Peer Research Adviser
Peer Research Adviser
Recommended databases
- American Productivity & Quality Center This link opens in a new windowContent types: A non-profit organization that provides data about benchmarking, best practices, and process and performance improvement to support decision-making about Supply Chain Management in organizations. Note:Users must register individually using their JMU email.
Dates covered: Current
Business plan applications: Operations & Supply Chain Management
- BizMiner This link opens in a new windowContent type(s): Industry financial benchmarks on more than 16,000 lines of business in national and local markets.
Dates covered: Most recent 5 years
Business plan applications: Finance & Marketing - Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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Content types: Peer-reviewed journals, industry and market research reports, magazines, news sources, SWOTS
Dates covered: 1922-present
Business plan applications: Operations & Supply Chain Management & Marketing
- Data Axle Reference Solutions This link opens in a new windowContent types: Directory of U.S. businesses searchable by NAICS code and/or geography (U.S. City, State, Zip code) .
Dates covered: Current
Business plan applications: Marketing & Finance
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowContent type(s): Analyst reports with forecasts and key statistics on more than 700 U.S. industries.
Dates covered: Current
Business plan applications: Finance, Marketing, and Operations & Supply Chain Management - Insider Intelligence This link opens in a new windowContent type(s): Market data, statistics, and analyst reports on the Internet, e-business, digital marketing, media, and emerging technologies.
Dates covered: Current
Business plan applications: Marketing
- Mintel Academic This link opens in a new windowContent types: Market research reports, data and forecasting for consumer industries in the U.S.
Dates covered: Current
- O*NET OnLineContent type(s): The primary source for occupational information in the United States. Provides specific descriptions about more than 1,000 occupations, including duties, skills, and wages.
Dates covered: Varies
Business plan applications: Management
- PrivCo This link opens in a new windowContent type(s): Business and financial research on non-publicly traded companies, including family-owned, private equity-owned, venture-backed, and international unlisted companies.
Note: Users will need to register for an academic account using their JMU email address
Dates covered: Current. Limited historical data.
Business plan applications: Finance - ProcurementIQ This link opens in a new windowContent type(s): Analyst reports that assist with buying decisions in supply chains and sourcing.
Dates covered: Current
Business plan applications: Operations & Supply Chain Management and Marketing - ProQuest SciTech Collection This link opens in a new window
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Content type(s): Scholarly articles, trade journals, and dissertations on science and technology topics. Useful for learning about materials or processes for manufacturing your product
Dates covered: 1693-present
Business plan applications: Operations & Supply Chain Management
- Statista This link opens in a new windowContent type(s): Statistics, charts, and dossiers covering brand shares in global markets, industries and societal topics.
Dates covered: Varies
Business plan applications: Finance and Marketing - Scopus This link opens in a new windowContent types: Abstracts and citations for peer-reviewed journals that might discuss how to manufacture products.
Dates covered: 1966-present
Business plan applications: Marketing and Operations & Supply Chain Management
- ThomasNetContent type(s): A directory of U.S. suppliers. Use it to search by the components or materials your product will need, like Lithium Batteries or Polyurethane
Dates covered: Varies
Business plan applications: Operations and Supply Chain Management
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