SPSCC Library: Business 101 Research Guide: Business 101 (2024)

During class we will look at these documents to get familiar with reading them and extracting useful information for your assignment. Later in our session, you will find similar documents on your chosen companyduring the open searching time and after class.

MarketLine Company Profile: Starbucks Corporation 2023

Starbucks Corporation SWOT Analysis 2023 - MarketLine

Starbucks Corporation - Plunkett Corporate Benchmarking Reports 2023

Coffee Shops - Quarterly Update 3/7/2022 - First Research Industry Profiles

Coffee Shops, Doughnut Shops, Ice Cream Parlors, Canteens and Snack Bars Industry (U.S.) Analytics, Extensive Financial Benchmarks, Metrics and Revenue Forecasts to 2028, NAIC 722515 Published February 14, 2022 - Plunkett Analytics Reports

Use these databases to find high-quality information for your company and it's industry. Specifically, you will find industry reports, company profiles, consumer data, and news about your company and their competitors.

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  Find business, trade, and industry information.
  Tip: Use the NAICS code number in the advanced search NAICS box to run a precise search.

• Business Source Complete

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  Find articles and publications covering a wide range of business and industry topics.
  Tip: Use the NAICS full, official name in the advanced search NAICS box to run a precise search.

• Stock Analysis

  Accurate information on 6000+ stocks, including all the companies in the S&P500 index. See stock prices, news, financials, forecasts, charts and more.

• Google News Alert

  Monitor the web for interesting new content. Customize types of sources, frequency of alerts, language, and region.

• Yahoo Finance

  Use this tool to create a portfolio of your company and monitor their competitors.
  This tool requires signing up for a free trial. Cancel before the end of the trial to avoid billing. Rotate trials among your team.

• US Trade Associations list via Wikipedia

  A comprehensive, organized list of trade associations in the United States.

Library Subscription Sources

These publications are available through databases SPSCC Library subscribes to. Use these database links to search and browse within these specific publications. This will give full text access to these publications.

• Forbes via Business Source Complete

• New York Times via ProQuest

• Wall Street Journal via ProQuest

• Washington Post

Non-library subscription sources

The SPSCC library does not subscribe to these publications, so there may be limits on how many articles you can use.

• Barron's

  "Barron's covers U.S. financial information, market developments, and relevant statistics. Each issue provides a summary of the previous week's market activity as well as news, reports, and an outlook on the week to come." - Wikipedia, Barron's (Newspaper)

• Bloomberg Business Week

• Reuters

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

If we do not have the book or article you need, we will request it for you from another library through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

There are two kinds of ILL requests:

• Article: A journal article or book chapter, sent electronically to you via email. Article requests usually take 1-2 business days. They are yours to keep, and do not need to be returned.

• Loan: A physical item that is borrowed and then returned. Loans are typically books, but can also be DVDs, musical scores, etc. Loans usually take 5-10 business days to arrive here at SPSCC.

To make an ILL request, please use our ILL request form:

ZoteroBib is a free, web-based tool that helps create citations for the sources in your research papers. There is nothing to install or sign-up for, so it is perfect for the on-the-go student and situations where you are working on a shared computer, like at school computer labs. If you like this and are looking for a tool that has even more power and flexibility, try Zotero, this team's full-fledged citation management software.

• Citations Guide with Examples

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