Note: MIT students can access many of the subscription-based research banks for free through Dewey Library.
Reference
Business Research in Information & Technology provides a searchable comprehensive knowledge map of management and information technology issues.
MIT Libraries
The MIT Libraries support the Institute’s programs of study and research, with their wide range of both print and electronic materials. The MIT librarians are top-notch sources of information useful for everything from technical research to business plan preparation. The business library has an entrepreneur's guide.
Baker Library at Harvard
LexisNexis™
provides authoritative legal, news, public records and business information; including tax and regulatory publications in online, print or CD-ROM formats.
Proquest Direct combines ABI/Inform (a database of abstracts and full-text articles covering business, management, economics, and a wide range of related fields) and Proquest Research
Library (a database covering Arts, Business, Education, Health, Humanities, International, Law, Military, Psychology, Sciences, Social Sciences, and Women's Interests.)
US Census Factfinder
UN Statistics
Regional & International
Business Association of Stanford Engineers
- an association of Stanford engineering students and alumni that fosters entrepreneurship through formal networking and informational events in Silicon Valley.
Business Monitor Online provides information primarily for international businesses.
Resources for MIT Entrepreneurs on the West Coast
The Entrepreneur Network – a nonprofit association dedicated to helping Midwest inventors and entrepreneurs.
Harvard Center for International Development - Harvard University’s primary center for cross-disciplinary research on sustainable international development.
International Council for Small Business
- The ICSB actively stimulates research in new areas of inquiry through conferences, education/teaching exchanges, small business consulting/advising and global networking. Originally organized in 1956 in the United States, ICSB has now grown to more than 2,000 members in over 60 countries. Affiliates span the globe.
Company Research
Dun & Bradstreet provides in-depth information about specific companies. Can be used for Sales Leads, Direct Mail Advertising, Telemarketing, Qualifying Prospects, Making Credit Decisions, Locating Suppliers, Research.
ABI (American Business Information, Inc.)
EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system) - This SEC Database of corporate information provides the latest SEC filings including annual reports and other corporate filings.
Hoovers Online provides short company profiles.
Industry.net provides information on different types of industrial suppliers.
IPO.com tracks the financing activity of emerging growth companies across the public and private equity markets, publishing the critical data and analysis investors need.
IPO Central – Hoover’s information about recent IPOs and securities in registration with the SEC.
IPO Monitor provides information about recent IPO’s.
Mass High Tech Directory provides a searchable database of over 9,000 high tech companies in the New England area.
MindBranch provides an objective source for market research across multiple industries and publishers.
NASDAQ offers current stock quotes from NASDAQ.
Industry Analysis
Gartner Group, Inc. provides independent research and analysis of significant IT industry developments and trends. Abstracts of reports are free.
Forrester Research, Inc. provides independent research and analysis of significant IT industry developments and trends. Abstracts of reports are free.
International Data Corp provides independent research and analysis of significant IT industry developments and trends. Abstracts of reports are free. (In the past, IDC has sponsored the MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition including providing some research reports free to semi-finalists.)
Equity Analysis
First Call Research Direct is a global database that provides real-time electronic access to original full text equity research reports.
IPO Central Underwriter's Directory links to underwriters to find equity research reports about industries and individual companies.
Venture Economics - a source for global private equity intelligence, Venture Economics offers daily news and statistics on the US, European, and Asian private equity markets. In addition, in-depth research and analysis is available through their periodical and database products.
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