Research Guides: Business: Business Homepage

Remote Help & Contact

Have business research questions? Ask us!

Contact the business librarians at busref@umn.edu for research help

Looking for in-depth help? Let's meet!

Schedule an appointment for a virtual meeting with a business librarian @ calendly.com/busref

Business News

Create personal subscription accounts and access full-text articles.

The Wall Street Journal
The Economist
Harvard Business Review
Access full articles from Harvard Business Review, including recent issues. Available through the EBSCO Business Source platform.

Financial Times (FT.com)
News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, a leading global business publication.

Current students, faculty, and staff must register and create personal accounts using University of Minnesota e-mail addresses at the link above. Once registered, you can use your account to log in to FT.com from anywhere on any device by clicking on the "Sign in" link in the upper right-hand corner.

Guest access for non-affiliated users is available at the CD-ROM workstation (computer ID: ULWILB-CRT8W52) located in the Smart Commons area of Wilson Library basement.

Frequently Used Databases

Business Source Premier
IBIS World (Business)
Statista
PitchBook

Each user must create a personal account while on campus using their valid @umn.edu e-mail address. Individual accounts must be reset every year on June 30th. Detailed instructions on how to create a personal account are available at:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bVUTN3pg0-aspINDAiFqQXyQEi9al5-_EqRaekqPneM/edit?usp=sharing

Walk in users please contact busref@umn.edu ahead of your visit to arrange for login access. Walk-in Guest Users login in at: https://www.pitchbook.com
**During the COVID-19 time of Libraries closure, guest access cannot be facilitated**

Downloads set at 10/day and 25/month per user; resets monthly. All data and content available in PitchBook except Morningstar equity research

Faculty requiring larger data downloads may contact the library for assistance. Forward Pitchbook faculty download requests busref@umn.edu.
S&P Capital IQ

An Excel plugin feature provides powerful analytic capability.
UMN affiliated users will create an individual account through a self-registration process. Follow the steps after selecting from the link above. To use the Excel plug-in feature, please log in to the Virtual Private Network (VPN). Information on VPN is available at Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Faculty who wish to use this tool for a class may request a batch class registration. Please contact Mary Schoenborn (hawki003@umn.edu) to request this access.

Videos & Tutorials

Explore user guides and how-to video tutorials for specialized business databases

Twitter

Business Homepage

Business Resources Portal

Access databases with specialized business content from the subject research guides below.

Company Information
Find company directories and profiles, financial information and ratios, supply chain and procurement, along with analyst and equity reports.
Industry Information Sources
Find industry overviews and reports that include forecasts, market trends, key players, financial ratios and benchmarks, SWOT analysis, and information on industry conditions.
Market Research
Find 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.
Business News & Scholarly Articles
Find 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.
Statistics & Data
Find corporate data on financials, ownership, and executive information, business and economic data for Minnesota, economic time series data sets, along with other government economic and political risk data.
Global Business Sources
Find country statistics and economic development sources, information on business environments and operations, cultural aspects of international business, and additional resources for industry and company profiles.

Library News

Find information about newly acquired databases and other library materials to explore.

We curre FTSE Russell circular logo ntly have a trial available for accessing FTSE Russell ESG Ratings through the Mergent Online platform. Find more information to access this data & all of our licensed ESG products on our ESG research guide.

HS Talks Business & Management Collection is a recent acquisition which provides access to digital lectures and case studies specially commissioned from leading experts in industry, commerce, the professions, and academia.

Gallup Analytics has been reacquired by the library. This platform provides trends in public opinion polling and access to time-series data and Gallup poll data for the US Daily Poll and World Poll.

The Mintel Global New Product Database is a new addition that provides in depth analysis on new product innovation, marketing, packaging, and design in the global food, drink, beauty, and personal care, health and hygiene, home care, and pet markets.

Data Explr is a newly licensed database that provides access to 45+ years of U.S. private company listings and includes access to the D&B Historical Data File.

Cortellis has been acquired for access to competitive and deal intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry. Cortellis can provide up-to-date information on global drug pipelines, companies, biopharma deals and patents. For access and questions please contact busref@umn.edu.

Events

Bloomberg for Education Student Webinar Series: February-April 2021 [Online]

This webinar series features 8 topics in 3 parts each, one part per month Feb-Apr: Portfolio Management, Commodities, Fixed Income, ESG, BQL (Bloomberg Query Language), Econ/FX, Technical Analysis, and Equities. It focuses on how to use the Terminal the way a market participant would given the current landscape. Each session is approximately 20 minutes long, allows for Q&A, & will have a recording & slides sent afterwards to those who register. Contact busref@umn.edu for access to recordings from March & February's sessions.

Bloomberg for Education Student Webinar Series: April 2021
Access the schedule & find registration links for each of the upcoming Bloomberg webinar events this month.

Business Librarians - Virtual Office Hours with the Toaster Fridays 1-3p.m.

Writing a research paper or business plan and not sure where to start? Interested in what is behind a company, product, or service? Connect with an expert via Toaster Office Hours. Maggie Parra, Library Associate in Business Research Services is available most Fridays, from 1-3:00 pm.

The Toaster Innovation Hub Events

Carlson School of Management Events

Humphrey School of Public Affairs Events

Career Events from the UMN Career Services Administration

Find information on the upcoming virtual career fairs, resumé & cover letter drop-in hours, & company hosted information sessions.

Last Updated: May 17, 2021 2:11 PM