Entrepreneurship Research

The Euromonitor passport provides details statistics on market segment and products across the globe. Select Industry segment, Analysis, Country or region. Display the statistics  and use the tap for detailed analysis of distribution channels, market share, trends , etc  for the products 

• Euromonitor Passport

The Euromonitor passport provides details statistics on market segment and products across the globe. Select Industry segment, Analysis, Country or region. Display the statistics  and use the tap for detailed analysis of distribution channels, market share, trends , etc  for the products 

• globalEDGE: Your source for global business knowledge 

This a portal from the Center for International Business Education and Research, Michigan State University. Provides a rich source of information and data for international business and country studies. It includes access to over 5,000 Internet resources with annotations. Free registration available to students and academics. 

• Statista  

Statista is a statistics portal, providing data and facts on diverse topics. It is categorized into over 21 market sectors, and provides access to relevant and quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets. The Industry Dossier data (when available) will provide detailed industry data. 

• Market Potential Index    

This a market potential ranking study covering about 87 countries. It provides guidance to the U.S. companies that plan to expand their markets internationally.

• Uniworld

A global directory in which every company within the database has at least one foreign subsidiary.  Finds both US firms operating in foreign countries, and foreign firms operating in the US.  Searchable on criteria including: industry, employee count, revenue, etc.  Uniworld also features a "career postings" search option, which is a yes/no indicator that the company has a link on its own website for its own career opportunities. 

Use the databases to research opportunities within an industry. Opportunity can be found in many ways. It could be on product improvement, channels of distributions and logistics for the product. Trends and forecasts  for the products or industry. It could also be on the weakness of a competitor as well. Use search terms such as (forecast or trends ) AND your product.  Example: " Trends and iPhones"

You can gain insight on how a company operates. Look at the important SEC filings from the company such as 10K Report, Annual Reports , 10 Q Reports, etc.  In the 10K Report, look at (ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS and ITEM 1. BUSINESSES) for details of how the company operates and business segments. These sections will provide details on the operational decisions and strategies of the company.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issues Economic News Releases. This one relates to Metropolitan Area data on employment and unemployment. Mouse over the other tabs at the top of the BLS web page for information on other topics.

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2019 (and previous years)

Do a Control F (Find Command) and search for a word, e.g. "South" in the report to obtain data on the southern region.