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Industry Research

This guide is a collection of resources that will help you with your industry research. You can look for ready made industry profiles or you can compile your own with information from a variety of sources.

Key resources for articles and news

Articles and news can be found in the following databases in our library collection:

  • icon of a building Users listed next to this icon have access on campus. (This will often say ALL indicating all users have access on campus. There are a few exceptions.) 
  • icon of a house Users listed next to this icon have access off campus.

For a complete list of Business databases for NSU patrons click here.

Access World News

Search tips:

  • See “Business and Economics” under Suggested Topics.

Business Journals, The

Search tips:

  • Full access to the South Florida Business Journal in addition to 43 other Business Journals.

Business Source Premier

Search tips:

  • Trade publications are a good source for industry news. In advance search, go to “Publication Type”, then select “Trade Publication” or “Newspaper”.
  • Start with a simple search and filter by “Source Type”, then select “Magazines”. 

Flipster

New York Times

Nexis Uni

Search tips:

  • Publication type filter offers many choices.
  • This resource also offers the possibility of only selecting negative news - use dedicated filter on the left.

Regional Business News

Search tips:

  • Results can be filtered by source type; Trade Publications, Newspapers, Radio & TV News Transcripts are available as filters on the left side.

Wall Street Journal

Business search engine

Enter keywords in the field above to search more than twenty business-related periodicals.  

These resources were chosen because they are from respected organizations with a primary focus on business. Note that some of these sources, such as Harvard Business Review, have a limited access if you don’t have a subscription. If you are unable to open an article from the search results, search for the article title in the Alvin Sherman Library catalog.

For peer-reviewed journal articles, literature reviews, and primary source material, utilize the business databases on the Alvin Sherman Library website.

The Atlantic Fast Company Inc New York Times Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg Financial Times International Business Times NPR's Planet Money podcast Wired
Business Insider Forbes MarketWatch SeekingAlpha  
CNN Money Fortune Money Training Magazine Network  
Entrepreneur Harvard Business Review The Motley Fool Trend Hunter