Research: Business Databases by Subject: Industries, Markets, & Products

Analysis & Overviews

Industry Survey Locator This link opens in a new window

Indexes the following industry reports:

MarketLine (formerly Datamonitor) Industry Profiles This link opens in a new window
First Research Industry Reports This link opens in a new window
Hoover's Industry Snapshots This link opens in a new window
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Mintel Academic This link opens in a new window
For instructions see the Mintel Graphing Tutorial.
NetAdvantage (S&P Global) This link opens in a new window

The databases listed below are not available in the Industry Survey Locator, but will be very helpful for finding information on technology and healthcare industries:

Frost & Sullivan This link opens in a new window
Frost & Sullivan is a well known information technology research and advisory company. Frost & Sullivan reports cover technology and market trends in various technology, energy and manufacturing related fields.
Gartner Research This link opens in a new window
Gartner, Inc. is a well-known information technology research and advisory company that provides insights to help clients make informed decisions related to information technology. Reports contain research findings and advice on technology markets, topics, and industries. Gartner Research is provided to the BU community through BU’s Information Services and Technology’s subscription. Log in to the website using your BU login name and Kerberos password.

Vault Online Career Library
Industry reports describe what it is like to work in business related industries. See ‘Industries & Professions’ tab for information on a broad range of industries. See ‘Guides’ tab for premium Industry & Company Guides.

Market Research & Statistics

Mintel Academic This link opens in a new window
Mintel reports provide information on markets for consumer products, travel, lifestyles, and leisure. Our subscription predominately covers products and markets in the United States. Each report combines data & analysis of the competitive landscape and consumer profiles. For instructions see the Mintel Graphing Tutorial.
For instructions see the Mintel Graphing Tutorial.
MRI-Simmons Catalyst (formerly MRI-Simmons Insights) This link opens in a new window
Contains detailed consumer product and media data collected from a national sample of U.S. consumers. Data includes: demographics, product usage and media exposure.
See University Reporter tutorial for instructions.
Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports This link opens in a new window
International market intelligence, trend analysis, and forecasts.

News

Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective This link opens in a new window
Provides articles detailing historical issues, trends and events in the history of business and industry.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
After doing your search, limit your results to trade publications by filtering your results in the green area above the page.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
Provides articles from vast numbers of newspapers and trade publications. Click on +”Source” and use drop down menu to find “Publications – By Industry”

Financial Times (FT.com)
For Questrom students: Click on link to establish an account; use a bu.edu email address. Once you create an account, go to FT.com and click on "Sign In" in the upper right hand corner to log in.

ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
After doing your search, limit your results to trade publications by selecting the gray tab above the page.