes Harvard Business Review.

The Company View component of Business Source Complete provides detailed company information for more than 1.1 million of the world’s largest public and private companies. Data includes financials, subsidiaries, products, employees, industry information and more.
ProQuest One Business
PROQUEST – Resources for business; includes trade publications, company overviews, industry overviews, country reports, business cases, ebooks, and videos.

Export.gov
U.S. government information collected from various agencies to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today’s global marketplace.

Mergent Archives
Includes "Who Owns Whom" (market analysis on over 1000 top industry segments), "Dunn & Bradstreet Country Insights" (political, economic & commercial information on over 130 countries) and "First Research Archives" (information on corporate family trees).

ProQuest One Business
PROQUEST – Resources for business; includes trade publications, company overviews, industry overviews, country reports, business cases, ebooks, and videos.

EDGAR
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Business Source Complete
EBSCO - (1922-current) Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more. 3,000+ active, full-text sources. Video from Associated Press. Includes Harvard Business Review.

The Company View component of Business Source Complete provides detailed company information for more than 1.1 million of the world’s largest public and private companies. Data includes financials, subsidiaries, products, employees, industry information and more.
Mergent Archives
Includes "Who Owns Whom" (market analysis on over 1000 top industry segments), "Dunn & Bradstreet Country Insights" (political, economic & commercial information on over 130 countries) and "First Research Archives" (information on corporate family trees).

Guidestar
A non-profit organization that compiles descriptions of and financial data on nonprofit organizations, including IRS tax forms, assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenditures. Free account registration required to view some information.
990 Finder
From the Foundation Center, which provides information on grant-funding and non-profit institutions.

Washington State Native Business Directory
The Spokane, Wash.-based Native Business Center operated by Sister Sky Inc. has launched the Washington State Native Business Directory to help drive awareness to Native-owned businesses in the state. The Washington State Department of Commerce funded the creation of the directory, which is being continually expanded. The Native Business Center team conducted outreach in June to the 29 federally recognized tribes to gather information on the Native-owned businesses, which run the gamut from art, food and beauty to construction, consultation and private investigation. At the start of August, the directory included information on 134 businesses.

NAICS ( North American Industry Classification System)
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) was used to identify North American industries starting in 1937. Last updated in 1987, it was replaced by NAICS in 1997.