Business Tutorials: Database Tutorials
List of Databases
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Business Insights
- Vendor-provided Tutorial on the NEW InterfaceCompany profiles, industry profiles, SWOT, financials, investment reports, market shares, articles, etc..
Business Source Premier
- Finding MarketLine company profile (incl. SWOT) [2-minute video]Business description, history, key employees, products, competitors, SWOT, etc.
- Finding MarketLine industry profile (incl. Five Forces Analysis) [4-minute video]Market size, segmentation, outlook, Five Forces Analysis, leading companies, etc..
- Finding country reports (incl. PESTEL analysis) [3-minute video]Country reports (population, economy, risks, opportunities, etc.), PESTEL analysis.
- Finding articles in Business Source Premier [5-minute video]Search techniques, sharing and exporting results, etc..
IBISWorld
- New Report Structure OverviewNew report structure was launched in Sept 2023.
Investext (via Mergent Online)
- Investext (via Mergent Online) tutorialFinding analyst reports (some with SWOT analysis) on (mostly public) companies and select industries.
Mergent Online
- Mergent Online tutorialFinding and using a company profile, and doing a side-by-side financial comparison between companies.
Mintel
- Mintel New Report Format TutorialYou will be prompted to log in with your PSU account (the one you use for Canvas and PSU Email) even on campus.
MRI-Simmons (formerly Simmons Insights)
- MRI-Simmons tutorialDemographic and psychographic data on US adult consumers. Create Quick Reports on target market and Crosstabs to compare targets. Includes user manuals.
Passport
- New interface overviewVendor-provided overview of new interface as of Oct 25, 2021
Portland Business Journal
- Portland Business Journal Orientation Video (from the vendor)Local business news and Book of Lists.
PrivCo
- PrivCoPrivate company profiles. Also includes funding and M&A data.
Reference Solutions (previously ReferenceUSA)
- Finding company information [3-minute]Company listings; estimated sales of private companies.
The following is a list of documents from the publisher on their methodology behind the numbers:
RIA Checkpoint
- RIA Checkpoint tutorialUS federal and state tax publications (both primary and secondary sources).
RMA eStatement Studies
SMA (Sports Market Analytics)
- Finding sports participation data and consumer expenditures [1-minute video]Sports participation, market size, demographics, price points, retail outlets, brand shares.
Statista
- Quick Video TutorialStatistics and reports on companies, industries, consumers, countries, and more.
- Research AI Training VideosTraditional keyword-based searching still works. This is their newly launched feature that enables a different way of obtaining info from the database.
WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)
- WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services) tutorialDatasets in business, economics, finance, and sustainability