Pitchbook

Search thousands of private equity and venture capital deals by hundreds of criteria. Use PitchBook to establish benchmarks, find real time business data on deals, identify and analyze comparables, and search investor details.

IBISWorld

A business data database, contains hundreds of industry analysis reports, both current and historical, with economic, demographic and government information compiled by economists and industry experts.

Mintel

Offers yearly reports covering US consumer markets in the CPG/FMCG, financial services, media, retail, leisure and industrial space. Market data including size, segmentation and forecasts. Includes daily updates on business issues affecting key consumer markets and the economy.

Reference Solutions

A leading provider in business data and consumer research, Reference USA helps users create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds, and locate people.

Zotero

How do you keep track of your research citations and notes between papers, projects, and publications? Ever have to convert references between MLA, Chicago or APA? Zotero is a free, open-source citation management tool that can help you easily capture citation data online, save it in the cloud, organize it, generate bibliographies in different citation styles, and add citations and references to your documents.  By the end of this workshop, you’ll be able to:

• Install the Zotero desktop application and browser plug-in
• Create a free Zotero account
• Save and organize citations
• Quickly generate a bibliography
• Understand how Zotero works with word processors like Microsoft Word or Google Docs