The Business Information Playing Field
Accounting & Taxation
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Audit Analytics Access detailed audit information on over 1,500 accounting firms and 20,000 publicly registered companies. Our subscription includes the Audit + Compliance, and Corporate + Legal products.
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HeinOnline Full-text of law reviews, federal documents, and Supreme Court materials.
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Nexis Uni Full text of various newspapers, magazines, wire services, radio and TV transcripts.
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RIA Checkpoint (full access) Includes tax cases, codes and regulations, IRC publications and other tax documents and federal rulings and internal revenue bulletins. It also includes accounting standards and regulations from AICPA, FASB, GASB, IASB, PCAOB and the SEC reference library. Registration is required for access to RIA Checkpoint each semester. For use by current UConn faculty, staff, and students. Use your UConn email address. Access for UConn affiliates is not permitted.
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SSRN Access to article abstracts from scholarly journals covering various aspects of social science research. Users are encouraged to register for a free personal account at SSRN, in order to access the selected, freely available content.
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WRDS : Wharton Research Data Services Platform for accessing business data provided by the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Registration is required for access to WRDS. For current UConn faculty, staff, and students, register for a WRDS account. Use your UConn email address. Access for UConn affiliates is not permitted.
Company & Financials
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Bloomberg 20 terminals altogether. Contact the business librarian with your research needs to explore possibilities.
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S&P Capital IQ Contains deep information on companies, markets, and people worldwide, for both public and private capital markets. Screen using a combination of financial, qualitative, and event-driven criteria. Export to Excel, or pull your results using the Excel Plug-in.
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D&B Company Report via NexisUni Covers all company records under ICC. Coverage is from Aug 1997; published daily (Tue-Sat) and updated within 1 day.
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EDGAR (SEC Filings & Forms) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission database of filings of companies (10-K,10-Q, proxies, etc.) and mutual funds.
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Factiva Access to global news and business information articles.
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Fair Disclosure Wire via ABI/INFORM Contains event briefs and transcripts of analyst calls to executives of publicly traded companies. 2004–present.
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Hoover's Company Records via Nexis Uni The Hoover's Company Records - In-Depth Records Database contains information for >40,000 major public and private companies worldwide, including overviews and histories, up to 10 years of key financial and employment data, lists of products and key competitors, names of key officers, addresses, and phone and fax numbers. Coverage is from Feb 16, 2006; published weekly and updated within the day.
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NetAdvantage Financial information for thousands of US and global companies and includes access to Industry Surveys, Bond Reports, Stock Reports, Directory of Corporations, Register of Executives.
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PitchBook PitchBook is a data and research platform focused on private capital markets, providing detailed information on venture capital, private equity, and M&A transactions. Our subscriptions does not cover access via WRDS account. Exports are limited to a maximum of 10 rows per day / 25 rows per month of deal, fund, people, or entity data.UConn faculty and doctoral students can purchase additional data download capabilities of 10,000 rows of deal, fund, people or entity data per month (i.e. PitchBook Faculty Add-on seat). Please contact ermsupport@uconn.edu for more information or if you are interested.
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Preqin Pro Our subscription covers the following asset classes: private equity (Cash Flow module), venture capital, and private debt. Coverage includes details on investors, funds, fund performance, fund terms, portfolio companies, deals & exits, service providers, etc. Other modules (real estate, hedge funds, infrastructure, natural resources , secondaries) and ESG solutions are not part of our subscription. Registration is optional for access to Preqin. For current UConn faculty, staff, and students, request an academic account with your UConn email address using their chat service or email clientservices@preqin.com. Selected data (GPs, LPs, & deals) available via WRDS account too.
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ProQuest Annual Reports Collection via ABI/INFORM Digitized annual reports from top North American companies, 1910–2009.
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LSEG Workspace for Students Features global market data, historical and current company financials and filings, earnings estimates, M&A activity, equity, bond, loan deals, and more. Registration is required for access to Workspace. For current UConn faculty, staff, and students, register for an individual account. Use your UConn email address. After registration, you can access via the web or download & install the desktop application.
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WRDS : Wharton Research Data Services Platform for accessing business data provided by the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Registration is required for access to WRDS. For current UConn faculty, staff, and students, register for a WRDS account. Use your UConn email address. Access for UConn affiliates is not permitted.
Country & Economic
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Country Commercial Guides Reports on market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs prepared at U.S. Embassies worldwide by Commerce Department, State Department and other U.S. agencies' professionals. By the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
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Country/Territory Report via Business Source Complete Full-text country report with analysis of government stability, economic data and forecasts, and strengths and weaknesses of the business environment, published by IHS Global Insight (2008–2016), IHS Markit (2016–2022), and S&P Global (2022–), 2009–present. Updated monthly.
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EIU Country Data via ABI/INFORM Economic and business statistics for some countries are available in .XLSX. 2009–present. Updated monthly.
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Fitch Solutions Risk Reports via ABI/INFORM 2017–present. Updated yearly.
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Our World in Data Focuses on large problems: poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality
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Political Risk Yearbook via Business Source Complete Full-text country reports published by The PRS Group, Inc., 2009–present. Updated yearly.
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Statista Provides statistics on media, the environment, business and industry, sports, communication, politics, health care and more. Geographic coverage is worldwide, with particular emphasis on the United States, China, and European Union countries.
Industry Info & Market Research
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Argus Industry Review & Outlook via NetAdvantage – click on Research tab; search for keyword, check headline only; "Argus Industry Review & Outlook".
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Bizminer Detailed industry financials, ratios and market data for thousands of lines of business and industries across the USA.
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CFRA Equity Research via NetAdvantage – click on Research tab; under Contributors, select "CFRA Equity Research" and filter Report Type to Industry Overview.
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Gartner Market Analysis Gartner provides market data and analysis of key IT sectors and research and analysis of the impact of IT in Financial Services, Health Care, Government, Higher Education and Small and Medium sized business. For use by UConn Faculty, Students, and Staff Only. Access for UConn Affiliates is not permitted.
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IBISWorld Full-text of industry, company, and economic reports, covering over 700 U.S. industries. Reports include key statistics, market characteristics, segmentation, industry conditions, key factors, key competitors and outlook.
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Key Business Ratios Competitive benchmarking data in North America featuring 14 key business ratios for public and private companies in 800 lines of business.
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Markets and Markets Knowledge Store MnM KS focuses on B2B market research, producing industry and megatrends reports. Covered industries include aerospace, agriculture, automotive, banking, chemicals, energy, food, healthcare, ICT, packaging, retail, and semiconductor. Megatrends covered include 3D printing, artificial intelligence, big data & analytics, blockchain, connectivity, digitalization, Internet of Things, nano technologies, robotics, smart infrastructure, smart manufacturing, sustainability, and wearables.Notes: Reports are read-only. Researchers may download report charts and tables. Additional download options are available for faculty and staff.
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Mintel Reports Product and industry market research reports covering US and International marketplaces.
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RMA eStatement Studies eStatement Studies is a source of composite performance metrics derived directly from the financial statements of financial institutions' borrowers and prospects.
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Sports Market Analytics Access to market research and news on all aspects of sports industry including equipment sales, participation & attendance rates, consumer expenditures, sports facilities, licensing, TV & online media reports and trends.
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Statista Provides statistics on media, the environment, business and industry, sports, communication, politics, health care and more. Geographic coverage is worldwide, with particular emphasis on the United States, China, and European Union countries.
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PitchBook Market Analysis > see Market Size Estimates Research Center > Industry & Technology Research
News, Scholarly & Professional Business Literature
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ABI/INFORM Collection Includes articles, dissertations, news content and reports covering the various areas of business, advertising, insurance, public administration, real estate, and telecommunications
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Business Source Complete Comprehensive coverage of business journals. This resource uses EBSCO's unique business search interface.
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EconLit Article abstracts for international literature on economics covering economic development, fiscal and monetary theory, business and public finance, regional and urban economics.
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Factiva Access to global news and business information articles.
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Financial Times (FT.com) Registration is limited to UConn School of Business students, faculty, & staff. Funded by UConn School of Business.
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IDEAS Economics and finance research including working papers, articles and software code.
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The New York Times Registration is available to all UConn students, faculty, & staff at Storrs. Funded by UConn Undergraduate Student Government (USG).
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NBER Working Papers Working papers published by National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) researchers, intended for other professional economists.
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Nexis Uni Full text of various newspapers, magazines, wire services, radio and TV transcripts.
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O'Reilly for Higher Education Access to thousands of ebooks, case studies, tutorials, and videos in computer science, business, communication, and design. Select "not listed" when prompted to select institution and then enter UConn email address.
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SSRN Access to article abstracts from scholarly journals covering various aspects of social science research. Users are encouraged to register for a free personal account at SSRN, in order to access the selected, freely available content.
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Wall Street Journal Online Registration is available to all UConn students, faculty, & staff. Funded by UConn School of Business.
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Wall Street Journal Access to the current issues back to 1984 to the Wall Street Journal newspaper.
More Business Databases?
For a complete list of business databases, consult the Databases A-Z list.
