Research Guides: ENT 4514: Social Entrepreneurship: Databases

FSU Databases

ABI/INFORM Collection
ABI/INFORM Complete has many scholarly and trade journals for entrepreneurship.Use this database to research companies and topics of importance to social entrepreneurship.

Subjects include:
Business
Economic conditions
Corporate strategies
Management theory
Management techniques
Business trends
Competitive landscape and product information
Accounting
Finance

Tutorials:
Introduction to ABI/INFORM Collection (PowerPoint)
Overview of ABI Market Research Sources (PowerPoint)
Tip for Teaching: ABI/INFORM Collection Uncovering SWOT Analyses (03:51 minutes)

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ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry- Features limited content compared to the Browse Search in ABI/INFORM Complete
ABI/INFORM Dateline- Browse Search not included
ABI/INFORM Global- features limited content compared to the Browse Search in ABI/INFORM Complete

Resource URL: http://search.proquest.com/abicomplete?accountid=4840
Abbreviation: abi-com
Vendor: ProQuest
Subjects: Accounting, Business, Business Legal Studies, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Hospitality, Insurance, Management & Strategy, Marketing, Real Estate, Risk Management
Type: Indexes / Catalogs
Business Source Complete
Business Source Complete is similar to ABI/INFORM Complete but does not have as many academic journals.BSC is the only database with electronic access to Harvard Business Review.

Resource URL: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=bsi
Abbreviation: bscomp
Vendor: EBSCO
Coverage: 1886–Current
Subjects: Business, Communication
Type: Datasets / Statistics, E-Book Collections, E-Journal Collections, Encyclopedias & Dictionaries, Proceedings, Reports
Conference Board
Conference Board contains the full-text of Conference Board publications. Contents include strategy-focused reports on key business topics, "Straight Talk" magazine, analysis of regional economies and markets, the International Economic Scoreboard (A broad annual economic forecast for Canada, the United States, and Mexico), US and Global economic indicators, and consumer confidence top-line updates. Contains backfiles of data from 1995 to the present.
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- Products & Services
Topics Include:
Business Scenarios & Strategic Planning
Consumer Dynamics
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Diversity & Inclusion
Economic Indicators & Forecasting
Employee Engagement
Energy & Sustainability
Global Value Chains
Growth, Productivity & Competitiveness
Human Capital Analytics
Innovation
Labor Markets
Leadership Development
Marketing & Brand Strategy
Marketing & Communications
Philanthropy & Citizenship
Procurement & Supply Chain Strategy
Quality Management
Risk Management
Strategic Human Resources
Strategic Workforce Planning
Sustainability
Talent Management

Resource URL: http://www.conference-board.org/ea/index.cfm
Abbreviation: confboard
Vendor: Conference Board Inc.
Coverage: 1995–Current
Subjects: Business, Economics
Type: Proceedings, Reports
Entrepreneurship (Gale Business)
Small Business Resource Center offers users complete small business management resources via a combination of unparalleled periodicals and reference content. From conducting industry research to financial planning, to marketing a product and franchising a business, the Small Business Resource Center provides users with all the information they need to succeed.

Resource URL: https://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tall85761?db=SBRC
Abbreviation: sbrc
Vendor: Gale
Subjects: Accounting, Business, E-Journal Collections, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management & Strategy, Marketing, Newspapers, Risk Management
Type: Citation Management, Directories, E-Journal Collections, Encyclopedias & Dictionaries, Newspapers and Newswires, Streaming Video
GreenFILE
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

Resource URL: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=8gh
Abbreviation: green
Vendor: EBSCO
Coverage: 1898–Current
Subjects: Environmental Sciences
Type: Indexes / Catalogs
Statista
Statista is a leading provider of market and consumer data. Statista consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources.

Resource URL: https://www.statista.com/
Abbreviation: stati
Vendor: Statista
Subjects: Business, Demography and Population Studies, Economics, Marketing
Type: Datasets / Statistics

Websites

Duke's Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) - Knowledge Center
Provides general resources, income strategies, venture funding information, performance measurement and business planning

Data

Business Formation Statistics (BFS)
From the US Census Bureau, the BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States.
Anuual Survey of Entrepreneurs
From the US Census Bureau, providing data on economic and demographic characteristics of businesses and their owners.
Urban Institue
Urban Institute is the trusted source for unbiased, authoritative insights that inform consequential choices about the well-being of people and places in the United States.
Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship
Offers in-depth measures, reports, and accompanying interactive data visualizations that present entrepreneurial trends in the United States
Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics, PSED I & PSED II
The Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) research program is designed to enhance the scientific understanding of how people start businesses.
Kauffman Foundation Overview of Data Resources
The Kauffman Foundation creates data overviews that provide guidance on how to use certain datasets. The data overviews serve several purposes:
1. To serve as data reference guides for academics, other data providers, or anyone interested in new research developments in entrepreneurship.
2. To provide short (up to two pages) overviews of data sets in one place that point to lots of relevant information but are highly curated and edited to ensure brevity and clarity.

ENT 4514: Social Entrepreneurship

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