Subject Guides: Business: Course Specific Information

COM 302: Entrepreneurship

Passport GMID This link opens in a new window
Global market research database providing insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, to assist users to analyze market context and identify future trends impacting businesses globally.

A video on how to use the updated category tree can be found on the Passport GMID webpage by clicking the "Help" tab and watching the "Getting Started with Passport" video.

Canadian census analyser @ CHASS This link opens in a new window
Online platform for access to Canadian census profile data including public use microdata files (PUMFs). Data can be exported in HTML, CSV, Excel, SAS or SPSS.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Searchable collection of market and consumer data from wide range of sources: government, NGOs, industry, marketing and trade groups.

CANSIM @ CHASS This link opens in a new window
Online platform for access to Statistics Canada time series data relating to topics such as labor, manufacturing, construction, trade, agriculture and finance. Selected demographic and social data, such as population estimates and vital statistics, are also available.

An example how to use this system is to:
- Click on "Retail and wholesale"
- Click on "Retail sales by type of project"
- Click on Table # "080-0009".

Rich Data Services from Statistics Canada This link opens in a new window
Rich Data Services (RDS) is Statistics Canada's analytical platform for Public Use Microdata files (PUMFs) and their metadata. The RDS Explorer and Tabulation Engine's user-friendly interfaces allow users to browse, interact, and download data and metadata for online or offline analysis.

BC stats This link opens in a new window
Open Access to a wide range of BC demographic, economic, labour, and social statistics as well as reports based on those statistics. Links to other sources of BC statistical information are also provided.

Click on "Statistics by Subject" Tab
In the drop down menu, click on your desired concepts related to British Columbia

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada works with Canadians in all areas of the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, enhance Canada's innovation performance, increase Canada's share of global trade and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace.

Below are examples on how to find information on Canadian Industry Statistics.
- Finding Canadian Industry Statistics by Industry
  - Under the drop down menu of the "Just for Business" Tab, click on "Find statistics & research".
  - Click on "Find Statistics by Industry"
  - Hint: You can find Canadian Industry information on NAICS codes, Establishments, Financial Performance Data, and retail revenues & expenses.
- Comparing your business to the entire industry as a whole
  - Under the drop down menu of the "Just for Business" Tab, click on "Find statistics & research".
  - Click on "compare your Business to the industry as a whole".
  - Hint: You will find information on Financial Performance Data here.

COM 303: Intro to International Business

Europa World Year Book
Reference book. Provides overviews of countries, including recent history, government structure, and statistical information.

General Information

Travel Reports & Warnings (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
Basic country information, including safety and security, local laws and customs, entry requirements, health conditions, and travel warnings.
World Factbook (CIA)
Statistical and some textual information related to geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
Country Profiles (Library of Congress)
Includes history, geog, society, econ, trans & telecommunications, gov & politics, and national security. More countries covered in Country Studies at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html, but not as current as Country Profiles.

Business-related Information

Doing Business (World Bank)
Click on "Rankings." Can access country summaries from rankings table. (Click on name of country under "Economy.") Note the "Download country report" links in summaries.
Country Commercial Guides
annual guides prepared by U.S. embassies which present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis.

Culture-related Information

Country Insights (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
Detailed cultural information by country.
International Business Center
Click on country name on the left-hand side of the screen for Hofstede Dimensions. Click on country name on the lower right-hand side of the screen for Business Etiquette. Search the UNBC Library catalogue by Author for books by Hofstede.
World Business Culture
The site pulls together in-depth, country-focused information on such diverse commercial issues as business culture, accountancy and tax, directors duties and company formation, market entry considerations and much, much more.

United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
Click on Country Profiles for selected key data, or click on Countries under Metadata to access all tables for a particular country. The latter data may be downloaded as a .csv file.
World Economic Outlook Database (IMF)
Times series country data. Includes national account, inflation, population, and balance of payment data. Data may be downloaded as a .csv file.
Trade Data Online (Industry Canada)
Customized reports on Canada's trade in goods with over 200 countries. Data may be viewed as a chart or table, or they may downloaded as a .csv file.

Canadian newsstream This link opens in a new window
ProQuest database providing full text access to a variety of Canadian newspapers.

Canadian Newspapers
List of links to home pages of Canadian newspapers.
Financial Post
Financial Post home page. Note the Search Financial Post... box, which searches both the Financial Post and the National Post.

COM 321: Investments & Security Analysis

Business source complete This link opens in a new window
EBSCO database covering topics related to business. Includes market, industry and SWOT analysis reports, studies, and other business news.
EDGAR This link opens in a new window
Open Access database of filings from publicly traded companies. Provided by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Passport GMID This link opens in a new window
Global market research database providing insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, to assist users to analyze market context and identify future trends impacting businesses globally.
SEDAR This link opens in a new window
Open Access database of filings from publicly traded companies. Provided by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA).
Statista This link opens in a new window
Searchable collection of market and consumer data from wide range of sources: government, NGOs, industry, marketing and trade groups.

Capital IQ This link opens in a new window
Includes market data and company intelligence on public and private companies.

Capital IQ Training
Training videos provided by S&P
Overview of Capital IQ
Overview of how to use the database from Carnegie Mellon University Libraries

How to Download Company Data from S&P Capital IQ: Examples

CRSP 1925 US stock database
Contains various data on US securities from NYSE AMEX and Nasdaq. Both monthly and daily data are included for each index: NYSE monthly Dec. 1925- NYSE daily July 1962- AMEX monthly and daily July 1962- Nasdaq monthly and daily Dec. 1972-

How to Download Stock Data from CRSP: Example

Statista This link opens in a new window
Searchable collection of market and consumer data from wide range of sources: government, NGOs, industry, marketing and trade groups.

Capital IQ This link opens in a new window
Includes market data and company intelligence on public and private companies.

How to Download Stock Market Index Data from S&P Capital IQ: Example

Capital IQ This link opens in a new window
Includes market data and company intelligence on public and private companies.

How to Download Industry Data from S&P Capital IQ: Example

Passport GMID This link opens in a new window
Global market research database providing insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, to assist users to analyze market context and identify future trends impacting businesses globally.

How to Download Industry Data from Passport GMID: Example

Canadian Industry Statistics
Analyses on Industry Canada site using most recent Statistics Canada data.

How to Download Industry Data from Canadian Industry Statistics (CIS): Example

Statista This link opens in a new window
Searchable collection of market and consumer data from wide range of sources: government, NGOs, industry, marketing and trade groups.