Business 2257 Feasibility Study

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Factiva
Extensive access to news coverage from over 8000 sources, available from 118 countries in 22 languages. Company and industry information is also available: Select Companies/Markets in top menu bar.
Mergent Online
Contains business and financial data on all public (active and inactive) and some private companies worldwide. Also includes country profiles, industry reports, equity reports, bond data, broker analyst research reports, and more.
Mergent Intellect
Provides company information for private and public companies and consumer demographics. Select Advanced Search to include Canadian and International companies.
MarketLine Advantage
Provides profiles of companies, industries and countries. Covers industries ranging from Automotive to Technology providing overviews, competition, leading companies, segmentation and forecasts information.
Nexis Uni Company Dossier
Provides profiles of companies worldwide as well as industry information. Search by company name, ticker symbol, company type, city, province/state, or country. To access: click on the top Menu button (beside Nexis Uni logo) and select Company Dossier.
Statista: the statistics portal for market data, market research and market studies
Provide access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions. It also includes market forecasts, dossiers, industry reports, infographics, and more.
PitchBook
Offers in-depth information on private and public companies, investors, deals, M&A, funds, debt and lenders, advisors, and professionals. Requires the creation of a personal account with your Western email. Instructions for creating an account.

Bloomberg Professional Services
Interactive financial information that integrates data, news, analytics, and multimedia reports into a single platform.
Only available in the C.B. “Bud” Johnston Library. Please book a time to ensure availability.
S&P Capital IQ
A single source for a powerful array of financial data, analytics and research.
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PitchBook
Offers in-depth information on private and public companies, investors, deals, M&A, funds, debt and lenders, advisors, and professionals. Requires the creation of a personal account with your Western email. Instructions for creating an account.
Mergent Intellect
Provides company information for private and public companies and consumer demographics. Select Advanced Search to include Canadian and International companies.
PrivCo
Includes financial data on major private companies. Includes financials and revenues, M&A deals, firm valuations, VC funding, private equity deal history, and family ownership data. Requires the creation of a personal account with your Western email.
Nexis Uni Company Dossier
Provides profiles of companies worldwide as well as industry information. Search by company name, ticker symbol, company type, city, province/state, or country. To access: click on the top Menu button (beside Nexis Uni logo) and select Company Dossier.

Kompass
Provides a worldwide directory of business and commercial companies with information on their products and services for businesses seeking suppliers or import/export sources.
ThomasNet
Includes industrial manufacturers, distributors, and service companies in the US and Canada.
Canadian Trade Index
Industrial sourcing tool for manufacturers, exporters, distributors, and service companies.
World Industrial Reporter
Includes information on industrial innovation, new materials and technologies, new plat openings, and company directory.

Canada Revenue Agency
Listings of charities in Canada.
990 Finder
Provides access to nearly 3 million of the most recent Forms 990 and 990-PF filed by nonprofit organizations with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the U.S.
Sector Source
Connects charities and nonprofits with resources that help support their work, including practical tools to support organizational effectiveness and current research about charitable and nonprofit sector.

Grant Connect Only accessible on campus
Provides searchable, detailed information on all Canadian grant making foundations, hundreds of corporate community investment programs, as well as government funding programs and American foundations that will fund Canadian charities.

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