Business Starts and Failures
Research resources recommended by your librarian.
Articles
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FactivaNews articles from Wall Street Journal (Including WSJ Pro), newswires, and thousands of national and local newspapers, magazines, trade publications and transcripts. Also provides selected financial market data and company information.
Companies
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Capital IQ— Current GSB faculty, staff, full-time students (MBA, MSx, PhD): use SUNet ID to log into your account (First time users need to fill out this account request form. Usual vendor turnaround time is one to two weeks.)
From 6/30 to 8/31, students can only access the database via a shared account in Trader's Pit.
— Others: Access to the database in Trader's Pit of the Business Library
— Excel Plugin is available for current Stanford Community at Trader's Pit and RAIL Lab, 3F Bass Center
Provides financial information on companies, private equity, etc.
Quick Guide
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D&B HooversProvides overviews and profiles of millions of public and private companies around the world and allows you to build a custom list of companies. Includes basic financials and employee counts, key contacts, SWOT reports, the IT used by companies, and more.
200 simultaneous users
NOTE: In IE, do not turn on Compatibility View Mode.
Quick Guide
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Orbis(Alternative search interface: Mint Global)
Profiles public and private companies worldwide. Best for a small number of company or industry look-ups. For large-scale data, see Orbis (via WRDS)
Introducing the new Orbis interface
A video tour of the new interface
Your Librarian
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Statistical Sources
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YourEconomy.orgData created from the National Establishment Time Series.