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Update 06/2025: During summer sessions, in person office hours are not available. Please schedule a virtual appointment above!
Walk-in to meet our Business Reference Associate on Wednesdays from 1:00PM to 3:00PM in Walter Library's Toaster Innovation Hub. Ask for help with resumes, cover letters, business articles, business data, marketing reports, and a lot more.
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Frequently used databases
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Videos and Tutorials
Explore user guides and how-to video tutorials for specialized business databases
Business Homepage
Business Resources
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Company InformationFind company directories and profiles, financial information and ratios, supply chain and procurement, along with analyst and equity reports.
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Industry Information SourcesFind industry overviews and reports that include forecasts, market trends, key players, financial ratios and benchmarks, SWOT analysis, and information on industry conditions.
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Market Research DatabasesFind market research reports that provide research on on market size, share, and other emerging market trends along with consumer product intelligence, brand strategies, consumer demographics and surveys.
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Finance and Equity ResourcesFind market equity data, business ratios, corporate financial data, and much more with these valuable financial resources.
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Business News and Scholarly ArticlesFind article databases and news aggregates for information from thousands of popular press magazines, business publications, academic journals, and newspapers. Articles are available as PDFs, text versions, and some individual subscriptions.
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Business Data and Economic StatisticsFind statistical data on business ownership, executive information, and economic time series data sets. Also included are resources to find business and economic data for Minnesota, along with other government economic and political risk data.
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Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration TransitionThis guide will point to resources that identify and track steps taken by the Trump administration and Congress to scale back or eliminate access to federal government information. It also provides links to groups performing data and website rescue.
Events
The Toaster Innovation Hub Events
We have Office Hours! Come into the Toaster on Wednesdays 1:00PM to 3:00PM to sit down with the Business Reference Associate with your questions. See the schedule here. These are walk-in hours, so no appointments necessary.