X170: How Business Works

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Materials Research:

ABI/Inform Provides in-depth coverage of business and management issues. Example search: recycling AND plastics AND product design	Video (see how to find articles in ABI/Inform)
GreenFILE Information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.	*
GREENR Offers authoritative content on the development of emerging green technologies and discusses issues on the environment, sustainability and more.	*
Mintel Market research database	*

Trade Associations, Trade Journals, Government Web sites:

Wastes - Resource Conservation - Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (EPA Web site)

SMART: Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles. The Association of Wiping materials, Used Clothing and Fiber Industries

CMRA Construction Materials Recycling Association

Conservatree -Advice and information about recycled-content paper and environmentally friendly practices for both large- and

small-scale paper purchasers

Waste 360 The place for waste industry news and analysis

Earth911 - a privately owned, for-profit company that specializes in providing consumers with accessible and actionable

recycling information across the country

Resource Recycling Magazine

Northeast Recycling Council -ten states united for environmentally sustainable materials management

Landfills:

Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Recycling
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
OECDiLibrary

MSA Data:

American Factfinder
Index of data provided by the US Census Bureau, including population, ethnic, divorce, economic, poverty, and migration statistics.

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(see how to find MSA data in American Factfinder)

Simply Map
Access thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.

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(see how to query Simply Map for census data)

Bowling-U.S.:

Sports Business Research Network
SBRnet provides searchable news and market research from the National Sporting Goods Association and other industry sources on all aspects of sporting goods, sports equipment, participation, broadcasting and marketing.

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(see how to find some bowling data in Sports Business Research Network)

Simply Map
Access thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.

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(see how to find bowling data in Simply Map)

Car Rentals:

Mintel Reports
Mintel Reports provides maket research for different product lines and demographic groups. NOTE: You will need to create an account (username and password) the first time you use this resource. Use in indiana.edu email address.

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(see how to find a report in Mintel)

Passport GMID: Global Market Information Database
The Global Market Information Database (GMID) offers business intelligence reports on countries, companies, markets and consumers; it covers over 350 markets and 207 countries.

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(see how to find market research in Passport GMID)

Zipcar Competitors:

Hoover's Online International. Public and Private Companies. Search by company name or ticker. Profile will include address and phone, overview, financial data, key people, SIC and NAICS codes, competitors, and rankings.
LexisNexis Academic International. Public and Private Companies. Select "Companies" from the left of the page, then "Company Dossier". Search by company name or ticker. Snapshot will include competitor list.
ABI/INFORM Complete Look for articles about Zipcar. Business article database with more than 1,920 publications available in full text	Video (see a sample search for articles in ABI/Inform)

Social Media Use:

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(see how to find a market research report in Mintel)

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(see how to find articles in Passport GMID).

Social Media/Network Articles:

ABI/INFORM Complete Business article database with more than 1,920 publications available in full text	Video (see a sample search for articles in ABI/Inform)
Business Source Premier Regional, national and international business, financial, banking and industry publications (includes over 2,300 titles fulltext).	Video (see how to search for articles in Business Source Premier.)

Starting a Business:

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Research Guide

Cookies/Sweets-U.S.

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(see how to find market research in Mintel)

MARKETRESEARCH.COM
Detailed market research reports from leading sources.

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(see how to download a report from Marketresearch.com)