Guides: Library Resources for TFNB Baylor Interns: Competition/Alliances

Competition/Alliances

ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Provides business information from scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, market research reports, dissertations, books, videos and more.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides access to full-text business journals and scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.

Mergent online
On the company profile page, click on the "competitors" tab to access the competitors list. This list contains company names, financial information, links to competitors' information page and competitor news items.
PrivCo
Database of financial data on major privately-held companies. Includes private financials and revenues; private M&A deals and deal multiples, private firm valuations, VC funding, private equity deal history; and private and family ownership data.

ProQuest Asian & European Business Collection This link opens in a new window
The Asian & European Business Collection provides information on companies, economies, and markets as well as international trade and overall business conditions throughout these regions.
Reference Solutions This link opens in a new window
Provides directory information on U.S. business and residential listings.
Standard & Poor's netadvantage This link opens in a new window
Provides online access to major publications and company information from Standard and Poor's.

U.S. Census Bureau
Through the U.S. Census Bureau, you can gain access to resources such as the Economic Census American Community Survey Statistical Abstracts of the United States and more.

Young Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur's Reference Guide to Small Business Information
A guide developed by the Library of Congress. The call numbers listed in this guide will sometimes be different from call numbers in Baylor's Moody/Jones Libraries. Check OneSearch to see if we own the book and what the call number would be.
Small Business Administration

Texas Industry
The Texas Industry Profile site provides industry-based information and regional analysis tools to assist local economic development professionals to better understand and clearly describe the Texas regional industry structure and workforce dynamics.
BizStats

The following are sources for SWOT analyses or other information which sets a company apart from its competition.

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides access to full-text business journals and scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.

BizMiner
Offers industry financial analysis benchmarks for business and industry market trends.
IBISWorld
Reports in the areas of Industry Market Research, Global Industry Research, industry risk ratings, Business Environment and China Industry Reports.
Key business ratios
Provides selected industry ratios in three major areas: solvency, efficiency, and profitability. Users can search by various means, including SIC code, line of business, asset range, and year. Data can be exported to a spreadsheet for further analysis.