LibGuides: Entrepreneurship: Companies and Industries

Industry Codes

NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) supersedes the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. There is a keyword search and tables to convert from SIC to NAICS and vice-versa.
SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)
Browse by category or search by keyword to obtain the 4-digit SIC code for a product or service. This site uses the 1987 version of the SIC manual, which is superseded by NAICS (see above).
Harmonized Codes System (HS)
Also called the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). This classification is controlled by the U.S. International Trade Commission. The first six digits conform to an international standardized code. The next four digits are unique to U.S. or other countries.

County Business Patterns
"These data include counts of establishments by the employment size of the establishment" for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, micropolitan areas, counties, and zip codes.
Survey of Business Owners
Provides "information about characteristics of... businesses and their owners."
Industry Snapshots
"Key 2012 Economic Census data for all industries and geographic areas are available in a consolidated file."

IBISWorld
One of the world's leading publishers of business intelligence, specializing in industry research and procurement research. Choose "view all reports" under industry or procurement reports in order to search for relevant information.

Business Insights: Global
"For business professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and general researchers, Gale Business Insights: Global delivers comprehensive international business intelligence, compiled into a logical, usable context. This unique resource empowers users to not only research topics but also to interpret their research. Deep business intelligence powered by statistical data lets researchers spend less time searching and more time connecting their discoveries to practical applications," (Gale, 2019).

Includes: Global Histories; SWOT Reports; Company, Country, and Business Topic Overviews; Country Profiles; Thomson Reuters Company Financials and Investment Reports; Market Share Reports; Industry Research Essays; Case Studies; Economic and Small Business Indicators; Business Executive Interview Videos; Interactive LiveCharts; and more.
Business Source Premier
provides Data Monitor Reports, which can be accessed by typing industy profile in the top box and changing the box to the right to publication name. Type the industry name in the second box and change the box to its right to subject. You can also limit by geographic term.
Management Collection
"EBSCO Management Collection is designed to meet the diverse information needs of today’s companies. This database contains full text articles from nearly 1,200 quality magazines and journals," (EBSCOhost, 2019).

IHS GlobalSpec
A directory of suppliers, including information on their products. Free registration.
IQS Directory
Includes information on manufacturers, suppliers, and distributers. It allows for searching by product or by company.
Thomas Register
Provides U.S. manufacturing company and product information, including online company catalogues and computer-aided design drawings.
Industry Information Resources
A free resource that covers more than 250 industries. For each industry, it includes overviews, key issues, trends and the industry's outlook as well as financial benchmarking, compensation surveys and valuation resources. There are links to trade associations, publications and research firms.