Business Insights: Global
- Research companies including histories, financial, and competitor data. Search by country, state, SIC codes, NAICS, revenue, or number of employees
- Access company profiles and industry rankings, as well as brand and product information
- Access SWOT reports, financial analysis tools, business associations, investment reports and market research reports
- Access information from Gale publications including Directory of Company Histories, Market Share Reporter, Business Rankings Annual, and Encyclopedia of American Industries
- Offers demographic information on any U.S. geography, including information on income, housing, race, age, education, retail spending, and more
- Allows users to compare multiple geographies and drill down to data on a specific county, zip code, congressional district, and more. A unique mapping tool within the resource also allows users to map their results, create custom geographies and view demographic variables in thematic coloring scales
- The Business tab includes data on 23 million businesses. Users can search by company name, business type, number of employees, and other limiters
- The Households tab contains data on more than 206 million U.S. residents (approximately 135 million households) and enables users to search by name, address or a variety of U.S. Census data averages
- Full text ebooks to help professionals and students keep up with the latest information in the business world.
- A wide range of topics is covered including business biographies, change management, communication, entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing, personal growth, productivity and technology.
Entrepreneurial Studies Source
- The latest insights on entrepreneurship and small business topics for business students and researchers. Content comes from business journals, magazines, reference books, case studies and company profiles.
- Thousands of downloadable, customizable legal forms
- Includes professionally drafted documents for bill of sale, incorporation of an LLC, partnerships, non-compete agreements, employment contracts, purchase agreements, and more
LexisNexis Library Express
- Use LexisNexis at the library
- Use LexisNexis at home
- Library Express provides access to more than 6,000 news, business, and legal sources
- News and business coverage encompasses newspapers, periodicals, television and radio broadcasts, news wires, blogs, corporate directories, and financial information
- Features national and international news sources that date back to the 1970s, depending on the paper
- Business sources include financial information, market research, industry reports, and SEC filings
- Access to case law and other legal information is only available in the Library
- Detailed information on 30 million businesses and executives, over 200 million residents, 2 million new businesses as well as new movers/homeowners, U.S. healthcare professionals, a jobs database, background and criminal search and email marketing.
- Directory of membership associations in the United States and worldwide
- Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts. Get started with your library card.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
- Morningstar analyst reports on ratings on stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs
- Screening tools for investments
- Articles and videos on investing and personal finance
- Provides detailed information on U.S. Businesses
- Search by company name, size, geographic location, type of business, and more
- Residential database can be searched by name, phone number, or address
- Funded by the Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation Titche Family Fund
- Provides coverage from regional business publications for the U.S. and Canada.
Small Business Reference Center
- Offers coverage that addresses many small business topics from consumer small business reference books, business videos, help and advice section and how to create business plans.
- Value Line provides valuable research and analysis of approximately 1,700 if the most actively traded U.S. stocks.
- Value Line helps investors conduct basic research, formulate investment strategies, and make sound investment decisions.