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Business Research Guide

Company Profiles

 

Company profiles contain information focused on a single company: its history, leaders, performance, financials, and more. In ProQuest Business One and Business Source Complete, you may need to limit your search to just "company profiles" to find them most quickly.

Industry Profiles

 

Industry profiles contain information not focused on a single company, but rather an entire industry or sector -- factors affecting it, current performance, and future prospects across the entire industry. In ProQuest Business One and Business Source Complete, you may need to limit your search to just "industry profiles" to find them most quickly.

Country Profiles

 

Country profiles, in business, focus on the business environment in a country overall. This may include information like current business laws and regulations, top businesses, areas of growth, and market prospects -- all focused on a particular geographic area. In some databases, you may need to first run a search, and then select "country report" as the document or result type.